Quiz: What Is New Media?
Media has revolutionized the way we consume information. Take this informative quiz below to understand more about new media. By definition, new media is a type of media that is available digitally. Some examples might be video games, computer animations, websites, and so on. The quiz below is carefully prepared to help you understand more about this exciting concept, so we suggest that you attempt all the questions very carefully. We hope that the quiz not only helps you assess your knowledge but also helps you learn something new! Keep learning and growing! All the very best!
- 1.New Media is a term that refers to:
- A.
Anything invented after the year 1980
- B.
Digital or computer based technology
- C.
Analogue and digital technology
- D.
The merging of media forms or texts
- 2.Digital media can be reproduced exactly every time because they are reproductions themselves.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.New media affects which of the following stages of production? Select all the correct answers.
- A.
Pre production
- B.
Production
- C.
Post production
- D.
Distribution
- E.
Consumption
- 4.The 'digital divide' refers to: Select all the correct answers.
- A.
The contrast between information rich and information poor audiences
- B.
People who were born in the 'digital' age
- C.
Not everyone having the same access to technology and information
- D.
People who argue about the safety of the Internet
- 5.A 'digital native' is:
- A.
A person born after the introduction of digital technology
- B.
A person born before the introduction of digital technology
- 6.A digital native is a person who is born before the Internet, for whom the language, metaphors and online communication had to be learnt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.New media technologies can affect the quality of productions because:
- A.
Media producers are able to make exact copies of the product
- B.
Media distributors are able to make exact copies of the product
- C.
Media consumers are able to make exact copies of the product
- D.
All of the above
- 8.New media technologies can affect the proliferation of media products because:
- A.
Media producers, distributors and audiences can interact with the product
- B.
Media forms and texts converge to create new forms and texts
- C.
New media texts and forms can be easily created and reproduced
- D.
All of the above
- 9.New media technologies can affect the convergence of media products because:
- A.
Media texts and forms converge to create new texts and forms
- B.
Media producers, distributors and consumers are able to make exact copies of products
- C.
New media forms and texts can be easily created and reproduced
- D.
All of the above
- 10.New media forms and texts can be controversial. People are afraid of what effects new technology might have on people - especially 'susceptible audiences' like children and teenagers. Which of the following new technologies have caused 'moral panic'?Select all the correct answers.
- A.
The Dishwasher
- B.
The Printing Press
- C.
Rock and Roll
- D.
Video Games
- E.
The Internet
- F.
Mobile Phones
- G.
The Television
- H.
The Refrigerator
- 11.In what year was digital music first demonstrated?
- 12.In 2001 'Napster' - an online music file sharing program was shut down because it was found guilty of breaching copyright laws.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.'Napster' - an online music file sharing program is an example of new media convergence. Which two forms of media were combined to create Napster? (include the word 'and' in your answer - for example fish and chips)
- 14.Youtube was launched in which year?
- A.
1980
- B.
1993
- C.
2001
- D.
2005
- 15.'Youtube' - an online music file sharing program is an example of new media convergence. Which two forms of media were combined to create Youtube? (include the word 'and' in your answer - for example fish and chips)
- 16.Which Law protected Youtube from the billion dollar lawsuit launched by MTV and Paramount Pictures' owner Viacom?
- A.
Copyright Act 1935
- B.
Digital Millenium Copyright Act 1998
- C.
Digital Millenium Piracy Act 1998
- D.
Digital Ownership Freedom Act 2005
- 17.Wikipedia features more than 16 million articles written by users from all around the world.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.A digital immigrant is:
- A.
A person born after the introduction of digital technology
- B.
A person born before the introduction of digital technology
- 19.The short film 'This Internet Decade' refers to a amateur documentary called 'Loose Change' about the September 11 terrorist attacks. Loose Change claims that the terrorist attacks were a conspiracy using which of the following: Select all the correct answers.
- A.
Doctored footage
- B.
Holograms
- C.
Paid actors
- D.
Hypnotism
- 20.The short film 'This Internet Decade' suggests that the whole Internet only consists of Facebook, Wikipedia and Twitter.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Complete this sentence: New media technologies that make it easier to copy music, films and television programs, are challenging traditional..
- 22.Complete this sentence: In recent decades, the mass media has become far more participatory, putting greater power in the hands of..
- 23.Fill the blanks: New media technologies can have both _______ and _______ effects on audiences.
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