New Media Quiz
- 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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