Chapters 9 & 10
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the online world of computer networks and the Internet
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cyberspace
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Why was the show I Love Lucy considered controversial when it first came out?
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Lucy was married to a Cuban-American
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What year did all U.S. television broadcasting become digital?
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2009
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What's the purpose of the V-Chip?
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parents blocking offensive, violent, or sexual programming
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Who is Jorge Ramos and which show on Univision does he host?
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Anchor for Univision, Notisorario (Spanish CNN)
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Spanish-language television soap operas
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telenovelas
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Who was the man behind the Web?
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Tim Berners-Lee
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Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf are known for developing what?
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internet protocol (& http)
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individual stations became cautious about broadcasting serious programs that contained nudity after what 2004 Super Bowl event?
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Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunciton
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Name three media outlets that could be considered a "click and mortar" media outlets
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1.) New York Times 2.) USA Today 3.) Washington Post
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The World Wide Web became the standard for posting documents on the documents on the internet because the creator did what?
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gave it away for free
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"It's the first prime-time network series in four decades to be led by an African American woman"
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Scandal
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What cyperpunk author has expressed concern over that people will get such specialized news through online filters that they will be isolated from news they need?
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William Gibson
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a method for breaking up long messages into small pieces and transmitting them independently across a computer network. Once the packets arrive at their destination, the receiving computer resembles the message into its original form
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packet switching
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what's the fifth highest rated television network in the US?
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Univision
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Big three TV networks:
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1.) ABC 2.) NBC 3.) CBS
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what factors are behind the fact that our definition of what broadcasting is has changed?
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digital downloads, streaming content, getting shows on dvd
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what is the biggest advantage of distributing a movie over the internet instead of in theaters in terms of cost?
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cost is lower
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charged the CPB with encouraging and facilitating program diversity, and expanding and developing non-commercial broadcasting.
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Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
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What major company is known for doing television ratings in the US
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Neilson Ratings
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What movie revolutionized internet-based promotion of films
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Blair-Witch Project
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What percentage of the world's population has access to the internet?
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40%
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What percentage of the US population has access to the internet?
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87%
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What show made PBS attract its first significant audiences?
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sesame street
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name four ways audience members can interact with cable and broadcast television?
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1.) download 2.) buy on tv 3.) streaming 4.) voting
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what was broadcast networks initial response to HBO going on air in 1975?
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ignored them
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"They can be punished if they are critical of the government" is applicable to bloggers of what country of 1.3 billion citizens?
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China
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What was the ARPAnet
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allow computers to communicate to share info
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What was Twitter's big innovation?
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"What are you doing?" and connected everyone
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What web browser was the first one to be able to handle graphics?
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Mosiac
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What will the next generation internet be used primarily for?
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videos and music
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What's the purpose of "cookies" on a website?
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having a company monitor your activity
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What's the purpose of network affiliates?
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carries some or all of the lineup of television programs or radio programs of a television or radio network.
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"Channels that you pay extra for and do not carry commercials" Give 2 examples
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Premium cable channels 1.) HBO 2.) Showtime
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who invented the basic technology for tv?
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Farnsworth
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why are tv networks now showing more diverse programming than before?
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larger audience and charge more for advertising
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why could video games be considered a new mass medium?
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they're becoming more like movies
