JRL 101 Chapter 9 and 10
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whats the definition of cyberspace?
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science of communication and control theory
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why was the show I Love Lucy considered controversial when it first came out?
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because Lucille Ball was married to Desi Amaz who was an immigrant
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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 so-called V-Chip
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blocks certain shows with sexual/violent/profane content
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who is Jorge Ramos and which show on Univision does he host
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Univision anchor. he was an advocate for latino and immigrant groups
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what are Spanish-language television soap operas primarily called?
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telenovelas.
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"Users should be able to link to any document at anywhere in the world" was the principle upon which the web was based on, who was the man behind it?
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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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TCP/IP- transfer control protocol/internet protocol guidelines for rules/addresses
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individual stations became cautious about broadcasting serious programs that contained nudity, violence, or harsh language, because of what 2004 super bowl event?
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Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction
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name three media outlets that could be considered a "click and mortar" media outlets
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magazines, newspapers; New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today
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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 software 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" what show is this?
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scandal
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what cyberpunk 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. he believed that internet can be bad for society.
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what's the definition of packet switching?
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breaking up a large amount of information into small pieces, more efficiently get to the computer it needs to get to. Paul Barren behind this
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whats the fifth highest rated television network in the united states?
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Univision
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highest rated television networks in united states in order....
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NBC,CBS,ABC,FOX,Univision
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"they have lost one third of all their viewers to cable, syndicated programming, and independent stations" who are these big three television networks?
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ABC,NBC,CBS
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name three technological ways people connect to the internet
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dialup/telephone line, wireless services, cable
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what factors are behind the fact that our definition of what broadcasting is has changed?
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How we view television has changed, think of how we watch television today
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what is the biggest advantage of distributing a movie over the internet instead of theaters in terms of cost?
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Very low cost
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what is the public broadcasting act of 1967?
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Set up public broadcasting in the U.S, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and NPR.
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what major company is known for doing television ratings in the united states?
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nielson 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 united states' population has access to internet
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87%
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what show made PBS attract its first significant audience
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sesame street
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name three ways audience members can interact with cable and broadcast television
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skip commercials, movies on demand and voting
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what was broadcast networks' initial response to HBO going on air in 1975?
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they virtually ignored it. didn't think it would become anything.
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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. blocked content from citizens, they didn't want them to see what the outside world thought of china.
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what was the ARPAnet?
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predecessor of internet. allowed computers to talk to one another, for educational purposes
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what was twitter's big innovation?
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Connect mobile phone with landline. It was to connect all technology so you could always tweet about "what you are doing"
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what web browser was the first one to be able to handle graphics
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mosaic
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what will the next-generation internet be used primarily for?
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higher quality audio/video
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what's the purpose of "cookies" on a website
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tracks how many people visited a website, how long they were there. help retailers. Mainly identify and track retailers.
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what;s the purpose of network affiliates?
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local show compared to national show, enhances programming.
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"they are channels you pay extra for and that do not carry commercials" are what sort of channels? Give two examples:
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premium cable channels ex; HBO, showtime
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who invented the basic technology for television
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He was a Idaho farm boy, invented it and took it to high school, showed his teacher, Farnsworth
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why are television networks now showing more diverse programming than before?
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appealing to larger audiences. leaning more toward diversity. more diversity in the world now
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why could video games be considered a new mass medium?
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video game consoles: media content devices, broadcasting game play
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why do critics worry that television has a strong influence on young people? give examples
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no skill, television takes over role of role models/babysitters, share of meaning
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why was the conversion from analog to digital television broadcasting delayed by several months in 2009
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Analog sets went dark without either conversion box or cable/satellite
