JRL 101 Exam 4
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What's the definition of cyberspace?
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The notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs
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Why was the show I Love Lucy considered controversial when it first came out?
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Interracial marriage
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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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Parents blocking certain channels
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Who is Jorge Ramos and which show on Univision does he host?
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The latino anchor of Noticiero Univision, who was not afraid to ask questions or pull punches
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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 any document at anywhere in the world" was a principle upon which the Web was based on, but who was the man behind it?
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Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
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Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf are known for developing what?
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HTTP and Internet Protocol, the "rules" of the internet
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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 had a wardrobe malfunction (see here: nip slip)
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Name three media outlets that could be considered a "click and mortar" media outlet.
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NY Times, USA Today, Washington Post
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The World Wide Web became the standard for posting documents on the Internet because the creator did what?
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Gave the 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
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What's the definition of packet switching?
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Wi-fi, telephone lines, cable
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What's the fifth highest rated television network in the United States?
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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, CBS, NBC
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Name three technological ways people connect to the Internet.
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Wifi, cable, telephone line
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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, DVDs
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What is the biggest advantage of distributing a movie over the Internet instead of in theatres in terms of cost?
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The cost is lower (EX: Blair Witch)
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What is the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967?
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Network-like programming provided to member stations
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What major company is known for doing television rating in the United States?
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Neilsen
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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 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 three ways audience members can interact with cable and broadcast television?
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Download, stream, buy on DVD, or vote
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What was broadcast networks' initial response to HBO going on air in 1975?
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Ignored
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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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Wanted to allow computer communication for transfer of information
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What was Twitter's big innovation?
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"What are you doing?" Various device connections
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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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Downloading
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What's the purpose of "cookies" on a website?
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They "watch" the user
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What's the purpose of network affiliates?
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Allow publishers and merchants to work together
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"They are the channels you pay extra for and that do not carry commercials" are what sort of channels? Give two examples.
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HBO, Showtime
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Who invented the basic technology for television?
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Philo T. Farnsworth
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Why are television networks now showing more diverse programming than before?
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Larger audiences to advertise for, which in turn means more cash money $$$
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Why could video games be considered a new mass medium?
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Let people collaborate, stream, and watch others
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Why do critics worry that television has strong influence on young people? Give three examples.
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Why was the conversion from analog to digital television broadcasting delayed by several months in 2009?
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