Exam 10: The Internet and Social Media

The first electronic digital computer,_____________,was developed by the British during World War II to help break the German's secret code.

Proponents of Internet freedom see its _____________ as providing protection for unpopular expression;proponents of greater Internet control see it as the Internet's greatest danger.

Sensing that the future of computing was in personal computers and that computers' power would reside not in their size but in the software that ran them,_____________ dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 and,with his friend _____________,founded Microsoft Corporation.

In 2012,the Internet industry and federal government responded to users' fear for their Personal privacy with ________________,voluntary guidelines asking sites to place a "do Not track" button on their Web pages.

The lack of technological access among people of color,the poor,the disabled,and those living in rural areas is called the

The "originator of the computer" is considered to be German Gottfried Leibnitz.

The intensity of the online world can sometimes trigger ____________ in teens.

The most well known and arguably the most effective ______ Web site is MoveOn.org.

When people go online,the click streams they leave provide them with privacy protection.

In 1962,_____________ of the Rand Corporation proposed a packet-switching system that would allow the military to maintain command over its missiles and planes in the event of a nuclear attack.It is the basis of what we know today as the Internet.

Users of the Internet are worried about their privacy.Explain the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the difference between opt-in and opt-out.

The widening disparity between the communication technology haves and have-nots is referred to as

The development of the _____________-with its small size,absence of heat,and low cost-made personal computers possible.

What are the Five Internet Freedoms? Briefly describe each.

Resenting the positive posts of friends on social media is known as

What does it mean to say that media are extensions of our bodies? Give an example.

Although some critics see the Internet as possibly harmful to the democratic process,more traditional media-radio,for example-were universally hailed as bringing more people into the political process.

Facebook depression is not recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The software that tells a computer how to work is called its

Telephone over the Internet in which voice messages are transmitted in digital packets is