Exam 2: The Evolution of Media Technology

Technological determinism and social constructivism are ______.

In its early years, the Internet was as easy for everyone to use as it is today.

Which of the following is not a step in creating social reality?

Sound recording primarily was used to document and listen to ______.

The telephone had extreme influence on the United States after it was accessible to most.

Due to how vast and complex and uncontrollable technology has become, it can often be viewed as a Frankenstein-like creation.

Western Union wanted to utilize the telephone as an easier way to reach the telegraph office.

Postman's analysis of serious content in the media throughout changes in mediums came to show correlation between the use of the telegraph and the photograph that ______.

Throughout history, media has been effectively used to sway people's thoughts through propaganda. This has continuously lead to hesitation and concern about what impacts newer technologies such as television would have.

In contrast to McLuhan's views on technology, ______ argued that television was the reason that there was a decline in the seriousness of public life by encouraging particular ways of thinking and speaking--undermining democracy.

Each media platform has its own material elements that decide how that platform can be utilized. Radio can be used to ______.

Communication was a face-to-face ritual until people started creating one of a kind communication like cave wall art and stone carvings. In China, ______ happened which allowed communication to become easily reproducible.

Due to the idea that we create social reality, we can ______.