Question 1

The networked organization is the way of the future, as it has no negative social or economic consequences for work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following is a key debate that has arisen following the introduction of 3D printing into society?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is an authentic object, if each replica is build from the same blueprint? 
B)  How can we control information, if all information can be printed? 
C)  How users interact with objects that are manufactured in a lab 
D)  The ability of users to create potentially harmful and illegal objects 
A)  What is an authentic object, if each replica is build from the same blueprint? 
B)  How can we control information, if all information can be printed? 
C)  How users interact with objects that are manufactured in a lab 
D)  The ability of users to create potentially harmful and illegal objects D

Question 3

Define the term prosumer and illustrate its meaning using an example from your life.

Accepted Answer

The term "prosumer" is a combination of "producer" and "consumer" and refers to an individual who both produces and consumes goods or services. This concept has become increasingly relevant in the digital age, where individuals have the ability to create and share content as well as consume it.

An example from my life that illustrates the concept of a prosumer is my experience as a freelance graphic designer. In this role, I not only consume design resources and tools to create my work, but I also produce original designs for clients. I am both a consumer of design software and resources, and a producer of design work for others. This dual role as a producer and consumer in the design industry exemplifies the concept of a prosumer.

Question 4

The most prevalent form of management is management through hierarchical organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Implementing a moving assembly line into the production process resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced prices 
B)  Improved working conditions 
C)  Higher wages 
D)  A cycle of production and consumption that would feed into mass consumption 
A)  Reduced prices 
B)  Improved working conditions 
C)  Higher wages 
D)  A cycle of production and consumption that would feed into mass consumption

Question 6

Produsage products often require high wages to be paid to workers in order to keep everyone involved, since there is generally a low level of personal satisfaction associated with the work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Scientific management improved this in the eyes of business owners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quality/Balance 
B)  Access/Efficiency 
C)  R&D/Profit 
D)  Productivity/Profit 
A)  Quality/Balance 
B)  Access/Efficiency 
C)  R&D/Profit 
D)  Productivity/Profit

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of an information commons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facebook 
B)  Wikipedia 
C)  Google Search 
D)  Instagram 
A)  Facebook 
B)  Wikipedia 
C)  Google Search 
D)  Instagram

Question 9

Do you feel that the sharing economy is more beneficial or more harmful to modern labourers? Explain using specific examples of gig work, e-lancers, and microtasks. Also address one counter argument you would expect someone with the opposite opinion to make.

Accepted Answer

The sharing economy, which includes gig

Question 10

The move toward a service or information economy (away from manufacturing) is often described as post-industrial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A major consequence of scientific management for workers was _________.?

Accepted Answer

A)  less control over their work and lower appreciation of their craft 
B)  more expertise in a wider variety of tasks 
C)  an increased sense of ownership in the workplace over decisions being made 
D)  the opportunity to pick and choose what task they were best at completing 
A)  less control over their work and lower appreciation of their craft 
B)  more expertise in a wider variety of tasks 
C)  an increased sense of ownership in the workplace over decisions being made 
D)  the opportunity to pick and choose what task they were best at completing

Question 12

ICTs in networked organizations have been found to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make decision-making a decentralized process. 
B)  completely replace existing connections and hierarchies in the information network. 
C)  centralize and decentralize decision-making, and to have no effect when one was expected. 
D)  make peripheral actors more central to the information network. 
A)  make decision-making a decentralized process. 
B)  completely replace existing connections and hierarchies in the information network. 
C)  centralize and decentralize decision-making, and to have no effect when one was expected. 
D)  make peripheral actors more central to the information network.

Question 13

Makerspaces are becoming important centres of production in today's 21st century. Describe the key assumptions underlying makerspaces and how they are relevant to notions of production and consumption. Also, outline who benefits from the creation of makerspaces in libraries.

Accepted Answer

Makerspaces are collaborative workspaces

Question 14

Microtasks are software projects where computer programmers and others interested in software, graphics, and interface design get together for collaboration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Some Makerspaces charge a fee to potential users, what purpose do they serve?

Accepted Answer

A)  To keep people out who might misuse the space 
B)  To purchase tools/ maintain the space 
C)  To cover copyright costs 
D)  To pay the chief librarian 
A)  To keep people out who might misuse the space 
B)  To purchase tools/ maintain the space 
C)  To cover copyright costs 
D)  To pay the chief librarian

Question 16

On Wikipedia the most fundamental principle guiding contribution is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Equality of contribution 
B)  Lack of sanctions against personal opinions 
C)  Neutral point of view 
D)  Keeping Wikipedia free of advertisements 
A)  Equality of contribution 
B)  Lack of sanctions against personal opinions 
C)  Neutral point of view 
D)  Keeping Wikipedia free of advertisements

Question 17

The platform or sharing economy primarily makes money from:

Accepted Answer

A)  connecting labour providers with workers who are largely considered contracted 
B)  sharing data with each other about consumer behaviours 
C)  replicating traditional forms of labour in a digital space 
D)  providing reliable and consistent remote shift work for workers 
A)  connecting labour providers with workers who are largely considered contracted 
B)  sharing data with each other about consumer behaviours 
C)  replicating traditional forms of labour in a digital space 
D)  providing reliable and consistent remote shift work for workers

Question 18

Microcelebrities are able to gain popularity through a high amount of immaterial labour, self-disclosure, and engagement with followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Produsage is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  strong hierarchies, rigid copyright protections, and outside evaluation 
B)  open communal participation, continuing processes, and individual rewards 
C)  exclusive communities, top-down approval for projects, and group rewards 
D)  DIY-culture, reliance on individual skill for all steps, and lack of community 
A)  strong hierarchies, rigid copyright protections, and outside evaluation 
B)  open communal participation, continuing processes, and individual rewards 
C)  exclusive communities, top-down approval for projects, and group rewards 
D)  DIY-culture, reliance on individual skill for all steps, and lack of community

Question 20

Scientific management is also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Millerism 
B)  Taylorism 
C)  Fordism 
D)  Functionalism 
A)  Millerism 
B)  Taylorism 
C)  Fordism 
D)  Functionalism

The networked organization is the way of the future, as it has no negative social or economic consequences for work.

Which of the following is a key debate that has arisen following the introduction of 3D printing into society?

Define the term prosumer and illustrate its meaning using an example from your life.

The most prevalent form of management is management through hierarchical organization.

Implementing a moving assembly line into the production process resulted in:

Produsage products often require high wages to be paid to workers in order to keep everyone involved, since there is generally a low level of personal satisfaction associated with the work.

Scientific management improved this in the eyes of business owners?

Which of the following is not an example of an information commons?

Do you feel that the sharing economy is more beneficial or more harmful to modern labourers? Explain using specific examples of gig work, e-lancers, and microtasks. Also address one counter argument you would expect someone with the opposite opinion to make.

The move toward a service or information economy (away from manufacturing) is often described as post-industrial.

A major consequence of scientific management for workers was _________.?

ICTs in networked organizations have been found to:

Makerspaces are becoming important centres of production in today's 21st century. Describe the key assumptions underlying makerspaces and how they are relevant to notions of production and consumption. Also, outline who benefits from the creation of makerspaces in libraries.

Microtasks are software projects where computer programmers and others interested in software, graphics, and interface design get together for collaboration.

Some Makerspaces charge a fee to potential users, what purpose do they serve?

On Wikipedia the most fundamental principle guiding contribution is:

The platform or sharing economy primarily makes money from:

Microcelebrities are able to gain popularity through a high amount of immaterial labour, self-disclosure, and engagement with followers.

Produsage is characterized by:

Scientific management is also referred to as:

The Technological Society

Technology in Society: A Historical Overview

Theoretical Perspectives on Technology

Techno-Social Designing

The Adoption and Diffusion of Technological Innovations

Technology and Inequality

Genders and Technology

Community in the Network Society

Technology-Mediated Social Relationships

The Surveillance Society

Ethical Dimensions of Technology

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Exam 7: The Labour of Technology

The networked organization is the way of the future, as it has no negative social or economic consequences for work.

Which of the following is a key debate that has arisen following the introduction of 3D printing into society?

Define the term prosumer and illustrate its meaning using an example from your life.

The most prevalent form of management is management through hierarchical organization.

Implementing a moving assembly line into the production process resulted in:

Produsage products often require high wages to be paid to workers in order to keep everyone involved, since there is generally a low level of personal satisfaction associated with the work.

Scientific management improved this in the eyes of business owners?

Which of the following is not an example of an information commons?

Do you feel that the sharing economy is more beneficial or more harmful to modern labourers? Explain using specific examples of gig work, e-lancers, and microtasks. Also address one counter argument you would expect someone with the opposite opinion to make.

The move toward a service or information economy (away from manufacturing) is often described as post-industrial.

A major consequence of scientific management for workers was _________.?

ICTs in networked organizations have been found to:

Makerspaces are becoming important centres of production in today's 21st century. Describe the key assumptions underlying makerspaces and how they are relevant to notions of production and consumption. Also, outline who benefits from the creation of makerspaces in libraries.

Microtasks are software projects where computer programmers and others interested in software, graphics, and interface design get together for collaboration.

Some Makerspaces charge a fee to potential users, what purpose do they serve?

On Wikipedia the most fundamental principle guiding contribution is:

The platform or sharing economy primarily makes money from:

Microcelebrities are able to gain popularity through a high amount of immaterial labour, self-disclosure, and engagement with followers.

Produsage is characterized by:

Scientific management is also referred to as:

The Technological Society

Technology in Society: A Historical Overview

Theoretical Perspectives on Technology

Techno-Social Designing

The Adoption and Diffusion of Technological Innovations

Technology and Inequality

Genders and Technology

Community in the Network Society

Technology-Mediated Social Relationships

The Surveillance Society

Ethical Dimensions of Technology

Filters