Question 1

Which of the following is a criticism of gamification?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entertainment and education are incompatible activities. 
B)  Simulated activities promote a false sense of competence. 
C)  Competition discourages learning. 
D)  Rewarding relatively trivial actions creates a false sense of satisfaction. 
A)  Entertainment and education are incompatible activities. 
B)  Simulated activities promote a false sense of competence. 
C)  Competition discourages learning. 
D)  Rewarding relatively trivial actions creates a false sense of satisfaction. D

Question 2

Adam and Alex finally found the perfect couch for their living room after an exhaustive search on the Internet. But now whenever either is online, furniture ads continue to keep popping up, an annoyance that results from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  media oligopolies 
B)  interactivity 
C)  behavioral targeting 
D)  open access 
A)  media oligopolies 
B)  interactivity 
C)  behavioral targeting 
D)  open access C

Question 3

What is "augmented reality" and where is it common?

Accepted Answer

Augmented reality overlays digitized information onto what we see in the real world, adding information that would not otherwise be visible to us or including additional information about what we are viewing. Augmented reality is common in sports reporting; examples include scores, player statistics, and the yellow first-down line in football.

Question 4

The QWERTY keyboard, in which the most frequently typed keys are spread far apart, was developed by which inventor?

Accepted Answer

A)  August Dvorak 
B)  Milton Bradley 
C)  Christopher Latham Sholes 
D)  Georges Méliès 
A)  August Dvorak 
B)  Milton Bradley 
C)  Christopher Latham Sholes 
D)  Georges Méliès

Question 5

Which of the following best illustrates the phenomenon of cross-fertilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pac-Man, the console game 
B)  Pac-Man, the movie 
C)  Pac-Man, the arcade game 
D)  Pac-Man, the online game 
A)  Pac-Man, the console game 
B)  Pac-Man, the movie 
C)  Pac-Man, the arcade game 
D)  Pac-Man, the online game

Question 6

The first computer that could accept natural handwriting with __________ was sold in 1979.

Accepted Answer

A)  voice recognition 
B)  immersive technology 
C)  a variable typeface 
D)  an electronic stylus 
A)  voice recognition 
B)  immersive technology 
C)  a variable typeface 
D)  an electronic stylus

Question 7

Chevonne has just launched a new social-networking site. Which technique would you recommend she use to promote its growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gamification 
B)  Clickbait 
C)  Augmented reality 
D)  Behavioral targeting 
A)  Gamification 
B)  Clickbait 
C)  Augmented reality 
D)  Behavioral targeting

Question 8

What are some of the ethical issues that occur with the rise of interactive media in modern society?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some of the ethical issues...

Question 9

Why were the early game consoles less popular than arcade games?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why were the early game consoles less...

Question 10

__________ allow us to receive vast amounts of verbal and visual information from a variety of global sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadband connections 
B)  Internet tablets 
C)  Personalized computer interfaces 
D)  Fiber-optic wires 
A)  Broadband connections 
B)  Internet tablets 
C)  Personalized computer interfaces 
D)  Fiber-optic wires

Question 11

In 2009, social games like Farmville and mobile games like Angry Birds became wildly popular, moving game playing to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social-networking sites and smartphones 
B)  MOOCs and online-learning portals 
C)  game consoles in game arcades 
D)  eighth-generation consoles 
A)  social-networking sites and smartphones 
B)  MOOCs and online-learning portals 
C)  game consoles in game arcades 
D)  eighth-generation consoles

Question 12

Dropbox, Microsoft's One Drive, and Google Drive are all examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  file sharing services 
B)  browsers 
C)  graphical user interfaces 
D)  mods 
A)  file sharing services 
B)  browsers 
C)  graphical user interfaces 
D)  mods

Question 13

Serious games, which educate while they entertain, are also known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive games 
B)  stealth games 
C)  applied games 
D)  mind games 
A)  cognitive games 
B)  stealth games 
C)  applied games 
D)  mind games

Question 14

The first national computer network connected many __________ around the country for advanced, high-speed computing applications and research.

Accepted Answer

A)  hospitals 
B)  media organizations 
C)  universities 
D)  computer software companies 
A)  hospitals 
B)  media organizations 
C)  universities 
D)  computer software companies

Question 15

__________, Microsoft Studio's biggest-selling game, made $220 million in sales on its opening day in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A)  Angry Birds 
B)  Halo 4 
C)  Grand Theft Auto 
D)  World of Warcraft 
A)  Angry Birds 
B)  Halo 4 
C)  Grand Theft Auto 
D)  World of Warcraft

Question 16

After debuting in 1974, Xerox's Alto, a computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) navigated with a(n) __________, never caught on with the public.

Accepted Answer

A)  touch-sensitive video display 
B)  mouse 
C)  wand 
D)  electronic stylus 
A)  touch-sensitive video display 
B)  mouse 
C)  wand 
D)  electronic stylus

Question 17

__________ claims the top fourteen video-game titles and seventeen of the top twenty titles.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nintendo 
B)  PlayStation 
C)  Sega 
D)  Activision Blizzard 
A)  Nintendo 
B)  PlayStation 
C)  Sega 
D)  Activision Blizzard

Question 18

Describe "interactivity," and provide three examples of it.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe "interactivity," and provide three examples of...

Question 19

Because Microsoft offered __________ for free, eventually bundling it with the Windows operating system, it quickly became the dominant Web browser in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trackers 
B)  Safari 
C)  Internet Explorer 
D)  Firefox 
A)  Trackers 
B)  Safari 
C)  Internet Explorer 
D)  Firefox

Question 20

In first-person shooter games like __________, players can either work together in teams or simply participate in free-for-all online combat.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dial "M" for Murder 
B)  Far Cry 3 
C)  Donkey Kong 
D)  Halo 
A)  Dial "M" for Murder 
B)  Far Cry 3 
C)  Donkey Kong 
D)  Halo

Which of the following is a criticism of gamification?

Adam and Alex finally found the perfect couch for their living room after an exhaustive search on the Internet. But now whenever either is online, furniture ads continue to keep popping up, an annoyance that results from __________.

What is "augmented reality" and where is it common?

The QWERTY keyboard, in which the most frequently typed keys are spread far apart, was developed by which inventor?

Which of the following best illustrates the phenomenon of cross-fertilization?

The first computer that could accept natural handwriting with __________ was sold in 1979.

Chevonne has just launched a new social-networking site. Which technique would you recommend she use to promote its growth?

What are some of the ethical issues that occur with the rise of interactive media in modern society?

Why were the early game consoles less popular than arcade games?

__________ allow us to receive vast amounts of verbal and visual information from a variety of global sources.

In 2009, social games like Farmville and mobile games like Angry Birds became wildly popular, moving game playing to __________.

Dropbox, Microsoft's One Drive, and Google Drive are all examples of __________.

Serious games, which educate while they entertain, are also known as __________.

The first national computer network connected many __________ around the country for advanced, high-speed computing applications and research.

__________, Microsoft Studio's biggest-selling game, made $220 million in sales on its opening day in 2012.

After debuting in 1974, Xerox's Alto, a computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) navigated with a(n) __________, never caught on with the public.

__________ claims the top fourteen video-game titles and seventeen of the top twenty titles.

Describe "interactivity," and provide three examples of it.

Because Microsoft offered __________ for free, eventually bundling it with the Windows operating system, it quickly became the dominant Web browser in the 1990s.

In first-person shooter games like __________, players can either work together in teams or simply participate in free-for-all online combat.

Mass Communication and Its Digital Transformation

Media Literacy in the Digital Age

Print Media: Books, Newspapers, and Magazines

Audio Media: Music Recordings, Radio

Visual Media: Photography, Movies, and Television

The Impact of Social Media

Journalism: From Information to Participation

Public Relations: Building Relationships With Strategic Communications

Advertising: The Power of Persuasion

Media Ethics

Communication Law and Regulation in the Digital Age

Media Theory and Research

Mass Communication and Politics in the Digital Age

Global Media in the Digital Age

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Exam 6: Interactive Media: The Internet, Video Games, and Virtual Reality

Which of the following is a criticism of gamification?

Adam and Alex finally found the perfect couch for their living room after an exhaustive search on the Internet. But now whenever either is online, furniture ads continue to keep popping up, an annoyance that results from __________.

What is "augmented reality" and where is it common?

The QWERTY keyboard, in which the most frequently typed keys are spread far apart, was developed by which inventor?

Which of the following best illustrates the phenomenon of cross-fertilization?

The first computer that could accept natural handwriting with __________ was sold in 1979.

Chevonne has just launched a new social-networking site. Which technique would you recommend she use to promote its growth?

What are some of the ethical issues that occur with the rise of interactive media in modern society?

Why were the early game consoles less popular than arcade games?

__________ allow us to receive vast amounts of verbal and visual information from a variety of global sources.

In 2009, social games like Farmville and mobile games like Angry Birds became wildly popular, moving game playing to __________.

Dropbox, Microsoft's One Drive, and Google Drive are all examples of __________.

Serious games, which educate while they entertain, are also known as __________.

The first national computer network connected many __________ around the country for advanced, high-speed computing applications and research.

__________, Microsoft Studio's biggest-selling game, made $220 million in sales on its opening day in 2012.

After debuting in 1974, Xerox's Alto, a computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) navigated with a(n) __________, never caught on with the public.

__________ claims the top fourteen video-game titles and seventeen of the top twenty titles.

Describe "interactivity," and provide three examples of it.

Because Microsoft offered __________ for free, eventually bundling it with the Windows operating system, it quickly became the dominant Web browser in the 1990s.

In first-person shooter games like __________, players can either work together in teams or simply participate in free-for-all online combat.

Mass Communication and Its Digital Transformation

Media Literacy in the Digital Age

Print Media: Books, Newspapers, and Magazines

Audio Media: Music Recordings, Radio

Visual Media: Photography, Movies, and Television

The Impact of Social Media

Journalism: From Information to Participation

Public Relations: Building Relationships With Strategic Communications

Advertising: The Power of Persuasion

Media Ethics

Communication Law and Regulation in the Digital Age

Media Theory and Research

Mass Communication and Politics in the Digital Age

Global Media in the Digital Age

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