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

In 1974, the Control Data Corporation (CDC) introduced PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations), the first computer to have a terminal with which of the following features?

Which browser has the biggest market share?

Abdul and Natasha are part of a global file-sharing service in which all computers can send and receive information equally. This is a(n) __________ network.

Large-scale computers in the second half of the twentieth century could not communicate with each other prior to the creation of _________.

Which of the following assertions about endangered languages is correct?

As of 2017, how many Internet users were there worldwide?

In 1974, Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn introduced the term "Internet" and specified the design of what feature?

Frequently changing channels with a remote control could be considered a simple form of __________.

Common symptoms of video-game addiction include dry eyes, carpal tunnel syndrome, and __________.

Explain the historical development of the user interface, noting its key developments.

Why was the term "user interface" not used before the development of the computer?

What accounts for the explosion in online video gaming?

Describe the relative popularity of snail mail, email, video games, and social media.

The exact day when the Internet was launched is difficult to determine, but the __________ adopted TCP/IP as the basis for the ARPANET in 1982.

The __________ nature of interactive media can personalize people's relationship with content.

The dot-com bubble burst in March __________, ending a run that began in the late 1990s that saw tremendous increases in valuations of Internet companies.

Which is an example of an eighth-generation console?

By 2006, Nintendo had leapfrogged ahead of Microsoft and released which wildly popular console that included handheld motion controllers?

In 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart invented the computer mouse, made out of __________ and used with a companion keyboard.

Which of the following assertions about professional gamers is accurate?