Deck 11: Technology and the MEEC Professional

Question 1

An online tool that allows users to easily find resources and tools for the industry is called an information:

A) Window
B) Portal
C) Door
D) Access point

Answer 1

Portal

Question 2

Which of these tools is not a type of e-marketing?

A) Blogging
B) An RFDI
C) Podcasting
D) E-blasts

Answer 2

An RFDI

Question 3

A virtual reality program that never really took off was:

A) Fake Life
B) Lush Life
C) Second Life
D) First Life

Answer 3

Second Life

Question 4

Podcasts are audio files that can be played back on:

A) Personal computers
B) MP3 players
C) Mobile devices such as the iPod
D) All of the above

Question 5

An important issue raised by the rise of online registration for events is:

A) The unexpected added expense
B) Anonymity
C) Integration of data
D) Both A and C

Question 6

Which of the following should be considered in the calculations for bandwidth needed at a conference?

A) Web conferencing
B) E-mail kiosks
C) Message centers
D) All of the above

Question 7

RFID stands for:

A) Registration Frequency Identification Device
B) Radio Frequency Internet Device
C) Radio Frequency Identification Device
D) Registration From Internet Device

Question 8

A technology that has been used to capture customer information at events is:

A) VOIP
B) Lead Retrieval System
C) Spyware
D) None of the above

Question 9

A technology used at events to poll attendees is:

A) Audience Response System
B) Attendees Registration System
C) Attendance Requirement System
D) None of the above

Question 10

All of the following are ways that technology has impacted convention centers except:

A) Online registration
B) The development of portable electronic storage devices
C) Using the Internet for marketing
D) All have impacted convention centers.

Question 11

The best event websites integrate a ________ strategy.

A) One-way
B) Three-way
C) Two-way
D) Four-way

Question 12

An example of a MEEC industry portal is:

A) Corbin Ball's website
B) Techsytalk
C) A and B
D) None of the above

Question 13

When should information about the next year's meeting be ready to go live online?

A) At most one week after the meeting
B) The day this year's meeting concludes
C) At most six months after the meeting
D) At most one month after the meeting

Question 14

Which of these is NOT an example of an event app?

A) Event Mobi
B) Quickmobile
C) Double Dutch
D) These are all event apps.

Question 15

CAD stands for:

A) Convention Assisted Design
B) Computerized Annual Delivery
C) Computer Aided Design
D) Conference Annual Design

Question 16

The industry leader in software packages for the MEEC industry is:

A) CAD
B) Facebook
C) Desktop
D) MS Office Suite

Question 17

APEX stands for:

A) Audience Personal Exchange
B) Attendees Privacy Settings
C) Accepted Practices Exchange
D) Attendance Examples

Question 18

NFC stands for:

A) New Force Convention
B) New Fangled Conference
C) Near Field Communication
D) Not For Communication

Question 19

The technology used in interactive nametags is called?

A) CAD
B) VOID
C) APEX
D) RFID

Question 20

E-blasts should be used as often as possible to as many users as possible to saturate the market.

Question 21

Two meeting-specific uses for RFIDs are CEU tracking and Internet message centers.

Question 22

The term Web 2.0 refers to all of the online tools where the operative word is interactivity.

Question 23

Twitter is considered a microblog, whose limitation is only 100 characters in an update.

Question 24

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are the only social networks available for the planner.

Question 25

Bandwidth is the amount of information that can pass through a communications line. The more bandwidth, the more information (number of emails, hits to a social networking site) can occur simultaneously.

Question 26

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is the term used for your high speed internet connection to make and receive phone calls.

Question 27

Social media and mobile devices have become a distraction in events and event management and are not useful.

Question 28

One of the first online tools to develop for the MEEC industry was online RFP's in the mid to late 1990's.

Question 29

Today, virtual tools can effectively replace actual site visits.

Question 30

For many event professionals, Facebook, and not Twitter is the essential conference social tool.

Question 31

Planners need to think about internet bandwidth during negotiations with hotels.

Question 32

Web-based apps are more like mobile web sites, optimized for the smaller screen.

Question 33

For many years, trade shows and exhibits have used Lead Retrieval Systems to help capture customer information.

Question 34

ARS systems are still very expensive for planners to implement.

Question 35

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-Twitter

A) The most visual of the big three social media networks
B) Two examples are Paper.li and Flipboard
C) For many event professionals this is the essential conference social tool
D) Collision Media marketplaces (Connect, Collaborate, and Rejuvenate) use their channels.

Question 36

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-Curation Tools

A) The most visual of the big three social media networks
B) Two examples are Paper.li and Flipboard
C) For many event professionals this is the essential conference social tool
D) Collision Media marketplaces (Connect, Collaborate, and Rejuvenate) use their channels.

Question 37

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-Facebook

A) The most visual of the big three social media networks
B) Two examples are Paper.li and Flipboard
C) For many event professionals this is the essential conference social tool
D) Collision Media marketplaces (Connect, Collaborate, and Rejuvenate) use their channels.

Question 38

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-YouTube

A) The most visual of the big three social media networks
B) Two examples are Paper.li and Flipboard
C) For many event professionals this is the essential conference social tool
D) Collision Media marketplaces (Connect, Collaborate, and Rejuvenate) use their channels.

Question 39

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-LinkedIn

A) Has spawned Google Hangouts, which allows anyone to host free video conferences.
B) Many planners, especially Baby Boomers use this as their "go-to" social tool.
C) This combines the power of the visual image with the content threading of the hashtag

Question 40

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-Google+

A) Has spawned Google Hangouts, which allows anyone to host free video conferences.
B) Many planners, especially Baby Boomers use this as their "go-to" social tool.
C) This combines the power of the visual image with the content threading of the hashtag

Question 41

Match the type of social media used in the MEEC industry with its description.

-Instagram

A) Has spawned Google Hangouts, which allows anyone to host free video conferences.
B) Many planners, especially Baby Boomers use this as their "go-to" social tool.
C) This combines the power of the visual image with the content threading of the hashtag

Question 42

What are some effective communications technologies used in the MEEC industry?

Question 43

Discuss the development and uses of conference mobile apps.

Question 44

Discuss the many different types of virtual gatherings and their particular benefits.