Quiz 2
Question 1
Which social science discipline is most likely to study the
origins of language by studying artifacts?
Sociology
Gerontology
Psychology
Anthropology
Question 2
The birth of telecommunications was marked by the work of:
Guglielmo Marconi
Samuel Morse
Johannes Gutenburg
Alexander Graham Bell
Question 3
The precursor to the Internet was called:
WWW
Web 1.0
IntelNET
ARPANET
Question 4
Emoticons have been in use since:
The 70’s
The 80’s
The 90’s
The 2000’s
Question 5
The Michelangelo virus had a significant impact on society
because:
Computer sales dropped significantly in its aftermath
It raised awareness among users of the potential dangers of
Internet use
It infected millions of personal computers
All of the above
Question 6
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of
Web 3.0:
Objective
Rational
Analytical
Deductive
Question 7
Which of the following is best characterized as “static” and
“unidirectional?”
Web 1.0
Web 2.0
Web 3.0
Web 4.0
Question 8
“Ambient Intimacy” is the illusion of intimacy created by
online interaction.
True
False
Question 9
According to psychologist Sherry Turkle, which of the
following is a major shortcoming of too much online interaction?
Online friendships are more demanding than real life
friendships.
It forces us to spend too much time in contemplation and
solitude.
We no longer learn from our social mistakes that are made in
real life interactions because online communications can be edited and
perfected.
All of the above
Question 10
According to linguist McWhorter, texting is not a legitimate
language.
True
False
