Final Exam

Objective Questions

1. In Program or Be Programmed, Douglas Rushkoff defines _______________, and describes the advantages and disadvantages of this property, in order to discuss digital culture's effect on Time, Place, Choice, Complexity, Scale, Identity, Social, Fact, Openness, and Purpose.

               a.   computer tendencies

               b.   computer traits

               c.   computer biases

               d.   computer beliefs

            (Click here to find the answer)

   

     2.   Amazon offers which two services to help budding authors?

               a.   CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing

               b.   PublishAmazon and Kindle Direct Publishing

               c.   CreateSpace and Kindle Publishing

               d.   Publish Now!  and YouPublish

            (Click here to find the answer)

      

      3.   Hillary Ulmer discussed the idea of creating and sharing before the creation is actually done.  What is            this process commonly referred to as?

               a.   Staging

               b.   Beta

               c.   Pre-sharing

               d.   Testing

            (Click here for the answer)

Essay Questions

1. Although rumors and gossip have been part of social behaviors for centuries, social media has accelerated the rate at which rumors are created and spread, and it has also helped the tendency to greatly inflate those rumors. [Refer to my two posts about this topic: 1 and 2]
2. While digital culture and social media sites, such as YouTube and Facebook, have promoted openness and creativity among individuals, it has also somewhat eliminated the need for professionals in fields such as photography, videography, and even journalism.  [Refer to this post from Tara Pina]