behs103 quiz 2 latest 2017 november

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