CHAPTER 2

Question 1

………………..a flexible database of information that allows Web pages to be linked to each other in arbitrary fashion

Answer 1

The Web is a hypertext system

Question 2

T/F People are spending more time on smartphones and tablets and less
time on laptop or desktop computers

Answer 2

T

Question 3

………….greatly increases the versatility of cell phones as information-sharing platforms

Answer 3

Text messaging

Question 4

……………. is a Web-based social networking service that allows its users to send out text messages known as tweets

Answer 4

Twitter

Question 5

………………. is the attempt to suppress or regulate public access to material considered offensive or harmful

Answer 5

Censorship

Question 6

Two type of censorship

Answer 6

Direct Censorship
Self-Censorship

Question 7

Government monopolization

Answer 7

➢ State controls all media
➢ No private radio, TV or newspapers
➢ Made more difficult by computers and internet

Question 8

Prepublication review

Answer 8

➢ Essential to keep secrets
➢ Generally accepted for national security
➢ Used by totalitarian governments to suppress dissent

Question 9

❑Licensing and registration

Answer 9

➢ Used to apportion limited bandwidth
➢ Radio, TV frequencies, channels
➢ Allows de facto censorship

Question 10

………………..is a piece of software that prevents certain Web pages
from being displayed by your browser

Answer 10

Web filter

Question 11

………… is similar to instant messaging, except that it supports discussions among many people

Answer 11

chat room