Media and Info. Lit. Flashcards by Nathalie Gene Rodriguez

Refers to a person who does not only read and write

but can also understand and solve problems.

Literate

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What is the meaning of the acronym “WWW”?

World Wide Web

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This is the ability to read and write.

Literacy

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This is the ability to access, analyse, evaluate, and create media.

Media Literacy

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This pertains to specific data acquired for a specific purpose.

Information

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This is the skill that allows a person to recognise when information is needed and how will he be able to access, locate, evaluate, and use it effectively.

Information Literacy

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This comes from the Greek word techne (art or skill) and teknolohia (systematic treatment).

It is the systematic application of one’s art of skill for a practical purpose.

Technology

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This is the ability to acquire relevant information and use modern-day tools to get, manage, apply, evaluate, create, and communicate information

Technology Literacy

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This is the shorter term for application/s.

App/s

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These are creators of media whose primary role is to translate relevant and meaningful information into printed materials (books, newspapers, and magazines).

Possesses a good command of grammar.

Writers and Journalists

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These are creators of media that make sure the material to be published is free from factual or grammatical errors.

Editors

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These are creators of media are also known as filmmakers. They make sure that the message of the show is clear to the audience.

Directors

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These are creators of media portray the characters in movies, shows, and plays.

Performers

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These are creators of media express their ideas through their artworks.

Visual Artists

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This is one of characteristics of a good media practitioner that means to convey a message that is accurate, factual, and truthful.

Truthfulness

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This is one of characteristics of a good media practitioner that means to be objective and base information on grounded evidence.

Fairness and Objectivity

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This is one of characteristics of a good media practitioner that means to show professionalism no matter what situation.

Responsibility and Integrity

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This is one of characteristics of a good media practitioner to be sensitive to the needs of others.

Empathy and Sympathy

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This is one of characteristics of a good media practitioner to give their best effort for their work.

Hard working

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This refers to the time before the existence of written or recorded history.

Prehistoric

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These are carvings or engravings in rocks or caves.

Petroglyphs

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These represent words or phrases through images or symbols.

Pictographs

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This art involves the process of arranging or stacking together artistically the stones for a certain purpose.

Megalithic Art

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This pertains to a place where several factories are located or built.

Industrial City

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This period has power-drive machines like the loom and steam engine, which made the production and operation of factories faster and more efficient.

Industrial Age

This is a system that's used for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire.

Telegraph

This word is usually associate with things that work using electricity. It also refers to an object that has electronic components, such as sensors and microchips, which functions once it is connected to an electrical outlet.

Electronic

This period marked the beginning of modernisation since electronic equipment are more functional and reliable.

Electronic Age

This period has upgraded gadgets and devices to make the way of life not only functional and comfortable, but also offer endless possibilities.

Information Age

This theory on media and information states that communication serves as a medium that can reproduce information.

Media Richness Theory

This theory on media and information states that human process the information being given to them instead of reacting to it.

Information Processing Theory

This theory on media and information states that there is no best way to organize a corporation, to lead a company, or to make decisions. Instead, the optimal course of action is contingent upon the internal and external situation.

Contingency Theory

This theory on media and information states that a message is delivered better and clearly understood when people talk face-to-face.

Media Naturalness Theory

This theory on media and information states that is better when people need to communicate are all present and available in real time.

Media Synchronization Theory

This theory on media and information states that a person chooses a specific type of media to use for communicating based on what they know, who they need to talk to, and what the topic is about.

Channel Expansion Theory

These are people who access information to broaden their knowledge about the different subjects they study in school.

Students

These are people who access information to facilitate learning and enhance their students' knowledge and skills.

Teachers

These are people who access information to help make a research substantial, rich, and meaningful by means of tests to validate their findings.

Scientists

These are people who access information who perform tests so that proper treatment will be administered to their patients.

Medical Practitioners

These are people who access information who use strong evidence to help defend their client in court.

Lawyers

These are people who access information who secure it for the news or articles they are developing.

Journalists and Reporters

These are people who access information to add meaning and depth to their masterpieces.

Artists

This contains the information about the material you need in the library.

Card Catalogue / Catalog

This type of card catalogue has entries listed by the author, editor, compiler, translator, or other parties responsible for the creation.

Author Catalogue / Catalog | sorry i'm used to British spelling

This type of card catalogue has entries listed by titles only.

Title Catalogue / Catalog

This type of card catalogue has entries arranged by subjects by either classes or alphabetical order.

Subject Catalogue / Catalog

This classification allows a library to categorise books according to subject, and shelf it according to relative location and index. These are used in libraries that do not have large volumes of books in their collections.

Dewey Decimal Classification

This classification is used for university/bigger libraries which classifies books using letters and numbers that are correlated with the subject, title, and author information.

Library of Congress

This is a section in the library that has general reference books like encyclopedia, dictionaries, etc.

General Reference Section

This is a section in the library that covers different subject areas. These include pocketbooks and novels.

Circulation Section

This is a section in the library that has newspapers, magazines, and journals.

Periodical Section

This is a section in the library that has works grouped and only done by Filipino authors about the Philippines and published in the said country.

Filipiniana Section

This other source of information is an academic research done by an undergraduate or a master's degree student.

Thesis and Dissertations

This other source of information is a way of getting accurate and specific information from a person in a specific field.

Interviews

This other source of information is also a place to find resources for one's study.

Museum

These are resources in a museum that were produced during a particular period in history.

Primary Sources

These are resources in a museum that defines documents made after an event has occured.

Secondary Sources

This other source of information is easier and more efficient than going to the library.

Internet

This is a way of finding information from a book that helps you locate a specific topic from a book.

Table of Content

This is a way of finding information from a book by concept, term, or name.

Index

This is a way of finding information from a book that's found at the back and has a list of words along with its meaning.

Glossary

This is a way of finding information from a book from where the author got their sources from.

Bibliography

This style of proper citation of sources of information contains rules for preparation of manuscripts for writers and students in social sciences.

American Psychological Association (APA)

This style of proper citation of sources of information contains rules for preparation of manuscripts that includes grammar, usage, and documentation.

The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

This style of proper citation of sources of information is commonly used in manuscripts of liberal arts and humanities.

Modern Language Association (MLA)

This ethical use of information uses citations to inform the readers that certain text came from another source.

Citations

This ethical use of information is defined as stealing another's idea.

Plagiarism

This ethical use of information protects the owner of his exclusive legal rights for the use and distribution of an original work. This also protects printed materials.

This ethical use of information governs artistic works, inventions, literary works, etc. that are used in commerce

Intellectual Property

This ethical use of information is done once the copyright ceases and is distributed to everyone else.

Public Domain

This ethical use of information refers to the limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work.

Fair Use

This refers to the paper publication like books, newspapers, etc.

Print Media

This type of print media can either be fictional or non-fictional

Book

This type of print media is published every year that contains detailed information about topics of special interest.

Almanac

This type of print media is used to find a word's definition.

Dictionary

This type of print media has definition, synonyms, and antonyms.

Thesaurus

This type of print media is a collection of maps showing geographic forms, political boundaries, etc.

Atlas

This type of print media is printed on a daily or weekly basis.

Newspaper

This type of print media is printed weekly, monthly, or quarterly.

Magazine

This type of print media provides accurate reports on specific topics.

Journal

This type of print media is released by companies for special purposes.

Newsletter

This type of print media is the official publication of the government or institution.

Gazette

This type of print media is what could be a booklet, leaflet, or primer that talks about special topics or issues of a company.

Pamphlet

This type of print media talks about the products or services offered by a company.

Brochure

This type of print media is a sheet of paper filled for advertising purposes.

Leaflet and Flyer

This type of broadcast media was attributed to Gugliemo Marconi after he was able to transmit Morse code using her wireless telegraph.

Radio

This type of broadcast media is one of the most visible appliances at home.

Television / Telly | whatever u prefer

This type of broadcast media is shown on theatres.

Films

This rating stands for general patronage.

This rating stands for parental guidance.

This rating stands for strict parental guidance.

SPG

This rating stands for restriction for a particular age.

This is an electronic communications network that connects computer users through various networks and organisational computer facilities around the world.

Internet

This is a feature of the Internet that is the most widely used service.

Web Page

This is a feature of the Internet that allows a user to get information and go from one document to another by clicking on highlighted words or images.

Hypertext

This is a feature of the Internet that is used to interact through online chat in real time.

Instant Messaging

This is a feature of the Internet that is known as the electronic message.

E-mail

This is a feature of the Internet that allows students to study online in any part of the world.

Distance Education

This is a feature of the Internet that is the electronic version of a printed book.

E-book

This is a feature of the Internet that is used to shop online.

Online Shopping

This is a feature of the Internet that maximizes the features of the internet by reliable connection.

Media Convergence

This is a form of narration wherein the elders recount their culture to children through legends, folktales, etc.

Oral Tradition

This is a type of oral tradition that tells about the origin of something.

Legend

This is a type of oral tradition that is a naration of characteristics about the time and place in which in the story was told.

Folktale

This is a type of oral tradition that tells a story about a heroic adventure.

Epic

This is a type of oral tradition that focuses on creation.

Mythology

This is similar to an editorial column where the editor expresses opinion about certain issues.

Blog

This is the person who maintains or owns a blog.

Blogger

Media and Info. Lit. Flashcards

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