Q2 MIL - Text Media and Information | Opportunities and Challenges in Media and Information

Question 1

What is text?

Answer 1

• simple and presentable format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether handwritten, printed, or displayed on-screen
• any “human-readable sequence of characters” that can form intelligible words

Question 2

What are the different types of text?

Answer 2

• Hypertext
• Plain or unformatted text
• Formatted text

Question 3

Describe hypertext

Answer 3

Hypertext serves to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to other in a non-linear way

Question 4

Describe plain or unformatted text

Answer 4

Fixed size characters having essentially the same type of appearance

Question 5

Describe formatted text

Answer 5

Appearance can be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc.)

Question 6

What is typeface?

Answer 6

• Refers to the representation or style of text in the digital format
• Also called font, font type, or type
• Usually comprised with alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols, and other special characters

Question 7

Types of Typefaces

Answer 7

• Serif
• Sans Serif
• Slab Serif
• Script
• Decorative

Question 8

Describe Serif

Answer 8

• Connotes formality and readability in large amounts of texts
• Usually used for the body text of books, newspapers, magazines, and research pubs
• Classic or elegant look for title/heading

TNR, Garamond, Baskerville

Question 9

Describe Sans Serif

Answer 9

• Clean or minimalist look
• Clear and direct meaning of text such as road signage or nutritional facts in food packages
• Modern look, primarily for webpage design

Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Verdana, Calibri

Question 10

Describe Slab Serif

Answer 10

• solid or heavy look
• can be used for large advertising signs on billboards

Rockwell, Playbill

Question 11

Describe Script

Answer 11

• brush-like strokes
• use sparingly; don’t use in large body text
• wed invitation or other formal events

Edwardian, Vladimir, Kunstler

Question 12

Describe Decorative

Answer 12

Caters to a wide variety of emotions (fear, horror, etc.) or themes (cowboys, circus, holidays, etc.)

Chiller, Jokerman, Curlz MT

Question 13

Enumerate common file formats

Answer 13

• TXT (text)
• DOC (document)
• RTF (rich text format)
• PDF (portable document format)
• PS (postscript)

Question 14

What is txt

Answer 14

Unformatted text documented by an editor as notepad on Windows platform

Question 15

What is doc

Answer 15

A native format for storing documents created by MS word package and contains a rich set of formatting capabilities

Question 16

What is rtf

Answer 16

Cross platform document exchange; default for Mac OS X’s default editor TextEdit

Question 17

What is pdf

Answer 17

Developed by Adobe for cross-platform doc exchange, supports images and graphics

Question 18

What is ps

Answer 18

Page distribution language used mainly for desktop publishing

Question 19

Enumerate Design Principles and Elements

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• Emphasis: importance or value given to a part of a text-based document
• Appropriateness: suitability of text for a purpose, audience, or event
• Proximity: closeness of text elements
• Alignment: position of text
• Organization: connection of text elements with each other
• Repetition: consistency of elements, unity of the entire design, repetition of typefaces
• Contrast: two elements differ from each other

Question 20

Three Dimensions of Social Media

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• Social Presence
• Media Richness
• Self-presentation / Self-disclosure

Question 21

What is social presence?

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• the type of sensorial interaction
• the degree to which one perceives the presence of participants in the communication

Question 22

What is media richness?

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Amound of data transmitted in a time interval

Question 23

What is Self-presentation / Self-disclosure?

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The degree of freedom and control in creating one’s personal cyber-identity

Question 24

Opportunity

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• a set of situations that makes it possible to do something
• positive effects of media

Question 25

An area of the production, distribution, and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different ages

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Economy

Question 26

Economic Impacts

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* Improves economic efficiency by providing economic actors more and better information to make decisions and improve stability | New Industry, Mobile Comm, Film Production, Internet, etc.

Question 27

The process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits

Answer 27

Education

Question 28

Educational Impact

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* Provides students with knowledge * Facilitate flow of information between students, faculty, and campus community | Multimedia Communication, Video Presentations

Question 29

Means relating to society or the way society is organized

Answer 29

Social

Question 30

Social Impact

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* Internet created opportunity for socmed to thrive * Rise of mobile applications * Sharing feelings and thoughts through internet * Creating and shaping public opinion and strengthening society

Question 31

Activities associated with the governance of a country or other areas, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power

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Politics

Question 32

Political Impact

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* Transformed politics in the sheer speed at which news, poll results, rumors are shared * Voters can interact easily with candidates and elected officials * Candidates and Supporters post their views on socmed

Question 33

What are challenges?

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* Something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination * Risks, threats, or negative effects of media

Question 34

Illegal Content

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Any type of harmful content to young people * real or simulated violence * sexually explicit content * illegal images of child abuse * content promoting hate, unhealthy habits * use of computer to further illegal ends

Question 35

Examples of Illegal Content

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* Momo Challenge: perform a series of dangerous missions * Cybercrime: criminal activity using a computer, computer network, or a networked device * Copyright Infringement: violation of creators' exclusive rights * Identity Theft: stealing and using of personal information to commit fraud or other crimes

Question 36

Forms of Identity Theft

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* Financial Identity Theft * Identity Clothing * Criminal Identity Theft * Medical Identity Theft

Question 37

Power of Media and Information

Answer 37

To affect changes and developments: * Business strategy * Banks of the Future * Health Care and Public Health * Media Power * Fake News