Quiz #1

Question 1

What does WWW stand for?

Answer 1

an acronym which stands for World Wide Web

Question 2

What is the internet?

Answer 2

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use theInternet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide

Question 3

What does URL stand for?

Answer 3

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a web page. Each page has its own unique web address (URL). This is how your computer locates the web page that you are trying to find

Question 4

What is a search engine or portal?

Answer 4

Search Engine: a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Portal: an Internet site providing access or links to other sites.

Question 5

What does HTML stand for?

Answer 5

Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages.

Question 6

What is Web 2.0?

Answer 6

the second stage of development of the World Wide Web, characterized especially by the change from static web pages to dynamic or user-generated content and the growth of social media.

Question 7

What is a blog?

Answer 7

a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.

Question 8

What is Wiki?

Answer 8

a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.

Question 9

What is next generation?

Answer 9

pertaining to the next stage of development or version of a product, service, or technology

Question 10

What is a server?

Answer 10

a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network

Question 11

What is a web browser?

Answer 11

software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World WideWeb. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI/URL) and may be a web page, image, video or other piece of content.

Question 12

What is a search engine?

Answer 12

a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.

Question 13

What is a de-centralized network?

Answer 13

A decentralized network has no servers, only clients. It’s like a party, a room full of conversations. People can exchange info directly, without a third-party.

Question 14

What is a web portal?

Answer 14

A web portal is most often one specially designed web page that brings information together from diverse sources in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display.

Question 15

What does PDF stand for?

Answer 15

Portable document format. a file format that provides an electronic image of text or text and graphics that looks like a printed document and can be viewed, printed, and electronically transmitted

Question 16

What is a hard drive?

Answer 16

a high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit

Question 17

What does SEO stand for?

Answer 17

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. And the phrase improve your SEO strategy encompasses the actions taken to ensure your website can be found in a search engine’s results page (SERP) when searching for words or phrases relevant to the content on your website

Question 18

What are breadcrumbs?

Answer 18

Breadcrumbs or breadcrumb trail is a navigation aid used in user interfaces. It allows users to keep track of their locations within programs or documents.

Question 19

What is dynamic content?

Answer 19

Web site or blog content that changes frequently and engages the reader, dynamic content can include animations, video or audio.

Question 20

What is a hyperlink?

Answer 20

a link from a hypertext file or document to another location or file, typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.

Question 21

What does McLuhan mean when he says that the medium is the message? What are some examples? Why is this an important message for educators?

Answer 21

The personal and social consequences of any medium (extension of ourselves) result from the new scale that is introduced into our affairs by new technology. The medium is the message tells us that noticing change in our societal or cultural ground conditions indicates the presence of a new message, that is, the effects of a new medium.
As an educator, with this warning, we can set out to characterize and identify the new medium before it becomes obvious to everyone. And, if we discover that this new medium is negative, we have the opportunity to influence change.

Question 22

What are the five things that we need to know about technology, according to Postman? Why are they relevant to educators?

Answer 22

1. Culture always pays a price for technology.
   e.g. cars and pollution (and many other less obvious examples).
2. There are always winners and losers in a technological change.
3. Every technology embodies a philosophy, an epistemological, political or social prejudice.
   The printing press de-values the oral tradition.
4. Technological change is not additive, it is ecological.
   The invention of the printing press in Europe, did not create “old Europe + the printing press”. It created a new and different Europe.
5. Technology becomes mythic, it becomes seen as part of the natural order of things.

Question 23

What is the relevance of Sherry Turkle’s talk to educators?

Answer 23

As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication — and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.

Question 24

What are the primary differences between ethics and morality? How do these differences relate to the use of ICT
(Information and communication technology)?

Answer 24

• Ethics: right and wrong, universal/objective
• Morality: good or bad, subjective, personalized

Contexts of Ethics vs. Morality:
• Ethics: law, legislation, professional codes of conduct
• Morality: religious norms, cultural values, personalized opinions