Unit 08: Managing your Digital Lifestyle: Challenges and Ethics Flashcards
(110 cards)
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Digital Convergence?
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ability to use a single device to meet out media, internet, entertainment, and phone needs
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Digital Living Network Alliance
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an organization designed to standardize digital convergence
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internet of things?
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the interconnection of embedded computing devices that transfer data over a network without human interaction
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8 categories of the internet of things?
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- home entertainment
- security cameras
- appliances
- security locks
- lighting
- smoke detectors
- thermostat
- irrigation
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digitized?
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when info is measured and converted to a stream of numerical values
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analog waves?
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sinusoidal waves - sound/light waves
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advantage of digital versus analog formats?
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can be reproduced and distributed easily due to it being a string of numbers. compared to analog which needs to be converted
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analog versus digital entertainment
a) publishing
b) music
c) photography
d) video
e) radio
f) TV
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analog - digital
a) books - e-books
b) record/cassette tapes - CD’s/MP3 files
c) film cameras - digital camgeras
d) film stored on tapes - DVD/blu-ray
e) AM/FM radio - streaming music stations
f) analog TV broadcast - HDTV
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SiriusXM and HD Radio are examples of?
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satellite radio systems broadcasted in digital formats
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how is analog converted to digital?
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analog-to-digital conversion - where the strength of the analog wave is measured using numerical values creating a string of numerical value representing the analog wave
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e-text?
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electronic text - textual info captured digitally so that it can be stored, manipulated, and transmitted by electronic devices
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e-readers
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devices that display e-text
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Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK are examples of?
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e-readers
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6 basic features of e-readers
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- integrated dictionaries
- not-taking and highlighting capabilities
- URL links to glossary
- bookmarks
- connection to different version - audiobooks
- magnification
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MagicScroll Web Reader
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a google browser add-on for e-texts
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E Ink? example
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electronic ink - sharp grayscale representation of text
amazon kindle paperwhite
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2 popular tech used to represent digital text
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- E Ink
2. backlit monitors
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backlit monitors? example
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devices with a screen that illuminate themselves instead of depending on room lighting
Amazon Fire
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which digital text has the longest battery life? what is the battery life of each
a) E Ink
b) backlit monitors
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a) longer - 1-2 months
b) 8-10 hours
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are e-books limited in libraries?
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yes a library has a specific number of copies of each e-book - only so many licensing numbers
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Project Gutenberg
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source of free e-reading
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5 steps to creating digital music
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- play music and creat to creat analog wave
- microphone feeds analog wave into an ADC chip
- ADC digitizes the wave
- the digital wave (series of numbers) is recorded onto digital media
- playback device uses DAC to convert digital to analog waves to be heard through the speaker rather than live
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ADC?
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analog-to-digital converter
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DAC?
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digital-to-analog converter
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sampling rate?
specifies the number of times the analog wave is measured per second - dictates how close the digital wave is to the analog wave
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DivX and MPEG-4 are examples of?
digital music file types with a .mp4 extension
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WMV and Xvid are examples of?
digital music file types that hold both video and audio info
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What determines how much digital media a device can hold?
1. storage space
| 2. the quality of the sampling rate - better = larger file
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ripping?
converting a song from CD to digital MP3 file
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can you control MP3 file size
yes by ripping because it allows user to control the sampling rate
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DRM?
digital rights management - a system of access control that enables only limited use of material that have been legally purchased
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tethered downloads?
when you pay for music and own it bar are restricted to its use
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SLR cameras?
single-lens reflex cameras - analog wave cameras
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CCD arrays?
charge-coupled device array - an electronic sensor that captures images
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fixed-lens cameras?
a digital camera that comes with a fixed lens
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benifits of digital SLR cameras? (2)
1. lets you switch among different lenses
| 2. full-frame image sensor - what captures the light
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disadvantages of SLR cameras compared to fixed lens cameras (2)
1. heavier
| 2. uses more battery power
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5 factors that determine digital image quality
1. lens quality
2. image sensor size
3. file format used
4. color management software
5. resolution
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resolution?
number of data points it records for each image captured
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MP?
megapixels
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pixel?
picture element
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standard camera resolution is?
12 to 20 MP
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professional digital SLR camera resolution is
50.6 MP
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most common file types for digital cameras are? (2)
1. RAW - raw uncompressed data
| 2. JPEG - joint photographic experts group
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main difference between RAW and JPEG?
RAW is a bigger file
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TIFF and JPEG are examples of?
files used to store converted images
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2 best options for printing digital photos?
1. use an inkjet printer - photo printer
| 2. use a photo printing service - no fading
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Izzy Video podcasts and No Film School are examples of
online tutorial resources that teach how to edit video footage
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codec?
the rule implemented in software/hardware that squeezes the same audio and video info into less space
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VLC Media Player and GOM player are examples of?
free media players used in windows 10
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MPEG-4, H.264m and DivX are examples of?
commonly used codecs
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4 typical file format for digital video
1. QuickTime
2. MPEG
3. windows media video
4. Microsoft video for windows
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MPEG?
moving picture experts group
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HD?
high definition - standard digital TV signal that guarantees a specific level of resolution and aspect ratio
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aspect ratio?
the ratio of an image's width to its height
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IoT?
internet of things
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deep web?
any part of the web that you cannot find using a search engine
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dark web?
well-concealed websites that are used for illegal activities
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cryptocurrency/virtual/cyber/digital currency?
enables direct anonymous transactions between users
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what is the most well-known cryptocurrency?
bitcoins
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Litecoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash, Ripple, and Monero are all examples of?
cryptocurrency
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what is a different amount of cryptocurrency compared to regular currency?
they are not regulated by the government
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blockchain?
a massive public online ledger that keeps finalized cryptocurrency transactions
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digital wallet?
stores info needed to complete cryptocurrency transactions
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what are the 2 types of digital wallets? which one is more secure?
1. hot - wallets connected to the internet
| 2. cold - wallets disconnected from the internet - more secure
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disadvantages of cryptocurrency (6)
1. cannot reverse transactions
2. losing wallet = losing currency
3. no insurance
4. currency value fluctuates
5. little protection of consumers
6. not widely accepted
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"cutting the cord"?
dropping cable TV services and obtaining TC programs a different way
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throttle?
to slow down
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2 types of property?
1. real property - immovable (real estate)
| 2. personal property - stuff you own
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2 types of personal property
1. tangible - a physical object of value
| 2. intangible - non-physical object of value
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IP?
intellectual-property - a product of a person's mind and is usually considered an expression of human creativity
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copyright?
a type of protection that is granted to the creator of original works fo authorship
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5 broad categories if IP
1. copyright
2. patents
3. trademarks
4. service marks
5. trade dress
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8 copyright works
1. literary work
2. musical works
3. dramatic works
4. pantomimes and choreographic
5. structural works
6. motion pictures
7. sound recordings
8. architectural
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Patents?
grant inventors permission to stop others from manufacturing, using, and/or selling their work
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trademark?
a symbol that uniquely differentiates goods of one party from another
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service mark?
a trademark that applies to a service instead of a product
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5 rights copyright owners own
1. reproduction of the work
2. to prepare derivatives works base on the original
3. work distribution
4. public performance of the work
5. public display of the work
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what can you not copyright?
common phrases/products
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how long does copyright last?
+70 year
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public domain?
works without copyright protection
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is copyright protection automatic?
no, it must be registered as your work
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is copyright registration free?
no, a small fee is associated with it
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do I need to register for copyright protection for all my original pieces?
no there are copyright registration forms for collective works however they must be associated together as a collection
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copyleft
various licensing plants that enable copyright holders to grant certain rights to the work while retaining other rights
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4 license conditions
1. attribution - if others use your work in any way will grant you credit
2. ShareAlike - lets others do anything with the work under certain conditions with permission of the owner
3. noncommercial - can use work for anything noncommercial
4. NoDerivatives - other can do anything as long as its the original - no modifications
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GNU?
general public license
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credit common licenses?
a licence that explains the terms and conditions associated with the involvement of using the work
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copyright infringement?
violation of the holders right
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software piracy?
illegally using copyrighted software
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model release?
grants the photographer the right to use an image of the model
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terms of use?
the terms related to using the copyrighted material
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info required to contact the owner copyright work asking permission of use
1. say who you are
2. which work you request permission
3. complete details of work usage
4. timing of the request
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fair use?
ability to use portions of copyrighted work for specific purposes without receiving prior permission from the copyright holder
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educational fair use?
reproduction of a small part of the work by teacher/student meant for an educational lesson
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types of activities of constitute fair use?
1. quotations
2. summary of work
3. educational fair use
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plagiarism?
the act of copying text or ideas from someone else and claiming them as your own
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paper mills?
websites that sell prewritten or custom-written research papers to students
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APA?
American psychological association
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MLA?
modern language association
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APA and MLA are examples of?
citation styles
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hoax?
anything designed to deceive another person
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urban legends?
when a hoax becomes so well known that they incorporated as a true event even if they are not
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fake news?
a type of hoax that refers to stories that are invented and are intended to spread misinformation
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4 sources for conduction scholarly research?
1. google scholar
2. academia
3. BASE
4. RefSeek
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digital manipulation?
altering media so that the images captured are changed from the way they were originally seen by the human eye
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online reputation?
info available about someone in cyberspace that can influence people's opinions of them in the real world
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persistence of information?
the ideas that media or narratives about someone online may never disappear
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employment-at-will?
unless bound by employ contract employers can fire you at any time for any reason unless is violate legal statue
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4 steps to take to protect online rep
1. improve/update personal profile
2. create content on relevant sites
3. post frequently
4. get haters deleted or persuade them
