Electronic Media: Then, Now, and Later 3e
Norman J. Medoff and Barbara K. Kaye
TEST BANK: Chapter 6
True/False
1. Early facsimile/telefax technology existed in the days of the telegraph.
2. The first prototype of a cell phone was developed in the 1980s.
3. DVRs replaced VCRs but serve the same purpose.
4. Cable, satellite, and streaming services have all seen declines in subscribers.
5. Microsoft’s SPOT technology is the basis for the first smart watches.
6. Consolidation of telecommunications companies may lead to an oligopoly.
7. Internet telephone uses packet-switching technology.
8. Hypersonic sound systems convert audio signals to ultrasonic frequency.
9. Google Glass was well received by consumers.
10. “Things,” in the Internet of things, can include devices but not living beings.
11. Grid computing networks require wired interconnections between physical devices.
12. Artificial intelligence is already automating and replacing some human functions.
13. Early users of the Internet had to connect to the Internet via modems or routers.
14. Citizen journalism was facilitated by the introduction of analog technologies.
15. Tablets are like smartphones but smaller and less powerful.
Multiple Choice
16. Which technology was beneficial to CNN’s ability to fill a 24/7 news schedule?
17. Which company made the first PDA-type of organizing and messaging handheld device?
18. Smart personal object technology is evident in which of the following?
19. POTS is closely associated with which technology?
20. Which of the following technologies uses VOIP?
21. Critics contend that webcams
22. The functions of landline phones are being replaced by ____.
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B. Internet telephony
C. POTS
D. both A and B
23. Which of the following transpire during cellular calls?
24. Sling TV is an example of which of the following?
25. A general-purpose computer contained in a touch-screen panel is called a ___.
27. OTT refers to ____.
28. How can one make a VOIP call?
29. Which of the following is a criticism of mobile devices?
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D. all of the above
30. _______ is described as machine-to -machine communications made possible because of
cloud computing and networks of data-gathering sensors.
31. People who donate their unused computing power to others to help facilitate cutting-edge
scientific research are contributing to
32. Which statement best describes the hypersonic sound system?
33. Personal digital devices include
34. On-demand digital streaming is available through
35. Mobile phones have resulted in ____.