NMIX 2020 FINAL
The iPhone was released in ___________; the first Android device was released in _____________. (Enter answers as four-digit numerical years only, i.e. 2016)
(2007, 2008)
Why do so many programming languages exist?
(ALL) -New programming languages offer new and improved functionality -Different program languages are optimized to perform different tasks - Older programming languages are still needed for many reasons, including supporting legacy projects
Which of the following are reasons why speech might have become the default mode of human communication instead of sign languages such as ASL? - Offers a wider vocabulary and richer means of expression - It requires less physical effort - It's not limited to line of sight communication - It can be understood from a greater distance (by shouting, etc.)
- It requires less physical effort - It's not limited to line of sight communication - It can be understood from a greater distance (by shouting, etc.) (NOT: it offers a wider vocabulary and richer means of expression)
The following are true about the telegraph:
- was the first form of electronic telecommunication - offers an excellent illustration of Metcalfe's law - paved the way for all other forms of electronic telecommunication The following is NOT true: - was far superior on every vector to all other existing forms of telecommunication
Which of the following is not true about JavaScript? -Has become the de facto programming language for interactivity on websites -Originally called TeaScript -Is only tenuously related to Java -Was created at Netscape
-Has become the de facto programming language for interactivity on websites -Is only tenuously related to Java -Was created at Netscape (NOT Was originally called TeaScript)
Today about 3 billion people are online with 2 billion of them using smartphones; by 2020, about _____ billion people will be online with about ______ billion of them using smartphones.
4,4
Approximately ____% of Twitter users use the site daily while ___% of Instagram users and ____% of Facebook users are
40, 60, 70
To connect 10 computers without a router, you'd need _________ cables. With a router, you'd need __________ cables.
45, 10
How many bytes are in 48 megabits?
6,000,000
Which of the following doesn't have "real-time only" as a limitation? Speech Ideograms Gestures Pointing
A: Ideograms. Speech, gestures, and pointing are examples of communication which HAVE a "real-time only" limitation
The printing press offered multiple-orders-of-magnitude improvements in printing in:
Accuracy of Copies, Cost, Speed
____ development is the process through which startups create ____ products.
Agile, minimum viable
Apple was founded on ______, and was originally called _____.
April 1, 1976 and Apple Computer, Inc.
The term "Internet of Heavier Things" refers to:
Industrial-scale deployment (e.g. in manufacturing, energy) of IoT devices
All of the following are reasons someone launching a website might want to use a commercial web server instead of their own machine except that a commercial web server:
Is always free to operate
Phonographs/vinyl records were first introduced in the...
Late 1800's
MP3 stands for
MPEG Audio Layer 3
Techniques demonstrated / explained in the MarI/O video?
Machine Learning, Neuroevolution, Neural Networks
Early newspapers were among the first forms of:
Mass Communication, Advertisement, Propaganda
Google's line of "pure" Android phones is called
Nexus
Google ________ is a tool for graphing changes over time in the frequency with which a phrase appears in searchable books.
Ngram
The failure of VR to achieve commercial success in the 1990s illustrated the importance of _______ for mass adoption of a new technology.
Timing
The _________ test is a test of a machine's ability to _______________.
Turing, exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human
_____ transmission systems like most social media transmit from many sources to many receivers, while _________ transmission systems -- including most traditional media -- transmit from one source to many receivers a. Synchronous, asynchronous b. Dialogic, monologic c. Asynchronous, synchronous d. Monologic, dialogic
b. Dialogic, monologic
The first Internet-connected device (in the sense of an IoT device) was: a. A Discman portable CD player b. Packaging at a Wal-Mart c. A coke machine d. A pack of Juicy Fruit gum
c. A coke machine
According to a quote from "What is Code?", "Computer science is no more about ____ than astronomy is about _____." a. Algorithms, stars b. Processors, lenses c. Computers, telescopes d. Math, distance
c. Computers, telescopes
Which of the following isn't a technique demonstrated / explained in the MarI/O video? a. Neural networks b. Neuroevolution c. Cyberdyne skynet d. Machine Learning
c. Cyberdyne skynet
Which of the following isn't one of the seven building blocks of the honey-comb framework of social media? a. Reputation b. Sharing c. Inanity d. Identity
c. Inanity
Which of the following isn't true of the original Macintosh? a. Was one of the first products to be promoted by an expensive Super Bowl commercial b. Was the first mass-market compuer to use a GUI c. Was released in 1982 d. Was the first mass-market computer to be mouse-based
c. Was released in 1982
Current smartphone operating systems?
iOS, Android, Symbian (not: webOS)
Other terms used to described "new media" in the lesson include all of the following except:
mainstream media
The term "emerging media" is useful because it connotes
media that is new at the present moment
Obama's 2012 election victory was partially attributed to a big data effort called Project ________.
narwhal
Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics read as follows: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with ______________. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the _______________.
the First law, the First and Second laws
Virtual reality currently primarily engages sight. Which sense do VR experts view as the most difficult to simulate?
touch
Which of the following is not a form of ephemeral messaging?
Twitter direct messages
All of the following are reasons someone launching a website might want to use a commercial web server instead of their own machine except that a commercial web server:
Answer, but false statement: Is always free to operate (Not the answer, but true statements: Is always up and running, Is always connected to the Internet, Is always available at the same IP address)
The study of signs is called
Semiotics
Date of Introduction of the Android
September 2008
Forms of ephemeral messaging?
Snapchat Messages, Phone calls
_____ is the current CEO of Google
Sundar Pichai
Major benefits of computers and computer networks:
The ability to perfectly reproduce information ad infinitum The cost of reproducing and transmitting information over a computer network become asymptotically close to zero The ability to store and process information at a scale and speed beyond human ability Not: The quality of being the most innovative form of communication by virtue of being the newest form of communication we know
Which of the following is true about many new communication technologies?
They are weak in many areas when first introduced They are compelling in one new area
According to Steve Jobs, "[Design is] not just what [something] looks like and feels like, [it's]"
How it works
Around what year did the use of the phrase "digital media" rapidly accelerate?
1980-1995
Around what date did the use of the phrase "digital media" rapidly accelerate?
1990
Google's core source of revenue is
Advertising
Who created Android and when was it acquired by Google?
Andy Rubin, 2005
How many professional software developers are there in the world today?
11,000,000
Text messages are limited to _____ characters because Friedhelm Hillebrand noted in 1985 that _____.
160; the vast majority of messages could fit within that limit
How many bits are in 24 megabytes?
192,000,000
In what decade was the electric television invented?
1920s
AI research began in earnest in the
1950s
VCRs were first widely adopted in the _____; eventually, most used the ____ format, instead of the technically superior___.
1970s, VHS, Betamax
The iPhone was released in _______; the first Android device was released in ______.
2007; 2008
In August 2015, Google was reorganized as a subsidiary of the newly-formed company
Alphabet
Of the following, which was the first method of communication that could be infinitely changed and moved around to interpret different abstract concepts? Pictograms, Ideograms, Alphabetic Writing, or Logographic writing?
Alphabetic Writing
This question is related to the following quote from "What is Code?" "they will go off and work in the integrated development environments..." An integrated development environment is:
An application that includes many necessary tools for software development, like a code editor and a debugger
"Bit" stands for _______ and contains ______ byte.
Binary digit, ⅛
What is true about many new communication technologies?
Both these answers: -They are weak in many areas when first introduced -They are compelling in one new area
Which of the following isn't a variation of virtual reality?
Chromatic reality WHAT ARE: Mediated Reality, Diminished Reality, Augmented Reality
Which of the following was not a radical new feature of the original iPhone at the time of its introduction?
Copy and paste for text
Which of the following isn't one of the four major categories of commerce?
IS NOT: B2C, Business to Cryptocurrency IS: C2C (consumer to consumer), B2B (business to business), C2B (consumer to business)
Where is Apple Inc. headquartered?
Cupertino, CA
Which of the following wasn't a core innovation of the original iTunes Music store?
DRM (digital rights management)-free music
Versions of the Android operating system are named after
Desserts
Other terms used to described "new media" in the lesson:
Digital Media, Emerging Media, Media
Incidental readership the fact "that most people who read an article on a website ______"
Do not read any other articles on that site in a given month.
Which of the following is not true about the CD?
Early CD players were relatively inexpensive, costing only about $150 WHAT IS TRUE: It was the first consumer digital audio format It had a greater capacity than hard drives at the time of its introduction It was invented by James T. Russell
____ was the CEO of Google from 2001-2011 ushering it through a period of explosive growth.
Eric Schmidt
Compared to traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives are:
Faster than HDDs More reliable than HDDs Made of fewer moving parts (no moving parts, actually)
Since its inception, Apple has prided itself on making the "whole widget," integrating...
Hardware and software
All of the following are true about Minitel except that it:
Is still operational today (TRUE: Is a French thing, Was a pre-World Wide Web online service, Launched in 1978)
Who was depicted in Apple's original logo?
Isaac Newton
Which of the following is NOT a reason why might speech have become the default mode of human communication instead of sign languages such as ASL?
It offers a wider vocabulary and richer means of expression
Date of Introduction of the iPhone
June 29, 2007
Actively working on artificial intelligence and / or machine learning technologies?
Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon
Which is not an advantage of papyrus over stone?
More permanent
Which of the following isn't true about compressed audio files? -They're perfect reproductions of the original digital audio recordings - They use file formats such as MP3 and AAC - They offer smaller file sizes than uncompressed recordings - They constitute the majority of digital audio files average consumers listen to.
NOT TRUE: They're perfect reproductions of the original digital audio recordings TRUE: - They use file formats such as MP3 and AAC - They offer smaller file sizes than uncompressed recordings - They constitute the majority of digital audio files average consumers listen to.
(Big Data) Obama's 2012 election victory was partially attributed to a big data effort called Project ________.
Narwhal
Google Acquired YouTube in ___________ for __________, a seemingly-outrageous amount at the time in retrospect seems like a bargain.
October 2006, $1.6 billion
In 2014, _____ conducted over $1,000,000 of transactions in
Overstock.com, bitcoins
Which of the following doesn't involve cloud services?
Pairing your phone with your car
Businesses Elon Musk founded or co-founded?
PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX
What innovation was brought about by cave paintings/petroglyphs?
Permanence
RAM stands for __________ and serves as ____________ within a computer.
Random access memory, working memory
RAM stands for ___________ and serves as ___________ within a computer.
Random access memory, working memory
SQL is a way to interact with _________ and stands for __________.
Relational databases, structured query language
_____ pioneered the SaaS business model in
Salesforce.com, 1999
______ is the largest manufacturer of Android phones
Samsung
Which of the following does Paul Graham call essential for a startup?
Venture funding and rapid growth
The development of artificial intelligence technologies has seen a pattern of false starts followed by periods of inactivity called AI ____________.
Winter/s
Tim Berners-Lee created the...
World Wide Web, 1991
With the increasing role technology companies are playing in the news business, " _______ and _______ are the two industry roles largely left to news organizations."
Writing, original reporting
According to an article we read, the type of bots getting the most coverage use __________ and interface with an existing ___________ application.
conversational UI, messaging
Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk are among a group of prominent figures who believe that developing an AI more advanced than human intelligence _________________.
could pose an existential risk to humanity
______ was an early pioneer of modern virtual reality and was later acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. a. PlayStation VR b. HTC Vive c. Street View d. Oculus Rift
d. Oculus Rift
According to the lesson, all of the following were major benefits of computers and computer networks except: a. The ability to perfectly reproduce information ad infinitum b. The cost of reproducing and transmitting information over a computer network become close to 0 c. The ability to store and process information at a scale and speed beyond human ability d. The quality of being the most innovative form of communication by virtue of being the newest form of communication we know
d. The quality of being the most innovative form of communication by virtue of being the newest form of communication we know
Versions of the Android operating system are named after
desserts
Which of the following are challenges facing international e-commerce? a. Language b. Currency c. Regulation d. Cultural differences e. All of the above
e. All of the above
