Question 1

For what are algorithms used?

Accepted Answer

A)  To generate data 
B)  To shape users' consumption habits 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above 
A)  To generate data 
B)  To shape users' consumption habits 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the four distinct aspects of digital sociology as listed by Deborah Lupton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Professional digital practice 
B)  Digital data analysis 
C)  Sociological analyses of digital media use 
D)  The death of the print media 
A)  Professional digital practice 
B)  Digital data analysis 
C)  Sociological analyses of digital media use 
D)  The death of the print media D

Question 3

When was the social networking site Facebook launched?

Accepted Answer

A)  1997 
B)  2001 
C)  2004 
D)  2008 
A)  1997 
B)  2001 
C)  2004 
D)  2008 C

Question 4

The lack of access to digital technologies by socially disadvantaged members of society in comparison to others has been called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital desolation 
B)  Digital duality 
C)  The digital downside 
D)  The digital divide 
A)  Digital desolation 
B)  Digital duality 
C)  The digital downside 
D)  The digital divide

Question 5

For what does the abbreviation MOOC stand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multi-operational online communities 
B)  Maximising and optimising online collaboration 
C)  Massive open online courses 
D)  Media and online opportunities and challenges 
A)  Multi-operational online communities 
B)  Maximising and optimising online collaboration 
C)  Massive open online courses 
D)  Media and online opportunities and challenges

Question 6

What is crowdsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The practice of soliciting contributions from an online community 
B)  A way of finding out who your audience is 
C)  The process by which people are hired to participate in social media 
D)  A way of identifying reliable sources in online journals 
A)  The practice of soliciting contributions from an online community 
B)  A way of finding out who your audience is 
C)  The process by which people are hired to participate in social media 
D)  A way of identifying reliable sources in online journals

Question 7

Which was first launched of these networking sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  LinkedIn 
B)  Facebook 
C)  Twitter 
D)  Flickr 
A)  LinkedIn 
B)  Facebook 
C)  Twitter 
D)  Flickr

Question 8

In what year was Wikipedia founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  1992 
B)  2001 
C)  2005 
D)  2009 
A)  1992 
B)  2001 
C)  2005 
D)  2009

Question 9

The process by which previously distinct industries including media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) come together, can be termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Media process 
B)  Digital convergence 
C)  Information society 
D)  Hegemony 
A)  Media process 
B)  Digital convergence 
C)  Information society 
D)  Hegemony

Question 10

Deborah Lupton argues that differential power relations and exploitation:

Accepted Answer

A)  Do not occur on the internet 
B)  Are not an issue for digital sociology 
C)  Are irrelevant because of the spread of new media 
D)  Are reproduced on the internet just like in other social sites 
A)  Do not occur on the internet 
B)  Are not an issue for digital sociology 
C)  Are irrelevant because of the spread of new media 
D)  Are reproduced on the internet just like in other social sites

For what are algorithms used?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four distinct aspects of digital sociology as listed by Deborah Lupton?

When was the social networking site Facebook launched?

The lack of access to digital technologies by socially disadvantaged members of society in comparison to others has been called:

For what does the abbreviation MOOC stand?

What is crowdsourcing?

Which was first launched of these networking sites?

In what year was Wikipedia founded?

The process by which previously distinct industries including media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) come together, can be termed:

Deborah Lupton argues that differential power relations and exploitation:

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Exam 21: Digital Sociology

For what are algorithms used?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four distinct aspects of digital sociology as listed by Deborah Lupton?

When was the social networking site Facebook launched?

The lack of access to digital technologies by socially disadvantaged members of society in comparison to others has been called:

For what does the abbreviation MOOC stand?

What is crowdsourcing?

Which was first launched of these networking sites?

In what year was Wikipedia founded?

The process by which previously distinct industries including media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) come together, can be termed:

Deborah Lupton argues that differential power relations and exploitation:

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

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