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08 - Culture and Technology

 1. The use of technology and the internet in recent years has had no impact on our culture.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 2. Some of the things that come out of an 'anonymous' culture include:

  people can send vengeful and harmful messages with no immediate come back

  hackers can pretend to be someone they are not and trick you into handing over information

  Paedophiles can pose as children in order to lure other children and 'groom' them online

  All of the above are possible impacts of an anonymous culture

 3. Social media connects people and has advantages, but the disadvantages include:

  it can provide a banner and 'voice' for extremist and illegal groups of people

  All of the above

  distraction - some people cannot work or study properly as a result

  the spread of false information and fake news

 4. Some studies have shown that technology and the internet have turned people into social media 'addicts' with the following additional impacts:

  All of the above

  a decreased ability to hold conversations in person

  a need for instant gratification

  a reduced attention span

 5. A shift in work culture to employees who sit behind computers all day can lead to health issues such as:

  All of the above

  Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

  poor posture leading to other ailments

  bad backs

 6. With the rise of blogs, youtube and personal news channels, people can very easily have their …

  None of the above

  cultures erased

  accounts deleted

  voice heard

 7. Established news organisations can sometimes find it hard to compete with these so called 'citizen journalists' that can report anything they like, whenever they like!

  FALSE

  TRUE

 8. Viral videos can cause the following:

  Social movements can spring up in response to a single viral video!

  people to connect together over a common experience (e.g. discuss or laugh at the video)

  people can become celebrities over night because their video went viral

  All of the above

 9. The Internet has changed the way we ….

  communicate with each other

  shop

  All of the above

  date

 10. One of the major shifts in culture in this internet age is to do with the issue of …

  personal privacy (personal details and data)

  blurry images

  the use of storage devices

  poor resolution on monitors


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