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05 - The use of technology in the world

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

  TRUE

  FALSE

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

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

  All of these options are possible impacts of an anonymous culture

  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

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

  the spread of false information and fake news

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

  All of these options are valid

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

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

  a reduced attention span

  a need for instant gratification

  Alll of these options are valid

  a decreased ability to hold conversations in person

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

  Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

  poor posture leading to other ailments

  All of these options are valid

  bad backs

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

  voice heard

  accounts deleted

  cultures erased

  None of these options are valid

 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:

  people can become celebrities over night because their video went viral

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

  All of these options are valid

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

 9. The Internet has changed the way we ….

  communicate with each other

  date

  All of these options are valid

  shop

 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)

  the use of storage devices

  blurry images

  poor resolution on monitors


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