Quiz sulla Storia dei Media Digitali

What is the main topic of the document?. Storia Dei Media. Storia del computer. storia della digitalizzazione. Storia di internet.

What was the value of the global digital communications market in 2012?. 1.500 mld €. 3.168 mld €. 4.000 mld €. 5.200 mld €.

What percentage of the digital communications market was telecommunications in 2012?. 27%. 36%. 10%. 46%.

What percentage of the global digital services market was in North America in 2012?. 27%. 30%. 29%. 6%.

Which term is used to describe the collection of themes that are continually evolving?. Analog. Digital. Binary. Continuous.

Which of the following examples is given to illustrate the contrast between "digital" and "analog"?. Disk in vinyl, modern compact disc. Movies, tv series. Radio, podcast. CD, mp3.

In a compact disc, what are the binary values used to represent the audio track?. 0 e 1. 2 e 3. 4 e 5. 6 e 7.

How does digital technology handle the conversion of an audio track?. Binari. Continue. Analogic. All of the above.

Which are the two fundamental elements of the digitalization of the media?. The binarization and the numerization. The binarization and the analogization. The analogization and the numerization. None of the above.

What does numerization consist of?. Assigning a numerical value to content. Making data not real. Making data real. All of the above.

What is a key advantage of the use of the same numerical language for all content types?. Audio, video, and images can be transmitted independently. Audio, video, and images can not be transmitted independently. The same numerical language cannot be used in all contexts. The same numerical language can be used in all contexts.

Which of the following is a benefit of digital information?. Smaterializzare le informazioni. Conservarli in supporti che occupano poco spazio (hard disk esterni). Manipolarli e modificarli con semplicità. All of the above.

Which theory highlights the development of communications and the use of machines in society as a crucial transformation?. Cibernetica. Teoria dell'informazione. Società post-industriale. Network society.

Which theory emphasizes the central role of information in cultural, political, and economic development?. Society of Information. Post-industrial society. Network society. Society post-modern.

Which society emphasizes the shift from goods production to service production?. Society of Information. Post-industrial society. Network society. Society post-modern.

Which theory focuses on the transformation of society by the internet and digital communications?. Society of Information. Post-industrial society. Network society. Society post-modern.

What are the two fundamental elements of the digitalization of the media?. Numerization and binarization. Digitization and binarization. Digitalization and datafication. All of the above.

What was the main reason for governments to reflect on digitalization?. The need to innovate obsolete telecommunications systems. The need to innovate obsolete computer systems. The need to create new private companies. The need to create new public companies.

Which document was signed by Clinton in 1993 in the USA?. The Nation Information Infrastructure: Agenda for Action. The Nation Information Infrastructure: Action for a better world. The Nation Information Infrastructure: Agenda for people. All of the above.

Who was the president of the European Commission?. Jacques Delors. Donald Trump. Bill Clinton. Bill Gates.

Which of the following are innovations that led to the creation of the PC?. Desktop, time-sharing and microprocessors. Laptop, smartphones, tablet. PC, laptop, smartphones. None of the above.

Which company designed the first computer for single-person use?. IBM. Apple. Xerox. Olivetti.

What innovation influenced the concept of a computer for individual use?. Time-sharing. Desktop. Microprocessors. All of the above.

What innovation allowed the construction of small-sized computers?. The microprocessors. The time-sharing. The desktop. All of the above.

Which computer was built by the Soviets in the late 1960s?. the Mir. Micral. Xerox Alto. P101.

Which of the following innovations led to the creation of computers for individual use?. Desktop, time-sharing and microprocessors. Mainframes. The IBM. The Xerox.

In which year was the first Macintosh computer released?. 1970. 1980. 1984. 1990.

Who invented the GUI (Graphical User Interface) and the mouse?. The Xerox. Apple. IBM. Microsoft.

When was Apple founded?. 1976. 1979. 1980. 1981.

Which computer introduced a GUI?. Lisa. Macintosh. Apple II. Altair 8800.

What was a key factor in the success of the PC?. The idea of the PC. The idea of the Internet. The concept of the mainframes. None of the above.

Which was the first computer with the mouse and GUI?. Xerox Alto. Altair 8800. Macintosh. Apple II.

Which company developed the first operative system, Windows, for the PC?. Microsoft. Apple. IBM. Xerox.

What does GUI stand for?. GUI. MS-DOS. Xerox. IBM.

What was a key factor in the diffusion of the first PCs?. A vision of the role of PC. A vision of the role of the Internet. A vision of the role of the mainframes. None of the above.

In which year did the spread of internet begin?. 1985. 1990. 1995. 2000.

What was one of the key points of the spread of the internet?. The spread of Windows. The spread of Apple. The spread of Xerox. None of the above.

What has become a mean of communication?. Internet. Windows. Macintosh. IBM.

In 2001 how many computers were sold?. 130 mln. 128 mln. 135 mln. 125 mln.

Which year was the first demonstration of time-sharing?. 1950. 1960. 1962. 1965.

Which was the first computer for hobbists?. Altair 8800. Apple. IBM. Xerox.

In which year was the commerce of internet open?. 1990. 1993. 1994. 1995.

Which is a platform of social network?. Yahoo. Microsoft. Facebook. Google.

In which year the Xerox Alto was created?. 1970. 1973. 1975. 1979.

What does Blue Box mean?. Blue Box. Iphone. Macintosh. Windows.

Which of the following options is the best advantage of numerization?. The same language. Different languages. Easy to use. No of the above.