Question 1

The term technological determinism refers to:

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A)   Society having an active impact on largely passive technologies
B)   How past technologies dictate the shape of future technologies
C)   Technology having an active impact on a largely passive society
D)   The laws put in place to govern the use of technology

Question 2

Social studies of technological systems have demonstrated that technologies are:

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A)   Neutral
B)   Value-laden
C)   Becoming increasingly unpopular
D)   Becoming obsolete B

Question 3

The term digital divide describes:

Accepted Answer

A)   The gap between those who have access to digital technologies and those who do not
B)   Brand loyalty to a specific computer brand
C)   The lack of compatibility between different computer operating systems
D)   Differences in how old and young people use the Internet

Question 4

Which perspective explores the development and use of digital technology in practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   The methodological perspective
B)   The contextual perspective
C)   The interactive perspective
D)   The socio-technological perspective

Question 5

What term describes the use of data analysis to determine risk?

Accepted Answer

A)   Probability data analysis
B)   Insurance data analysis
C)   Predictive data analysis
D)   Determining data analysis C

Question 6

The infrastructuralization of the Internet describes how:

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A)   The Internet's infrastructure is rapidly evolving
B)   Digital services are becoming increasingly indispensable to the conduct of everyday life
C)   Patterns of internet usage are shaped by user's location
D)   Internet providers dictate how the internet is used B

Question 7

Which sociological perspective examines wider process of interaction and interactivity between technology, knowledge and society?

Accepted Answer

A)   The interactive perspective
B)   The contextual perspective
C)   The socio-technological perspective
D)   The methodological perspective

Question 8

Which perspective seeks to understand transformations in ways of knowing and intervening in digital societies?

Accepted Answer

A)   The interactive perspective
B)   The contextual perspective
C)   The methodological perspective
D)   The socio-technological perspective

Question 9

What term describes how data analytics are being used to observe and govern the poor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Internet inequality
B)   Online prison
C)   Data discrimination
D)   Digital poor house

Question 10

What term describes programmable digital infrastructures controlled by
Operators who curate the interactions of users?

Accepted Answer

A)   Moderators
B)   Social media
C)   Platforms
D)   Boards

Exam 1: What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

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Which perspective explores the development and use of digital technology in practice?

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What term describes the use of data analysis to determine risk?

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The infrastructuralization of the Internet describes how:

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Which sociological perspective examines wider process of interaction and interactivity between technology, knowledge and society?

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Which perspective seeks to understand transformations in ways of knowing and intervening in digital societies?

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What term describes how data analytics are being used to observe and govern the poor?

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What term describes programmable digital infrastructures controlled by Operators who curate the interactions of users?

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The term technological determinism refers to:

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Social studies of technological systems have demonstrated that technologies are:

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The term digital divide describes:

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Which perspective explores the development and use of digital technology in practice?

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What term describes the use of data analysis to determine risk?

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The infrastructuralization of the Internet describes how:

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Which sociological perspective examines wider process of interaction and interactivity between technology, knowledge and society?

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Which perspective seeks to understand transformations in ways of knowing and intervening in digital societies?

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What term describes how data analytics are being used to observe and govern the poor?

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What term describes programmable digital infrastructures controlled by Operators who curate the interactions of users?

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