HMI MIDTERMS

• What is the name of the module that this file belongs to

  Media and Information Literacy
• What is the term for knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society

  Indigenous knowledge
• What are the two main characteristics of indigenous knowledge according to this file?

  Both A and B
• What is the type of information source that covers virtually any topic, fact or fiction, and is useful for the complete background on an issue or an in-depth analysis of a theory or person?

  Books
• What is the type of information source that includes articles written by and for specialists/experts in a particular field and must go through a peer review process before they are accepted for publication?

  Academic journals
• What is the type of information source that provides very current information about events, people, or places at the time they are published and is useful for information on current events or to track the development of a story as it unfolds?

  Newspapers
• What is the name of the electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world and is the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio?

  Internet
•  What are the two links at the end of the file for?

   Course overview
• What is the name of the research institution that conducted the nuclear fusion experiment mentioned in the file?

  Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR)
• Which of the following best describes the concept of "contractedness" in media?

  Media messages are constructed by someone and reflect their values and beliefs.
• What does it mean to "deconstruct" a media message?

  To analyze and take apart the message
• Which of the following is NOT a key concept for deconstructing media

  Context
•  What are "media codes"?

   Systems of signs that create meaning
• Which of the following is an example of a symbolic code?

  A red rose symbolizing romance
•  What are "conventions" in media?

   Accepted ways of using media codes.
• What is the "subtext" of a media message?

  The hidden meaning of the text.
•   Who are the "producers" of a media message?

  The creators of the message
• What is the definition of plagiarism?

   Unauthorized use of someone else's work
• What is the most common place where cyberbullying occurs?

   Social media
•  Which term refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and technology, and those that do not?

   Digital divide
• What is a future technology mentioned in the module?

  Holograms
• What is the main feature of a fitness tracker?

  Monitoring heart rate
• What is a smartwatch primarily used for?

  All of the above
• What is phishing

   Pretending to be a legitimate institution 
• What are the three basic criteria for evaluating information according to this file?

  Both A and B