Digital Age Written Communication Quiz

Examples of new text formats mentioned in the text are 140-character status updates, scrolling newscast tickers, transit system tickers, computer code intended for device reading, and ideographic emoticons.

According to the text, digital technology does not replace traditional media but rather disturbs it. Both new and old forms of writing coexist and are in circulation.

The text mentions that daily activities involving text include taking handwritten notes, reading printed text, using a keyboard, tapping characters on a smartphone or tablet, and printing from a screen to paper.

<p>Writing is described as visual in the text through text animation, flamboyant neon signs, and the intricacy of graffiti concealed beneath bridges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The development of digital technology has brought about changes in textual roles and duties, comprehension and writing practices, and the processing and transmission of textual content.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calligraphy is described as a pristine artform of sheer tenacity and brilliance at the hands of artists who carefully yet profoundly drafted alphabets into their decorative and ornate penmanship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The blooming acceptance of calligraphy into Islamic art and its sharpening as one of the widely known Islamic artform began during the 7th century in the Middle East.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The origins of calligraphy can be prominently marked to transverse through the East Asian countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Mediterranean lands and Middle Eastern countries were densely and gravely influenced by the prevalence of Islamic religion, leading to further calligraphic development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calligraphy is described as an inherently flexible and comprehensive artform, beautifying the shape and form of the letters yet giving a firm sense of practicality and necessity to it.</p> Signup and view all the answers