Questions and Answers
What type of media was prevalent during the Pre-Historical Age?
What significant invention occurred during the Industrial Age that improved publishing?
Which invention replaced Morse code with voice communications?
What was a distinguishing feature of the Electronic Age in media development?
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What technology was invented in 1946?
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What development in media occurred alongside the introduction of television?
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Which of the following technologies was introduced in the early 1990s?
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Who invented the World Wide Web?
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What was one of the primary purposes of the personal computers introduced in the early 1970s?
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During what period did the Information Age begin?
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Study Notes
Prehistorical Age
- Media began as non-written forms of creative self-expression.
- Examples include paintings, pictographs, and painted sticks used by Native American tribes.
- Quibi cards were utilized by the Incas in South America.
- The Sumerians, around 8,000 BCE, developed the earliest forms of writing and produced pictographs.
Industrial Age
- Began in the late 18th century and lasted into the early 20th century.
- The invention of the printing press revolutionized the publishing of newspapers, books, and printed materials.
- Enhanced information dissemination to a broader audience.
- Introduced inventions included the telegraph, photograph, and radio, which facilitated long-distance communication.
- The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, replaced Morse code with voice communication.
Electronic Age
- Marked the beginning of critical 20th-century media innovations.
- Radio telephony emerged, starting as two-way communication and evolving into radio broadcasting.
- Introduction of television combined visual and audio elements.
- Commercial television launched, enhancing viewer access and experience.
- Key advancements included the color television system in 1946, cable television in 1948, and satellite television in the 1970s.
Information Age
- Commenced in the late 20th century and continues today.
- Witnessed a surge of technological advancements in media.
- Personal computers emerged in the early 1970s, enabling network access and information processing.
- The internet was invented in the early 1990s, providing extensive access to various websites.
- Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, a system of interrelated hypertext pages, streamlining online navigation and information retrieval.
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Explore the fascinating development of media from the prehistoric age through the industrial age. This quiz covers non-written forms of expression such as paintings, pictographs, and the early use of writing by ancient civilizations like the Sumerians. Test your knowledge on the progression and significance of these media forms in history.
