Information Age and Knowledge
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What is information, according to the text?

  • A type of telecommunications technology
  • A new era in human history
  • The ability to use computers
  • Knowledge about a specific fact or circumstance (correct)

    • When did the Information Age start?

  • In the last quarter of the 20th century (correct)
  • In the 19th century
  • In ancient times
  • In the 21st century

    • What was the primary factor driving the Information Age forward?

  • The creation of computers
  • Convenience and user-friendliness (correct)
  • The invention of the printing press
  • The development of telecommunications

    • What was Johannes Gutenberg known for?

    <p>Designing and building the first mechanized printing press in Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary method of disseminating information before the rise of computers?

    <p>Through print out materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Gutenberg press?

    <p>It made it possible to mass-produce books</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary method of producing books in the pre-Gutenberg era?

    <p>Through handwritten manuscripts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was restricted to an elite group of people in the pre-Gutenberg era?

    <p>Access to books and other reading materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic that differentiates one social media site from others?

    <p>Emphasis on real-time information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Richard Saul Wurman, what is information anxiety?

    <p>The gap between what we understand and what we think we should understand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a 'truth' of the information age?

    <p>Newer information is more reliable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When evaluating the reliability of a web source, what is an important question to ask?

    <p>What is the main purpose of the site?</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the phrase 'the medium selects the message'?

    <p>The medium used to convey information affects the message itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to consider the author's purpose when evaluating a web source?

    <p>To understand the author's motivation for writing the article</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the beginning of the Gutenberg Revolution?

    <p>The introduction of movable printing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were books printed during the Gutenberg Era called?

    <p>Incunabula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary language used in writing books during the Gutenberg Era?

    <p>Latin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the beginning of the Post-Gutenberg World?

    <p>The emergence of the internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with inventing the first computer?

    <p>Charles Babbage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the Internet?

    <p>Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the World Wide Web?

    <p>Sir Tim Berners-Lee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with discovering Electronic Mail (E-mail)?

    <p>V.A Shiva Ayyadurai</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded Facebook together with his fellow students in Harvard College?

    <p>Mark Zuckerberg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can users do on Facebook?

    <p>Contact one another, meet online, share ideas, data, photos, and videos, and transact business</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can users do on YouTube?

    <p>Upload, view, rate, share, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Google developed?

    <p>September 1996</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed Instagram?

    <p>Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Instagram primarily used for?

    <p>Sharing a wide range of photos and videos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created Twitter?

    <p>Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan William</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can users do on Messenger?

    <p>Send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio, and files, and interact with bots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Information Age

    • The Information Age is a period starting in the last quarter of the 20th century, characterized by effortless accessibility of information through publications and computer management.
    • The primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and user-friendliness.

    Pre-Gutenberg Era

    • Books were written and produced by hand.
    • They were made on surfaces of clay, wax, papyrus, and parchment.
    • Books and other reading materials were restricted to an elite group of people.
    • Word-of-mouth channels were used to relay information to others.

    Gutenberg Revolution

    • Began with the introduction of movable type printing.
    • Gutenberg principle enabled information to be passed on to every individual, but access was expensive.
    • Books printed using presses in the beginning of the Gutenberg era were called "incunabula" or "cradle of birthplace".
    • Gutenberg printing technology spread in Italy, Paris, and London.
    • Most books were written in Latin, but as time passed, books were written in local languages.

    Post-Gutenberg World

    • This era can be described as the emergence of the internet and the worldwide web.
    • Way to possible uploading and downloading of all forms of media instruments, making access to information easier.

    The Rise of Digital Age

    • In the beginning of modern technologies, printing presses are not the only tools used in spreading information.
    • Computers, cellphones, printers, digital cameras, etc. are now readily available to pass and receive information from one individual to another.

    Key Technologies and Innovations

    • Computer: an electronic device that stores and processes data, invented by Charles Babbage.
    • Internet: created by Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn in California, USA in the late 1960s, a global system of interconnected computer networks and devices.
    • World Wide Web (WWW): discovered by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, started in the 1990s for commercial purposes.
    • Electronic Mail (E-mail): discovered by V.A. Shiva Ayyudurai, started building the system in 1978 when he was 14 years old.
    • Facebook: founded by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow students in Harvard College, launched in February 2004, a social networking website.
    • Messenger: an application that lets you send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio, and files.
    • YouTube: founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, a video-sharing platform.
    • Google: developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a research project in 1996, indexes billions of web pages to allow users to search for information.
    • Instagram: created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger in October 2010, a photo and video social media application.
    • Twitter: created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan William in March 2006, a social networking website for news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more.

    Information Anxiety

    • Human cause of information overload
    • Produced by the ever-widening gap between what we understand and what we think we should understand
    • The black hole between data and knowledge, and what happens when information

    Truths of The Information Age

    • Information must compete
    • Newer is equated with truer
    • Selection is a viewpoint
    • The media sells what the culture buys
    • The early word gets the perm
    • You are what you eat and so is your brain
    • Anything in great demand will be counterfeited
    • Ideas are seen as controversial
    • Undead information walks ever on
    • Media presence creates the story
    • The medium selects the message
    • The whole truth is a pursuit

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    Test your knowledge about the concept of information, its communication, and the Information Age that started in the late 20th century. Learn about effortless access to information through publications and computer management.

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