12 Questions
What is the main characteristic of the digital society?
Pervasive digital infrastructure
What does datafication refer to in the context of the text?
Transforming human activity into data for analysis
What does technological determinism propose?
Technology shapes and drives societal change independently
Which phase of mass communication history emphasized strong, all-powerful effects?
1910s to late 1930s
What is digitization primarily focused on in the text?
Converting physical objects into digital formats
How is the relationship between technology and society described in the text?
Technology shapes society exclusively
What distinguishes the digital era from the industrial era?
Production of intangible products/services
Which characteristic is associated with the industrial era?
Manufacturing of physical objects
How do companies like Facebook and Uber operate in the digital era?
By providing intangible digital services
What does the digital society primarily involve?
Generation and trading of digitized data
How is control over information described in the digital era?
As personalized based on interests
What role does infrastructure play in the digital era?
Empowering generation and trade through digitized data
Test your knowledge on the evolution of society from the Agricultural era to the Industrial era and into the current Digital era. Learn about the shift from tangible objects to digital products and services like Facebook and Uber.
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