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Diagnostic Test Media
MULTIPLE CHOICES: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the BEST answer. (50pts)
1. Which three things should you consider when evaluating a website?
a. Navigation, structure and format
b. Authority, purpose and currency
c. Layout, Graphics and Publisher
d. None of the above
4. The area of the library where you would go to get help with a strategy for a research project
is:
a. Special Collections
b. Reference
c. Circulation
d. Periodicals
7. Which is the best strategy when you find too much information?
a. Broaden your question
b. Narrow your question
c. Change your topic
d. Only use the first few results
9. Which of the following is NOT one of the three general categories in building media literacy?
a. Media grammar
b. Fragmentation of Media Channels
c. Media production practices
d. Commercial Forces Shaping Media Content
11. Which of the following is NOT one of the main ways of evaluating information found online?
a. Looking at the brand name is it a trusted brand?
b. Making sure the source is a governmental agency
c. Checking the website's internal information and procedure for fact-checking and mission, as
well as what types of web sites it links to
d. Comparing the information on the website with the same information from an established
media company or with original source material
12. Which of the following statements about the fragmentation of media channels is incorrect?
a. The fragmentation of media channels is drastically altering the media landscape, but this
trend is lessened by the World Wide Web
b. A lack of a common media experience can segment groups and hurt the establishment of a
civil society
c. A greater diversity of voices now have better chances of reaching a larger media audience
than in the past because of more media outlets
d. Despite fragmentation, some events still draw record audiences such as big sporting events
or man-made or natural disasters
13. Which of the following is NOT true of the commercial forces shaping media content?
a. Commercial decisions often play a role in the type of media content that is created
b. Most media enterprises in the U.S. follow a profit model for their operation
c. Corporate sponsorship plays a large role in funding public television programs in the U.S.,
who get less than a third of their funding from the government
d. Large media companies like Time Warner, Walt Disney, and Viacom are global in scope and
therefore rarely can dominate local media
16. Communicate or mass communication through physical objects such as radio, television,
computers, or film, etc. It also refers to any
a. Media Education
b. People Media
c. Media
d. Netiquette
17. It refers to the set of standards for the analysis, design, development, implementation and
evaluation of media and information for effective and efficient integration to the learning
process.
a. Wearable Technology
b. Internet Addiction
c. Selection Criteria
d. Information Literacy
18. Any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic
community or a community of identity or interest. Community media are separate from either
private (commercial) media, state-run media, or public broadcast media. Community media are
increasingly recognized as a crucial element in a vibrant and democratic media system.
(Wikipedia)
a. Internet Addiction
b. Media Literacy
c. Indigenous media
d. Media Convergence
19. An idea that the current age is characterized by creating a knowledge-based society
surrounded by a high-tech computerization. It is also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age,
or New Media Age. (Wikipedia)
a. Information
b. New (Information) Age
c. Text Information and Media
d. Audio Information and Media
21. When a message is transformed into an understandable sign and symbol system, the
process is referred to as:
a. Encoding
b. Noise
c. Decoding
d. Interpretation
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22. What percentage of his/her waking hours does the average person spend consuming mass
media?
a. 45%
b. 55%
c. 65%
d.75%
24. Find the best answer: When media identify a certain group of people they wish to get their
message across to, this group of people is known as a(n):
a. Narrowcasting audience
b. Demographic response
c. Audience poll
d. Target audience
27. What are your habits when it comes to newspapers and current events:
a. You pay attention to news when there is a juicy story that grabs your interest
b. You avoid mainstream news media
c. You try to read news everyday relying on media you trust and respect
d. You should pay more attention to the news but don't have time
28. You are working on your personal homepage and would like to publish a nice graphic you
found on the internet. What do you have to think of before publishing?
a. The background of the graphic has to be transparent
b. The copyright – I have to ask the owner for permission
c. The graphic has to be published in its original size
d. Nothing particular, I can use it as it is
29. When you are communicating online to unknown people or filling out details on a website,
what contact information should you give out?
a. An alias
b. The family name
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c. The address
d. The phone number
30. Which of the file formats below is that of a picture?
a. Mp3
b. Gif
c. Doc
d. Pdf
33. You found out that your favorite program on the History Channel also has a website. What
do you need to know in order to visit the program's site?
a. The state where the website is located
b. What time the program's website is open
c. The Internet address (URL) of the website
d. None of the above
34. The number of Internet pages of the program's website34. Someone is behaving
inappropriately on one of the sites you're using. You should:
a. Report to the moderator of the site
b. Shut down your PC
c. Tell the person off
d. All of the above
36. You and your friends have come up with a great fundraiser idea for your team. In order to
show how it can raise the most money and attract the biggest audience, how might you use
digital tools?
a. Create a graph showing the last few fundraisers compared to other group's fundraising
efforts with this product
b. Create a survey online that polls students' interest in this product and show results to your
coach
c. Create a video and website that shows the benefits of this product to your student body
d. All of the above
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37. After opening your word processor program, you choose a file and click open. The picture
below is what you see. What is likely the problem?
a. Computer has a virus
b. You are not logged in as the administrator
c. The file is the wrong format for that program
d. The program cannot read a picture within the file
38. In my math class the teacher has given me a budget project. I have a salary and have to
make budget decisions based on that salary. What would be the best kind of program to do
this project?
a. Spreadsheet
b. Word Processing
c. Presentation software
d. Database
39. Because of advancements in technology, education has changed in many ways. One way it
has changed is that it is more about:
a. Creation and Interaction
b. Delivery and Teaching
c. Content and Subject Matter
d. Computers and Videos
40. In the following list what is considered personal information that might be bad to give out
on the Internet?
a. Full Name
b. Address
c. Age
d. All of the above
41. How do you know if you can open a certain type of file on your computer?
a. Look at the file name only
b. Look at the file name, extension, and programs on the computer
c. Look at the serial number on the computer and the file name
d. Look at the operating system only
42. What happens in a Word Processing program when the command "Cut" is used?
a. Only half of the screen is seen
b. The application stops running
c. A new paragraph begins
d. Selected text is removed
43. Identify the correct communication tool that goes with this definition: A type of website
with regular entries called "posts" commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. Many of
these allow audience members to "comment" on the content.
a. Instant Message
b. Email
c. Wiki
d. Blog
44. If I need to complete a history project on the life of Benjamin Franklin, which of these digital
products would be my best choice?
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a. Power Point show
b. Video
c. Web Page
d. Any of the above
45. Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are
called which of the following?
a. Timeshare
b. Shareware
c. Public domain
d. Probe ware
46. Any combination of text, graphics, sound, animation, or video would be considered which of
the following?
a. Word processing
b. Multimedia
c. Database
d. Spreadsheet
47. I have a printer and when I click the print icon in my program, nothing happens. What
should be my first step?
a. Reinstall the printer
b. Check the cable connections
c. Restart the printer
d. Click the print icon again
48. What are the letters of the home keys of the keyboard?
a. ASDF JKL;
b. ASER IOP[
c. ASD GHKL;
d. QWER TYI;
50. Your teacher said you have to have 1-inch all the around the report you are writing. In
order to fix this you must set the:
a. Font
b. Tabs
c. Line Spacing
d. Margins