CMN 170V MIDTERM UC DAVIS, SPRING
2026, PROF. HILBERT {LATEST 2026 -2027}
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
What is the EGDI? - correct answer e-government development index, comparative
tool on how government deliver public services
What is a MOOC? - correct answer Massive Open Online Course
E-education in developing and developed countries... - correct answer -Developed
countries: the vast majority of schools have Internet access
-Developing countries: school access to Internet is lower on average, but progress
recently has been made
What is algorithmification? - correct answer Human-Machine merger
,True or False. Technology is neither good nor bad nor is it neutral. - correct answer
True
What are digital dividends? - correct answer The broader development benefits from
technologies has lagged behind
What are the private benefits (as mentioned in the reading about digital dividends? -
correct answer -Easier communication and information
-convenience
-free digital products
-new forms of leisure
-profound sense of social connectedness and global community
What are the main mechanisms for digital tech. to promote development? - correct
answer -Inclusion
,-Efficiency
-Innovation
True or False. The better educated, well-connected, and more capable have received
most of the benefits - correct answer True
True or False. Some of the benefits of tech. are offset by emerging risks - correct
answer True
True or False. Public sector investments DOES NOT amplify the voice of elites. -
correct answer False. Public sector investments amplifies the voice of elites
True or False. Nearly 80% of the world's population are still offline - correct answer
False. Nearly 60% of the world's population are still offline
, What is the Cube Framework? - correct answer Frame of reference that enables us to
sort out the intricate relationships between information and communication tech. and
development
What does the Cube Framework focus on? - correct answer -interdependency among
technology
-policy interventions
-socioeconomic sectors
What are the horizontal layers of the Cube Framework? - correct answer -
Infrastructure: tangible like hardware, computers, mobile phones, cables
-Generic services: software, apps, email services, social networks
-Capabilities, skills and culture: ability to use it
2026, PROF. HILBERT {LATEST 2026 -2027}
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
What is the EGDI? - correct answer e-government development index, comparative
tool on how government deliver public services
What is a MOOC? - correct answer Massive Open Online Course
E-education in developing and developed countries... - correct answer -Developed
countries: the vast majority of schools have Internet access
-Developing countries: school access to Internet is lower on average, but progress
recently has been made
What is algorithmification? - correct answer Human-Machine merger
,True or False. Technology is neither good nor bad nor is it neutral. - correct answer
True
What are digital dividends? - correct answer The broader development benefits from
technologies has lagged behind
What are the private benefits (as mentioned in the reading about digital dividends? -
correct answer -Easier communication and information
-convenience
-free digital products
-new forms of leisure
-profound sense of social connectedness and global community
What are the main mechanisms for digital tech. to promote development? - correct
answer -Inclusion
,-Efficiency
-Innovation
True or False. The better educated, well-connected, and more capable have received
most of the benefits - correct answer True
True or False. Some of the benefits of tech. are offset by emerging risks - correct
answer True
True or False. Public sector investments DOES NOT amplify the voice of elites. -
correct answer False. Public sector investments amplifies the voice of elites
True or False. Nearly 80% of the world's population are still offline - correct answer
False. Nearly 60% of the world's population are still offline
, What is the Cube Framework? - correct answer Frame of reference that enables us to
sort out the intricate relationships between information and communication tech. and
development
What does the Cube Framework focus on? - correct answer -interdependency among
technology
-policy interventions
-socioeconomic sectors
What are the horizontal layers of the Cube Framework? - correct answer -
Infrastructure: tangible like hardware, computers, mobile phones, cables
-Generic services: software, apps, email services, social networks
-Capabilities, skills and culture: ability to use it
