LSUA MIN WU CMST 1061 - FINAL EXAM FULLY SOLVED & UPDATED (LATEST VERSION
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1. The internet came on the scene __________.
• in the 1970s
• in the 1980s
• in the 1990s
• in the 2000s
Correct Answer: in the 1970s
Rationale: The internet originated from ARPANET in the late 1960s and developed
throughout the 1970s, with key protocols like TCP/IP being developed during this
decade.
2. The practice of conducting meetings while being geographically separated is known as
__________.
• teleconferencing
• video conferencing
• web conferencing
• virtual meetings
Correct Answer: teleconferencing
Rationale: Teleconferencing is the broad term for conducting meetings when
participants are in different locations, using telecommunications technology.
3. The telephone was invented __________.
• in the mid-1870s
• in the late 1800s
• in the early 1900s
• in the 1860s
Correct Answer: in the mid-1870s
Rationale: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, placing its
invention squarely in the mid-1870s.
4. During the tribal epoch, the dominant sense was __________.
, • hearing
• sight
• touch
• smell
Correct Answer: hearing
Rationale: In oral cultures (tribal epoch), communication relied on spoken word,
making hearing the dominant sense for information transmission.
5. Increased access to information made possible by electronic communication that links
people all over the world creating a modern world-wide community is known as __________.
• global village
• information age
• digital society
• connected world
Correct Answer: global village
Rationale: Marshall McLuhan coined "global village" to describe how electronic
communication compresses distances and creates a interconnected world community.
6. Mass communication uses gatekeepers to determine what consumers come to know,
believe, and understand are issues they should deem as worthy of serious attention. This view
of how mass communication operates represents __________.
• Agenda setting theory
• Cultivation theory
• Uses and gratifications theory
• Spiral of silence theory
Correct Answer: Agenda setting theory
Rationale: Agenda setting theory proposes that media doesn't tell us what to think,
but rather what to think about—shaping which issues we consider important.
7. The mass media theory that claims that television promotes a worldview that is inaccurate
but that views may assume reflects real life is known as __________.
• cultivation theory
• agenda setting theory
, • social learning theory
• media dependency theory
Correct Answer: cultivation theory
Rationale: Cultivation theory, developed by George Gerbner, suggests that heavy
television viewing shapes viewers' perceptions of reality to match television's
portrayal.
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of mass communication?
• e-mailing a friend
• broadcasting a news program
• publishing a newspaper
• streaming a movie on Netflix
Correct Answer: e-mailing a friend
Rationale: Mass communication involves transmitting messages to large, dispersed
audiences. E-mailing a friend is interpersonal communication, not mass
communication.
9. A special kind of group characterized by different and complementary resources of
members and by a strong sense of collective identity is referred to as a(n) __________.
• team
• committee
• task force
• organization
Correct Answer: team
Rationale: Teams are distinguished by members having complementary skills and
resources, working interdependently toward shared goals with strong collective
identity.
10. Brian says in his work team, "I think we need to finish talking about the history of this
issue before we get into possible solutions." Brian made which type of contribution to
discussion?
• procedural
• task
• maintenance
VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY) (QUESTIONS + ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALE SOLVED 100%
CORRECT!
1. The internet came on the scene __________.
• in the 1970s
• in the 1980s
• in the 1990s
• in the 2000s
Correct Answer: in the 1970s
Rationale: The internet originated from ARPANET in the late 1960s and developed
throughout the 1970s, with key protocols like TCP/IP being developed during this
decade.
2. The practice of conducting meetings while being geographically separated is known as
__________.
• teleconferencing
• video conferencing
• web conferencing
• virtual meetings
Correct Answer: teleconferencing
Rationale: Teleconferencing is the broad term for conducting meetings when
participants are in different locations, using telecommunications technology.
3. The telephone was invented __________.
• in the mid-1870s
• in the late 1800s
• in the early 1900s
• in the 1860s
Correct Answer: in the mid-1870s
Rationale: Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, placing its
invention squarely in the mid-1870s.
4. During the tribal epoch, the dominant sense was __________.
, • hearing
• sight
• touch
• smell
Correct Answer: hearing
Rationale: In oral cultures (tribal epoch), communication relied on spoken word,
making hearing the dominant sense for information transmission.
5. Increased access to information made possible by electronic communication that links
people all over the world creating a modern world-wide community is known as __________.
• global village
• information age
• digital society
• connected world
Correct Answer: global village
Rationale: Marshall McLuhan coined "global village" to describe how electronic
communication compresses distances and creates a interconnected world community.
6. Mass communication uses gatekeepers to determine what consumers come to know,
believe, and understand are issues they should deem as worthy of serious attention. This view
of how mass communication operates represents __________.
• Agenda setting theory
• Cultivation theory
• Uses and gratifications theory
• Spiral of silence theory
Correct Answer: Agenda setting theory
Rationale: Agenda setting theory proposes that media doesn't tell us what to think,
but rather what to think about—shaping which issues we consider important.
7. The mass media theory that claims that television promotes a worldview that is inaccurate
but that views may assume reflects real life is known as __________.
• cultivation theory
• agenda setting theory
, • social learning theory
• media dependency theory
Correct Answer: cultivation theory
Rationale: Cultivation theory, developed by George Gerbner, suggests that heavy
television viewing shapes viewers' perceptions of reality to match television's
portrayal.
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of mass communication?
• e-mailing a friend
• broadcasting a news program
• publishing a newspaper
• streaming a movie on Netflix
Correct Answer: e-mailing a friend
Rationale: Mass communication involves transmitting messages to large, dispersed
audiences. E-mailing a friend is interpersonal communication, not mass
communication.
9. A special kind of group characterized by different and complementary resources of
members and by a strong sense of collective identity is referred to as a(n) __________.
• team
• committee
• task force
• organization
Correct Answer: team
Rationale: Teams are distinguished by members having complementary skills and
resources, working interdependently toward shared goals with strong collective
identity.
10. Brian says in his work team, "I think we need to finish talking about the history of this
issue before we get into possible solutions." Brian made which type of contribution to
discussion?
• procedural
• task
• maintenance
