Information Society and the Evolution of Writing

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What is the significance of the Information Society?

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It is a society where the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information is the most significant economic and cultural activity.

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What were the earliest forms of writing and communication?

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1. Token - used as counters to keep track of goods. 2. Pictography - signs representing tokens traced with a stylus.

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What is cuneiform?

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Cuneiform is the oldest form of known writing, dated 3500 BC, containing symbols that convey meaning through pictorial resemblance.

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What are hieroglyphs?

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Hieroglyphs are ancient Egyptian writing, dated back to around 3200 BC.

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What is logography?

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Logography is a writing system that represents sounds of speech, marking a shift from visual to aural communication.

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What is the significance of the alphabet in writing evolution?

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The alphabet represents the third phase of writing evolution, originating from the Proto-Sinaitic or Proto-Canaanite alphabet.

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What is the modern alphabet derived from?

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The modern alphabet is derived from the Proto-Sinaitic alphabet, with Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Cyrillic alphabets being its descendants.

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What is the role of digital citizens in the Information Society?

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Digital citizens are those who use the Internet regularly and effectively, participating in the information society.

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How has the world's technological capacity to store information changed from 1986 to 2007?

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It grew from 2.6 exabytes in 1986 to 295 exabytes in 2007.

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What does James R. Beniger say about the necessity of information in modern society?

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He states that the need for increased control from industrialization led to the rapid development of automatic feedback technology.