Empowerment Technology Unit 1

Which type of social media facilitates the active exchange of views, comments, and opinions on issues and matters discussed among its participants?

• Discussion sites

• Media sharing sites

• Social networking sites

• Customer review networks

Bookmarking and content curation sites are social media sites that are developed for what kind of people?

• People who are avid fans of forums and debates.

• People who are searching for information or ideas that will help them in the research or project that they are currently working on.

• People who want to publish their ideas or creations online.

• People who want to share multimedia elements like photographs, audio files, or videos online.

An assistive media that can convert visual cues to audible sounds is beneficial for persons with

• Hearing impairment

• Visual impairment

• Learning difficulty

• Speech difficulty

Engr. Jonathan Villaluz developed an assistive media device that uses a microphone to listen to words spoken and convert these into pictures of hand signs for a person with a disability to understand. It comes with a camera that takes videos of PWDs doing hand signals and then converts these into audible sound for an able person to hear. It allows communication between a PWD and a person who is able but does not know how to use hand signals. The assistive media developed by Engr. Villaluz is designed for whom?

• people who are mute or blind

• people who are mute or deaf

• people who are deaf or with learning disabilities

• people who are blind or with learning disabilities

Jerry is working as a chemical engineer in Dubai. Despite the distance, he manages to update himself with the events and activities happening with his family in the Philippines through the use of a social media app installed on his smartphone. What type of social media did Jerry use in this scenario?

• media sharing sites

• blogging and publishing network sites

• social networking sites

• bookmarking and content curation sites

Which of the following statements displays technology convergence in content technology?

• It employs the use of two or more network technologies to perform a single function.

• It makes electronic devices more efficient and portable for its users.

• It combines the features and capabilities of different devices or systems.

• It makes content more interactive.

Why is Web 2.0 labeled as “writable web”?

• All our online activities are saved online.

• We can use it to write e-mails or letters to our families and friends.

• We can use it to enter and share information into web pages.

• Developers of the internet are called writers.

Which of the following features displays technology convergence in computing technology?

• a device that can serve as a calculator and a timer

• WiFi connection that can accommodate Bluetooth connection for short distances

• a fairy tale story that is launched as a movie

• internet connection using a combination of fiber optics and ethernet

Maria uploads her songs to a music-streaming platform where her fans can listen to her music as much as they want. She earns money each time her music is streamed because of the paid advertisements that play occasionally. Which of the following two areas of ICT in society has impacted Maria? CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS

• entertainment

• government

• education

• commerce

Below are ICT components that are paired together to create a group. Which of these pairs exhibit a people-software grouping? CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS

• encoder and word processor

• computer scientist and LCD projector

• web developer and code editor

• digital artist and Bluetooth technology