What was the cost of starting a mass-circulation newspaper in New York City in 1835?

Understanding the Evolution of Information Production

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History, Business, Computers, Journalism, Social Studies
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10th Grade - University
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Ethan Morris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
$500
$1 million
$10,000
$2.5 million
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What project exemplifies the concept of distributed computing discussed in the video?
IBM Blue Gene
NEC Earth Simulator
SETI@home
Google Cloud
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of human creativity in the new information economy?
It is standardized and fungible
It is unique and non-fungible
It is irrelevant to production
It is easily replaceable
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which web server software is highlighted as a successful open-source project?
Nginx
Apache
Tomcat
Microsoft IIS
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did NASA utilize public participation in mapping Mars?
By hiring more Ph.D. experts
By developing new mapping software
By using a simple web interface for volunteers
By outsourcing to private companies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the critical innovation of Google mentioned in the video?
Using PageRank to determine relevance
Acquiring smaller search engines
Developing proprietary search algorithms
Hiring experts to rank websites
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the new transactional framework emerging in information production?
Traditional industrial production
Government-owned information networks
Decentralized social sharing and exchange
Centralized market-based systems
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