History of Media and Comm Quiz

It is a picture-based writing system developed by the Egyptians.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Semaphores

Ada Lovelace developed the first programmable computer using punched cards applied in what machine?

• Differential Engine

• Analytical Engine

• Tabulating Machine

• Daguerreotype

The first people who developed woodblock printing

• American

• Japanese

• Chinese

• Egyptian

What did Samuel F.B. Morse and Alfred Vail invent in the 1830s?

• • The telephone

• The radio

• The television

• The telegraph

Which process was the first to produce color photographs in 1907?

• Kodachrome

• Daguerreotype

• Auto-chrome

• Cinematograph

Who is credited with inventing the telephone?

• Joseph Niepce

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Heinrich Hertz

• Thomas Edison

What technology replaced vacuum tubes in the second generation of computers?

• Microchips

• Punched cards

• Transistors

• • Magnetic tapes

Which tool is considered the first search engine created in 1990?

• Google

• Archie

• Bing

• Yahoo

What is a "blog" primarily used for?

• Sharing videos

• Sending instant messages

• Writing and sharing thoughts or news

• Creating a personal profile

Which 21st-century phenomenon allows users to become content producers and share their creations?

• Social media convergence

• Radio broadcasting

• Traditional printing

• Telephone networks