Objectives

Social media can be used as a means of communication by:

• Connecting with friends and family

• Sharing news and updates

• Joining communities and groups

• All of the above

Identify ways in which to overcome barriers to communication associated with social media.

• Implementing strict privacy settings

• Engaging in active listening

• Using clear and concise language

• All of the above

List established technology that can be used for communication.

• Email

• Television

• Radio

• All of the above

Identify security issues related to using technology to communicate.

• Data breaches

• Phishing attacks

• Malware infections

• All of the above

Alternative input devices are used for what purpose in communication technology?

• To enhance user interaction

• To improve data storage

• To increase processing speed

• To reduce power consumption

Video translators assist hearing impaired individuals in communication by:

• Providing subtitles for spoken content

• Offering sign language interpretation

• Converting audio to text

• All of the above

What is the process of saving files from a Web site or file transfer protocol (FTP) site called?

• Uploading

• Downloading

• Compressing

• Extracting

Compressed files must be decompressed using ________ to access the data they contain.

• extraction utility software

• compression software

• file editing software

• encryption software

Self-extracting compressed files can be decompressed by simply ________ on the file.

• double-clicking

• right-clicking

• dragging

• renaming

What is Shareware?

• Software that can be installed and used, then purchased if you decide to continue using it.

• Fully functional software that can be used forever without purchasing it.

• Software you must buy to use.