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The Challenges of Media and Technology

Description: This quiz assesses your understanding of the challenges posed by media and technology in today's world.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by media and technology?

  1. Information overload

  2. Fake news and misinformation

  3. Increased social isolation

  4. Improved access to education and information


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved access to education and information is a benefit, not a challenge, of media and technology.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people constantly checking their smartphones and social media accounts?

  1. Nomophobia

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nomophobia is the fear of being without a mobile phone or internet connection.

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for combating fake news and misinformation?

  1. Fact-checking

  2. Media literacy education

  3. Government regulation of social media

  4. Increased use of artificial intelligence


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Increased use of artificial intelligence is not a strategy for combating fake news and misinformation, as AI can be used to create and spread fake news.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people feeling overwhelmed and stressed by the constant bombardment of information from media and technology?

  1. Information overload

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Technostress is the psychological stress caused by the use of technology.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by social media?

  1. Cyberbullying

  2. Addiction

  3. Increased social isolation

  4. Improved communication and connection


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved communication and connection is a benefit, not a challenge, of social media.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people constantly comparing their lives to the idealized lives they see on social media?

  1. Social media envy

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Social media envy is the feeling of inadequacy and dissatisfaction that people experience when they compare their lives to the idealized lives they see on social media.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by the internet?

  1. Cybercrime

  2. Identity theft

  3. Online harassment

  4. Improved access to information and education


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved access to information and education is a benefit, not a challenge, of the internet.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people spending excessive amounts of time on the internet or using digital devices?

  1. Nomophobia

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Digital addiction is the compulsive use of digital devices and the internet.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by artificial intelligence?

  1. Job displacement

  2. Bias and discrimination

  3. Loss of privacy

  4. Improved healthcare and education


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved healthcare and education is a benefit, not a challenge, of artificial intelligence.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people becoming increasingly isolated and withdrawn from real-world social interactions due to excessive use of technology?

  1. Nomophobia

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Social isolation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Social isolation is the state of being alone or withdrawn from social contact.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by the digital divide?

  1. Unequal access to technology and the internet

  2. Increased social inequality

  3. Digital illiteracy

  4. Improved economic opportunities


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved economic opportunities is a benefit, not a challenge, of the digital divide.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people constantly seeking out information about their health online, often leading to anxiety and misinformation?

  1. Nomophobia

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cyberchondria is the excessive use of the internet to search for health information, often leading to anxiety and misinformation.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by the rapid pace of technological change?

  1. Job displacement

  2. Skill obsolescence

  3. Increased anxiety and stress

  4. Improved productivity and efficiency


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved productivity and efficiency is a benefit, not a challenge, of the rapid pace of technological change.

What is the term for the phenomenon of people feeling overwhelmed and stressed by the constant need to be connected and available through technology?

  1. Nomophobia

  2. Cyberchondria

  3. Digital addiction

  4. Technostress


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Technostress is the psychological stress caused by the use of technology.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge posed by the use of technology in the workplace?

  1. Job displacement

  2. Increased surveillance and monitoring

  3. Work-life balance issues

  4. Improved productivity and efficiency


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Improved productivity and efficiency is a benefit, not a challenge, of the use of technology in the workplace.

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