Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

MEDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

QUIZ #4

NAME:________________________ GRD/SECTION:____________________

I. True or False. Determine whether the statements are true or false. Write your answers on
the line before the number.

___1. Social media goes back to some of the earliest internet technologies and even predates the
internet.
___2. There has been a huge rise in creativity among the public since the advent of social media.
___3. Microsoft and Apple are two examples of how open-source companies can become global
leaders in their industries.
___4. E-mail is the most popular online communication technology.
___5. There is growing evidence that heavy multitaskers—people who have multiple screens open at
once and who are heavy users of social media—show less ability to concentrate and remember
things than light multitaskers.
___6. The tools and technologies that are available to journalists today have changed the basic
principles of journalism.
___7. All news outlets need trained journalists with high standards.
___8. Technology makes it more difficult to keep up with news today than in the past because it is
difficult to keep up with all the information.
___9. People usually stick to only one trusted news source to get all of their news.
___10. Most news topics, regardless of the source, hold similar interest levels to everyone, no matter
their age, socioeconomic status or political leanings.
___11. Most Americans use four to five devices to keep up with the news.
___12. Consumers turn to digital or printed newspapers more than any other news source for most
news.
___13. An American Press Institute study found that tech-savvy people use traditional media far
less than anyone else.
___14. Using a metered pay model, The New York Times circulation revenue has now surpassed its
advertising revenue.
___15. The best storytellers are those who give audiences a unique experience.

ENUMERATION: (Answer at the back of your paper)

a. Media Literacy
b. Information Literacy
c. Technology Literacy
d. Media and Information Literacy