Key Terms
Technology
Application of science to solve daily-life problems Media: all print, digital, and electronic means of communication New
Disruptive technology (disruptive innovation)
A product, service, or process that majorly disrupts an entire industry — or creates a new one. Different from evolution
Digital divide
Uneven access to technology along lines of race, class, and geography. The term entered common use in 1996.
Knowledge gap
The downstream consequence of the digital divide. Unequal access leads to unequal information, which leads to unequal op
E-readiness
Ability to sort, interpret, and process digital knowledge
Planned obsolescence
Intentionally designing a product to become obsolete Net neutrality: principle that all Internet data must be treated eq
Two types in practice
1. Natural extension of tech advancement — older devices genuinely cannot keep pace 2.
Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
School districts cannot require students under 13 to provide personal information. Online platforms cannot register user
Net neutrality
The principle that all Internet data should be treated equally by Internet service providers (ISPs).
Media
All print, digital, and electronic means of communication.
New media
All interactive forms of information exchange. Includes social networks, blogs, podcasts, wikis, virtual worlds.
Print media
Printing press enabled mass production of information. Telegraph accelerated information speed in the mid-1800s.
Television
By late 1990s, 98% of U.S. homes had at least one television.
Film
Took off in the 1930s with color and sound. Functions as a cultural time capsule.
However
Multiple studies found "scant evidence" that violent games cause physical violence or criminal behavior. Researchers fou