Trivia
Who do you message when you are running late to a tutorial?
The tutorial teacher
In which century was the printing press invented?
The 15th Century
___means that a theory makes predictions that could be shown wrong by some possible empirical evidence.
Falsification
What are the FANGS, also known as the big four?
Amazon
Netflix
What is one example of a streaming platform?
Netflix, Spotify, Youtube.
When was tung tung tung sahur created?
a. December 2024
b. January 2025
c. February 2025
February 2025
Who invented the first telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
In the empirical cycle, which step involves finding patterns and conceptual relationships?
a. Deduction
b. Induction
c. Observation
d. Evaluation?
Induction
What are the 3 main business models of platforms?
Advertiser-funded; Subscription-based/direct payment; Commission based
Uber and Airbnb are examples of which platform type?
Logistical platform
What day is our first ICS exam?
Thursday, October 8th
What is Fordism?
Assembly line production
Can research ever be fully unbiased and neutral?
No, research influence is inevitable, but transparency and testing strengthen it.
_____ is the process of converting social relationships into data, and then using that data to manage and modulate those relationships.
a. Digitalisation
b. Surveillance
c. Connectivity
Connectivity
What is “Top-down” in terms of Social Media platforms?
Control comes from the platform, not the user.
What is 9+10?
21
In which country was the first figurative rock art discovered?
Indonesia
Compared to passive learning, what key elements does active learning require that passive learning does NOT have?
Internal thinking + mental schema (learning from mistakes)
What are the 3 characteristics of platforms that differentiates them from mass media?
Data-driven
Participatory
Logistical
Platform Biographies tell the story of a platform’s development over time - name TWO things they look at?
User experience, participatory culture, features, business model
How many students are currently enrolled in UvA ± 1000
43,147 to 43,242
What was the problem with Kodak’s film strips?
The film captured African people as sickly, due to its inability to capture warm skin tones
What are the six core principles of scientific research?
Falsifiable, empirically testable, transparent, replicable, logically consistent, objective
What is an Algorithm?
Programmed decision-making sequences, comprising a list of ‘defined instructions’ for undertaking a procedure
Facebook launched as a public company in 2012 and its stock price fell sharply. What big shift in user behavior caused this problem?
Users were moving to mobile - Facebook was built for desktop/web and had no mobile revenue tools.