An abbreviated software application - figuratively and literally, linguistically and technically
What is an app
100
A collaboratively edited, multilingual, free Internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation
What is Wikipedia
100
'Liking culture' proper term
What is affirmative discourse
100
Term describing hackers as not caring about rules, feelings, or opinions; only caring about what is true and what is possible. A 'code' they live by
What is Hacker Ethics
100
The act of taking a digital photo of yourself then posting online.
What is a selfie
200
A worldwide, publicly accessible system of interconnected computer networks, linked by copper wires, fibre-optic cables, wireless connections etc. that transmit data by packet-switching using standard Internet Protocol (IP).
What is the Internet
200
The goal or motto of Wikipedia
What is 'Free knowledge to everyone'
200
The term that describes individuals coming together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action.
What is the public sphere
200
Definition: A form of resistance in the age of protocological control (Galloway)
What is Hacking
200
Which authors says the selfie causes us to reflect on our human values?
Who is Sherry Thurkle
300
A collection of interconnected document, linked by hyperlinks and URLs, and is accessible using the Internet
What is the World Wide Web
300
In one of the assigned readings, this author compares Wikipedia to the Library of Babel - infinite, endless
Who is James Gleick
300
Who said 'The revolution will be Twittered'?
Who is Sullivan
300
The 'not-so-skilled' version of a hacker
What is a geek
300
Chinese website that is a hybrid of Twitter and Facebook
What is Sina Weibo
400
A complex of standardized means for attaining a predetermined result, an operational "know-how" in the technological society
What is Technique
400
From ________ to __________ : The terms that refer to the fact that filtering used to be done by publishers; today it’s by one’s peers thanks to web 2.0 (by Shirky)
What is from "filter then publish” to “publish then filter”
400
The location, or town square, where the public sphere occurs and is a space of freedom
What is spaces of dissent
400
Website platform for whistleblowers to post sensitive and secretive political documents
What is Wikileaks
400
Identity management with an online profile & 3 issues need to think about with it
What is Surveillance; Identity; Labour
500
Relates or ties a domain name to the IP address (where that domain physically resides) and translates it in numbers
What is Domain Name System (DNS)
500
Term describing the fact that everyone can edit, but a collective group decides what stays. A mix of anarchy and monarchy.
What is “general intellect,” OR “hive mind,” OR “here comes everybody”
500
The term that idealizes technology, and that it can fix any problem
What is technological solutionism
500
One of the first whistleblowers (hint: Vietnam War)
Who is Daniel Ellsberg
500
The basic technology of a computer system's hardware & software that defines how a computer is operated and determines what other kinds of software can be used