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Quiz one results
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by Leslie Chan 11 years, 6 months ago
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Quiz One |
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61.04167 Range: 33 - 92
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| Attempts |
48 (Total of 48 attempts for this assessment) |
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| Graded Attempts |
48 |
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| Attempts that Need Grading |
0 |
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| Instructions |
You have one hour to complete the quiz once you've started. Be sure to click "Save and Submit" when you have completed.
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| Alignments |
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Question 1: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.66667 points
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The Social Shaping of Technology suggests that
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Technology is neutral with respect to human values
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8.333% |
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Technology is always fashioned by social needs
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20.833% |
X
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Social needs and technology are mutually reinforcing
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66.667% |
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Society feels the need to take control of technology at all time
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4.167% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 2: Matching
Average Score 6.5 points
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Match the person with the appropriate quote
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Manuel Castells
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"What has Wikipedia got to do with 49 percent of the population of Congo that lacks sustainable access to improve water resources?" |
2.083% |
X
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"New technology is not a sufficient but necessary condition for the kind of society we live in." |
81.25% |
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"Knowledge is a rational produce of intellectual inquiry, using specific kinds of methods."
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6.25% |
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" Development should be judged by the expansion of substantive human freedom"
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10.417% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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| Yochai Benkler |
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X
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"What has Wikipedia got to do with 49 percent of the population of Congo that lacks sustainable access to improve water resources?" |
83.333% |
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"New technology is not a sufficient but necessary condition for the kind of society we live in." |
0% |
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"Knowledge is a rational produce of intellectual inquiry, using specific kinds of methods."
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6.25% |
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" Development should be judged by the expansion of substantive human freedom"
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8.333% |
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Unanswered |
2.083% |
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| Amartya Sen |
| Correct | Answers | Percent Answered |
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"What has Wikipedia got to do with 49 percent of the population of Congo that lacks sustainable access to improve water resources?" |
8.333% |
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"New technology is not a sufficient but necessary condition for the kind of society we live in." |
4.167% |
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"Knowledge is a rational produce of intellectual inquiry, using specific kinds of methods."
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2.083% |
X
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" Development should be judged by the expansion of substantive human freedom"
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79.167% |
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Unanswered |
6.25% |
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Fritz Machlup
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"What has Wikipedia got to do with 49 percent of the population of Congo that lacks sustainable access to improve water resources?" |
4.167% |
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"New technology is not a sufficient but necessary condition for the kind of society we live in." |
6.25% |
X
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"Knowledge is a rational produce of intellectual inquiry, using specific kinds of methods."
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81.25% |
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" Development should be judged by the expansion of substantive human freedom"
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4.167% |
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Unanswered |
4.167% |
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Question 3: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.33333 points
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A Learning Economy is best characterized by
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The production of a large number of citizens with university degrees
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0% |
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Low unemployment rate among university graduates
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4.167% |
X
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The linkage of education and schooling to national innovation
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58.333% |
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The treatment of knowledge and learning as a market commodity |
37.5% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 4: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.16667 points
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Manuel Castells argues that networking technology provides opportunities for developing countries to part take in _______, thereby closing the ______ between rich and poor countries.
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Digital capitalism, digital divide
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54.167% |
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Industrial production, economic gap
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6.25% |
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Network production, social distance
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31.25% |
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The Creative Economy, innovation gap |
8.333% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 5: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.16667 points
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The key technology and programming language underlying the Internet are based on:
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Open Standards that are under corporate control
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27.083% |
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Open standards that are non-proprietary
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54.167% |
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Closed but free standards controlled by the US government
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0% |
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Closed standards that are implemented by the World Summit on the Information Society |
18.75% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 6: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.83333 points
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The idea that one can program an “app” to alleviate poverty is characteristic of:
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The fundamental economic principle of supply and demand
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4.167% |
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Thinking outside of traditional development discourse
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16.667% |
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An empowerment approach to problem solving
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8.333% |
X
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A technocratic view of solving development problems |
70.833% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 7: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.16667 points
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One of the key assumptions of the One Laptop per Child program is that:
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Low cost technology is the only sustainable solution for developing countries
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31.25% |
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Children learn how to learn by sharing learning resources on the laptop
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29.167% |
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It is a human right for each person to have access to essential ICT such as laptops
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39.583% |
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Children do not like to share their laptops |
0% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 8: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.58333 points
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Web 2.0 as a platform challenges conventional development thinking because:
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X
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It enables citizens to participate in diverse and multiple truths
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64.583% |
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It allows citizens to replicate the top down approach to development
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18.75% |
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It provides a low cost approach for raising money compared to traditional fund raising
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4.167% |
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It allows citizens to evade authoritarian regimes. |
12.5% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 9: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.75 points
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“Instead of asking if mobile phones or other technology will lead to a network society such as we see in the West, we should ask if mobile phones would contribute to the ability of individuals to achieve what they see as having value. “ (Julianne Kelso). This statement exemplifies:
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The return on investment approach to development
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6.25% |
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The capability approach to development |
43.75% |
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The self-sufficiency approach to technology evaluation
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22.917% |
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The social shaping of technology |
27.083% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 10: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.33333 points
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Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the Industrial Information Economy:
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High entry costs for knowledge production and distribution
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10.417% |
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Highly centralized form of decision making |
8.333% |
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Horizontal organization of the firm and its network
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58.333% |
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Standardization of tangible outputs |
22.917% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 11: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.75 points
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Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with Yochai Benkler’s view of commons-based peer production :
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Social production can be more efficient than markets and firms
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4.167% |
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Peer production can be highly sustainable and profitable
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16.667% |
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Peer production is both a threat to and is threatened by the industrial information model of production
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10.417% |
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Peer production can only happen in developed countries with abundant resources |
68.75% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 12: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.91667 points
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The distribution and exchange of knowledge through specific channels based on communities of shared opinion or interest is referred to as:
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Blogging
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33.333% |
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Narrowcasting
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47.917% |
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Wikification
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2.083% |
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Targeted dissemination |
16.667% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 13: Multiple Choice
Average Score 3.75 points
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Which of the following is not a web based technology?
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http
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2.083% |
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VOIP
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4.167% |
X
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VSOP
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93.75% |
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html |
0% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 14: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.5 points
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Richard Stallman, Founder of the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation, argues that restricting developing countries to the use of proprietary software is akin to:
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A form of digital colonization
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62.5% |
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An exercise in digital capitalism
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25% |
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Promoting digital piracy
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10.417% |
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A form of wealth transfer from the poor to the rich countries |
2.083% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 15: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.08333 points
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Which of the following LEAST exemplifies commons-based peer production:
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A class of students who collectively contribute open learning resources to a course wiki
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2.083% |
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Distributed citizen scientists identifying unknown insect species in Facebook photos
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14.583% |
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A hip-hop DJ experimenting with mixing tracks and sharing his work online for others to remix
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31.25% |
X
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A consortium of pharmaceutical companies coming together to form a patent pool |
52.083% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 16: Multiple Choice
Average Score 2.58333 points
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One of the key objectives of the World Summit on the Information Society (2003-2005) was to:
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Discuss potential new top level domain names for the Internet
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0% |
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Discuss potential of augmented reality for development
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4.167% |
X
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Discuss common strategies for narrowing the digital divide
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64.583% |
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Design common standards for online platforms to facilitate Development 2.0 |
31.25% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 17: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.58333 points
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Which of the following LEAST captures the essence of “Open Development”:
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Strengthening donor-recipient relations
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39.583% |
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Opening up the data of government and funding bodies
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27.083% |
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Local level value-added production and input
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10.417% |
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Decentralizing and more rapid decision-making processes |
22.917% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 18: Multiple Choice
Average Score 3.58333 points
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Which of the following is not one of the Four Freedoms of Free software described by Richard Stallman:
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The freedom to run the program for any purpose
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2.083% |
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The freedom to study how the software works
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6.25% |
X
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The freedom to sell modified copies of the software for a profit
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89.583% |
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The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others |
2.083% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 19: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.5 points
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In a far ranging conversation with Leslie Chan, Khaled Fourati (Senior Program Officer at IDRC) highlighted a number of recent ICT related developments in Africa. Which of the following was not covered in the interview:
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The availability of high speed fiber optics internet cable connecting universities in Africa
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12.5% |
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The reformulation of intellectual property regimes to enable better knowledge sharing
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20.833% |
X
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New public-private partnership for building local IT capacity
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37.5% |
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eHealth initiatives enabled by the use of mobile devices and network |
29.167% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 20: Multiple Choice
Average Score 1.5 points
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The belief that technology plays a primary role in driving development through economic growth is consistent with:
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Dependency theory
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0% |
X
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Modernization theory
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37.5% |
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Daniel Bell’s idea of post-industrial society
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22.917% |
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Castell’s idea of Network Society |
39.583% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 21: True/False
Average Score 3.58333 points
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According to the capability approach, ICT for development should take into account the free flow of valuable information to enhance well-being, agency, and individual freedom.
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X
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True |
89.583% |
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False |
8.333% |
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Unanswered |
2.083% |
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Question 22: True/False
Average Score 2.16667 points
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The IDRC is a donor funded Canadian Development Agency with the sole mandate of promoting ICT for development.
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True |
45.833% |
X
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False |
54.167% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 23: True/False
Average Score 3 points
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According to Thompson (2008, ICT and Development Studies, Development 2.0), Web 2.0 and its potentials for open, transparent, participatory and collaborative activities invites the possibility for a more pluralistic, collaborative and bottom up approach to development interventions.
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X
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True |
75% |
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False |
25% |
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Unanswered |
0% |
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Question 24: True/False
Average Score 2 points
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Zheng (2010, What can we learn from the capability approach?) argues that a proper study of e-development must be based firmly on measurements of technology diffusion, productivity, and cost-benefit analysis. Otherwise, it is difficult to know the real value of investing in ICT for development. |
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True |
47.917% |
X
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False |
50% |
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Unanswered |
2.083% |
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