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TCOM EXAM 2 DR. MIKE
tcom 101 exam 2 Ball state university BSU Dr. Mike Gerhard
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Internet/New Media
Undergraduate 1
02/27/2013

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Elite stage (1920-1940)
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the media appeal to and are consumed by opinion leaders, or called early adopters
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Popular stage(1950-1970)
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media appeal to and are consumed by masses of a nations population
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specialized stage(1980-now)
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the media appeal to and are consumed by fragmented specialized segments of the total population
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radio format
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overall content broadcasting over a radio station
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collaborative filtering systems
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systems can produce personal recommendations by computing the similarities between your preferences and the preferences of others
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cultural fragmentation
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occurs when different groups and individuals customize their own info and cultural experience so that people share less of a common culture
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ted turner
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news broadcaster that had 24 hour cable tv news service for CNN started in 1980
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rupert murdoch
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launches fox tv network in 1985
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Fox news corporation
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a us multinational media conglomerate headquartered in new york
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Time Warner
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One of the largest media conglomerates
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arthur c clarke
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a british author that came up with key elements on the satellite published plan in 1945 to electronicly relay stations in space
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geosynchronous satellite
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where several hundred communications satellites sit today providing telephone and data communications,but mostly relaying tv signals
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satellite transponder
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channel like object that amplifies signal and shifts to another frequency to be transmitted back
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satellite footprint
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coverage area of a satallight
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werner von braun
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one of the leading figures in the development of rocket tech in nazi germany and the US, helped lead team to launch explorer 1 americas first satallight
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robert goodard
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1926 us professor and scientist who launched the worlds first liquid fueled rocket
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superstation
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an independent tv station distributed to cable systems throughout the country
Ted Turners WTBS in atlanta became first one
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Internet protocol Tv (IPTV)
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Describes a system where a digital video service is delivered using the internet protocol over a network infrastructure
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Direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
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digital tv service that brings signals directly from satellites to home receivers since 1980s
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Telecommunications Act of 1996 and competition in the phone and cable industries
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cross market entry barriers were removed
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Space junk
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refers-to the collection of objects in orbit around earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any purpose]
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Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball
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shaped model for business in tv business. they recorded the luci show and it is the longest running show on tv
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First video tape recorder
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1956 vrx 1000 was introduced it was the first commercial videotape recorder
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McCarthyism
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often used as shorthand for the reckless accusations and limitations on free expression during the cold war
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Edward R. Murrow
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took on mccarthy as a CBS newsman and presented several programs in which he exposed mccarthys claims being false
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Lazy bone
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1950- zenith corp creates the very first tv remote control called lazy bone, it had a wire attached to the tv
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flash matic
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1956- first wireless remote was made "zenith space command"
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david sarnoff
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helped fund and lead the RCA since it was created
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kinescope
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A film of a transmitted tv program
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iconoscope
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the first television camera tube to see widespread use beginning in the late 1930s. invented by vladamare Zworykin
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DTV
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DTV: Stands for digital television. DTV refers to the cutting-edge digital broadcast system that will replace the current analog system.
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sdtv
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Standard-definition television. SDTV is the lowest-resolution form of DTV (480p and 480i), although it still provides a DVD-quality digital picture.
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interlaced scanning
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The method by which most analog televisions display images. It shows the odd lines of a frame first, followed by the even lines. The "i" in 1080i refers to interlaced scanning. 1080i is the highest-definition form of DTV currently available.
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Philo T. Farnsworth
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Boy genius who invented the electronic scanning TV system in the 1920s
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what year was Tv introduced to the public
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1939
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Telstar
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the first active communications satellite and the first commercial satellite.
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Digital cable
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an advanced cable TV service which uses digital compression technology to carry TV signals and additional data services.  
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Fiber Optic Communication
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a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber.
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smart tv
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device capable of delivering movie-quality images, CD-quality sound, plus additional data services.
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Placeshifting
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ability to watch tv anywhere
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