Social Media Platform — Questions and answers
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How did people mostly talk to each other online before social media platforms existed?
Choices
- A. Everyone had one big online place to talk.
- B. They used email, online forums, or simple personal webpages. ✓
- C. It was super easy to keep up with lots of friends online.
- D. People only talked to family members online.
Answer: B. They used email, online forums, or simple personal webpages.
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Why did Mark Zuckerberg decide to create 'Thefacebook'?
Choices
- A. To make a fun game where students could compare pictures.
- B. To create an easy place for university students to connect and share information. ✓
- C. To help students study for their exams online.
- D. To build a secret club for students to join.
Answer: B. To create an easy place for university students to connect and share information.
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What did the Facebook team learn was important for their platform to feel "alive"?
Choices
- A. To add more complicated games for users.
- B. To have constant new content and interactions, like a never-ending conversation. ✓
- C. To let users buy things directly from the website.
- D. To make sure only a few people could sign up.
Answer: B. To have constant new content and interactions, like a never-ending conversation.
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How does a social media platform decide what special posts you see in your News Feed?
Choices
- A. It shows you everything everyone posts, all the time.
- B. It uses clever algorithms to pick things based on your friends, past actions, and what you like. ✓
- C. A special person manually chooses what you see every day.
- D. You have to tell it exactly what to show you each time you log in.
Answer: B. It uses clever algorithms to pick things based on your friends, past actions, and what you like.
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What is one big problem that social media platforms caused, even though they helped connect many people?
Choices
- A. They made it easier to find old friends from school.
- B. They helped people share information faster than ever.
- C. They led to problems like spreading false information and privacy issues. ✓
- D. They made everyone become best friends with each other.
Answer: C. They led to problems like spreading false information and privacy issues.
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According to Dr. Naomi Khan, what is the most important question about living with social media today?
Choices
- A. How many friends can you have on social media?
- B. How do we learn to live responsibly with its amazing power? ✓
- C. Which social media app is the most popular?
- D. Should we stop using social media completely?
Answer: B. How do we learn to live responsibly with its amazing power?
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