Week 1 - Andrew Costa Overview

My name is Andrew Costa.

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New Communication Technology

Week 1 - Introduction to Communication Tecnology

The first lecture can basically be explained as a broad but at the same time detailed over of the communication technology. This blog will discuss and go in to detail as to what I took away from the lecture and my understanding of the issues.

Examples of new and old communication technology?

As humans have evolved so have our communication techniques and the effectiveness of the technology from oral, graphic, written; to what we now see as every day devices such as mobile phones, computers, IM and social networks (Facebook). It is amazing to gaze upon the technology in which we have taken for granted and imagine just how much more difficult life would be without this advances.

What are the main issues in new communications technology?

With every change in communication comes a cost or a disadvantage, which is outweighed by the advantages. About from the obvious ones such as hackers, privacy, there is also the cost of face-to-face or personal communication.

How do we distinguish between old and new communication technologies?

The easiest and clearest way in separating old and new technology is by giving them other names that of analog and digital.

Analog: relies on mechanical items

Digital: relies on storing bites of binary information

Under what circumstances will new communication technologies become old communication technologies?

I believe that the circumstances the will warp new communication technology into old communication technologies is when there is an a new type of technology is invented because you can upgrade the new technology all you like but as soon as a newer technology is invented it is out dated and old