Today was the first day of the "New Communication Technologies" course. The lecturer is Adam Muir and he is currently doing his PHD which will be completed at the start of next year.
When i first read the course outline and i saw things such as cd-roms and broadband as new technologies, i was like "wha..." but then adam explained that the outline is from 2001 ;)
He discussed the meanings of 'communication' and 'technology' using examples which gave the class a clear understanding of the words.
These two words can be defined as:
Communication is any process that transfers, transmits or makes information known to other people.
Technology is the scientific study of mechanical arts and their application to the world.
Technology can be split into two categories. They are 'analog' and 'digital' technologies. Analog technology functions by representing various forces and the modulation of these forces.
Digital technology relies on storing bits of binary information.
Another topic that was discussed was 'convergence'. It was also interesting =)
I look forward to learning more on the topics that will be covered in the rest of this course.
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