ICT
So for the first part of my first activity as an A level student of ICT I have been asked to write a blog on how i feel about ICT and have been asked to analyse different types of online communication.
So i would like to start with ICT and my opinions on it.
Well ICT just fascinates me, its not the software's or the hardware which appeals to me but rather the complexity of the subject and how it has changed the world nowadays. To me ICT represents the extent to which the Human Mind can push through. I don't think there would have bee anyone 30 years ago who would have imagined that the human race could have made such advancements, which today are present in this for example the fact that a machine could capture our movements and display them onto the television making another character move - Reference to xbox kinect - or shoot and watch movies in the 3rd Dimension, all of it is just fascinating. I would love to work in the ICT field and my dream -something what most people don't eve think of- is to create my own OS, i want to design it so its beautiful, fast and most of all fits all my daily needs, no matter what platform it is for. Building my own OS is just one thing, I would also love to build my own CPU system, my own customised PC, with all the necessary hardware's I want, for example a customised PC fitted with a Nvidia GTX 670 graphic card, a 4GB RAM, a 4.0Ghz processor etc..... Because I'm interested in gaming :P for example...
Not only this stuff but i have many a times taken interest in many things related to ICT, for example at age 16 these are my personal accomplishments:-
- -Made a flash game
- -Made my own software's for android OS system
- -Made my own animated movie with Anime Studio (short film of about 2 minutes)
- -Made my own web pages
- -Made my own Graphics using Photoshop
- -Hacked an account :P ( yea illegal stuff)
Well these are just some basic things I have done which I can remember from the top of my head
Okay so i think i have put enough thought into this question and now i would like to move onto the next task of my assignment.
Different types of Online Communication
Email also known as electronic mail is one of the
most widely used communication tools today. This a form of exchanging
digital messages across networks using the internet. It is a fast and
convenient way of delivering messages unlike a letter which can be
delayed for days or even weeks before reaching its destination. It is
also a cheap mode of communication as all you need to do is to have
access to a computer and have an internet connection.
Email are largely acknowledged around the world but along with that in many a places it is also criticized this is due to the spams and phising mails they recive also sometimes people think that Email take out emotions from a conversation and they are not as effective as hand written letters, other wise Email is now used by
billions of people on a daily basis
Advantages
- It's fast - Messages can be sent anywhere around the world in an instant
- It's cheap - Transmission usually costs nothing, or at the most, very little
- It's simple - Easy to use, after initial setup
- It's efficient - Sending to a group can be done in one step
- It's versatile - Pictures, power-points or other files can be sent too
- it may get sent to the wrong person
- may not receive emails because of no internet connection
- and may get a virus from attachments
- They can get hacked.
- It didn't happen to me, but I know people who got theirs hacked.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging or synchronous concferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called chanells but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat & data transfer. Including file sharing.
Many people love the idea of IRC and many dislike it in the advantages and disadvantages we will see why.
Advantages
- Chatting can mean sharing ideas and information with other people, known or unknown.
- It can be a global conferencing room
- It’s like going to a pub and meeting people, but then from all over the world.
- You can meet people in real live, you met before on a chat.
- It’s pretty cheap, the price of a local call. Makes long distance communication more attractive.
- A lot is left up to imagination
- An Irc-client can be downloaded for free.
- You get real time response.
- There are a lot of channels and topics to choose from
- It's texts based. And although you can huge in chat-language , it doesn’t feel the same.
- It takes a lot of time. Or like they say time flies , when you are chatting
- People can get addicted to it , and so the telephone bill can get expensive.
- By some it’s considered asocial. There’s no real face-to-face contact.
- It isn’t easy to regulate , so can be abused
- Maybe the other person you really like on the chatbox , has got a totally different personality (or even identity) in real life.
- Most people use it for fun , no really qualitative information can be gathered from the chatbox
People love IM-ing and no one seems to complain about it
Advantages
- Ability to keep in contact with family and friends when not in the same city, state, or country.
- Ability to make new friends from all around the world.
- Sending messages to co-workers or employees as short messages in the workplace.
- Ability to speak to multiple people online at the same time either through several IM windows or inviting people to a chat room.
- Message interception
- Virus via file transfer
- Costs monet
- Needs a computer and internet connection
- Can be distractive during work
People are really addictted to texting and nowadays and you wont see people without mobiles in their hands, the younger generation loves it whereas the older generation thinks that texting has poisoned the minds of the youngsters
- Cheap
- Reliable
- Simple
- Non Voice
- Connects many people around the world
- Fast
- Can be used via handheld devices
Disadvantages
- Only relatively short messages can be sent at any one time
- It's inconvenient to use most phones' keypads to type
- People attempt to send text messages while driving and doing all sorts of things, and some end up hurting themselves or others in the process
So bye people of the World Wide Web :D CYA
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