What are the main issues in New Communication Technology?
There are many issues associated with New Communication Technology some of these more pressing than others.
The internet has copious amounts of information for easy finding, just type a keyword into Google and BAM, like magic, there is more information that you could imagine on that key word. The issue associated with this is the legitimacy of the information that you have just obtained. For example, I could write a webpage on what I think New Communication Technology consists of yet this does not make my webpage legitimate information it merely represents my own opinion.
Another pressing issue with New Communication Technology is the security associated with it. How secure are our credit card details that we readily purchase items from the internet with. Hacking, as discussed in the lecture is becoming an increasing issue with New Communication Technology. Is our information really being kept confidential? A great example of "confidential" records being hacked is the Sony gaming network scandal.
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How do we distinguish between New and Old Communication Technologies?
Old communication technologies consist of things such as storytelling, face to face communication, hand written letters and cave drawings. New Communication Technologies consist of gadgets such as GPS systems, Smart Phones and Social Media. A distinguishing line of old and new is difficult to be drawn between types of communication technologies, although if a line need to be drawn one would place it between the old age of analog and the new age of digital.
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Under what circumstances will New Communication Technologies become Old Communication Technologies?
Moore's Law informs us that technology is increasing at a rate where it doubles every 18 months or quadruples every three years. This formula represents Moore's Law (Circuits per chip) = 2(year-1975)/1.5(Schaller 1996). Within this time period the cost of technology halves in price. New technologies are constantly developing! The point at which a new technology becomes old is when a newer technology either builds on that previous technology or an entirely new technology replaces that previous technology. For a diagram that explains moore's law please visit http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gray/Image1.gif
Old communication technologies consist of things such as storytelling, face to face communication, hand written letters and cave drawings. New Communication Technologies consist of gadgets such as GPS systems, Smart Phones and Social Media. A distinguishing line of old and new is difficult to be drawn between types of communication technologies, although if a line need to be drawn one would place it between the old age of analog and the new age of digital.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question7.htm
Under what circumstances will New Communication Technologies become Old Communication Technologies?
Moore's Law informs us that technology is increasing at a rate where it doubles every 18 months or quadruples every three years. This formula represents Moore's Law (Circuits per chip) = 2(year-1975)/1.5(Schaller 1996). Within this time period the cost of technology halves in price. New technologies are constantly developing! The point at which a new technology becomes old is when a newer technology either builds on that previous technology or an entirely new technology replaces that previous technology. For a diagram that explains moore's law please visit http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gray/Image1.gif
References:
Schaller, B 1996, The Origin, Nature, and Implications of "Moore's Law" Macro Policy PUBP 801, Viewed 3 August 2011
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gray/Moore_Law.html
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gray/Moore_Law.html
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