B061 2.0 Exchanging information Flashcards
Name the most common Communication methods?
Email SMS Instant messaging Internet telephone Video or teleconferencing Fax Internet forums Chat rooms Bulletin Boards
What is SMS?
Short message service commonly known as texting. This enables short messages to be sent from device to device these often have a character limit of 160. One advantage of this that it is quicker than phone calls.
What is instant Messaging?
This is where a group of people involved in text based internet conversation. IM software can be used on most devices that are capable of connecting to the internet. More advanced versions of the software enable live voice chat.
What is Fax?
Two fax machines or computers to send documents via telephone lines. Fax operates by scanning and digitising a document or a diagram and transmitting it via telephone lines. The receiver of the fax can then print the document or the image.
One advantage of faxing is it allows for written instructions to be easily transferred
What is Email?
Email is common and widely used the advantages of email is that it can be sent and quickly received in comparison to conventional mail and electronic documents can easily be attached.One disadvantage is that email address is not always easy to learn also emails are not always found easily.
What are chat rooms?
Chat rooms are where people can communicate online using a chat room where conversations happens in the real time using keyboard entry. These can pose dangers due to the fact that unknown people are able to communicate with others.
What are internet Forums?
These are online discussions they are used by interest groups to post and respond to messages
they are used to post questions and to gain answers.
What are Bulletin Boards?
Is an internet-based software applications that allows members to log on to it. They commonly used to upload and download software read news articles and exchange messages with other users.
What is Internet Telephone?
Where voice communication can be transmitted over the internet. The main advantage of VoIP are cheaper than using conventional telephone networks.
Due to the fact this relatively new technology therefore no services available no power is available also the sound reproduction is often poor.
What is Video Conferencing?
This is an example of collaborative working that is based on two or more locations being able to interact with others via multi-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously. The arrival of broadband internet and affordable webcams has had major influence in popularising video conferencing.
What is file sharing and how it is done
Files can be uploaded on the internet and then this can be downloaded but often this is a breach of copyright laws.
How to keep files secure when file sharing
To set up limited access to files such as read only files permission systems that require password entry due the fact data can be transferred onto other mediums therefore correct protection is required
What is Email Flaming and spamming
Flaming is sending hostile or insulting messages to other users.
Spamming means sending bulk messages to other users via email and is normally used for advertising
Give an example of internet intentional theft
Industrial espionage which is the process of coping data then selling it to another rival company this is illegal under the data protection act.
What are web browsers
A web browser are things such as search engines
