Media, Information and Technoculture 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: John Seely Brown, Mark Weiser, Ubiquitous Computing
12 Oct 2016
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Mit 1020e exam reading notes | april 2016. The computer as communication device - jcr licklider and robert taylor, 1968. Men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine rather than face to face. People are able to accomplish tasks in a fraction of the time with the aid of technology. Technology is a device in which speeds up the process of communication, by improving effectiveness. Computers and technology enable us much power as a connection device. Communication entails much more than just sending and receiving. Older forms of media, such as print, make the readers passively intake media/information. New forms of media, including social media, allow people to participate in the ongoing process of disseminating information. We now have the ability to be an active part of the process and add something to it through our interaction. A message is a sequence of bits. Communication through technology will be beneficial to humanity by:
