Digital Communication

Digital Communication

Sujina Ummar

Contents

• Digital Communication

• Advantages of Digital Communication.

• Disadvantages of Digital Communication.

• Examples of Digital communication.

• Email.

• Texting

• Fax

• The word digital comes from the Latin word digit and digitus (the Latin word for finger), as fingers.

What is Digital Communication?

• Digital Communication is any message passed through digital devices

• Digital communication is any type of information sent digitally.

Advantages

• It is fast and easier.

• No paper is wasted.

• The messages can be stored in the device for longer times, without being damaged.

• Digital communication can be done over large distances through internet and other things.

Advantages (cont..)

• It is comparatively cheaper.• It removes semantic barriers because

the written data can be easily changed to different languages using software.

• It provides facilities like video conferencing which save a lot of time, money and effort.

Disadvantages

• It is unreliable as the messages cannot be recognised by signatures.

• The establishment of Digital Communication causes degradation of the environment in some cases.– "Electronic waste" is an example. The vibes

given out by the telephone and cell phone towers are so strong that they can kill small birds.

Disadvantages (cont..)

• Many people misuse the efficiency of Digital Communication.

What are some examples?

Some examples of digital communication are• E-mailing - Computers• Texting - Cell Phones• Fax• Teleconferencing• Video conferencing

Email

• Electronic mail is often abbreviated to e-mail

• Email is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages through computers

• An electronic mail message consists of two components, – the message header,– and the message body, which is the email's

content.

• The message header contains control information, including, an originator's email address and one or more recipient addresses.

• Usually additional information is added, such as a subject header field.

• The at sign, a part of every e-mail address.

Advantages

• Email enables speedy communication • Email provides the receiver an option to

respond immediately • e-mail is a low cost way to transmit

messages • e-mail messages are always easy to locate • it is always a secure means of sending

messages

Disadvantages

• Lack of computer knowledge among people, so not sure all receiving parties use email system

• Unwanted SPAM emails

• Illegal contents including virus damages end user systems, data & reputation

• Email might not send due to loss of connection to the internet

Texting

• The common term for the sending of “short” messages from mobile phones or portable devices is called texting.

• Texting works using the Short Message Service (SMS)

• SMS is a method by which messages can be sent to a cell phone via another cell phone, a computer connected to the Internet, a regular land line.

Advantages

• Its cheap

• Reliable

• Simple

• Non voice

• SMS it connects many people around the world through text messaging social networking

• SMS messaging is relatively SPAM free.

• An SMS is Discreet

• SMS leads to smaller phone bills

• Messages are instantly recorded

• An SMS is personal

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

FAX

• A fax is a document sent over a telephone line.

• Fax machines were a very common way to send documents from one location to another.

• Fax machines are still used today but are not considered as reliable as other options that are available.

Advantages of Fax

• Fax machines are a great option if it is a paper that can not easily be sent through email.

• Using a fax machine is much faster than sending an item.

Disadvantages of Fax

• Need a separate space for the machine.

• Needs a telephone line.

• Needs power/electricity

• Requires paper for receiving and sending faxes

• Machine needs to be on always to receive faxes. If the machine is off, we may lose the faxes.

• Large probability of losing faxes, which could potentially be important.

• Storage of these Printed Paper Faxes are very difficult.

• To send a fax, both the sender and the receiver must have access to fax machines

Thank You

• Text messages are not very good for your brain because they kills your brain cells.Sometimes it is hard to find signal for a while which means you cannot call or text anyone.

• Not everyone will have a mobile so you cannot text them if you need them. You cant always get hold of person who you want to talk to, this is no good in an emergency.

SPAM

• E-mail spam, also known as junk e-mail, is a subset of spam that involves nearly identical messages sent to numerous recipients by e-mail.

Message

• The message header contains control information, including, minimally, an originator's email address and one or more recipient addresses. Usually additional information is added, such as a subject header field.

VIRUS

SMS messaging is relatively SPAM free

• Unlike e-mail, SMS is relatively SPAM free. Although this may change over the next year or so, at present it is the ideal communication channel to cut through the clutter. As a result, marketing departments worldwide are climbing aboard to try and target their customers in this one-on-one manner that has 'message opening rates' soaring way above any other medium.

An SMS is Discreet

• Unlike a phone call you don’t need to run out to attend the call, yet you still know when an SMS has arrived.

• The discreet nature of text messaging ensures you stay in touch with minimal disturbance.

SMS leads to smaller phone bills

• SMS leads to smaller phone bills.

• An SMS is far cheaper than a phone call.

An SMS is personal

• Unlike an e-mail, an SMS is much more likely to be read by a person at any one time, since the majority of people have their mobile phones at arms reach 24 hours a day.

Messages are instantly recorded

• Unlike a phone call, an SMS message is automatically stored where it can be re-read.