communication compass

1. What is the definition of digital communication? (1)
   electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally.

 2. List 4 digital communication advantages and 4 disadvantages in your opinion. (8) 

1. digital communication systems are cheaper to put into place. 
2. high speed computers and powerful software design tools available.
3. good processing techniques are  available for digital signals such as a source coding, channel coding
4. digital communication allows regeneration the digital signal in long distance transmission which reduces noice effect.

• introduce sampling error.
• high power consumption
• generally, more bandwidth is required than that for analog systems.
• complex circuit, more sophisticated device making is also drawbacks of digital system.

3. What are the three most popular forms of digital communication today and why do you think they are popular? (4) 
Email, Texting, Snapchat. becasue everybody uses them.
 
4. What three forms of digital communication may not be around much longer and why do you think they are going to disappear or become irrelevant? (4) 
Email, Facebook messenger, and Myspace. they are going to disappear because they will not have the features that the new ways of communication does.

5. Can you list five locations or scenarios in real life where you really SHOULD NOT be communicating digitally and suggest WHY? (5) 
communication digitally while you are at a funeral. communicating digitally while you are in the shower. communication digitally while flying in an air plane, while in a submarine, while driving.

6. Spend some time online researching dangerous digital communication then answer: In your mind which TWO forms of digital communication represent the greatest DANGER to your personal health and safety and WHY? (4)
the things that teens say publicly online may later impact their ability to get into the college of their choice, or get a job they really want. posting negative or untrue things about other people is hurtful and may potentially lead to deadly consequences.

 7. Do you think human kids will continue to be more and more connected or will people eventually find their own healthy balance? Why? (2) 
maybe someone will find a healthy balance but others that are addicted to technology may not.

8. When a person dies, is too sick or injured to communicate or for any other reason avoids all digital communication; what should happen to their accumulated online communications and records of internet activity? What is your solution to this growing problem?
nothing should happen to their accumulated online communication and internet records.