What is Communication?
Communication is the process of conveying a message from one party(the sender) to another(the receiver).A Brief History of Communication
The first types of communication that were discovered are Mayan Glyphs(drawings representing words) used in Mexico and Guatemala; Cuneiform(wedge shaped characters) used by Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites and Persians. The ancient Egyptians used Hieroglyphs (pictures representing words). They also had a base 10 system of hieroglyphs for numerals. The alphabets were invented by Semitic peoples of Middle East and Northern Africa. Most of these are in the form of clay tablets and some on papyrus.
The Africans discovered long distance communication through drums.
Language was first discovered among the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Indus, and the Chinese.
The Greeks introduced the earliest instrument of writing, the pen. Paper was invented in 105BC, the pencil in 1564, and the printer in the 8th century.
A postal service was first used in 900BC, telegraph in 1837, the telephone in 1877.
Electromagnetic waves were discovered in 1893 and the wireless telegraph was invented. Radio waves were discovered in the early 20th century. The first fully programmable digital computer was invented in 1941, the cell phone in 1947. The Internet started in 1957.
(Brief History adapted from http://static.scribd.com/docs/3ji6hh6c1s9/6.swj)
Comparison between Communication in the Old Days and Now.
In the old days, people were limited to oral, written, and graphical/pictorial means of communication. They also made use of hand gestures and facial expressions. today, we still make us of these types of communication, however, we are a an advantage, as mediums of communication have been discovered and developed over the years.
Languages have been developed for people who cannot speak, listen, or see.
The difference between the forms of long distance communication in the old days and that of today is that communication can be instantaneous today, whilst in the old days, it was not.
Also, now, we can verify if the information that we sent ha been delivered to the receiver whereas, our ancestors did not have this advantage.
Furthermore, we have a wide range of communication methods to choose from ass many reliable inventions exist, bu tin the the old days, the communication means were limited and were not as reliable.
The Africans discovered long distance communication through drums.
Language was first discovered among the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Indus, and the Chinese.
The Greeks introduced the earliest instrument of writing, the pen. Paper was invented in 105BC, the pencil in 1564, and the printer in the 8th century.
A postal service was first used in 900BC, telegraph in 1837, the telephone in 1877.
Electromagnetic waves were discovered in 1893 and the wireless telegraph was invented. Radio waves were discovered in the early 20th century. The first fully programmable digital computer was invented in 1941, the cell phone in 1947. The Internet started in 1957.
(Brief History adapted from http://static.scribd.com/docs/3ji6hh6c1s9/6.swj)
Comparison between Communication in the Old Days and Now.
In the old days, people were limited to oral, written, and graphical/pictorial means of communication. They also made use of hand gestures and facial expressions. today, we still make us of these types of communication, however, we are a an advantage, as mediums of communication have been discovered and developed over the years.
Languages have been developed for people who cannot speak, listen, or see.
The difference between the forms of long distance communication in the old days and that of today is that communication can be instantaneous today, whilst in the old days, it was not.
Also, now, we can verify if the information that we sent ha been delivered to the receiver whereas, our ancestors did not have this advantage.
Furthermore, we have a wide range of communication methods to choose from ass many reliable inventions exist, bu tin the the old days, the communication means were limited and were not as reliable.
1 comment:
so any difference between the old times and current times in relation to the purpose of communication?
I like the facts you put together
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