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TEACHER Mª THE WORLD OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
ISABEL
MAGALHÃES
Index
Index..................................................................................................................................2
Introduction.......................................................................................................................3
The World of Global Communication...............................................................................4
The Internet.......................................................................................................................5
The pros of using Internet in today’s society.................................................................5
The cons of using the Internet in today’s society...........................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................11
Introduction
This work is about the world’s global communication, like the Internet, the press,
telephony (which developed to radio), telephone, mobile phone, television and so on.
The Internet includes the interlinked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web
(WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail. It has also enabled or accelerated new
forms of human interactions through instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking.
The path from traditional postage to global wireless connectivity has been long,
however recent developments have shown that it is exponential in nature. With traditional paper
based postage, it takes a long time for a message to get through to its destination, and this was
how the international communication worked for a long time. This situation evolved the first
telegraphy and telephony systems, which were developed and put to use. The introduction of the
telephone (apart from being of vital importance in its own right) also led to developments in
what was to become the biggest international communication infrastructures the world has ever
seen – the Internet.
The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, which is also becoming integrated
into mobile phones, digital assistants and mobile gaming devices. The Internet is a vital part of
the communication’s solutions for many individuals and business enterprises, as it allows for
practically instantaneous and inexpensive communication all over the world. Internet
infrastructure began on standard telephony wires, although today it’s more likely to be accessed
via dedicated cables, satellites and wireless networks.
The growth of wireless communication networks for mobile phones and the Internet are the
latest evolutionary steps in global communication; besides, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband Internet,
and mobile phones are now common in modern industrialised society. With so many
developments happening so fast around the technology that surrounds international
communications, it’s hard to predict exactly what will occur in the future. However, current
trends are leading us towards to a future faster and smaller wireless communication.
The Internet
The Internet is the most visited mean of information in the world. It is a global system
of interconnected computer networks used to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network
of networks that consists in millions of private, public, academic, business, and government
networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and
optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and
Examples of Websites
The Telephone
Another mean of communication is the press (tabloids, quality papers and magazines).
Conclusion
Through this work we conclude that: the Internet, the press, telephony (which
developed to radio), telephone, mobile phone and television are some of the means of the