Communication And The Internet

Communication is one of the most popular uses of the internet. We have different websites/ ways of communicating like:

• ·         Facebook
• ·         Twitter
• ·         Hotmail
• ·         Gmail
• ·         Messenger
• ·         Newspaper
• ·         iMessage
• ·         BBM (Black Berry Messenger)
• ·         Skype
• ·         Television

 Synchronous communication is direct communication where the communicators are time synchronized.

What does synchronized/synchronous/asynchronous mean?

• Ø  Synchronous: Occurring at the same time
• Ø  Synchronized: To occur at the same time or coincide or agree in time.
• Ø  Asynchronous: Not occurring at the same time.

 Chats like on Facebook can be an example of synchronous communication because both people are there at the same time and are talking.

Different communications need hardware and software.

For example:

• Ø  BBM for blackberries need the hardware of a phone and the software of the BBM
• Ø  Facebook Chats need the hardware of a computer, laptop or iPod and software of the internet or Facebook application.