Ways of Communication

Ways
of Communication

Due to the
modernization of communication, and the rapid expansion of
technology, communicating between people via electronic devices and
the internet, is expanding exponentially. A class activity today was
to contact each other via text messaging, Email, and instant
messaging;

Text
Messaging – done via mobile phones
“hey
bbe, hw r u? ur hair luks gr8 btw! hw was ur hol?” – Sent
by me to Tooba
“hi, thnx yh it ws gr8!! wht did u do over
the hols?” – Received as a reply by Tooba

Advantages	Disadvantages
Fast, instantly sent	Costs 30 fils not free
More effective, as not many people have an internet connection 24/7, messages however have more of a possibility to reach the person as phones are with the person more often	More expensive, as money is needed to set up a mobile connection and buy a mobile phone
Doesn’t need internet connection, or Net passport, just a simple mobile phone and sim card.	Personnel that isn’t familiar with text language and shorthand could find this confusing
	Slow while typing message

Instant
Messaging (MSN)

Mashal
*9mil says:

hey
you done the english!! the reading stuff

HANNAH
says:

nooo
have u ?

HANNAH
says:

i
have free soo ill do it today

Mashal
*9mil says:

yeah
i have 2 frees!!! Ill do it then

Advantages	Disadvantages
Fast, instant	Need an internet connection, and computer
Easy to type, faster to type	Need to be able to know how to use a computer
Not that much short hand used, easy to understand	Only able to chat with people online, both of you have to be online simultaneously in order to communicate
Files can be sent instantly	Slow internet speed, and large files can lead to slow rate of transfer
Cheap, free to communicate, international communication made cheap and free.

Email
(HTML based electronic mail)

Random Emails of no
sense!!

Advantages	Disadvantages
Fast to transfer	Need an internet connection, and computer
Easy to type, faster to type, simple	Need to be able to know how to use a computer
Not that much short hand used, easy to understand	Only when you have access to internet can you check email, 24/7 access needed
Permanent record of communication between people as show above	Some delay might occur when sending large emails containing files
Attachments and files can be sent	Not as instant
Cheap, free

How Email Works

The email message is usually a text based system, but nowadays can also be HTML based. Here are short summaries on how both types of email work;

Actual Process (Web Based version)

• The text email is sent to your internet server where it is made into smaller parts of text, therefore making them easier and faster to be sent via the internet.


• Your internet domain then searches for the recipient that your email is supposed to be given to; through the email address you entered.


• After locating the recipient using the email address the domain sends the small text parts to the recipient which is reassembled when they reach to the recipient as a new email message.

Actual Process (Computer Based version)

• These messages are usually sent using a SMTP, simple mail transfer protocol-port 25 and are received using a POP3 (Post office protocol-port 110) or IMAP (internet mail access protocol-port 143.)


• The text email is sent to your internet server were it is made into smaller parts of text, therefore making them easier and faster to be sent via the internet.


• Your internet domain then searches for the recipient through the email address you entered in; each computer has a different IP address (Internet Protocol.) This is located by the domain.


• The internet domain locates the IP address of the recipients computer, of which you typed the email of.


• After locating the recipient using the email address the domain sends the small text parts to the recipient which is reassembled when they reach to the recipient as a new email message.