Monday, September 7, 2009

Communication and the Internet

Many types of communication are used around the globe. Most forms are synchronous. Which means, they are occuring at the same time. The opposite of this is asynchronous. Blogging, podcasting, IMing, email, and others can all be done at the synchronously. Podcasting is done at the same time where same information is send to various people. However, emails and blogging can be done and seen at any time. Even at midnight. No specific software is needed to send emails and update blogs. All you need to do is sign in and make your username and password.
It is and easy way to communicate and connect our world.

Investigation:
Communication is very important during an emergency because if there are misunderstandings,
the problems can get worse. During a natural disaster, it is difficult to communicate in the internet. Internet connection may be disturbed by many situations. The wire may be broken because of earthquakes or other disasters.
The form of communication which was used in recent disasters were speakers. Speakers were used to help and tell people where to evacuate and other important news. Information such as where to get food and water and where to evacuate until the disaster gets settled needs to be communicated during an emergency. If these data were not told, evacuees would starve and have a hard time. The place to evacuate if there was a sudden disaster can be reported before it happens. Therefore, when the disaster strikes, people would not be very panicked. It would be better to plan ahead during these occasions.
A computer or any connection device of the internet is required to communicate online.

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