Communication Communication Technology Technology

Mr. ButlerMr. Butler

Department of Technology Department of Technology

John Jay High SchoolJohn Jay High School

Wappingers Central School DistrictWappingers Central School District

Communications TechnologyCommunications Technology

Use of tools, materials, and processes to Use of tools, materials, and processes to enhance our abilities to share information enhance our abilities to share information and ideas. and ideas.

Communication SystemsCommunication Systems

Using the systems of message, sender, Using the systems of message, sender, channel, and receiver to communicate channel, and receiver to communicate information. information.

Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

The ability of a computer or other machine The ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities that are to perform those activities that are normally thought to require intelligence. normally thought to require intelligence.

BiometricsBiometrics

Technologies that measure Technologies that measure and analyze human physical and analyze human physical and behavioral and behavioral characteristics for characteristics for authentication purposes.authentication purposes.

Examples of physical Examples of physical characteristics include characteristics include fingerprints, eye retinas and fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, facial patterns and irises, facial patterns and hand measurements, while hand measurements, while examples of mostly examples of mostly behavioral characteristics behavioral characteristics include signature, and typing include signature, and typing patterns.patterns.

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DataData

Factual information, Factual information, especially information especially information organized for analysis organized for analysis or used to reason or or used to reason or make decisions.make decisions.

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Digital DivideDigital Divide

Gap between the “have’s” Gap between the “have’s” and “have-not’s” of and “have-not’s” of computer related computer related technology in our society. technology in our society.

Computers are Computers are increasingly conditioning increasingly conditioning the kind of country we live the kind of country we live in. Causing a widening of in. Causing a widening of social gaps throughout social gaps throughout our society, particularly our society, particularly among young people. among young people.

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Data MiningData Mining

Analysis of data in a Analysis of data in a database using tools database using tools which look for trends which look for trends or anomalies.or anomalies.

Invented by IBM who Invented by IBM who hold some related hold some related patents.patents.

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Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Commission (FCC)

Established by the Established by the Communications Act Communications Act of 1934 and is of 1934 and is charged with charged with regulating interstate regulating interstate and international and international communications by communications by radio, television, radio, television, satellite and cable. satellite and cable.

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Global Positioning System Global Positioning System (GPS)(GPS)

A system of satellites, A system of satellites, computers, and receivers computers, and receivers that is able to determine that is able to determine the latitude and longitude the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time calculating the time difference for signals from difference for signals from different satellites to different satellites to reach the receiver.reach the receiver.

Started in Military, now it Started in Military, now it is found in cellular is found in cellular phones. phones.

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Global VillageGlobal Village

The connection of The connection of individuals through a individuals through a network of computer network of computer technology. technology.

Having the ability to Having the ability to communicate through communicate through phones, computers, phones, computers, internet give the internet give the senses of close senses of close proximity. proximity.

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InformationInformation

Knowledge of specific Knowledge of specific events or situations events or situations that has been that has been gathered or received gathered or received by communication, by communication, intelligence, or news.intelligence, or news.

Information is made Information is made for data.for data.

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Information HighwayInformation Highway

The global information The global information and communications and communications network that includes the network that includes the Internet and other Internet and other networks. networks.

Networks include: Networks include: switching systems such switching systems such as telephone networks, as telephone networks, cable television networks, cable television networks, and satellite and satellite communication networks. communication networks.

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Information AgeInformation Age

The period beginning The period beginning around 1970 and around 1970 and noted for the noted for the abundant publication, abundant publication, consumption, and consumption, and manipulation of manipulation of information.information.

Mostly from Mostly from computers and computers and computer networks. computer networks.

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National Information National Information Infrastructure (NII)Infrastructure (NII)

The NII refers to that The NII refers to that system of advanced system of advanced computer systems, computer systems, databases, and databases, and telecommunications telecommunications networks throughout networks throughout the United States the United States that make electronic that make electronic information widely information widely available and available and accessible.accessible.

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TelecommutingTelecommuting

To work at home To work at home using a computer using a computer connected to the connected to the network of one’s network of one’s computer.computer. QuickTime™ and a

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TeleconferencingTeleconferencing

A conference held A conference held among people in among people in different locations by different locations by means of means of telecommunications telecommunications equipment, such as a equipment, such as a closed-circuit televisionclosed-circuit television

Using video allows you Using video allows you to see the person. to see the person.

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TelemedicineTelemedicine

The use of The use of telecommunications telecommunications technology to provide, technology to provide, enhance, or expedite enhance, or expedite health care services by health care services by accessing off-site accessing off-site databases.databases.

This links clinics and This links clinics and physician's offices to physician's offices to central hospitals.central hospitals.

X-rays and other X-rays and other diagnostic images can be diagnostic images can be sent from site to site. sent from site to site.

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