Evaluation of my communication

E-mail: i do not use email as much as i could, mainly due to the fact that most people i could talk to have MSN which is an instant messenger and far quicker and easier to use. however i may use email to communicate with a family member or relative as it is more formal and you can summarise everything you have been up to.
MSN: this is my most frequently used form of communication as it is fast and easy and best of all free, all of my friends use it so it is a good way to make plans and talk with eachother
Mobile:I do not use mobile as a form of communication a lot as it is expensive to top up and the credit seems to go no where, as oppose to MSN where you can chat for hours for free. however i always keep my mobile on me for the use of receiving calls and texts.

Mobile phones

i use my mobile phone whenever i am not at home and need to contact a friend or relative. i use my mobile to text, phone, listen to music and take pictures and videos. the major benefits in using a mobile is that you are able to be contacted/contact outside of home, and therefore expand your communication range. they work in almost every country as well which is very useful if travelling. The disadvantages of using a mobile is that it can become very expensive if phoning and texting regularly. which is why it is best to get people to ring you via a landline by texting them. My mobile generally fulfils its purpose, however in certain enclosed areas or cerain locations the signal may be low and messages sent will fail when possibly urgent.

E-mail

E-mail is the most popular and well used form of communication over the internet, it is useful as you can send a message any time, and to any location and the recipient can read it at his/her convenience. e-mail also allows you to send a message to multiple recipients which is useful and time saving. It is fast, usually taking no more than a few minutes to be received. you can attach various files to your e-mail such as video clips, photos music etc. There are disadvantages to using email, a lot of unwanted emails from spammers can fill your email inbox and important emails may not get delivered. Also email attachments can bring virus into your computer if not scanned by network or virus program on your computer. Email is not as common as it used to be, now there are instant messengers available which are far quicker then email and far more social and interactive.

digital communtication vs. voice conversation

there has been many additions to the ways in which we communicate digitally over recent years. SMS, MMS, E-mail etc.have all aided us in communcating successfully and efficiently.
using SMS is an effective way off communicating, and is alot cheaper than phoning.SMS however can be confusing with the use of modern text language such as "lol" menaing laugh out loud. unless you frequenttly are subjected to this form of language then you will be out of tune when you get a ttext of someone.
Overall, Digital communication is a better way of doing quick, shortfire messages (such as organising where to go with your friends) whereas voice communication is easier if your just looking for a friendly chat or discussion.

good old days

The programs I would use to replace a paper-based system would be microsoft Excel and Access.
Excel is good at working out complicated sums and organising a documented feature although acces exceeds excel in its ability. as these two programmes are more able than any human they are extremely helpful to bank workers etc. it would seem that computers would take over humans but people must be trained to use them. so people who generally understood the software were employed and many where made redundant to suffice. One advantage that the paper-based system has, is that it cannot be infected with something that will erase data.

Ambulance services

Both ambulance services have benifited greatly from the increase in IT. For one, the equipment added to the vehicle has allowed the ambulance teams to arrive at the situation quickly and act efficiently, and the upgraded equipment for treating injured patients allow them to treat the patient far more effectively, possibly preventing them from needing to go to the hospital therefore allowing more room in the hospitals saving space.

As far as disadvantages go however,if the power happened to fail, all the equipment the ambulance service uses would fail, causing the effectiveness of the service to decrease. However, the increase in IT allows the ambulance to know exactly what is wrong, and how to treat of support the patient before they even arrive.

Downloading services

We discussed in groups a number of items we have downloaded of the internet recently they consist of such things as: clothes, CD's and DVD's, games and game consoles.
The downloading service in most cases fulfilled its purpose and the items where received generally within time. the only problems with downloading such items online is that you have to give your details which some incriminating sites can use against you