COMMUNICATION: ITS DEFINITION AND EVOLUTION
- 3. McFarland It is a process of meaningful interaction among human beings. It is the process by which meanings are perceived and understandings are reached among human beings. Communication is defined as an exchange of facts, ideas, opinions or emotions by two or more persons.” 3
- 4. It is an interaction between two or more people by giving a message through talking, writing, symbols and signs.
- 6. CAVE PAINTING ◦ The oldest form of symbols used for communication is cave paintings. According to theorists, cave paintings were created to mark a territory or to record events.. 6
- 7. SYMBOLS ◦ They were carvings in the rock surface, usually referred to as a rock art. 7
- 8. SMOKE SIGNAL ◦ The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or gather people to a common area. 8
- 9. CARRIER PIGEONS ◦ A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination. 9
- 10. POSTAL SYSTEMS ◦ A system by which letters, packages, and other materials are transported and delivered to individuals and organizations. 10
- 11. NEWSPAPER ◦ a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising. 11
- 12. RADIO ◦ the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages. 12
- 13. RADIO ◦ the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages. 13
- 14. TELEGRAPH ◦ the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. 14
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- 16. TELEPHONE ◦ is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly. 16
- 17. TELEVISION ◦ is a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education. 17
- 18. INTERNET ◦ is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. 18
- 19. EMAIL ◦ is information stored on a computer that is exchanged between two users over telecommunications. More plainly, e-mail is a message that may contain text, files, images, or other attachments sent through a network to a specified individual or group of individuals. 19
- 20. TEXT MESSAGE ◦ is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or other type of compatible computer. 20
- 21. SOCIAL MEDIA ◦ websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. 21