Download Technology Chapter 19: Using Technology to Communicate—Terms

Technology
Chapter 19: Using Technology to Communicate—Terms and Definitions
Channel: a carrier.
Communication technology: a system that uses technical means to transmit information or data
from one place to another or from one person to another.
Data: the raw, unorganized facts and figures collected by people and machines.
Decode: to change coded information back into a recognizable form.
Edutainment: creating a situation in which people want to gain information.
Emotions: feelings that can be communicated.
Encoding: the step in the communication process that involves changing a message into a format
that can be transmitted.
Entertain: the goal of communication to amuse people as they participate in or observe events and
performances.
Human-to-human communication: a type of communication used to inform, persuade, and
entertain other people.
Human-to-machine communication: a type of communication system that starts, changes, or
ends a machine’s operations.
Idea: a mental image of what a person thinks something should be.
Inform: the goal of communication to provide information about people, events, or relationships.
Information: facts and figures, called data, that have been sorted and arranged for human use. It is
vital to taking an active part in society.
Infotainment: providing information in an entertaining way.
Interference: anything that impairs the accurate communication of a message.
Internet: interconnected networks of computers that share information.
Knowledge: information learned and applied to a task.
Machine-to-human communication: a type of communication system used to display machine
operating conditions.
Machine-to-machine communication: the type of communication computer-controlled operations use.
Noise: unwanted sounds or signals that become mixed in with desired information.
Persuade: the goal of communication to convince people to act in a certain way.
Photographic communication: the process of using photographs to communicate an idea or
information.
Printed graphic communication: a mass communication system that uses technology to
communicate through a printed medium.
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Receiver: the end of the communication channel that gathers and decodes a message.
Technical graphic communication: a type of system that prepares and reproduces engineering
drawings and technical illustrations.
Telecommunication: a communication process that depends on electromagnetic waves to carry a
message over a distance.
Transmit: to send a message from one person or place to another.
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