Digital Communication

• Communication is the process of sending information to others and receiving information back from them. Digital communication involves sending and receiving such information electronically
• Digital communication tools:

  • Email – electronic mail enables written messages to be sent instantly to others, and files can be shared as attachments.
  • Mobile phones – mobile phones enable verbal conversations to be conducted anywhere. They also allow short written messages to be sent (see instant messaging).
  • Mobile applications – applications (apps) are designed to run on smart phones and tablets. They can be used to create documents, capture images and enable banking transactions.
  • Websites – a page or group of pages containing written and visual information using various media.
• Digital communication tools:

  • Social media – a variety of web platforms that enable users to share ideas, content, information and messages.
  • Web conferencing – a meeting that uses communications software to stream images and/or voices over the internet between participants in different locations.
• Digital communication tools:

  • Cloud services – software, such as online document editing and data storage, that is run from a remote location but that can be accessed from anywhere as long as a connection to the internet is maintained.
  • Instant messaging – software that enables users to send instant messages, usually in the form of text, to each other