Unit 56 - Criteria

Unit 56 - Task 1 - Due 22nd April

UNIT 56 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of modern digital communication systems, both person-to-person and to a wider audience. Learners are expected to use a variety of modern digital messaging techniques, and to prepare pages for a small website.   

The outcome is to create a website promoting social media – Facebook, Google hangouts, Snapchat, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, Skype and media messaging.

1.a) Research the following: What are they? How do they work? Refer to examples and explain the benefits.

Communication protocols: worldwide web consortium (W3C); wireless access protocol (WAP); global system for mobile (GSM); 3rd generation protocols (3G); multimedia message service (MMS); general packet radio service (GPRS); Bluetooth; broadband (ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), cable); voiceover internet protocol (VoIP)

1.b) Research/ case study

Choose one social media app –

Who invented it? When was it created? For what purpose? How does it work? Include examples of adverts promoting the app. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the app – refer to at least two examples, one positive and one negative. What are the legal and ethical considerations of this app?

Due 22nd April 2015