Early Communication
What does it mean to communicate?
It means to share a message or information
What was the worlds fastest communication system in the dark and middle ages?
Pigeon Post
What is a QWERTY keyboard and why do we call it that?
It is a keyboard that beings with the letters "QWERTY" hence why we call it that
When was the first television invented?
1930s
What 3 things do you need to communicate?
A sender, the message and a receiver
What other ways, other than speech can we communicate?
hand signals, dancing and drawing
What is another way that postal mail can be delivered?
The telegraph with a code known as Morse code
When were televisions made available in SA?
1976
When were cellphones first made available to the public?
Early 1980s
Who were the San? How did they communicate?
They were hunter-gatherers/ the first people to settle in Southern Africa.
Language, symbols, songs, art and dance i.e. San Rock Art
In the 1800's a new form of communication was invented. Ordinary people could listen to programmes....
Radio
How does a telephone work?
It sends sounds along electrical wires
How big was the first personal computer?
As big as a room
Martin Cooper
What is trance dance?
It is the way the San talk to the gods and spirits. The healer or shaman dances around a fire for hours and goes into a trance.
Who invented the radio or is most remembered for it and won a nobel prize
Guglielmo Marconi
Who developed the first telephone that everyone could use?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the internet?
It is an international network that allows computers to share information.
Name other non-verbal ways of communicating in the early days
Smoke signals/ Drums
Who invented the first manual typewriter?
Pellegrino Turri from Italy
George Eastman invented a small box camera.. what was it called?
Kodak
What does www stand for?
World Wide Web