multimedia technology and consumption

1.       Convergence: Give a definition of this. Ideas and opinions gradually becoming similar.  What form did early convergence take? Convergence came from the older media such as television ,radio, and broadcasting network with passive audiences .but it all changed from forms of information ,voices and data also videos .convergence can be traced back to mobile telephony and internet .And give some examples of present day technological convergence. An example of technological convergence is phone ,web and game consoles.

2.       Interactivity: In what ways is digital technology interactive?digital activity is interactive because website can provide the use of text and graphics to its users Can you give some examples.in various ways such as chatting and playing online games. How has this changed the way we consume the media?.This has changed the way we consume the media because were able to share the content with our friends and peers and leads us to view things were not interested in.

3.       Personalisation: How do we personalize our technology we can the appearance of our screen ,change the case of our phones also content on the screen can be magnified. and what is the reason for this? the reason why we personalize our technology so we are able to tell the difference between our phones

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	Definition	Advantages	Disadvantages
Immediacy	Direct and instant involvement with something.	we will get it instantly	it wont always be immediate
Access	Being able to reach something.	it will increase usability facilitates open communication	You won’t  get access all the time could increase the risk of viruses.
convenience	Easy to reach.	helpful for studies can be facilitated in a short period of time
portability	Easily carried.	Travel with it	It won’t last long battery could finish ina short period of time.
connectivity	Being able to connect	able to share resources	network cabling and file servers could be expensive managing a large network is complicated and could require employers.