Question

to get a feel for the importance of media literacy on the part of business communicators, make a list of all the information technology (devices, media platforms, and applications) that you've used over the last two years.what kind of knowledge is required to be able to use each of the used Technologies well?

Answer 1

Well in the last 2 years, I've used a myriad of IT and not just me, it's the case with almost everyone in this planet. So, let me list out along with pre requisites on how to use the same:

• Smartphone. Well, how can someone live without this?! From just being able to call, today's smartphones made sure that the world is in out pocket, and has transformed into the primary source of communication across the world. You need to know the touchscreen and gotta explore the settings and the plethora of options to get the best out of your phone. In simple, you need to experiment. Physical knowledge is needed basically.
• Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, etc). The revolution of facebook had taken a storm in the modes of visual and written communication. The idea of sharing thoughts, images and what not disseminated from this very application. Being connected despite staying apart thousands of miles wouldn't have been realized if it was not. The knowledge of how this thing works is needed if you don't to fall bait to the scams surfacing in these media everyday. Maybe watch a 10 minute video to get to know the details, etc you need to divulge. One needs to deploy tactic knowledge in this case.
• Various chatbots. It's 2020 and I bet you might have seen a lot of these chatbots across websites. They are also called virtual assistants, and runs based on Machine learning Algorithms to answer your queries in the chatbox provided. Just a normal idea of messaging is more than enough for taking aid from chatbots. Also, clearly framed questions are welcome. Afterall, it's a bot.
• Voice assistant. Probably one of the disruptive technologies of the past decade, voice assistants like Siri, Google assistant and Alexa have transformed the way of how a device itself functions. You just need to 'Speak' to get your things done. As simple as that. The ML system inside ensures that Alexa plays the exact song you requested for.

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