Lindsey Sellman October 6, 2014 MAC Week 8 Entry On exam two, I got question number seven wrong. The question was “which of the following was not responsible for funding the initial infrastructure upon which the government is based?” I answered with Microsoft, as I thought it came after the Internet. However, it was the US Defense and government. The reason that I got the answer wrong was because I did not look into detail when taking notes on the companies that funded the Internet. If I had looked into that more, I would have learned that the US Defense used the Internet for military communication tools and did not fund it. On exam three I will look into detail more, and study terms that connect with each other. I also got the definition of transduction wrong, as I did not pay attention to the details of the term. I also did not write down connections to other terms or give examples of it, which would have helped greatly. Next time I will study the terms in my notes more carefully, and provide examples for every term. 1. Wireless telegraphy- voiceless communication, later known as British Marconia. Allowed for communication, transmission of voice and music over radio, important for safety on ships, radiob. Allowed for communication, opened up a new world of technology c. Fits in with chapter as it talks about the beginnings of communication,which led to the different communication acts, radio, telephone, etc. d. Electromagnetic waves allowed for the radio waves to be received from point to point while wireless telegraphy supported those waves and used them for voiceless communication over the telephone and radioe. Wireless telegraphy was used on the Titanic- when it sank people were able to rescue the people on the ship as they got in contact with them through wireless telegraphy 2. Broadcasting- transmission of radio waves and TV signals to large audiencesa. Allowed for people to hear the radio and TV, audiences from around general broadcasting areas and beyond could listen to radio and watchTV b. Allowed for people to receive TV/radio in new ways, more productive way c. Fits into the chapter as it talks about how people started to listen to radio/watch TV, broadcasting is what got out the signals so people could use radio and TV d. Narrowcasting is person to person communication, while broadcasting allows for all people to pick up radio/TV signals if they’re in range e. The ABC Baltimore headquarters broadcasts for the entire city and beyond in the suburbs—my TV picks up their signal3. Radio Act of 1912 a. Addressed the problem of amateurs using radio waves too much, radiowaves were crammed at this point, allowed for radio not to be owned, after this act everyone who used the radio at this point had to have a license b. Solved problems of radio, made radio waves more powerful as less people were using them c. Fits into the chapter as it talks about how important it was to limit the use of the radio—presented a time when radio became more commercialized, a hierarchy d. The Radio Act of 1912 addressed the problem of amateur radio artists using the radio and the importance of licensing the radio while the Radio Act of 1927 addressed that those given a license did not own theradio channels, and that they had to serve public interest when they were broadcasting e. Stations in Baltimore that play top 40 music all are licensed and not owned—if there is a weather alert music will be interrupted for the public’s safety 4. Network a. Cost saving operation that links shows together onto one platform (i.e.E!, CBS, MTV) b. Different shows could be on same network, better for money/advertising c. Fits in with the chapter as it talks about the different networks on television and how some owned better shows than others (i.e. NBC Blue Network vs. NBC Red Network). d. A Network hosts different shows on it that are similar, for example MTV has reality/music related shows, broadcasting is the transmission of waves that put out these shows onto our televisions e. E! Is a network that hosts many popular reality TV shows like Keeping Up with the Kardashians and E! True Hollywood Story5. Radio Act of 1927 a. Stated that people who had radio licenses did not own channels, rather licensed them to serve public interest b. Helped provide tools for public safety c. Fits into the chapter as it portrays the importance of serving public interest with the radio, using the radio as a tool for the public d. The Radio Act of 1927 helped shape radio to be a tool for the public, the Federal Radio Commission regulated licenses and solved radio-related problems e. Radio today has weather reports, health alerts because of this act, ensuring public is safe 6. Communications Act of 1934 a. Allowed for advertising on radio, phone, later allowed for advertising on TV, cable, and internet b. More successful advertising, could reach people on different types of technology c. Fits into the chapter as it talks about the influence of advertisement using tools of broadcasting—many people hearing/seeing advertisements at once d. The Communications Act of 1934 addressed the use of advertising over public broadcasting, the FCC (federal communications commission) oversaw these advertisements, looked into the way radio/TV networks advertisements e. Advertisements on radio, commercials on television, internet and Facebook ads 7. Transistors a. Small electronic devices that amplify radio signals when receivedb. Allowed for radio to be more successful, let radio remain popular evenwhen TV emerged c. Fits into the chapter as it helped improve the quality/mobile use of radio d. Transistors boost radio signals, making them higher quality while FM (frequency waves) pick up distant signals and make them static free e. Transistors are used in hearing aids, they amplify voices/noises when heard to make someone hard of hearing able to pick up even low pitch voices/noises 8. Top 40 Format a. 40 most popular songs by week, played on radio b. Kept radio successful, gave people music to listen to while in the car, allowed for advertisers to reach many people at one time as most people tuned into these stationsc. Important to the chapter as it shows how radio remained popular when TV came around, people listed to the top 40 playlists while driving, in the home d. Top 40 format presents the most popular (usually pop) songs at the time, while Progressive Rock was more experimental music: not all liked it, lesser-known music e.