Broadband - Broadband Providers

Give examples of broadband providers and identify the costs.

AUSTRALIAN BROADBAND PROVIDERS.

• Bigpond Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• Optus Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.99
• iiNet Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• iiNet Buisness Broadband: 50GB Plan - $99.95
• Dodo Broadband: 50GB Plan - $19.90
• Westnet Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95
• Southern Cross Telco Broadband: 50GB Plan - $59.95
• People Telecom Broadband: 50GB Plan - $49.95

Broadband - Fibre

FIBRE -

Fibre broadband connection is also known as a fibre-optical cable. A fibre-optic cable connection is the fastest means of connecting the consumer to the Internet. Furthermore, this form of broadband is only available to certain people. Those people who have access to this form of Internet, experience "fast-as-light" Internet broadband.

Broadband - ADSL

ADSL -

ADSL, also known as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL is also another Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL is a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines. There are many versions of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines i.e. ADSL2 and ADSL2+.

Broadband - Cable Broadband

CABLE BROADBAND -

In information and technology, cable Internet access, often shortened to cable, is a type of broadband Internet access. Cable Internet provides one of the most reliable services available and has high-speed Internet with the an affordable price. Cable connections run in neighborhood of 1.5Mbps, although they can get up to as high as 30Mbps.

Broadband - Wireless Broadband

WIRELESS BROADBAND -

Wireless broadband is technology that provides fast-speed wireless Internet acces or computer networking access over a vast area. Very few Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP's) give download speed of over 100 M/bits. Most braodband wireless access services have a range of 50km from a tower.

Broadband - What is broadband?

What is broadband?

Broadband is pertaining to a type of high-speed data transmission in which the bandwidth is shared by more than one signal. Bandwidth is the difference between the upper and lower frequencies.

The World of Multimedia - Advantages and Disadvantages

Do you see the advantages/disadvantages to the use of such multimedia technology?

The advantages  of using these types of multimedia is that everything is connected on one system. A disadvantage to this is that if one device fails then all will as they are all connected on one system.
Another advantage is that nearly everything is available in one place.

The World of Multimedia

The video on future directions has already to some extent come true. What multimedia technologies in the video are already commonly used?

In this video there are more advanced versions of some of the multimedia technologies of our contemporary society. Below is a list of items that have been modified and made more advanced in the video :

• Watches
• Televisions
• Computers
• Car Keys
• GPS
• Moblie Phones

This is this link for the video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/555998/another_version_of_the_intel_umpc_vision_video/

The World of Multimedia - Multimedia Devices and Services

What multimedia device or service would you find hardest to live without?

I think that the mulitmedia device that people and myself are most dependent on is a mobile phone. People are very dependent on their iPhones or Android Smart Phones as they now have everything on them including the Internet, Email, Messenger, Cameras and applications which provide a variety of services. If that was taken away from the owners most of them would be feeling lost and unorganised as their lives are based on their phones.

The World of Multimedia - Mulitmedia in Everday Life

Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can ?

1. At Home
2. School
3. Transport
4. Work