Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Unit 7: Electronics

Copy into Word, then research the code or method of communication used.
Communication Type
What was it?
When was it used?
What did it replace?
What replaced it?
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The Pony Express was a mail company that used horseback to carry mail across Missouri and California.  
April 3, 1860 – October 24, 1861
Replaced mail by stagecoach.
The telegraph made a faster and cheaper method to send information.
Morse Code
Morse Code is a series of alphabet or code being transmitted by short or long ranges signals lights or clicks.
1844-present (barely used)
Replaced the telegraph.
Replaced by telephone, fax, and the internet or ASCII.
Semaphore
Semaphore is almost like morse code using two flag poles in a certain position to send a message.
1792-present (barely used)
Replaced the telegraph.
Replaced by Electrical Telegraphs.
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
ASCII is sets of bit code that replaces alphabetic, numeric, or special characters. Mainly used for computers
1960-present
ASCII replaced morse code.
Replaced by UTF-8 encoding.
This is the Challenge! Copy the code representations for the word Pat.
Alphabet
ASCII Binary
ASCII Octal
Semaphore
Morse Code
P
01010000
120
P
.--.
A
01000001
101
A
.-
T
01010100
124
T
-

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