As new communications applications are developed and brought to market, it is vital for communications professionals to keep abreast of these issues. Since the technologies and applications also affect our daily lives, it is important to understand how they will shape the country and, by extension, the world at large. International censorship, the impact of the Internet and wireless tools, and th legisation following the World Trade Center bombing all fall into this category.The New Communications Technologies, Fifth Edition, provides vital information on the new and emerging technologies that will shape the way communicators do business. The book explores the new communications technologies and covers topics ranging from multimedia and production to satellites to digital communication. Just as important, the book examines the social, economic, and political impact brought about by the adoption of such technologies and applications; this fallout includes privacy concerns, First Amendment issues, and the implications raised by biometric systems. * Expanded coverage of emerging technologies, and legal issues* Completely reorganized to enhance the information flow from topic to topic* The authors' Instructor's Manual is available from the Publisher
Author(s): Michael Mirabito, Barbara Morgenstern
Edition: 5
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 331
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
I FOUNDATION......Page 18
BASIC CONCEPTS......Page 20
SYSTEMS APPROACH: ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE AND BIOMETRICS......Page 25
CONCLUSION......Page 28
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 29
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 30
GLOSSARY......Page 31
BASIC CONCEPTS......Page 32
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY......Page 35
ADVANTAGES OF A DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM......Page 38
DISADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS......Page 42
STANDARDS......Page 43
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 45
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 46
GLOSSARY......Page 47
HARDWARE......Page 50
THE MICROCOMPUTER......Page 52
COMPUTER SOFTWARE......Page 55
PRINTERS AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKS......Page 60
CONCLUSION......Page 62
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 63
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 64
GLOSSARY......Page 65
LEGAL ISSUES......Page 66
Y2K......Page 68
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE......Page 69
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 72
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 74
GLOSSARY......Page 75
II INFORMATION TRANSMISSION......Page 76
OVERVIEW......Page 78
APPLICATIONS......Page 80
CONCLUSION......Page 82
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 84
GLOSSARY......Page 85
SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY......Page 86
GENERAL SATELLITE SERVICES......Page 92
DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITES......Page 94
SATELLITES, JOURNALISTS, AND THE NEWS......Page 97
CONCLUSION......Page 100
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 102
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 105
GLOSSARY......Page 106
FUTURE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY......Page 108
LAUNCH VEHICLES......Page 111
SPACE EXPLORATION......Page 116
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 119
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 121
GLOSSARY......Page 123
WIRELESS SYSTEMS......Page 124
CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES......Page 125
CONCLUSION......Page 130
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 131
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 133
GLOSSARY......Page 134
III INFORMATION STORAGE......Page 136
OPTICAL DISK OVERVIEW......Page 138
NONRECORDABLE MEDIA......Page 139
RECORDABLE MEDIA......Page 142
OTHER ISSUES......Page 145
HOLOGRAPHY......Page 147
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 149
GLOSSARY......Page 150
IV PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES......Page 152
HARDWARE—THE COMPUTER, MONITOR, AND PRINTER......Page 154
SCANNERS......Page 156
DIGITAL/ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERAS......Page 157
SOFTWARE......Page 158
DESKTOP PUBLISHING GUIDELINES......Page 160
APPLICATIONS......Page 161
CONCLUSION......Page 162
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 163
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 164
GLOSSARY......Page 165
MULTIMEDIA......Page 166
DESKTOP VIDEO......Page 169
APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS......Page 174
PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS......Page 176
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 178
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 179
GLOSSARY......Page 180
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND APPLICATIONS......Page 182
DIGITAL RECORDING......Page 185
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS......Page 189
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 192
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 193
GLOSSARY......Page 194
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION......Page 196
DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING......Page 202
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 204
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 206
GLOSSARY......Page 207
COLORIZATION......Page 208
IMAGE MANIPULATION......Page 209
MULTIMEDIA LEGAL AND BROADER IMPLICATIONS......Page 210
VIRTUAL REALITY......Page 211
ELECTRONIC MUSIC......Page 214
PAPERLESS SOCIETY......Page 215
THE DEMOCRATIZATION AND FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION—MAYBE......Page 217
CONCLUSION......Page 218
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 220
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 221
GLOSSARY......Page 222
V INFORMATION, ENTERTAINMENT, & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS......Page 224
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND......Page 226
THE ENTERTAINMENT-INFORMATION MERGER......Page 227
CONCLUSION......Page 231
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 232
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 233
GLOSSARY......Page 234
VIDEOCONFERENCES......Page 236
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS......Page 238
ADVANTAGES OF TELECONFERENCING......Page 240
COMPUTER CONFERENCING......Page 241
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 244
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 245
GLOSSARY......Page 246
INTRODUCTION......Page 248
OTHER SYSTEMS......Page 249
WORLD WIDE WEB......Page 250
INTERNET AND WEB GROWTH......Page 252
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS......Page 257
CONCLUSION......Page 262
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 263
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 265
GLOSSARY......Page 267
VI THE LAW......Page 270
FEDERAL CASE LAW......Page 272
FEDERAL LEGISLATION......Page 275
STATE LEGISLATION AND CASE LAW......Page 276
CONCLUSION......Page 277
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 278
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 279
GLOSSARY......Page 280
THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT......Page 282
CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION ACT......Page 286
FILTERING......Page 288
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO ONLINE OBSCENITY......Page 291
THE V-CHIP AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT......Page 293
CONCLUSION......Page 295
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 296
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 298
GLOSSARY......Page 299
ONLINE LIBEL......Page 302
HATE ON THE INTERNET......Page 308
CYBERSTALKING......Page 312
COPYRIGHT......Page 313
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 319
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 322
GLOSSARY......Page 324
WIRETAPPING AND ENCRYPTION......Page 326
SURVEILLANCE BEYOND THE YEAR 2000......Page 329
THE USA PATRIOT ACT......Page 330
CONCLUSION......Page 332
REFERENCES/NOTES......Page 333
SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 334
GLOSSARY......Page 335
Afterword......Page 336
Index......Page 340
