MODULE: SS02: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

ACTIVITY

Directions: The development of media has unfurled technological progress

not only in progressive countries but also in our country, the Philippines.
Below are the eras or period of media. Cite the advantages and
disadvantages of each era or period.

No. Era/Period Advantages Disadvantages

1. Oral It can provide information Some information or facts
where there are no written may be forgotten or omitted
sources and it is suitable for since oral traditions depend
even the illiterate in the heavily on human memory
society. and a narrator can
conceal/hide important
information.
2. Script It tend to provide high-level The performance. You can
abstractions that make it often have to do extra work to
easier to write correct code. leverage legacy numerical
libraries.
3. Print Print media is an easy Placing an advertisement in
medium to spread awareness print media requires a lot of
or advertise to any particular planning and time. In this
geographical area. Like, a case, you are faced with a
local newspaper is the best flexibility problem,
way to spread the news about particularly when you work
any local event of the place. with tight deadlines.
4. Electronic It requires only a few The Volume of
seconds to communicate telecommunication
through electronic media information is increasing at
because it supports quick such a fast rate That business
transmission and it saves people are unable to absorb it
time and money. within the relevant time limit.
5. Digital The digital era brings all The benefits of digitalization
kinds of information to our have a flip side. The
very fingerprints thanks to centralization of control over
the centralization and our wealth personal
accessibility of data. information means that we are
Digitalization has also putting all of our eggs in one
transformed our ability to basket.
communicate.

DANICA P. CATANDUANES
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