1. Nicholas Negropontes
BEINGDIGITAL

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Bits are Bits
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Underlying particle of digital computing
Smallest element in the DNA of information
Bit
Colorless
Weightless
A state of being: 1 or 0
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Atoms & Bits
The change from atoms to bits is irrevocable and unstoppable
Atom
Bit
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Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the capacity to move information down a given channel
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Fiber Optic Cable
Air Waves
Copper Cable
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Digitization

All media is now digital

7. This is due to: - Data compression
- Error correction

Results in bits commingling easily leads to multimedia

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Multimedia & Hypermedia

Multimedia: A combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video and interactivity content forms

9. Hypermedia: A term for highly interconnected narrative or linked information 7
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Interface
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Interface

An (Graphical User) interface (GUI) is an interface that allows you to interact with electronicdevices