1. Task 1 - Understand digital communication systems - You will create a blog
explaining uses of digital communication systems.
You must provide:
Information and analysis on methods.
communication protocols,
methods,
internet services,
web 2.0 and appropriate language conventions for a range of communication

2. Ensure you cover the range below:
Show your understanding of Communication protocols:
• worldwide web consortium (W3C )
By the end of this lesson I will:
Discover the meaning of the W3C
Find out who uses the W3C
Provide details of the W3C looking at its advantages and disadvantages

3. • wireless access protocol (WAP);
• global system for mobile (GSM);
• 3rd generation protocols (3G)
multimedia message service (MMS);
general packet radio service (GPRS); Bluetooth; broadband (ADSL (Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line), cable); voiceover internet protocol (VoIP

4. Show your understanding of Methods: email;
instant messaging (IM); short messaging
system (SMS); multimedia messaging system
(MMS); internet; bulletin boards; discussion
forums; weblogs (blogs); newsgroups; internet
telephony; conferencing (video
conferencing, audio conferencing);
conferencing via virtual communities, e.g.
MMPRPGs (Massively Multiplayer Persistent
Online Role-Playing Games)

5. Show you’re your understanding of Internet
services: worldwide web (www); internet
service providers (ISP); uniform resource
locator (URL); domain name; top level domain;
domain name registration; hosting

6. Show you’re your understanding of Web 2.0
communities: social networking; information
sharing; adding content, e.g. videos to
YouTube, Sketch Up models to Google Earth;
tagging content

7. Show you’re your understanding of
Appropriate language conventions:
methods, e.g. web
pages, email, texting, messaging; purposes
(business, personal)