Every day, people solve some problems, work on new products, learn something and teach others. And the ability to transfer this or that information is very important, so you need to know what tools help in this matter.
Retrospection to the Origins
Information is what everyone has in their arsenal. Information can be textual, in the form of images, audio and video files, as well as files of various formats (depending on the information viewer). There are only distinctions of methods of transferring this information.
It is worth noting that any communication, including written communication, regardless of the topic of the conversation, is all information transfer. The most common way to convey such information is to personally tell the person what is needed. Thanks to this, the meaning is not lost, and you can discuss the details on the spot.
In the distant Middle Ages, when for some reason personal communication was impossible, information messages were transmitted through a messenger. However, this method was not perfect, since a person could simply forget some little things, and the meaning of the message was lost. In this regard, later information began to be transmitted through a letter. He was also delivered by a messenger. He could transmit the answer from the addressee to the addressee. Subsequently, for these purposes began to use carrier pigeons.
Closer to the present
In later times, when the state post appeared, the need for pigeons disappeared. Postal services delivered and continue to deliver informational messages. Soon came the age of radio, telegraph and telephone. These devices allowed you to send messages much faster than through mail.
Today, the most effective means of transmitting information are mobile communications and the Internet. They allow you to instantly contact the interlocutor, send text messages, music, images and files of other formats. At the same time, postal services are still popular, however, not for personal correspondence, but for sending (receiving) parcels and parcels, as well as communication with legal entities, state enterprises, etc.
Another modern means of transmitting information are removable media. We are talking about floppy disks, disks, flash cards and USB-drives, which can be transferred to third parties. There are also virtual storage devices for storing it on the Internet. This makes such information available to everyone who has the opportunity to connect to the network and the necessary access rights issued by the owner of the information.
Violetta Babakina, author of How Easy
