Management Information Systems Chapter 6

1. Explain digital convergence and its impact on media.

Digital Convergence means the ability to view the same multimedia content from different type devices and its possible thanks to the digitalization of content (movies, music, pictures, text, etc) and the development of connection methods.

Digital Convergence is and evolving reality, not a future pipe dream. This is an amazing advance in computational capabilities forecasted by Moore’s Law and made into reality by semiconductor manufacturers that are the primary engine.

2. Provide one example of the value of data compression on digital transmission.

Movies are filmed all around the US. Before when people used film to record the movies a huge process was involved to take the footage into the editing stage. Now since movies are being filmed digitally, the daily shoots are viewed during the night and are sent to LA or wherever the editors are. The film is now being edited while the film is being shot. The movies are releases faster. The large files of the daily shoots can be compressed and sent anywhere around the world.

3. What is the dispute between Netflix and Comcast?

Netflix has been at the cross hairs in “peering “ deals because it generates a massive amount of traffic on the Internet. The firm had months sought to connect its servers directly to Comcast’s network for free. But Comcast refused, and another Internet service providers say Netflix should pick up some of the costs for such a huge increase in traffic on their networks.

Netflix started providing videos with better quality, more heavy.

4. How does streaming media differ from conventional internet traffic?

Streaming media is a way of playing files as they download. Is a multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider. The verb “to stream” refers to the process of delivering media in this manner; the term refers to the delivery method of the medium rather than the medium itself.

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