Concept of Social Networking; 11 ATAR, 12 GEN
Social networking means locating people, usually friends, and sharing time together.
Digital technologies has digitised this process and made it very easy to locate many people and share stories or time together 'online'.
Social networking can help locate people with similar interests. This provides immediate source of new friends, without leaving the house.
Social networking can help people learn or focus on new ideas. This provides refreshing opportunities for those bored with their current situation.
Social networking uses the resources of the internet, digital devices and software to share content.
Essential parts of social networking are below.
People
These are members of the software application who sign up so they can share content.
Digital hardware devices
This the hardware involved; servers, routers, switches, 4G/5G mobile towers and also the hand held, laptop or desktop devices.
Connectivity
This is the connectivity that links the hardware devices to the internet to enable sharing.
A carrier is the company who provides this. eg Telstra
Software apps
This is the software loaded onto the digital devices to enable the sharing to occur. eg Facebook, Tik Tok, Twitter, Snapchat and more.
Content to share
The data that people share is called the content. This is in the form or text, audio or movie
List the 5 essential parts of social networking.
Write a brief description next to each one describing what it is.