Digital Timeline

By hanhuynh13

  • Optic Fiber

    Optic Fiber
    Optic Fiber was first discovered by Daniel Colladon. In the modern era, optic fiber is used as a medium in computer networking. The advantage of optic fiber is that it is very small and can be bundled resulting in more channels.

  • Teleprinter

    Teleprinter
    The teleprinter was first innovated after the Morse Code was invented. The teleprinter was able to send messages through power lines.

  • Coxial Cable

    Coxial Cable
    Coxial Cable are cables that are used in television and internet connections. The cable itself is insulated and carefully layered to protect the inner cords.

  • Modem

    Modem
    Modems are used as a signal carrier to send out data speeds for devices. Without modems, there would be less ways to recieve Internet properly.

  • Video Conferencing

    Video Conferencing
    Video Conferencing was first used by the United States in 1970s. It allowed 2 or more people to chat with live video feedback. This is useful for group meetings and such.

  • Bell Telephone Company

    Bell Telephone Company
    The Bell Telephone Company was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, the inventer of the telegraph. He was able to create communication across the nation. The company is now known as ATT.

  • Universal Serial Bus

    Universal Serial Bus
    The USB is a storage device used to store and share files. They are very small and vary in storage size. Their compactness made the USB become very popular and easy to use.

  • Digital Television

    Digital Television
    Digital TV introduced in 1998. It boasts 10x more detail than analog tvs. Digital TV can provide more channels with less bandwidth compared to analog tv. They also can be in high defintion up to 1080p.

  • Digital Radio

    Digital Radio
    Digital Radio is used in broadcasting technologies. To create this, analog radio is digintized and compressed into formats such as mp2.