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Involves the application of color pigments on the walls, floors, or ceilings of ancient rock shelters. Personal Insight: Cave art is significant because it was what people in prehistoric times did to record history and culture. But, prehistoric cave art was also significant because it also served as a warning to people who were to come later. For example, they could show the way to kill a beast or warn them of a beast. -
Used as a writing medium. Cuneiform characters were imprinted on a wet clay tablet with a stylus often made of reed (reed pen). Personal Insight: Clay tablets were a medium used for writing. They were common in the Fertile Crescent, from about the 5th millennium BC. A clay tablet is a more or less flat surface made of clay. Using a stylus, symbols were pressed into the soft clay. -
A technique for printing text, images, or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. Personal Insight: Originally, woodblock prints were mainly used for the spread of religious texts and books regarding medicine, beliefs, and auspicious charms. However, woodblock prints advanced more items like art and fashion which are still relevant in some modern art themes. -
A machine with keys for producing alphabetical characters, numerals, and typographical symbols one at a time on paper inserted around a roller. Personal Insight: The typewriter is one of the most revolutionary inventions in history. It brought speed to writers, productivity to offices, and convenience to workers. It brought jobs to women, letters to friends, and computers to people. -
A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. Personal Insight: The invention of the telephone provided an important device for facilitating human communication. No longer did people need to be co-located beside each other to be able to converse. Through the use of the telephone, people could have equally meaningful conversations at a distance, all the while preserving reciprocity. -
A card perforated according to a code, for controlling the operation of a machine, used in voting machines and formerly in programming and entering data into computers. Personal Insight: The standard punched card, originally invented by Herman Hollerith, was first used for vital statistics tabulation by the New York City Board of Health and several states. After this trial use, punched cards were adopted for use in the 1890 census. -
A system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education. Personal Insight: Television not only does it provide entertainment, but also allows us access to a great variety of information and happenings around the world. There are hundreds of channels that provide movies, music, fashion, sports, or news. -
This is a compact, portable radio that uses a transistor radio receiver to receive and amplify radio sound waves. Personal Insight: With the transistor radio, music and information suddenly became portable. No matter how isolated you were, you could hear news of the world. And for teenagers who could suddenly listen to music anywhere they wanted - far away from an adult's ears - it sparked a musical revolution. -
A computer designed for use by one person at a time. Personal Insight: Personal computers have expanded society's options for communication. No longer do you need a separate telephone; instead, you can use your computer to make a telephone call over the Internet. You can use computers to share and synchronize schedules not only for work but for your personal life as well. -
Is a software program that allows a user to locate, access, and display web pages. In common usage, a web browser is usually shortened to "browser."
Examples: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome Personal Insight: A web browser takes you anywhere on the internet. It retrieves information from other parts of the web and displays it on your desktop or mobile device. -
A regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
Ex: Blogspot, LiveJournal, Wordpress Personal Insight: Blogging allows you to share information about your business and its services but it also allows you to share opinions and thoughts on certain topics. Blogging is a great way to create a personality for your company and makes your business more credible approachable. -
A website or application which enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc.
Ex: Friendster, Facebook Personal Insight: Social networking sites (SNS) are a way for people in the offline world to stay connected regardless of geographical distance, the difference in time, or other context-specific barriers. They are spaces of socialization for common communities, communities in practice, or those united by a shared interest. -
A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications. Personal Insight: Smartphone technology makes people’s lives easier and has brought many benefits for billions of people. Smartphones are small, and everybody can carry them in their pocket. People are now using smartphones for their payments, financial transactions, face-to-face communication, etc.