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Communication types
Copy into Word, then research the code or method of communication used.
Communication Type
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What was it?
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When was it used?
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What did it replace?
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What replaced it?
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24 hours...rain or shine!
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The Pony Express was a mail and packaging delivery system
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1860s
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It replaced newspapers being sold by 1 person in the streets
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Morse Code
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Morse code was a method of transmitting text information
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1840s
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It made communicating with people way easier
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It was replaced by the telephone and the fax machine
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Semaphore
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Semaphore is a way of communicating using flags
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1720s to present
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It helped airports, train stations work better
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It was replaced by Telegraphs
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ASCII
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A type of format for text that is commonly used in computers
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1960s
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It was a way to display text on the screen
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It was replaced by Javascript and coding
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This is the Challenge! Copy the code representations for the word Pat.
Alphabet
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ASCII Binary
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ASCII Octal
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Semaphore
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Morse Code
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P
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01010000
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020
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LH up; RH out
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Dot, Dash Dash Dot
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A
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01000001
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001
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LH down; RH low
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Dot Dash
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T
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01010100
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024
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LH up; RH high
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Dash
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Thursday, 18 May 2017
Computing History
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