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01: Convergence of Technologies
- #1Give an example of impact of technological convergence in daily life.Ans : The impact of technological convergence in our daily life can be best exemplified with mobile phones.
Apart from the basic purpose of mobile telephone, the latest cellphones support multiple features like:
(i) Internet and E-mail access.
(ii) Multimedia applications like music/video playback and playing games.
(iii) Sending messages.
(iv) Audio and video conferencing.
(v) Camera for images and videos.
(vi) Providing maps for finding locations.
(vii) Basic computer applications like creating documents, presentations, calendar, calculator, dictionary etc.
(viii) The incorporation of all these technologies into a single device has led to the emergence of smart phones, which eliminates the need to carry multiple devices.