For this task I was asked to produce a mind map on what makes up the media industry and also answer a selection of questions about the media industry. I was set this task by Alma.

Show the type of products that you consume from the each industry.

I created a mindmap; the mindmap illustrates different types of media. The mindmap I created is displayed below:

What type of technology do you use and what type of media can you access through it?

I mainly use my phone; i use my phone to access apps such as facebook, instagram, snapchat and so on. I also use my phone for the internet and for messaging and emailing.

I also use my laptop, i can access most of the media industry. I use my laptop to watch tv, usally on catch up apps such as Iplayer or Sky Go. I also use my laptop for the internet. Another use of my laptop is that i access online magazines and newspapers such as Vouge or Hello Fashion Magazine (HFM) through the internet.

Another type of technogy i use is the TV, i use tv to watch programmes and films. I use Sky to watch films and programmes on my tv. I have recently watched One of Us on BBC One through sky catchup. I have also watched a film called the Last Song recently; i also watched this on sky. Another Film i watched recently was Conjuring 2 on Sky Store.

How and were you can access the same information? For example news (radio, TV, internet, mobile phone, etc.)

You can access a majority of the same infomation on most technology platfroms. News reports are shared on all types of technology nowadays, ranging from mobiles to the radio. I usually use my phone to look up the news on the internet or on the news section of snapchat. I usually find out news from facebook too.  

You can also access music on all platforms, the music can be accessed at all times on the internet. I normally use spotify to access my music but you can also use itunes or youtube, the same music can be accessed on all of them.

Normally you can now access your computer documents on your phone, this means you can complete documents on all platforms such as phones, laptops and so on. You can access documents from different devices on programmes like apple icloud and microsoft one drive.

Programmes like ICloud and One Drive work by linking all your devices together; once the devices are linked they stream eachothers content together using the internet. ICloud and One Drive work by saving everything from each device on to all of your devices so you can access it everywhere. For example every time you take a photo on one device it also appears on the others.

Do you think digital technology can ease the process of information access. Explain how?

Yes, i do think digital technology can ease the process of infomation access. I think digial technology can ease the process of infomation access because it allows you to be able to access all the needed infomation on multiple devices. Technology can also create databases or spreadsheets for easy storing of infomation in order to ensure it is easier to locate and catagorise.

Digital Technology also eases the process of infomation access by being able to keep everything in one place, everything can be stored in a folder or multiple folders can be created to easily seperate files and make infomation more locatable.

Digital Technology also removes the need for written paperwork; no more files or pieces of paper are needed to access infomation. Digital Technology also prevents the risk of losing infomation. When infomation was stored in written files or paperwork it could quickly be misplaced or lost, digital technology means that this can no longer happen because all the infomation is backed up on a harddrive and stored on a computer, tablet, phone or other electronic device.

Digital Technology also eases infomation access because it removes the need for filing. Technology now has programmes on computers or other electronic devices that can file and catagorize infomation for you so you no longer need to read and file stacks of written paperwork. Technology files the infomation in an easy and locatable manner.

What are pros and cons of digital technology?

There are a variety of pros and cons within digital technology. I have listed detailed examples below.

Pros of digital technology- 

1. Infomation access: Businesses can benefit from technology by keeping all infomation in a unit within computers or devices, this means infomation can easily be accessed at any given time on any device.

2. The internet: The internet makes it easy to access material; the internet is fast and allows anyone to access infomation at any time. The internet contains material for any platform; from academic to entertainment.

3. Communication: Technology is also improving communications. Technology means that communications have improved because there are more platforms avaliable. Its now possible to communicate on mobile phones, broadband phone and the internet now allows you to download apps such as Skype, FaceTime or Oovoo, all of these programmes run of the internet and allow people to make video calls for free.
Cons of Digital Technology-

1. Lost infomation- With most data in bussiness or companies being stored on computers there is a risk that infomation can be lost or hacked. Although paper files could be lost it was unlikely that they would be hacked but by having everything online, there is a higher risk of hacking. There now has to be trust withinh companies and thier employees to ensure that they do not leak or delete infomation.

2. Cost – Modern technology tends to be expenisve. Digital Technology often needs to be regularly updated, this means that masses of money is spent on keeping technology up to date in order to ensure it still works correctly and efficently.

3. Distraction- Using Digital Technology in education can act as a distraction to children because it allows them to go off task and check social media etc. It also acts as an easy way out of an essay; many school children will simply go on the internet and plagurise work in the hope of not being found out, this plagurism gets them out of long essays and gives them more free time. Before digital technology everything was handwritten meaning children had to also work in order to produce a piece of work. Distraction can also act as a problem throughout bussinesses and other companies; the internet acts as a distraction to employees allowing them to check the local or worldwide news, thier facebook, twitter and other social media networks rather than working.