Electronic Media
Advantages include large information storage capacity in small size and re usability (most of electronic media devices are reusable). Storage density and how many times it can be reused for storage will depend on the electronic media type.
Electronic media (or storage devices) are of different types based on technique used for storing information. e.g. Flash memory based, Optical Storage (DVD, CD) or more traditional magnetic storage devices (floppy discs/storage tapes/hard disks)
DEBATE: Advantages and disadvantages of the electronic media
{draw:frame} This is the era of information technology. The old methods of providing information, such as the radio, newspapers and television are gradually losing their importance in contrast to the computer. Quite rapidly they are giving way to computers and the Internet, which have also come to be included in the electronic media.
Not only do these advances spread news and information at the speed of lightening, they also store detailed information, and millions of facts and theories. There are various kinds of computers for handling all this work and they are not just being used in offices by businessmen and industrialists, they are also big with children, housewives and educational institutions. With the turn of a key or by pressing a button these sophisticated machines can give you detailed information on and about anything in the universe, on your screen.
You can find out about common diseases and their complications and treatment too. It is now possible for the patients, too, to themselves consult the best specialists on any disease they may be suffering from.
The radio is also one of the best (useful too) inventions that is also included in the electronic media. And then there is the television, which is a vast media. It has the ability to bring together diverse groups of people. Perhaps not as great as the Internet, it too is a good source of information.
But for all the advantages, there...
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