6. Do you think Australians should invest in The NBN? Justify your answer.

I believe Austrailia should invest in the National Broadband Network (NBN) because the NBN provides key enabling infrastructure to support Australia becoming one of the world’s leading digital economies by 2020. The NBN will offer high-speed broadband to 93 per cent of Australian homes, schools and business via fibre optic cabling. The remaining 7 per cent of premises will be connected via a combination of next-generation, high-speed wireless and satellite technologies. These next-generation wireless and satellite technologies represent a significant step-change over speeds currently experienced by users of those technologies today. Essentially, the NBN will benefit Australia in various ways, and hence i believe that Australia should invest in it.

http://www.nbn.gov.au/about-the-nbn/

5. The Federal Government is thinking of rolling out a national broadband network (The NBN). Research the NBN and find out:

a) what method of delivery it will use
The new network will be operated on a wholesale-only, open access basis. For the first time in Australia, retail service providers will be able to access infrastructure that is not owned or operated by one of its competitors.
b) the expected speed Providing access to high-speed broadband for all Australians
c) the expected costs From $1.6 billion in 2002-3 to $8.6 billion in 2032-33.

4. Give examples of broadband providers and identify the costs.

examples
BigPond: 50GB for $49.95/ month
Optus: 500GB + for $79.99/month
iinet: 2GB for $19.95/month
iPrimus: 1GB for $15.00/month
dodo: 2GB for $19.90/month

3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

2. Outline the methods of delivery of broadband (wireless, cable, ADSL and fibre)? Identify the speed of each method.

Broadband research - 1. What is broadband?

The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal (and the broader the band, the greater the capacity for traffic). Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times.

4. Do you see any advantages/disadvantages to the use of such multimedia technology?

3. The video on future directions (third video) has already to some extent come true. What multimedia technologies displayed in this video are already commonly used?

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What multimedia device or service would you find it hardest to be without? Discuss.

The multimedia device which i would find it hardest to live without is my moblie phone. The mobile phone, when originally created; was for the purpose of being able to communicate with another person, without a cord, on a phone that was portable. In today's fast-moving world, we have moved much past this basic requirement of a phone and now need a camera, bluetooth options, wifi connectivity, picture and text messaging, facetime, various applications and much more. Considering all these factors, even social networking sites can't compare to a plain simple conversation on the phone to my mate. So i would personally choose my phone over all other multimedia. :D

The world of multimedia - question 1 Where do you commonly use multimedia in your daily life, list as many examples as you can.

We use multimedia very commonly in our lives and these are some of the places it is used in: on walks, in your home, offices, drinking your coffee in a cafeteria, in schools, and while travelling in transport, in bed, in our homes, multimedia can be used almost everywhere. And with the easy access and modern technology, even  the older generation have started using multimedia more often. This can only be seen as the birth of a new generation " the technological generation "