Digital Skills and Research Methods

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Digital Skills and Research Methods
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Use of Modern Technologies..............................................2
Technology 1: Smart Watches...............................................................................................2
Technology 2: Internet of Things...........................................................................................4
Exploration of Social Media as a Tool.......................................................................................7
Marketing on Facebook..........................................................................................................7
Gathering of Information through Facebook.........................................................................8
Communication through Facebook........................................................................................8
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Modern technology is the better advancement of older technologies. The major impact
of this particular type of technology is unmeasurable and the users utilize it in several ways.
The most significant advantages of this modern technology mainly include easier access to
information, encouraging better creativity and innovation, improved communication, ease of
mobility or convenience of travelling, improving lifestyle and many more (Rowe 2013). The
following report is divided into three parts. The first part outlines a brief discussion on the
utilization of modern technologies like cloud storage, Internet of Things, smart watches, self
driving cars and many more. The second part of the report will be describing about
exploration of social media as a tool and the third part will be providing evidence of online
presence.
Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Use of Modern Technologies
Modern technology is the significant collection of processes, methods, skills and
techniques that are used for the proper production of services and goods for the
accomplishment of objectives like scientific investigation (Thwaites 2013). There are several
examples of modern technologies that are providing advantages to the society. Two of such
examples are provided below:
Technology 1: Smart Watches
A smart watch is a wearable computer system within the form of a wrist watch that
could be used with one single touch. It has an in built smart phone application for providing
telemetry and management (Slovic 2013). The earlier models of smart watches can perform
few of the basic tasks like digital time telling, game playing, translations and calculations,
however the modern smart watches have better general functionalities that are close to the
smart phones like mobile applications, mobile operating system as well as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth

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connectivity. Few of the smart watches eventually function as portable media players with
FM radios.
There are several uses of smart watches and these are as follows:
i) Working Out: The first and the most important use of a smart watch is that it helps
in keeping track of the calories burnt or time invested during a working out session (Ohno et
al. 2016). It even has music players that help in relaxation.
ii) Keeping Track: The second important and significant use of a smart watch is that
to keep track of likes and even could be used for maintaining health. Apart from an alarm
clock, it even comprises of a reminder, which helps the user to note any particular time.
iii) Receiving Calls or Messages: Smart watches are also effective for receiving calls
and messages (Graedel et al. 2015). It does work like a smart phone at sometimes and hence
making the systems even more efficient than the rest.
Comparison and Contrast between two Providers: Apple vs Samsung
For understanding the difference of quality and features, the comparison and contrast
of two distinct providers of smart watches are as follows:
Apple Samsung
i) The Apple smart watch has a rectangular
design and a touch screen for matching.
i) The Samsung smart watch has a circular
touch screen display.
ii) It does not comprise of a rotating bezel
and instead it employs the rotating Digital
Crown for aiding with navigation through
the watch OS interface.
ii) This smart watch has a rotating bezel to
scroll through the operating system
(Simuforosa 2013).
iii) The sizes of an Apple smart watch iii) The sizes of a Samsung smart watch are