Digitization has taken the world by storm in the last few
decades. From conventional methods, we have switched to digitals methods. From
record-keeping in a book, we own computers to store the necessary information.
Instead of writing letters, we have various digital ways of communication, such
as e-mail , text messages, and phone calls. Along with that, if one is missing
their friends or family and cannot meet them, they can have a video call with
them and feel better.
The beginning of digitization dates back to the 1940s when
Claude Shannon penned the article, A Mathematical
Theory of Communication. Later in the 1950s, semiconductors were invented.
The most significant landmark in digital evolution happened in the 1960s when
the first message was sent over ARPANET, the father of modern-day internet . Following
that, the world witnessed the greatest digital revolution as first -ever home
computers were invented, and video games were also introduced. Jobs sprung up
related to data entry to convert analogous data into digital. In the 1980s, the
World Wide Web is introduced to the world and subsequently, digitization made
way to the workplaces. After that, the World Wide Web became accessible to the
world, the 2g network is made available and along with that, selling of cell
phones started on a commercial level and for the first time, a soccer match has
digital HDTV broadcast in the 1990s.
It was not until 2000 that the digital revolution spread
beyond the United States. Every household had its own computers. Digital cell phones
became increasingly popular. Furthermore, the digital revolution spread to the
whole world. Eventually, in 2010, the digital revolution was a fulfilled dream.
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