A student researching communication has taken notes:
• The printing press spread literacy and ideas rapidly • Telegraph enabled instant long-distance communication • Radio broadcast information to mass audiences simultaneously • The internet connects billions in real-time • Each technology accelerated information exchange
The student wants to show how communication technology builds on itself.
The printing press dramatically spread literacy and ideas.
Communication technology builds on itself—from print spreading ideas, to telegraph enabling distance, to radio reaching masses, to internet connecting billions in real-time.
The internet now connects billions of people in real-time.
Each new communication technology has accelerated information exchange.
Correct Answer: B
Choice B. Progression from print to telegraph to radio to internet shows building on itself.