| A | B |
| Communication | The process of giving or exchanging information |
| Communication System | Source, Message, encoder, transmitter, destination, receiver, decoder |
| Types of Communication Systems | People to People, People to Machines, Machine to Machine, Machine to People |
| Graphic Communication | occurs when the message conveys pictures or printed words. |
| Forms of Communication | Graphic Communication and Electronic Communication |
| Writing | The process of recording language |
| Drawing / Sketch | A means showing an idea which would be difficult to describe otherwise |
| Electronic systems | used to communicate graphically, ex. Web design or videos |
| Technical Drawing | techniques that accurately represent the size, shape and structure of objects |
| Photography | Process that creates pictures or objects through use of film and chemical means |
| Printing | Transfer of images to a printed page. AKA Graphic Reproduction |
| 2 types of signals | – Analog and Digital |
| Electronic Communication | digital signals are controlled by a series of switches which uses the binary number system |