Modern means of communication include the postal system, telephone, fax, computer, newspaper, radio, television, and satellite. The Indian postal system has over 1.5 million post offices. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and allows people to talk across long distances. Fax machines scan printed documents and transmit them over telephone lines. Computers can be programmed to solve various problems. Newspapers and magazines provide daily information to mass audiences, while radio and television also communicate news and entertainment via audio and visual broadcasts. Satellites help enable international calls and live broadcasts by transmitting signals from space.

2. • Sending and receiving spoken, written or visual
messages is known as communication,
• Methods like writing letters, using telephone,etc.
which are used to communicate are means of
communication.

3. MODERN MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION

4. POST
The Department of Posts, trading as India
Post, is a government-operated postal
system in India; it is generally referred to
within India as "the post office". As of
31 March 2011, the Indian Postal Service
had 1,54,866 post offices , of which
1,39,040 were in rural areas and 15,826
in urban The highest post office in the
world is in Sikkim , Himachal Pradesh,
India at a height of 15,500 ft.
TELEPHONE
A telephone, is a telecommunication
device that permits two or more
users to conduct a conversation
when they are not in the same place.
A telephone was invented in 1876 by
Alexander gram bell and further
developed by many others, the
telephone was the first device in
history that enabled people to talk
directly with each other across large
distances.

5. FAX
Fax sometimes called telecopying or
telefax, is the telephonic
transmission of scanned printed
material normally to a telephone
number connected to a printer or
other output device. The original
document is scanned with a fax
machine. Its full form is facsimile.
COMPUTER
A computer is a general purpose
device that can be programmed to
carry out a set of arithmetic or logical
operations. Since a sequence of
operations can be readily changed,
the computer can solve more than
one kind of problem.it was invented
by Charles Babbage.

6. NEWSPAPER
Newspaper and magazines have
always been important means of
mass communication. Newspaper
give us day-to-day information
about event from all over the world.
They are available in almost all the
languages.
RADIO
Radio is a popular mean of mass
communication. People still
follow a cricket match by
listening to a running
commentary on the transistor
radio.

7. TELEVISION
Television, or TV for short, is a
telecommunication medium for
transmitting and receiving moving
images that can be monochrome or
colored, with or without
accompanying sound. They provide
us variety of
programs.News,educational and
entertainment programs shown on
TV are watched by millions of
peoples. SATELITE
India has launched a no. of satellites
into space for the purpose of
communication. Indian national
satellite system –INSAT IA,IB,IC,ID
and many others have helped to
sped up communication.
International and overseas calls can
be made through satellites. Live
telecast of sports and cultural events
is made possible by these satellites.

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