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Information Superhighway at Work The changes in how we communicate make it necessary to change how we think about communication. The Information Superhighway is a new way [1] ________. of looking at [1] _______ communication. It can be broken down into four components. [2] ________. People arc the travelers and [2] ________ of the Superhighway. Many people plan, design, establish, maintain, and develop the appliances of the Superhighway. Others investigate the news, do the programming, and [3] ________. produce ideas. [3] ________ is the information on the Superhighway. It travels o- [4] ________. ver the Superhighway and remains as varied as the people who send and re- ceive it. [5] ________. Networks are the roadways that carry information between appliances. [6] ________. They are used to [4] data, graphics, and video across neigh- [7] ________. borhoods, states and countries. Right now, we become familiar with televi- sion, radio, telephone, [5] ________ and wireless networks. [8] ________. Appliances are the [6] ________ of the Information Superhighway. [9] ________. They are the devices people use to [7] ________ ,send, and receive in- [10] ________. formation. Many appliances, such as telephones, fax machines, computers and modems, are popular nowadays. The Information Superhighway is the combination and [8] ________ of all four components, and it wll connect us all and [9] ________ everyone. Now, the Information Superhighway is under [10] ________ , and very soon more lanes are to be added in an ever - growing network of com- munications information, innovation, and opportunity.

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