Assistance for Assignment(Fax and it's Advantages and Disadvantages)

A Brief History of Fax
The fax machine dates back further than one would think. It is one of the great milestones in the history of communications. Alexander Bain invented the world's first fax machine in 1843. This was 7 years after the telegraph was invented. The technology of the fax machine built upon the newly invented telegraph technology. Telegraph wires were used for transmission of fax messages. Phone lines are now used to transmit faxes but this would not have been possible in 1843; the telephone did not become patented until 33 years later.
The concept behind the fax machine or facsimile machine as it was originally known was to send a facsimile or "exact copy." As other technologies have changed and been created, the fax machine has evolved while retaining Bain's original concept.
A fax machine works by scanning the surface area of an image, text, picture or handwritten note. The scanned image is interpreted as signals on a grid that are 'on' or 'off', light and dark dots respectively. The receiving fax reads these dots as 1 for light and 0 for dark dots and prints the message (copy).
Early fax machines were bulky, slow and not easy to operate. Technology has advanced to make them compact, user-friendly, timely and inexpensive. What was once boasted as a bargain for under $500 can now be easily found for under $100. More recently, fax machines have been integrated into combination machines with faxing, scanning, and copying capabilities.
Fax machines sprung into popularity in 1983 when the Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique (or CCITT Group 3) set the standard protocol for faxing at 9,600 bps. CCITT is an organization that sets international communications standards. Since then, fax machines have become a commonality in offices and homes. It had been speculated that faxing would be a thing of the past once e-mail became popular, but this has not been the case. Faxes are strongly favored for legal documents and are still widely used and accepted.
A Brief History of Fax
The fax machine dates back further than one would think. It is one of the great milestones in the history of communications. Alexander Bain invented the world's first fax machine in 1843. This was 7 years after the telegraph was invented. The technology of the fax machine built upon the newly invented telegraph technology. Telegraph wires were used for transmission of fax messages. Phone lines are now used to transmit faxes but this would not have been possible in 1843; the telephone did not become patented until 33 years later.
The concept behind the fax machine or facsimile machine as it was originally known was to send a facsimile or "exact copy." As other technologies have changed and been created, the fax machine has evolved while retaining Bain's original concept.
A fax machine works by scanning the surface area of an image, text, picture or handwritten note. The scanned image is interpreted as signals on a grid that are 'on' or 'off', light and dark dots respectively. The receiving fax reads these dots as 1 for light and 0 for dark dots and prints the message (copy).
Early fax machines were bulky, slow and not easy to operate. Technology has advanced to make them compact, user-friendly, timely and inexpensive. What was once boasted as a bargain for under $500 can now be easily found for under $100. More recently, fax machines have been integrated into combination machines with faxing, scanning, and copying capabilities.
Fax machines sprung into popularity in 1983 when the Comite Consultatif International Telephonique et Telegraphique (or CCITT Group 3) set the standard protocol for faxing at 9,600 bps. CCITT is an organization that sets international communications standards. Since then, fax machines have become a commonality in offices and homes. It had been speculated that faxing would be a thing of the past once e-mail became popular, but this has not been the case. Faxes are strongly favored for legal documents and are still widely used and accepted.
Advantages
A fax machine sends inexpensive messages and provides a written record of the message transmitted. The delivered page shows the phone no. and time of the transmission so there is a written record which can be used in a court of law. In this respect it is superior to an email message because that detail is printed right on the document.
Each page is assigned a number.
A fax transmission is secure in that it goes only to phone number address. It is also instantaneous
Disadvantages
• Need a separate space for the machine.
• Needs a telephone line.
• Needs power/electricity
• Requires paper for receiving and sending faxes
• Machine needs to be on always to receive faxes. If the machine is off, we may lose the faxes.
• Large probability of losing faxes, which could potentially be important.
• Storage and Archival of these Printed Paper Faxes are very cumbersome. They'll need a good amount of space in the office.
• Aging of papers could lead to difficulties in managing records.
and receipt is acknowledged.