Media are generally defined as the means by which information is conveyed from one place to another.

 In the past century, various forms of media have been used to convey instruction and support learning. Examples of instructional media include traditional means of delivering instruction (chalkboards, textbooks, overhead projectors, and teachers), mass media used for education (newspapers, movies, radio, and television), and the newer "electronic" instructional media (computers, interactive video, and multimedia systems). All instruction requires the selection and use of at least one medium to deliver instruction. Many alternative media and mixtures of media may be chosen for any given learning goal and a group of students. Thus, research questions have compared the learning benefits of various media and mixes of media for different types of learning goals and students of different ages and aptitudes. Media Learning mainly depends on the contents carried by different media vehicles. 

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What is an application?

 An application also referred to as an application program or application software is a computer software package that performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another application. An application can be self-contained or a group of programs. The program is a set of operations that runs the application for the user.

Application examples

Some types of applications include:

·         Word processors

·         Database programs

·         Web browsers

·         Deployment tools

·         Image editors

·         Communication platforms

Applications use the computer's operating system (OS) and other supporting programs, typically system software, to function. An application requests services from and communicates with other technologies via an application programming interface (API). 

Types of applications 

Applications can vary in many ways, including how they're built, what platform they run on, whether they are open source or proprietary, or for which market they are used.

 For example, a mobile application developer writes their code as a native, web, or hybrid application -- and these terms can also describe desktop applications. The developer codes a native application to run on specific hardware, such as a camera or GPS, and in the same programming language as the underlying OS. For example, the Photos application on Mac OS X is written in Objective-C, which is the same language that Mac OS X uses.

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An end user typically accesses a web application via a web browser, such as Google Chrome. A developer can write web applications in several languages, including JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, but they cannot access the hardware on which the application is installed. 

Hybrid applications have APIs that can access device resources, similar to a native application but are typically written in languages such as HTML and CSS. Additionally, developers often code mobile applications to work on a specific device platform.

 Applications vs. system software:

 Unlike application software, system software programs operate in the background and do not directly interface with the computer user. System software manages the operation of a computer or instance and typically includes the OS, hypervisor, and drivers. These are generally low-level or basic programs as compared to end-user-facing applications.

 Applications use system software for access to basic hardware resources, such as memory, storage, and other utilities. For example, an application relies on system software for access to the file system to manage and store files.

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Application licensing:

 Applications can also be grouped into categories by licensing style. Proprietary software programs, such as Adobe Photoshop, are applications that are owned under copyright. End users can buy or license proprietary applications through the vendor providing the software. They cannot modify these applications; they can only add functionality to them via third-party add-ons.

 Open-source applications, such as WordPress, provide the source code for end users and developers to use and modify. Software companies and individual developers typically make open-source applications freely available under a generic or public license, such as GNU.

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A developer or team of developers can create an application for a specific vertical market. A vertical application typically serves a specific industry or departmental need, such as a medical billing system. By contrast, a horizontal application, such as a word processor or web browser, applies to a wide range of industries. 

To keep pace with the advancement of the Global Media Sector this Research and Application Wing of IMCFTS is dedicated to apprising the young generation by introducing the Under-Graduation (UG)  program in Media Research and Application under the guidance of various international research scholars. We have access to papers published in Academia.edu by virtue of our membership. 

Our main thirst is to assemble global knowledge and innovative ideas for the application of the betterment of human life on this planet through proper education under one roof. 

India has a long history back to 5000 years as the most advanced education provider for global scholars at Nalanda and Taxila Universities.

 Nalanda is the first centralized university of the world situated in India with the development of science, literature, and commerce faculties including astronomy to study the origin of the Universe and to study the celestial movements.