Solved Certiport IC3 Digital Literacy

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From the IC3 Computing Fundamentals
Legacy - Mobile Devices course: the instructor, Wes Bryant, says we can attach pictures via SMS @22:41 - 23:11. Technically, multimedia files, especially pictures, are via MMS. However, he did say it has been advanced since.

SMS (Short Messaging Service) is traditionally plain (text) messages as the instructor described in the video which was originally designed as such only.

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) - not introduced in the video - is initially for, again, multimedia attachments, such as a picture, video, audio or GIF, etc. Thus, they seem similar yet different. Does the instructor's explanation still holds true? Please explain.

"Legacy" stuff I know, but still fundamentally relevant.

Example:

Source: SMS MMS - Breaking Down the Important Differences by Telnyx. PUBLISHED 01/04/2021

@Sherwin-Sherman great question. For clarification. If you create a text message that contains only text it will be sent as an SMS, however if you attach a file or send audio/image/video it will be an MMS message. The old SMS protocol is limited to 160 characters, and the newer MMS is built on the older technology, allowing for the attachment of files, images, audio and video. The billing cost is higher for MMS as there is a greater data exchange for these messages. Here is an article to reference:

https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/what-is-an-SMS

I see the keywords you're referring or alluding to: an SMS becomes or will be an MMS once media is included. Hence, the letter ‘M’ in the acronym. Thanks Wes. You're the man!

It's ironic that your source comes from my provider.