1: INTRO TO DIGITAL AGE Flashcards
also known as the information age, computer age, or new media age
digital age
a historic period beginning in the late 20th century
digital age
characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization to an economy primarily, based upon information technology
digital age
time of invention
Industrial Revolution
changed the world from old ways to new ways
Inventions
encouraged humanism which caused people to turn from religion and focus more on science.
Industrial Revolution
known as the 3rd Industrial Revolution
Digital Revolution
the shift from mechanical and analog electronic technology to digital electronics which began in the latter half of the 20th century
Digital Revolution
Adoption and proliferation of (what) that continues to the present day
digital computers and digital record-keeping
the sweeping changes brought about by digital computing and communication
Marked the beginning of the Information Age
The last part of the 20th century - time of scientific progress in computer microchips
Digital Information Age
known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age
The information Age
historical period that began in the mid-20th century
Digital Information Age
characterized by a rapid shift from the traditional industry established by the Industrial Revolution to an economy primarily based upon information technology
Digital Information Age
Important Happenings during Digital Age
Computers, Internet, Microsoft Tools & Apps
influenced the Information Age by creating the idea inventions
Renaissance Period, 1495 to 1527
changed the modern era by introducing important scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, and Sir Isaac Newton
Scientific Revolution, 1550 to 1700
brought about major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology
Industrial Revolution, 1700 to 1900
Persons Impacted the Digital Age
Bill Gates, Tim Berners Lee, Steve Jobs
devices had just one function media was physical
retail was either in-store or via home shopping
media channels were labeled after the singular device we consumed them on: TVs, newspapers, magazines, radio from VHS to DVD; cassettes fell to the compact disc
Pre-Digital Age
digital is just becoming accepted into the mainstream, and the age where digital is fully immersed into our society some buses only accept cards, and some only cash apple company rules the world retail companies are being killed off by companies like Amazon and a multitude of smaller eBay-based retailers
Mid-Digital Age
internet is a background utility
retailers won’t consider online-versus-physical as a divide of merit; and people will be born truly digitally native.
manufacturing will be just-in-time
products will be made to order and shipped by autonomous vehicles.
Post-Digital Age
Social Interaction moved online
Impact of Digital Age
Three ages of Digital Age
Pre-Digital Age, Mid-Digital Age, Post-Digital Age
