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LIVING IN THE IT ERA > 1: INTRO TO DIGITAL AGE > Flashcards

1: INTRO TO DIGITAL AGE Flashcards

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also known as the information age, computer age, or new media age

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digital age

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a historic period beginning in the late 20th century

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digital age

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characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization to an economy primarily, based upon information technology

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digital age

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time of invention

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Industrial Revolution

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changed the world from old ways to new ways

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Inventions

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encouraged humanism which caused people to turn from religion and focus more on science.

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Industrial Revolution

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known as the 3rd Industrial Revolution

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Digital Revolution

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the shift from mechanical and analog electronic technology to digital electronics which began in the latter half of the 20th century

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Digital Revolution

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Adoption and proliferation of (what) that continues to the present day

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digital computers and digital record-keeping

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the sweeping changes brought about by digital computing and communication

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Marked the beginning of the Information Age

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The last part of the 20th century - time of scientific progress in computer microchips

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Digital Information Age

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known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age

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The information Age

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historical period that began in the mid-20th century

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Digital Information Age

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characterized by a rapid shift from the traditional industry established by the Industrial Revolution to an economy primarily based upon information technology

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Digital Information Age

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Important Happenings during Digital Age

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Computers, Internet, Microsoft Tools & Apps

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influenced the Information Age by creating the idea inventions

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Renaissance Period, 1495 to 1527

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changed the modern era by introducing important scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, and Sir Isaac Newton

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Scientific Revolution, 1550 to 1700

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brought about major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology

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Industrial Revolution, 1700 to 1900

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Persons Impacted the Digital Age

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Bill Gates, Tim Berners Lee, Steve Jobs

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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

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Pre-Digital Age

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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

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Mid-Digital Age

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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.

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Post-Digital Age

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Social Interaction moved online

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Impact of Digital Age

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Three ages of Digital Age

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Pre-Digital Age, Mid-Digital Age, Post-Digital Age

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Steam engines, electricity, photography, telegraph, introduction of stocks, new machinery, tools, watering methods, and fertilizers

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Inventions

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When did digital information age began?

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mid-20th century

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This digital age where people will be born into

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Digitally native

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The Information Age is also known as

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the age of entrepreneurship

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The Information Age brought about

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Many new inventions and innovations

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