ETECH WEEK 1

Question 1

deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send and edit information.

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ICT (Information and Communication Technology)

Question 2

is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet.

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THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW)

Question 3

When the World Wide Web was created by Tim Berners-Lee, most web pages were static. Static (stationary page) in the sense that the page is “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user. The content is also the same for all users.

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WEB 1.0: (EARLY 90S)

Question 4

is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic web pages - the user is able to see a website differently than others. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, and web applications.

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WEB 2.0: DYNAMIC WEB PAGES (1999)

Question 5

It allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g., tagging). Popular social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that start with the pound sign (#). This is also referred to as hashtag

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Folksonomy

Question 6

Content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input. An example would be a website that shows local content. In the case of social networking sites, when logged on, your account is used to modify what you see in their website.

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Rich User Experience

Question 7

Services are offered on demand rather than on a onetime purchase. In certain cases, time-based pricing is better than file- size-based pricing or vice versa.

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Long Tail

Question 8

The owner of the website is not the only one who is able to put content. Others are able to place a content of their own by means of comment, reviews, and evaluation.

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User Participation

Question 9

Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them. This is a cheaper option if you do not always need to use a software.

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Software as a Service

Question 10

It is a diverse information sharing through universal web access. Since most users can use the Internet, Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures.

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Mass Participation.

Question 11

The Semantic Web is a movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

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WEB 3.0: SEMANTIC WEB

Question 12

HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0.

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Compatibility

Question 13

The user’s security is also in question since the machine is saving his or her preferences.

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Security

Question 14

The World Wide Web already contains billions of web pages.

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Vastness

Question 15

Certain words are imprecise. The words “old” and “small” would depend on the user.

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Vagueness

Question 16

Since machines use logic, there are certain limitations for a computer to be able to predict what the user is referring to at a given time.

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Logic

Question 17

Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task.

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Convergence

Question 18

is a website, application, or online channels that enable web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user generated content.

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Social Media

Question 19

is a nonprofit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user.

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Assistive Media

Question 20

The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices’ capability to do tasks that were originally found in personal computers.

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Mobile Technologies