Information Age Flashcards
Sometimes referred to as the “father of computing”.
Charles Babbage
He created the PC chipset and the windows graphics accelerator chip which can be found in every personal computer today. 1981- 1st 10-Mbit ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data link control and transceiver chip while working in Seeq Technology (LSI Logic Corporation).
Diosdado P. Banatao
They derived the name MICROSOFT from the words “microcomputer and software”- April 4,1975.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
The scientific search for truth and the ability it gave to make sense of nature.
The Role of Language
Use of digits or numbers as a code for various information.
Digital Age
Information is read by computers.
Computer Age
Utilization of digital platforms, unlike the traditional media such as radio, television, and newspapers.
New Media Age
It is the structure of communication. It is subject to transmission, interpretation, and processing. It is one of the most valuable assets today. It is considered the “new oil”. Readily available and accessible anytime and anywhere because of the internet.
Information
Defined as an electronic device that stores and process data (information).
Computer
Claude F. Shannon. The Internet is a world wide system of interconnected networks that facilitate data transmission among innumerable computers. In the early days, the internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.
World Wide Web
As evidenced by how information could be transferred or shared quickly, our society nowadays is best described as highly modernized, automated, data-driven and technologically advanced.
Information Age
Year 1440
Joanne’s Gutenberg; Printing Press
Year 1936
Alan Turing; Broke the Enigma Code
Year 1939 - 1944
Harvard Mark 1; Enigma
Year 1970
Personal Computers
Year 1976
Store Wozniak and Steve Jobs; Apple Inc.
Year 1973 - Present
Social Media Platforms
Shift from industrial production to one based on information and computerization.
Change in Focus from Industry to Information
Accelerated growth of ICTs and other electronics.
Growth of Technology
Exponential growth of data, expansion of digital universe, and exabyte unit of data.
Explosion of Information
Impact of Information Age
- Economy and Commerce
- Education
- Private Life
- Government and Politics
Occurs when information users become overwhelmed with the excessive flow of information which usually affects their psychological, social effects, and physical well-being.
Information Overload
A situation where there is an overabundance of data due to the rapid increase in the amount of information being published.
Information Explosion
Evaluating Sources with CRAAP
Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
