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L6: Digital Technology and Social Change Flashcards

1
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It is a period when the computer
and the internet were introduced.

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Digital Age

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It is caused by the rapid shift from traditional industry to computerization all the way to artificial intelligence which was brought by Industrial Revolution.

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Digital Age

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3
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Other term for digital age

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Information age

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It became prevalent and widely used around the world.

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Digital Technology

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5
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It have radically changed the way
people work, consume, and communicate over a short period of
time

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Digital Technology

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6
Q

Refers to a transformation of culture and social
organizations/structures over time.

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Social Change

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7
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Social Changes in ICT

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Businesses, Education, Job and Earnings, and Health

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8
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ICT helps to increase productivity in business with the use of social media platforms for marketing and promotion.

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Business

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9
Q

It assists teachers and helps explain core content concepts and addresses misconceptions. It acts as a stimulant
and fosters analytical thinking and interdisciplinary studies.

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Education

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10
Q

The labor market effects of the digital
transformation are among the most significant for people’s well-being.

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Jobs and Earnings

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Digitalization can affect people’s health status through the emergence of new physical and mental health risks and its impact on the healthcare delivery system. Health risks
associated with the digital transformations include mental health problems associated with the extreme use of digital technologies,
especially among children and teenagers and the crowding out of other activities such as physical exercise.

A

Health

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12
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State the 3 Theories in Technology

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Technological Determinism, Social Constructivism, and Technological Change

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This theory strongly believes that technology shapes a society’s culture, values, and social structures.

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Technological Determinism

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The main reason why society progresses is because of the kind of technology the society has.

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Technological Determinism

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The opposite of the Technological Determinism. It believes that humans play a main role in
shaping technology rather than technology shaping society.

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Social Constructivism

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It believes that technology does not determine human action, but rather,
human action shapes the technology.

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Social Constructivism

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17
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The technology is the most powerful means of wresting power from nature in all possible ways. It strengthens the facilities of man.

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Technological Change

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18
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____________ is the most powerful means of wresting power from nature in all possible ways. It strengthens the facilities of man.

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Technology

19
Q

This person assumes that the “Technological change is not a mere improvement in the technical know-how.”

A

Prof. Frankel

20
Q

It devise new goods and techniques of
production. The development of new technical knowledge can be defined as the growth of a new technique that can produce goods and services at a lesser cost of production.

A

Technological changes

21
Q

List the process/stages of growth of technical knowledge

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  1. Formulation of scientific principles.
  2. Application of these principles to give technical problems.
  3. Development of technical inventions to the point of commercial exploitation.
22
Q

It refers to the collective network of
connected devices and technology
that facilitates communication
between devices and the cloud, as
well as between devices themselves.

A

Internet of things (IoT)

23
Q

Embedded with sensors that see, hear, and
touch the world around them, they can
turn physical information into digital data.
Collectively, these devices and there are
billions of them around the world make this invention up.

A

Internet of things

24
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What are the components of IoT?

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  1. Sensors/Devices
  2. Connectivity
  3. Data Processing
  4. User Interface
25
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Some of the ways IoT is likely to shape daily life include:

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Smart homes, health and wellness, transportation, agriculture, and energy management.

26
Q

A software engineer and early internet evangelist who built an IoT for the 1990 show floor of Interop.

A

John Romkey

27
Q

A trade show for computers where John Romkey built his first IoT device.

A

Interop

28
Q

John Romkey’s first IoT device:

A

Toaster that he controls with his computer.

29
Q

Kevin Ashton

A

Aka “Inventor of IoT” or “Father of IoT”

30
Q

When did LG introduced its first connected refrigerator?

A

2000

31
Q

The company that introduced its first connected refrigerator that was worth $20,000?

A

Luck-Goldstar (LG)

32
Q

The world’s first IoT was held where and when?

A

Zurich, Switzerland in 2008

33
Q

An American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor who founded Nest Labs.

A

Tony Fadell

34
Q

When did Tony Fadell founded Nest Labs?

A

2010

35
Q

Tony Fadell founded the maker of the smart thermostat named:

A

Nest Labs

36
Q

In 2013, this dictionary added the term “Internet of Things”

A

Oxford Dictionary

37
Q

When did the Oxford Dictionary add the term “Internet of Things”?

A

2013

38
Q

The year that Amazon introduced the Echo speaker and Alexa, and Apple introduced Siri.

A

2014

39
Q

The number of internet
connected devices would surpass the
number of people in the world.

A

2014

40
Q

The former chief futurist at Cisco, estimated in 2015 that “an average of 127 new things are connected to the internet” every second.

A

David Evans

41
Q

When did the Mirai botnet infect over 600,000 IoT devices with malware?

A

2016

42
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Pros of IoT

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  • ability to access information from anywhere at any time on any device;
  • improved communication between connected electronic devices;
  • transferring data packets over a connected network saving time and money; and
  • automating tasks helping to improve the quality of a business’s services and reducing the need for human intervention.
43
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Cons of IoT

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  • Enterprises may eventually have to deal with massive numbers – maybe even millions – of IoT devices, and collecting and managing the data from all those devices will be challenging.
  • If there’s a bug in the system, it’s likely that every connected device will become corrupted. Since there’s no international standard of compatibility for IoT, it’s difficult for devices from different manufacturers to
    communicate with each other

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