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Lesson 1: Introduction to Information and Communication Technology Flashcards

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  • deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephones, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information.
  • Goal: having a unified way to communicate
  • has saved companies a lot of resources (time & money) with the kind of ICT
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ICT (Information and Communication Technology/Technologies)

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  • according to them, the ICT industry shares 19.3% of the total employment population here in the Philippines
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PBI, NSO, in 2010

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  • this magazine places 2 cities from the Philippines in the Top 1 and Top 10 spots.
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Time Magazine’s “The Selfiest Cities around the World” of 2013

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  • one of the countries that benefit most out of ICT
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Philippines

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  • According to this, the philippines ICT Industry is still expected to improve and become more profitable due to the overall growth of the different sectors (telecommunications, Business Process Management-BPM, financial, and health ICT sectors)
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Philippines Country Commercial Guide in 2017

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  • said that the IT industry size is worth $22.9 billion.
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IBPAP (Information Technology and Business Processing Association of the Philippines) in 2016

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  • has been a vital tool to our modern lives
  • truly a powerful tool
  • used to promote businesses, gain new friends, and stay in touch with loved ones
  • source of entertainment (games, online communities, and everything in between)
  • one of the most dangerous places
  • information superhighway
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Internet

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  • static web pages
  • flat page/ stationary page
  • page is “as is” and can’t be manipulated by the user
  • content is also the same for all users
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Web 1.0

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  • most web pages were static

- created by Tim Berners-Lee

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WWW (World Wide Web)

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  • dynamic web pages
  • by Darcy DiNucci
  • user is able to see a website differently than others
  • social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, and web applications
  • user can interact
  • user can comment or create an account
  • allows users to use web browsers instead of operating systems
  • most websites are
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Web 2.0

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  • coined Web 2.0 in January 1999
  • an information architecture consultant
  • articles of “Fragmented Fracture” (The web we know now, which loads into a browser…..)
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Darcy DiNucci

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  • agency that analyzes data from social media usage, states that in 2017,
    - 58% of the population of the Philippines have internet access, 8% higher than the global average of 50%, and higher than southeast Asian regional average of 53%
    • 52% of the population are mobile-active social media users, higher than global of 34% and regional of 42%
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We Are Social

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Features of Web 2.0 (6)

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  1. Folksonomy
  2. Rich user experience
  3. User participation
  4. Long Tail
  5. Software as a service
  6. Mass participation
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  • allows users to categorize and classify or arrange information using freely chosen keywords (tagging)
  • Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
  • also referred to as hashtag
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Folksonomy

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  • content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input
  • website that shows local content
  • when logged on, your account is used to modify what you see in their website
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Rich user experience

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  • owner of the website is not only the one who is able to put content
  • others are able to place content of their own by means of comments, reviews, and evaluation
  • allows readers to comment on an article, participate in a poll, or review a specific product (Amazon.com, online stores)
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User participation

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  • services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase
  • time-based pricing is better than file size-based pricing/vv
  • synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that charges you or time on the Internet or amount of bandwidth used
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Long tail

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  • users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them
  • cheaper option if you don’t always need to use a software
  • Google Docs (free web-based application that allows user to create and edit word processing and spreadsheet documents online
  • Word Processor (purchased for one-time huge amount and install in your computer, its yours forever)
  • allows you to rent a software for a minimal fee
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Software as a service

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  • diverse information sharing through universal web access

- Web 2.0’s content is based on people form various cultures

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Mass participation

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  • movement led by W3C
  • coined by Tim Berners-Lee
  • component of Web 3.0
  • provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across applications, enterprises, and community boundaries
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Semantic Web

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  • encourages web developers to include semantic content in their web pages
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W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)

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  • aims to have machines/servers understand the users preferences to be able to deliver web content specifically targeting the user
  • studying personal preferences of an individual user and showing results based on those preferences
  • results depend on how you have made choices in the past
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Web 3.0

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Several Problems of Web 3.0 (5)

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  1. Compatibility
  2. Security
  3. Vastness
  4. Vagueness
  5. Logic
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  • HTML files and current web browsers couldn’t support Web 3.0
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Compatibility

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  • users security is also in question since the machine is saving his preferences
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Security

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  • WWW already contains billions of web pages
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Vastness

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  • certain words are precise

- “old” and “small” would depend on the user

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Vagueness

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  • 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

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Trends in ICT (Innovations) (4)

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  1. Convergence
  2. Social Media
  3. Mobile Technologies
  4. Assistive Media
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  • is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task
  • besides using your personal computer to create word documents, you can now use your smartphone
  • can also use cloud technologies to sync files from one device to another while also using LTE technology (access your files anytime, anywhere)
  • suing several technologies to accomplish a task conveniently
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Technological convergence (Convergence)

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  • is a website, application, or online channel that enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-generated content
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Social Media

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  • a global information and measurement company

- according to this, Internet users spend more time in social media sites than in any other type of site

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Nielsen

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6 Types of Social Media

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  1. Social networks
  2. Bookmarking sites
  3. Social news
  4. Media sharing
  5. Microblogging
  6. Blogs and Forums
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  • sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background
  • once a user creates his account, he can set up a profile, add people, create groups, and share content
  • Facebook and Google
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Social networks

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  • sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources
  • most of these sites lets the users to create a tag that allows them to easily search or share these tags
  • StumbleUpon and Pinterest
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Bookmarking sites

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  • sites that allow users to post their own news sites or links to other news sources
  • users can also comment on the post and comments may also be ranked
  • also capable of voting on these news articles of the website, those who get the majority of votes are shown most prominently
  • Reddit and Digg
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Social news

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  • sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and video
  • most of these sites have additional social features like liking, commenting, and having user profiles
  • Flicker, YouTube, and Instagram
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Media sharing

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  • sites that focus on short updates from the user
  • those subscribed to the user are able to receive these updates
  • Twitter and Plurk
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Microblogging

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  • websites that allow users to post their content
  • users are able to comment on the said topic
  • Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr (blogging)
  • typically a part of a certain website or web service (Forums)
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Blogs and Forums

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  • capable to do tasks that were originally found in personal computers
  • several of these devices are capable of using high-speed internet
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Mobile Technologies

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  • currently the fastest mobile network

- April 2019

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5G

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  • most devices use this
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4G (LTE) technology

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Different Operating Systems (7)

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  1. iOS
  2. Android
  3. BlackBerry OS
  4. Windows Phone OS
  5. Symbian
  6. WebOS
  7. Windows Mobile
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  • used in Apple devices such as iPhone and Ipad
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iOS

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  • an open-source operating system developed by Google
    - open- source (means several mobile phone
    companies use this OS for free)
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Android

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  • a propriety mobile operating system developed by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry Ltd)
  • provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by Blackberry for use in its handhelds, particularly the track wheel, trackball, and most recently the trackpad and touchscreen.
  • uses QNX, a UNIX like real0time OS
  • was discontinued after the release of Blackberry 10
  • known for its network security and messaging service
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BlackBerry OS

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  • a closed source and propriety OS developed by Microsoft as a replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune
  • features a new user interface derived from Metro design language
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Windows Phone OS

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  • the original smartphone OS
  • used by Nokia devices
  • is a discontinued mobile OS and computing platform designed for smartphones
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Symbian

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  • originally used for smartphones
  • now used for smart TVs
  • an LG-owned, Linux-based, smart TV OS that is set up to allow control and access of LG Smart TV’s more advanced features and connected devices through a GUI (Graphical User Interface)
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WebOS

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  • a discontinued family of mobile OS succeeded by Windows Phone developed by Microsoft fr smartphones and pocket PC’s
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Windows Mobile

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  • a non-profit 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

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