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Lesson 6: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE Flashcards

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Also known as information age.

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Digital age

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It is a period when the computer and internet were introduced. It is caused by rapid shift from traditional industry to computerization all the way to artificial intelligence which brought by Industrial Revolution.

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Digital age

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Became prevalent and widely used around the world.

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Digital Technology

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Information can be accessed easily especially with the use of the?

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Internet

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

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Digital Technologies

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Refers to a transformation of culture and social organizations/structures over time. In a modern world, a society is never static and that of social, political, economic, and cultural changes occurs constantly.

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Social Change

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Businesses in today’s life have promoted a lot with the coming of ICT, its impact cannot be over emphasized. For example, 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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ICT can play varied roles in developing an effective learning environment. 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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Beyond income security, employment fulfils a number of important roles for human wellbeing, such as time structure, social contact, a sense of purpose, a valued social position as well as an opportunity for skill use. For this reason, 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 through its impact on the health-care 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.

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Health

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can affect people’s health status through the emergence of new physical and mental health risks and through its impact on the health-care 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.

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Digitalization

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Theories in Technology:

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  • Technological Determinism
  • Social Constructivism
  • Technological Change
  • Process of Technological Change
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It is the theory which strongly believe that technology shapes the culture, values, social structures of a society. The main reason why society progresses is because of the kind technology the society has.

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Technological Determinism

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The opposite of the Technological Determinism. This believes that humans play a main role in shaping technology rather than technology shaping society. 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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The technology is the most powerful means of wresting power from nature in all possible ways. It strengthens the facilities of man. Prof. Frankel assumes that the “Technological change is not a mere improvement in the technical know-how.

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Technological Change

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

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Process of Technological Change

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The process of growth of technical knowledge can be divided into following stages:

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(a) Formulation of scientific principles
(b) Application of these principles to give technical problems
(c) Development of technical inventions to the point of commercial exploitation.

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What is IoT?

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“Internet of things” (IoT)

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

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“Internet of things” (IoT)

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Components of loT:

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  • Sensors/ Devices
  • Connectivity
  • Data Processing
  • User Interface
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How IOT works?

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IOT devices use embedded sensors to collect, exchange and share data with other devices, applications and systems in real time.

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Why IOT is important?

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The internet of things helps people live and work smarter, as well as gain complete control over their lives.

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How does IoT affects you?

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The Internet of Things (loT) will likely have a profound impact on daily life by connecting a vast array of devices and objects to the internet, allowing for seamless data exchange and automating many tasks.

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Some of the ways loT is likely to shape daily life include:

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  • Smart homes
  • Health and wellness
  • Transportation
  • Agriculture
  • Energy management
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loT will make it possible to control lighting, heating, and appliances from a smartphone or other device.

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Smart homes

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loT devices such as wearable fitness trackers and smart scales can help people monitor and improve their physical health.

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Health and wellness

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loT-enabled vehicles can communicate with each other and with infrastructure, improving safety and reducing traffic congestion.

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Transportation

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loT-connected sensors and devices can be used to optimize crop yields, reduce waste, and improve sustainability in agriculture.

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Agriculture

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loT can help households and businesses monitor and reduce their energy usage, potentially reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

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Energy management

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A software engineer and early internet evangelist.

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JOHN ROMKEY

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Had built one for the 1990 show floor of Interop, a trade show for computers.

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JOHN ROMKEY

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He creates the first loT device: a toaster that he controls with his computer.

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JOHN ROMKEY

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He is known as the “Inventor of loT”.

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KEVIN ASHTON

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He was then working in supply chain optimization, described a system where sensors acted like the eyes and ears of a computer.

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KEVIN ASHTON

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“The Internet of Things has the potential to change the world, just as the internet did, maybe even more so.”

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Kevin Ashton

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LG meaning

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LUCKY-GOLDSTAR

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What year LG introduces its first connected refrigerator with a $20,000 price tag.

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2000

38
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What year the World’s first loT conference is held in Zurich, Switzerland.

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2008

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An American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor.

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TONY FADELL

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What year Tony Fadell founds Nest
Labs, maker of the smart thermostat.

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2010

41
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What year Oxford Dictionary adds the term “Internet of Things.

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2013

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What year amazon introduced the Echo speaker, along with the Alexa voice assistant - a new way to control the smart home.

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2014

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Also in 2014, Apple had introduced?

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Siri

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Siri lived on your?

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phone

45
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lived inside the speaker and could control all of the “smart” devices in your house.

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Alexa

46
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By what year?, the number of internet-connected devices would surpass the number of people in the world.

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2014

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

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David Evans

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What year Mirai botnet infects over 600,000 loT devices with malware.

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2016

49
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infects over 600,000 loT devices with malware.

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Mirai botnet

50
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What year the number of Internet-connected devices, by some estimates, exceeds 20 Billion.

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2020

51
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The number of Internet-connected devices, by some estimates, exceeds?

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20 Billion

52
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One day, the internet of things will become the?

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internet of everything

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