LIVING IN THE I.T. ERA WEEK 8-9 Flashcards
is the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing.
ICT, or information and communications technology
COMPONENTS OF ICT
CLOUD COMPUTING
SOFTWARE
HARDWARE
DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL DATA
INTERNET ACCESS
The term is generally used to describe data centers available to many users over the internet. Large clouds. predominant today, often have functions distributed over multiple locations from central servers.
CLOUD COMPUTING
It is a set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific task. This is a generic term used to refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a devices.
SOFTWARE
In the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. This includes the monitor, hard drive, memory and the CPU.HARDWARE
HARDWARE
This can be broadly defined as online or automated transactions that take place between people and organizations - without the use of paper.
DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS
This is also known as information technology, refers to all equipment and programs that are used to process and communicate information.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
This is the data that represents other forms of data using specific machine language systems that can be interpreted by various technologies.
DIGITAL DATA
This is the process of connecting to the internet using personal computers, laptops or mobile devices by users or enterprises. This is subject to data signaling rates
INTERNET ACCESS
Types of Communication Technology
TELEPHONE
RADIO
TELEVISION
INTERNET
A worldwide system of computer networks. This is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices.
INTERNET
Things you can do on the Internet
Send e-mail messages.
Send (upload) or receive (download) files between computers.
Participate in discussion groups, such as mailing lists and newsgroups.
Surfing the web.
A computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through virtual networks and communities
Social Media
The practice of using social networks, such as Facebook or LinkedIn, to form connections and communicate with others online.
Social Networking
What Drives Social Media Use?
For self-expression (sharing post that portray who you are and what you care about)
For relational interactions(messaging and connecting with family, friends, and romantic interests)
For exploration (searching areas of interest)
For browsing (general scrolling through feeds and apps)
Positive Effects of Social Media
Staying connected with family and friends worldwide via email, text, facetime, etc.
Quickaccess to information and research
Banking and bill pay at our fingertips
Online learning, job skills, content discovery (YT)
Involvement in civic engagement (fundraising, social awareness, provides a voice)
Great marketing tools
Opportunities for remote employment
Negative Effects of Social Media
Online vs Reality
Time wastage
Social media addicting
Fear of missing out
Self-image issues
Dependent on spell checkers
Social Media Bullying
Social media and Suicide
Other notable Cons in Social Media
Digital dating abuse
Online sexual solicitation
Pornography
Cyberbullying
Fake news
This is the use of technologies such as texting and social networking to bully, harass, stalk or intimidate a partner. Often this behavior is a form of verbal or emotional abuse perpetrated online.
Digital dating abuse
This occurs when children or adolescents are asked to engage in sexual activities, sexual talk, or to give personal sexual information on the Internet
Online sexual solicitation
This is any material (either pictures or words) that is sexually explicit
Pornography
This is when someone, typically a teenager, bullies or harasses others on the internet and other digital spaces, particularly on social media sites.
Cyberbullying
This is false or misleading information presented as news. This often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue
Fake news
false information that is deliberately created or disseminated with the express purpose to cause harm.
Disinformation
information that is false, but not intended to cause harm.
Misinformation
information that is true, but is shared to cause harm.
Malinformation
7 TYPES OF MIS- AND DISINFORMATION
SATIRE OR PARODY
MISLEADING CONTENT
IMPOSTER CONTENT
FABRICATED CONTENT
FALSE CONNECTION
FALSE CONTEXT
MANIPULATED CONTENT
No intention to cause harm but has a potential to fool
SATIRE OR PARODY
Misleading use of information to frame an issue or individual
MISLEADING CONTENT
When genuine sources are impersonated
IMPOSTER CONTENT
New content is 100% false, designed to deceive and do harm
FABRICATED CONTENT
When headlines, visuals or captions don’t support the content
FALSE CONNECTION
When genuine content is shared with false contextual information
FALSE CONTEXT
When genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive
MANIPULATED CONTENT
It can be a messy process because asking questions opens up more questions. Good thing, pioneering media literacy organizations such as the Center for Media Literacy (CML) in the United States have developed practical frameworks that guide and structure the process of media interrogation.
Media Interrogation
Media Detective Questionnaire questions
Who
-Who created the message? (Author)
-Who is the target audience? (Audience)
What
-What ideas and values are included in the message? (Message)
How
-How does the message attract and influence its audience? (Techniques)
Why
-Why is the message sent? (Purpose)
- Media texts do not simply appear from nowhere. They take time and, sometimes, a lot of money to produce. When we watch a show, read an article, or pass by a billboard on the highway, we may forget that there are people who wrote, designed, and put it all together.
- In fact-checking and content verification, identifying the source(s) of information is a crucial step in assessing its reliability. In the age of social media influencers, asking about authors of media messages becomes even more vital.
Who created the message? (Author)
- In the attention economy, most media texts are strategically designed and distributed to attract and engage specific audiences. Regardless of their purpose – to inform, persuade, entertain, or a mix of all – media creators utilize information about audiences (usually, in the form of our personal data collected by digital media platforms) to make important choices about their creation.
- Even if creators can attempt to match the needs and wants of their target audiences, audiences can still use, interpret, and respond to media in very different ways. A given media text will not be interpreted by its audiences in the exact same way.
Who is the target audience? (Audience)
