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EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
It deals with the use of
different communication
technologies such as mobile
phones, Internet, and etc.
to locate, save, send and
edit information
.

Having unified way to


communicate is one of the
goals of the ICT
WWW
World Wide Web

•-It is important to know that this is


not a synonym for the internet. It is
an information space where
documents and other web resources
are identified by URLs (Uniform
Resource Locater ). Interlinked by
hypertext links and can be accessed
via the internet.
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET

The internet – Sometimes called simply, “the Net”, is


a worldwide system of computer networks. The
internet has been a vital tool to our modern lives;
that is why it is also important to make the best of
the internet.
Web Page

Web page – is hypertext


document connected to the
world wide web. It is a
document that is suitable for
the world wide web

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Web Browser

Web browser – is a software


application for retrieving,
presenting , traversing
information resources on
the World Wide Web. It
displays a web page on a
monitor or mobile devices

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Websites

Websites– is a location
connected to the
internet that maintains
one or more pages on
the world wide web . It
is a related collection of
world wide web (www)
files that includes a This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under

beginning file called a CC BY

home page.
The different online
platforms of world
wide web
Web 1.0
-Web pages are static and
not interactive. You can’t
post , comment or create an
account.

Advantages of static
websites
-Lower once of cost
-Faster loading than dynamic
sites
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
 Web 2.0 (The second stage in world wide
web)

- is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding


Dynamic Web Pages. The user is able to see
websites differently than others such social
networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites,
hosted services and web applications. Web
2.0 allows users to interact with the page;
instead of just reading the page ,the user
may be able to comment or create user
account. In web 2.0 browsers can now be
used for their user interface, application
software
( or web application), and even for file
storage. Most websites that we visit are web
2.0
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
Folksonomy – allows user to categorize and classify information
using freely chosen keyword (e.g. tagging) Popular social
networking sites such as twitter, Instagram, Facebook. use tags
that start with pound sing (#) also referred as hashtag

Rich user experience – content is dynamic and is responsive to


user’s input. An example would be a website that shows local
content. In the case of social networking sites, when logged on ,
your account is used to modify what you see in their websites.

User Participation – The owner of the website is not the only one
who is able to put content. Others are able to place a content of
their own by means of comments, reviews and evaluation . e.g.
(Lazada, Amazon)
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
Long tail - Services that are offered on demand rather than on a
one-time purchase. This is synonyms to subscribing a data plan
that charges you for the amount of time you spent in the internet.

Software as services – users will be subscribe to a software only


when needed rather than purchasing them . e.g. Google docs used
to create and edit word processing and spread sheet. This is a
cheaper option if you do not always need to use a software.

Mass Participation – Diverse information sharing through universal


web access . Web 2.0’s content is based on people form various
cultures.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY Web 3.0
-Also called as Semantic web

Semantics
-Ability of Web technologies to understand
and interpret human generated content

Aim of web 3.0


To have machines understand the user’s
preferences to be able to deliver web
content specifically targeting the user
Trends of ICT
 Convergence – Is the synergy of
technological advancements to work on a
similar goal or task and using technologies
to accomplish a task conveniently.
 Social Media – Is a website, application or online channel
that enables web users to create-create ,discuss modify
and exchange user generated content.

There are six (6) types of social media:

 Social Networks- these are sites that allows you to connect


with other people with the same interests or background.
(Ex. Facebook and Google

 Bookmarking sites – sites that allows you to store and


manage links to various website and resources. Most of the
sites allows you to tag others . Ex. Pinterest
• Social News – Sites that allows users to post their own news items or links to
other news sources. The users can also comment on the post.

• Media sharing – Sites that allows you to upload and share media
content like images, music and video

• Microblogging – Focus on short updates from the user. Those


that subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates.
Ex. Twitter

• Blogs and Forums –Allow user to post their content. Other uses are
able to comment on the said topic. Ex.Bloogger,wordpress and
Tumblr .
 Mobile Technologies – The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise
over the years. This is largely because of the devices’ capability to do the tasks that
were originally found in personal computers (PCs). Today the latest model devices use
4G networking (LTE) , which is currently the fastest mobile network. Also mobile devices
use operating system:

• iOS – use in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad


• Android – an open source OS developed by google. Being open source
means mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
• Blackberry OS – use in blackberry devices

• Symbian – the original smartphone OS. Used by Nokia devices

• WebOS – originally used in smartphone; now in smart TVs.

• Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs


 Assistive Media – is a non profit service
designed to help people who have
visual and reading impairments . A
database of audio recordings is used to
read to read to the user.
 Cloud Computing – The software and storage for your account doesn’t exist on
your computer. It’s on the service’s computer cloud.

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Types of Clouds

Public cloud – Allows systems and services to be easily accessible to the general
public. Public cloud may be less secured because of its openness, e.g. e-mail

Private Cloud – Allows systems and services to be accessible within an


organization. It offers increased security because of its private nature

Community Cloud – Allows systems and services to be accessible by group of


organizations.

Hybrid Cloud – Is a mixture of public and private cloud. However , the critical
activities are performed using private cloud while the non-critical activities are
performed using public cloud.
END OF LESSON

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