INTRODUCTION
TO ICT
APT-EPT-II-11-WEEK 1
ICT– Information
and Communication
it deals with the use of different
communication technologies such as
mobile phones, telephone, Internet
to locate, save, send and edit
information
ICT– Information
and Communication
Is a study of computers as data
processing tools. It introduces
students to the fundamental of using
computer systems in an internet
environment.
ICT in the Philippines
Philippines is dub as the ‘’ICT Hub of Asia”
because of huge growth of ICT-related jobs, one
of which is BPO, Business Process Outsourcing, or
call centers.
ICT Department in the Philippines is
responsible for the planning, development and
promotion of the country’s information and
communications technology (ICT) agenda in
support of national development.
COMPUTER INTERNET
an electronic device for is the global system of
storing and processing data, interconnected computer
typically in binary form, networks that use the
according to instructions internet protocol suite
given to it in a variable (TCIP/IP) to link billions of
program. devices worldwide.
INTERNET
Means of connecting a computer to any other computer
anywhere in the world via dedicated routers and servers.
Sometimes called simply ‘’the Net’’, is a worldwide
system of computer networks- a network of networks in
which the users at any one computer can get information
from any other computer.
WORLD WIDE WEB
An information system on the
internet that allows documents to be
connected to other documents by hypertext
links, enabling the user to search for
information by moving from one document to
another.
Is an information space where
documents and other web resources are
identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext
links, and can be accessed via the Internet.
Invented by Tim-Berners Lee
WEB PAGES
Web page is a hypertext
document connected to the
World Wide Web. It is a
document that is suitable
for the World Wide Web.
The different
online platforms
of World Wide
Web:
Web 1.0 – refers to the first stage in the World Wide
Web, which was entirely made up of the Web pages
connected by hyperlinks.
Web 2.0 – is the evolution of Web 1.0 by
adding dynamic pages. The user is able
to see a website differently than others.
-Allows users to interact with the page;
instead of just reading the page, the
user may be able to comment or create
user account.
Web 3.0 – this platform is all about
semantic web.
– Aims to have machines (or
servers) understand the user’s
preferences to be able to deliver
web content.
STATIC WEB PAGE
- is known as a flat page or stationary age in
the sense that the page is ‘’as is’’ and cannot
be manipulated by the user. The content is also
the same for all users that is referred to as
Web 1.0
DYNAMIC WEB PAGES
–web 2.0 is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding
dynamic web pages. The user is able to see
website differently than others e.g. social
networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites.
FEATURES
OF WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy- allows user
to categorize and
classify information
using freely chosen
keywords e.g. tagging
by FB, Twitter, use tags
that start with the sign
#, referred to as
hashtag.
2. Rich User
Experience –
content is dynamic
and is responsive
to user’s input
3.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.
4.Long Tail– services that
are offered on demand
rather than on a one-time
purchase. This is
synonymous to subscribing
to a data plan that charges
you for the amount of time
you spent in the internet.
5.Software as a 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.
6.Mass Participation–
diverse information
sharing through
universal web access.
Web 2.0’s content is
based on people from
various cultures.
TRENDS IN ICT
1.Convergence–
is the synergy of technological
advancements to work on a similar
goal or task. For example, besides
using your personal computer to
create word documents, you can now
use your smartphone.
TRENDS IN ICT
2.Social Media–
is a website, application, or online
channel that enables web users web
users to create , co-create, discuss
modify, and exchange user generated
content.
Six types of
Social Media:
a)Social Networks – These are sites that
allows you to connect with other people
with the same interests or background.
Once the user creates his/her account,
he/she can set up a profile, add people,
share content, etc
Example: Facebook and Google+
b)Bookmarking Sites – Sites that
allow you to store and manage
links to various website and
resources. Most of the sites allow
you to create a tag to others.
EX. Stumble Upon, Pinterest
c) Social News – Sites that
allow users to post their own news
items or links to other news
sources. The users can also
comment on the post and
comments may also be rank.
Ex. Reddit and Digg
d) Media Sharing – sites
that allow you to upload and
share media content like
images, music and video.
Ex. Flickr, YouTube and
Instagram
e) Microblogging – focus
on short updates from the
user. Those that
subscribed to the user will
be able to receive these
updates.
Ex. Twitter and Plurk
f) Blogs and Forums –
allow user to post their
content. Other users are
able to comment on the
said topic.
Ex. Blogger, WordPress
and Tumblr
4.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 PCs. Several of these
devices are capable of using a high-speed internet.
Today the latest model devices use 4G Networking
(LTE), which is currently the fastest.
MOBILE OS
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
Windows phone OS – A closed source and proprietary operating system
developed by Microsoft.
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
4. 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 the
user.
5.e.g. Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail Cloud computing-distributed
computing on internet or delivery of computing service over the
internet.
-Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you
log in to a Web
e-mail account remotely. The software and storage for your
account doesn’t exist
on your computer – it’s on the service’s computer cloud.
It has three components
Client computers – clients are the device that the end
user interact with cloud.
Distributed Servers – Often servers are in geographically
different places, but server acts as if they are working
next to each other.
Datacenters – It is collection of servers where application
is placed and is accessed via Internet.
PUBLIC CLOUD allows
systems and services to be
TYPES OF easily accessible to the
CLOUDS general public. Public cloud
may be less secured because
of its openness, e.g. e-mail
PRIVATE CLOUD allows
systems and services to be
TYPES OF accessible within an
CLOUDS organization. It offers
increased security because of
its private nature.
COMMUNITY CLOUD
TYPES OF allows systems and
CLOUDS services to be
accessible by group of
organizations.
HYBRID CLOUD is a mixture
of public and private cloud.
TYPES OF However, the critical activities
CLOUDS are performed using private
cloud while the non-critical
activities are performed using
public cloud.
ONLINE
SAFETY,
SECURITY AND
RULES OF
NETIQUETTE
INTERNET SAFETY- it refers to the
online security or safety of people and
their information when using internet.
NETIQUETTE- is network etiquette,
the do’s and don’ts of online
communication.
TEN
RULES OF
NETIQUETTE
Rule No. 1: Remember the human
You need to remember that you are talking
to a real person when you are online.
The internet brings people together who
would otherwise never meet.
Remember this saying when sending an
email: Would I say this to the person’s face.
Rule No. 2: Adhere to the same standards online
that you follow in real life.
You need to behave the same way online that you do
in real life.
You need to remember that you can get caught doing
things you should not be doing online just like you can
in real life.
You are still talking to a real person with feelings
even though you can’t see them.
Rule no. 3: Know where you are in
cyberspace.
Always take a look around when you
enter a new domain when surfing the web.
Get a sense of what the discussion group
is about before you join it.
Rule no. 4: Respect other people’s time and
bandwidth.
Remember people have other things to do besides
read your email. You are not the center of their world.
Keep your post and emails to minimum by saying
what you want to say.
Remember everyone won’t answer your questions.
Rule no. 5: Make yourself look good online.
Be polite and pleasant to everyone.
Always check your spelling and
grammar before posting.
Know what you are talking about and
make sense saying it.
Rule no. 6: Share expert knowledge
Ask questions online
Share what you know online.
Post the answers to your questions
online because someone may have the
same question you do.
Rule no. 7: Help keep flame wars
under control
Netiquette does not forgive flaming.
Netiquette does however forbid people
who are flaming to hurt discussion groups
by putting the group down.
Rule no. 8: Respect other people’s
privacy.
Do not read other people’s mail without their
permission.
Going through other people’s things could cost you,
your job or you could even go to jail.
Not respecting other people’s privacy is a bad
netiquette.
Rule no. 9: Don’t abuse your power.
Do not take advantage of other people just
because you have more knowledge or power
than them.
Treat others as you would want them to
treat you if the roles were reversed.
Rule no. 10: Be forgiving of other people’s
mistake.
Do not point out mistakes to people online.
Remember that you were once the new kid on the
block.
You still need to have a good manners even though
you are online and cannot see the person face to face.
Activity
1
Search and find the meaning of the following words.
1. Malware -
2. Virus -
3. Worms -
4. Trojan -
5. Cybercrime -
6. Spyware -
7. Spam-
8. Phishing -
9. Copyright -
10. Keyloggers -
