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ICT and Its Current State

The document discusses the current state of information and communication technology (ICT). ICT refers to technologies used for communication, including hardware like phones and computers, as well as software and applications. The document outlines some key trends in ICT, including convergent technologies where devices combine multiple functions, the rise of social media platforms, and increased use of mobile technologies. It also distinguishes between the internet, which refers to connected computer networks, and the world wide web, which enables accessing information over the internet through protocols like HTTP. Finally, it mentions the evolution of the web from static Web 1.0 to user-generated Web 2.0 to the envisioned Web 3.0.

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ICT and Its Current State

The document discusses the current state of information and communication technology (ICT). ICT refers to technologies used for communication, including hardware like phones and computers, as well as software and applications. The document outlines some key trends in ICT, including convergent technologies where devices combine multiple functions, the rise of social media platforms, and increased use of mobile technologies. It also distinguishes between the internet, which refers to connected computer networks, and the world wide web, which enables accessing information over the internet through protocols like HTTP. Finally, it mentions the evolution of the web from static Web 1.0 to user-generated Web 2.0 to the envisioned Web 3.0.

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EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGY
SABEL ROSS DC. CALILIW
ICT AND
ITS
CURRENT
STATE
What is ICT?
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
• Is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software
that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of
information.
• In terms of Hardware, ICT specifically encompasses radio, television,
communication devices (smart and non-smart phones), desktops
computers, laptops and network hardware and technologies.
• ICT is also comprised of software, applications and platforms that allows
information to be accessed, stored, transmitted and manipulated.
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
• ICT is used across by many industries and disciplines and in
some, it is a crucial element for them.
• ICT is now a part of many people’s lives, for better or for
worst.
• Ultimately, this technology depends on your behavior as an
end user, thus learning how to use ICT properly and
responsibly is a must.
CURRENT STATE OF ICT
• ICT is following certain trends as it is developing in this time and
age. This trend dictates the idea and design of how ICT delivers
information to people.
• The following are emerging technologies, principles or concepts in
ICT.
• 1. Convergent Technologies
• 2. Social Media
• 3. Mobile Technologies
1. Convergent Technologies - This is when multiple different devices combine
into a single gadget because of technological advancement. One example of this
is smartphone, where it is capable of doing the functions of a television, radio,
computer, telephone, camera and GPS as a single device.
2. Social Media – These are software, applications or platforms that allow users
to communicate in an online social communities or network. Social media
allows people to communicate faster through a larger number of people.
3. Mobile Technologies - This is a term for devices that are easily carried and
allows fast means of communication. These devices from the past were
originally big and bulk, but due to the technological advancement, they become
smaller and more compact.
WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) VS
INTERNET
• People colloquially refer the world wide web (‘web’ for short) as the internet or vice versa
• interchangeably, but there are key differences between the two.
• The Internet by definition is the actual interconnection of computers and other networks, while
• the web refers to the system that enables people to access information over the internet. The internet is
• the hardware aspect because it relates to computer networks, connections and infrastructures. The web

• on the other hand, refers to the software aspect as it relates to the Protocols or HTTP (HyperText Transfer
• Protocol. HTTP are the system or procedures that enables the transfer of information in the internet) web
• services, applications and platforms.
WEB VERSIONS
• The web has three distinctive versions namely: Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Some people think
• that the indicated web versions are updates across a particular point of history. The versions of the
• web are categorized based on functionality and features that it represents.
WEB VERSIONS
• The web has three distinctive versions namely: Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Some people think
• that the indicated web versions are updates across a particular point of history. The versions of the
• web are categorized based on functionality and features that it represents.

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