What Information and Communication Technology or ICT?

*It deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile
phones, Internet and etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information.

*Having a unified way to communicate is one of the goals of ICT. We spend less
because of ICT.

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World Wide Web
*The World Wide Web, commonly referred to as WWW, W3, or simply the Web is an
interconnected system of public web pages accessible through the Internet. It was
invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.

*Web pages are what make up the world wide web and it can either be static or
dynamic.
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(Web 1.0)

-Static (also known as flat page or stationary page)

-"as is" page and cannot be manipulated by the user. (You can't post comments or
create an account).
-It contains Web pages with fixed content.
-Read Only Web

Ex: 'MySpace'

(Web 2.0)
The term used to describe the present generation of the World Wide Web
concentrates on its capability of providing people the means to collaborate and share
information online.

-The term Web 2.0 was first used around 2004.

-Allows the user to interact with the page.
-Users may be able to comment or create a user account.

Ex: Facebook, Twitter, Google.....

Features of Web 2.0

*Folksonomy-It allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using

freely chosen keywords (e.g., tagging). Popular social networking sites such as Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that start with the pound sign (#). This is also
referred to as a 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 on
their website.

*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 comment on an
article, reviews, and evaluation. Some websites allow readers to comment on an
article, participate in a poll, or review a specific product (e.g., Amazon, Shopee...)

*Software as a Service- Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather
than purchasing them. Software as a service allows you to "rent" a software for a
minimal fee.

*Mass Participation- It is a diverse information sharing through universal web access.

(Web 3.0)
-Also called as Semantic Web.
-Semantics- ability of Web technologies to understand and interpret
human-generated content.
-The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines understand the user's preferences to be able
to deliver web content specifically targeting the user.
-The internet is able to predict the best possible answers to your question by
"learning from your previous choices".

Example: Apple's Siri

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Trends In ICT
-As the world of ICT continues to grow, the industry has focused on several
innovations. These innovations cater to the needs of the people that benefit most out
of ICT.

1. Convergence- Technological convergence is the combination of two or more

different entities of technologies to create a new single device.

One example of this is the 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- It is a website, application, or online channel that enables web users
to create, co-create, modify, and exchange user-generated content.

(Types of Social Media)

1. Social Networks- sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same
interests or background.

Ex: Facebook, Google+

2.Bookwarming Sites- sites that allow users to store and manage links to various
websites and resources, and to tag.

Ex: Pinterest

3. Social News- sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other
news sources.

Ex: reddit, dig, Engoo...

4. Media Sharing- sites that allow you to upload and share media content like
images, music, and video.

Ex: YouTube, Instagram

5. Microblogging -sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those who are
subscribed will receive updates.
Ex: Twitter

6. Blogs and Forums- sites that allow users to post their content.

Ex: Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr

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3. Assistive Media
-It is a nonprofit service(online audio reading |Founded in 1996) designed to help
people who have visual and reading impairments.

4. Mobile Technologies
-The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years.
This is largely because of the device's capability to do tasks that were originally found
in personal computers.

Different Types of Mobile Operating Systems:

1. iOS -used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

2. Android- an open source operating system developed by Google. Being open source
means several mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
3. Blackberry OS- used in blackberry devices.
4. Windows Phone OS- a closed source and proprietary operating system developed
by Microsoft.
5. Symbian - the original smartphone OS used by Nokia devices.
6. WebOS - originally used for smartphones; now used for smartTVs.
7. Windows Mobile - developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs.