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Lesson 1 - What is ICT

Information Communication Technology (ICT) encompasses hardware and software that facilitate the access, storage, transmission, and manipulation of information. It includes convergent technologies, social media, and mobile technologies, which enhance communication. The document also distinguishes between the Internet as the hardware infrastructure and the World Wide Web as the software that allows information access, while outlining the three versions of the web: Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0.

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Lesson 1 - What is ICT

Information Communication Technology (ICT) encompasses hardware and software that facilitate the access, storage, transmission, and manipulation of information. It includes convergent technologies, social media, and mobile technologies, which enhance communication. The document also distinguishes between the Internet as the hardware infrastructure and the World Wide Web as the software that allows information access, while outlining the three versions of the web: Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0.

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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.

Current State of ICT


1. Convergent Technologies -
This is when multiple different devices combine into
a single gadget because of technological
advancement
2. Social Media- These are software,
applications or platforms that allow users to
communicate in an online social communities or
network.

3. Mobile Technologies - This is a


term for devices that are easily carried and allows fast
means of communication.

World Wide Web (WWW) vs Internet


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, refersto the software aspect asit
relatesto the Protocols or HTTP (HyperText
Transfer Protocol. HTTP are the system or
proceduresthat 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.

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