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• the information age

  is considered a historic period in the 21st century.

  characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry, it is also called computer age and the new media age. it is marked by a very fast growth in communication and information technology. this age holds a significant influence as educators and learners
• Historical Development

  • the information age also reffered to as computer ages and new media age is a historic period in the 21st century characterized by the rapid shift from traditional industry
• Historical Development

  • it began around the 1970 and still going on today. this era brought about a time period in which people could access information and knowledge easily. as in the field of literature, the renaissanca influenced this age by creating the ideal inventions that led to modern ones
• information age is also reffered to people, information and societies that chronicle the birth and growth of electronic information from ancient times to Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph in the 1890s through the development of the telephone, radio, television and computers
• there are four periods of the information age, namely

  • Pre - Mechanical - 3,000 BC 1450 A.D
  • Mechanical - 1450 - 1840
  • Electro - Mechanical - 1840 - 1940
• Some pioneers who belonger to these periods were Blaire Pascal, Alexander Graham Bell, Steve Wozmak, Steven Jobs, Bill Gates
• • Personal computers had become widespread by the end of the 1980s. They can be connected to local or national networks. through a device called the modern, individual user could list their computers to a wealth of information using conventional phones lines
• • the internet was developed during the 1970s. in the early days, it was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists. at the same time, the internet users problem was speed. the development of the fiber-optic hastened the rate of sending messages
• • in the 1990s, the world wide web was developed mainly for commercial purpose. New services were created to sell product. Now arlines tickets, hotel reservation, books and even cars and houses can be purchased online. collages and universities would post research data on the internet so students could find valuable information without leaving their homes
• Claide Shannon is regarded as the Father of the information age
• 1450s: Gutenberg's Printing Press

  • Johannes Gutenberg invents the movable-type printing press, revolutionizing the production of books and enabling mass printing of texts
• 19th century: Industrial Revolution

  • the industrial revolution brings advancements in manufacturing and transportation, laying the groundwork for further technologicak innovations
• 1837: Telegraph

  • Samuel Morse invents the telegraph, allowing for longs- distance communication through elecrtical signals transmitted over wires
• 1876: Telephone

  • Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone, enabling voice communication over long distance
• 1890s: Radio

  • Guglielmo Marconi developed wireless telegraphy leading to the invention of the radio and the broadcasting of news and entertaiment
• 20th century: Rise of Computers

  • the development of computers acceleated during mid-20th century, leading to advancements in data processing and storage
• 1990s: World Wibe Web

  • Tim Bernes-Lee invents the world wide web making information accessible and navigable via the internet
• 2000s: Social Media Emergence

  • Plantforms like MySpace(2003), Facebook (2004) Youtube (2005) and twitter (2006) emerge transforming how people interact and shaare information online
• 2010s: Expansion Of Social Media

  • Social media has become an intergal part of everyday life, influencing communication, entertaiment, politics, and culture on a global scale