EmTech

• Machine learning algorithms use statistical models to make predictions or decisions based on patterns found within large datasets.
• Objectives after studying the lesson

  • Define ICT
  • List the technologies that comprise ICT
  • Explore the applications of ICT
  • List the recent trends and developments in ICT
• Information


  Refers to the knowledge obtained from reading, investigation, study or research
• Communication(s)


  Act of transmitting messages and a process whereby information is exchanged between individuals
• Technology


  Application of science used to solve problems
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

  Refers to the convergence of computing and telecommunications and encompasses all related technologies, including computing devices, systems, networks, infrastructure, and even the people that build and use them
• ICT deals with


  Use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet to locate, save, send and edit information
• ICT is a study of computers as data processing tools. It introduces students to the fundamentals of using computer systems in an internet environment
• Philippines is dubbed as the ‘’ICT Hub of Asia” because of the huge growth of ICT-related jobs around the country, one of which is the call center or Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) 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
• Technologies that comprise ICT

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Data
  • Infrastructure
  • People
• Data


  • Number, symbol, character, data type (integer, boolean, string, float), codes
• Infrastructure


  • Telephone and data lines, cellular towers, network cables and appliances, satellites
• Where ICT is used

  • Home
  • Education
  • Business
  • Manufacturing
  • Entertainment
  • Healthcare
  • Agriculture
• Examples of ICT use in Home


  • Desktop and Laptop computers
  • Smartphones
  • Smart appliances (Smart Television sets)
  • Air-conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines connected to wireless networks
• Examples of ICT use in Education

  • Teachers using laptops and projectors
  • Computer Laboratories
  • Libraries allowing students to search or browse the internet for research
  • Collaborative software
  • Digital resources
  • Computer simulation
• Examples of ICT use in Business

  • Productivity and business application and internet services
  • Store uses various computing devices (digital point-of-sale systems (cash registers), product scanners, and cashier payment terminals
• Examples of ICT use in Manufacturing

  • Uses computers and robots to automate processes
  • Factories now also use sensors and devices connected to networks and computers
• Examples of ICT use in Entertainment

  • Computer-generated imagery (CGI) for special effects
  • Recording studio use digital tools
  • Live events use drones, holograms, and augmented reality
  • Digital cameras and smartphones
• Examples of ICT use in Healthcare

  • Computers control medical imaging machines (x-rays, computer-aided tomography (CAT), and magnetic resonance imagery (MRI))
  • Perform complex simulations
  • Robots used in laboratories to handle volatile and sensitive agents and chemicals
• Examples of ICT use in Agriculture


  • Global positioning satellite (GPS) and mapping data
  • Smart sensors used to check soil and crop conditions
  • Computers and Drones
• Technologies used in healthcare

  • MRI, Robots in laboratories
• Global positioning satellite (GPS) and mapping data

  Used in agriculture
• Smart sensors used to check soil and crop conditions


  Used in agriculture
• Computers and Drones


  Used in agriculture
• Internet connectivity is improving all over the world
• The arrival of 5G is expected to bring gigabit speeds and much lesser lag to mobile internet connections
• Devices designed to be "smart" and can connect to the Internet are called Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices
• Mobile devices are increasingly becoming more powerful
• Mobile computing allows users to connect and transmit data, audio/voice, and video from one device to another without being tethered to a stationary area with cabling and wires
• Cloud computing makes computing resources available to users on-demand over the Internet
• Cloud services rely on the collection of data centers from all over the world to deliver computing resources
• Big Data includes gathering, processing, and analyzing data to gain insights
• Examples of Big Data use

  • Government data, Education, Marketing, Finance, Healthcare, Consumer behavior tracking
• Machine learning is one of the applications of artificial intelligence (AI)
• Examples of Machine Learning


  • Chatbot, Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, ChatGPT, Quillbot, Grammarly
• Blockchain technology provides a means for recording information securely and transparently
• Examples of Blockchain use


  • PayPal, Financial Services, Insurance, Voting
• Quantum computers rely on quantum mechanics to perform calculations more efficiently than regular computers
• Artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, Drug development, Electronic materials discovery, Financial modeling, Solar capture, Simulating quantum systems are applications of Quantum Computing