Empowerment

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones and the Internet to locate, save, send, and edit information
• One of the goals of ICT is to have a unified way to communicate
• The World Wide Web (WWW) is an interconnected system of public webpages accessible through the Internet, invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
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• Web 1.0:

  • Web pages are static and not interactive
  • Advantages of Static Websites:
  • Lower once-off cost
  • Faster loading than dynamic sites
  • Cheaper hosting required than dynamic sites
  • Developer independent
  • Disadvantages of Static Websites:
  • Might have higher maintenance costs if the content changes often
  • No user registrations or advanced functionality usually connected with dynamic sites
  • Dependent on a developer to make changes
  • Examples of Static Websites:
  • www.9boninnes.co.za
  • www.quayside906.co.za
  • www.fibercom.co.za
  • www.blouberg-holiday.co.za
• Web 2.0:

  • Dynamic Website: the content changes
  • Interactive: users may comment or create user accounts
  • Features of Web 2.0:
  • Folksonomy: allows users to categorize and classify information using freely chosen keywords
  • Rich User Experience: content is dynamic and responsive to user input
  • User Participation: others can place content through comments, reviews, and evaluations
  • Software as a Service: users subscribe to software only when needed
  • Mass Participation: diverse information sharing through universal web access
• Web 3.0, also known as Semantic Web, focuses on the ability of Web technologies to understand and interpret human-generated content

  • The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines understand user preferences to deliver web content specifically targeting the user
  • Example: Apple's Siri
• 5. Microblogging: sites that focus on short updates from the user

  • Examples: Twitter

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

  • Examples: Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr
• Types of Social Media:

  1. Social Networks: sites that allow you to connect with others with similar interests

  • Examples: Facebook, Google+

  2. Bookmarking Sites: sites that allow users to store and manage links to various websites and tag them

  • Examples: StumbleUpon, Pinterest

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

  • Examples: reddit, dig

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

  • Examples: Flickr, YouTube, Instagram
• 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

  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