ETECH

• ICT


  Information and Communication Technology
• ICT


  • Deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, Internet and etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information
  • Is a study of computers as data processing tools. It introduces students to the fundamental of using computer systems in an internet environment
• Philippines is dub as the ''ICT Hub of Asia" because of huge growth of ICT-related jobs, one of which is BPO, Business Process Outsourcing, or call 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
• Computer


  An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program
• Internet


  The global system of interconnected computer networks that use the internet protocol suite (TCIP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide
• World Wide Web


  • An information system on the internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another
  • Is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet
• Invented by Tim-Berners Lee
• Web page


  A hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web. It is a document that is suitable for the World Wide Web. These documents may also contain any combination of computer data, including graphics, sounds, text, video, multimedia and interactive content that runs while the user is interacting with the page
• Two major categories of web pages

  • Static Web Page
  • Dynamic Web Pages
• Static Web Page


  A flat page or stationary age in the sense that the page is ''as is'' and cannot be manipulated by the user. The content is also the same for all users that is referred to as Web 1.0
• Dynamic Web Pages


  Web 2.0 is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding dynamic web pages. The user can see website differently than others e.g. social networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites
• Examples of Web 1.0

  • Yahoo!
  • Craigslist
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • IMDb
• Examples of Web 2.0


  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
• Features of Web 2.0

  • Long Tail
  • Software as a services
  • Mass Participation
  • User Participation
  • Folksonomy
  • Rich User Experience
• Long Tail


  Services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase. This is synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the amount of time you spent in the internet
• Software as a services

  Users will be subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them e.g. Google docs used to create and edit word processing and spread sheet
• Mass Participation


  It is a diverse information sharing through universal web access. Since most users can use the Internet, Web 2.0's content is based on people from various cultures
• 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, reviews, and evaluation. Some websites allow readers to comment on an article, participate in a poll, or review a specific product (e.g., Amazon.com, online stores)
• 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 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 in their website
• Web 3.0


  This platform is all about Semantic Web. Semantics – ability of Web technologies to understand and interpret human-generated content. Aims to have machines (or servers) understand the user's preferences to be able to deliver web content. The Internet is able to predict the best possible answers to your question by "learning from your previous choices
• Examples of Web 3.0

  • Brave browser
  • Steemit
  • Idex
  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Storj
• Convergence


  The synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task. For example, besides using your personal computer to create word documents, you can now use your smartphone
• Types of Social Media

  • Social Networks
  • Bookmarking Sites
  • Social News
  • Media Sharing
  • Microblogging
  • Blogs and Forums
• Mobile Operating Systems


  • iOS
  • Android
  • Blackberry OS
  • Windows Phone OS
  • Symbian
  • WebOS
  • Windows Mobile
• Assistive Media


  A non-profit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user
• Internet Safety


  Refers to the online security or safety of people and their information when using internet
• Netiquette


  Combination of the words network and etiquette and is defined as a set of rules for acceptable online behavior
• Rules of Netiquette


  • Remember the human
  • Adhere to the same standards online that you follow in real life
  • Know where you are in cyberspace
  • Respect other people's time and bandwidth
  • Make yourself look good online
  • Share expert knowledge
  • Help keep flame wars under control
  • Respect other people's privacy
  • Don't abuse your power
  • Be forgiving of other people's mistake
• Malware


  Stands for Malicious Software, any program or file that is harmful to a computer user. MALWARE is INTENTIONALLY designed to disrupt a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive users of access to information, or unknowingly interfere with the user's computer security and privacy
• Types of Malware


  • Virus
  • Worm
  • Love Bug Worm
  • Trojan
  • Rogue Security Software
  • Spyware
  • Keyloggers
  • Adware
• Spam


  Unwanted email mostly from bots or advertisers
• Phishing


  Its goal is to acquire sensitive personal information like passwords and credit card details
• Pharming


  A more complicated way of phishing where it exploits the domain name server (DNS) system
• Intellectual Property


  A category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. Intellectual property encompasses two types of rights: industrial property rights and copyright
• Copyright Law


  The legal protection extended to the owner of the rights in an original work
• The copyright page is where the publisher places all the legal notices and information related
• How to avoid copyright infringement

  • Understand copyright protects literary works, photographs paintings, drawing, films, music choreography and sculptures
  • Be responsible, even if a material does not say that it is copyrighted, it is not a valid defense against copyright
  • Be creative, ask yourself whether what you are making is something that came from you or something made from somebody else creativity
  • Know the law, there are some limitations to copyright laws
  • Online research, have a question in mind, narrow it down, use advanced search, look for credible sources, give credit to the original author