Information and Communication Technology - deals with the use of different communication technologies to locate, save, send, and edit information
Examples of ICT
mobile phones
Telephones
internet
The Philippines is known as the "ICT Hub of Asia"
IT
Information Technology - the use of any computer, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, store, secure, and exchange all forms of electronic data
IS
Information System - the collection of technical and human resources that provide the storage, computing, distribution and communication of the information required by enterprises
Components of Information System
People
Procedures
Hardware
Software
Telecommunication
Hardware components
Input devices (e.g. Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner)
Output devices (e.g. Monitor, Printer)
Storage devices (e.g. Hard disk, CD-ROM, Flash drive)
Software
A collection of programs designed to operate, control, and extend the processing capabilities of the computer
Uses of ICT
Education
Business
Government
Medicine
Banking Finance
Transportation
World Wide Web
Led by Tim Berners-Lee
Versions of Web Pages
Web 1.0 (Static Web Pages)
Web 2.0 (Dynamic Web Pages)
Web 3.0 (Semantic Web)
Web 1.0
Read only web, not allowed for comments, editing, account relation
Web 2.0
Allowed the users to interact with the web page via placing a comment, registering an account profile or opening an account profile
Features of Web 2.0
Folksonomy
Long tail service
User participation
Software as a service
Web 3.0
A working progress, no definite definition yet, led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Technological Convergence
The synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task
Social Media
A website, application, or online channel that enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-generated content
Types of Social Media
Social Network
Bookmarking Site
Social News
Media Sharing
Types of Mobile Operating System
iOS
Android
WebOS
John Von Neuman is the father of Computer Virology
Types of Malware
Adware
Spyware
Phishing
Spam
Trojan Horse
Worm
Rogue Security Software
Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics
Thou shall not use a computer to harm other people
Thou shall not interfere with other people's computer work
Thou shall not snoop around in other people's files
Thou shall not use a computer to steal
Thou shall not use a computer to bear false witness
Thou shall not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid
Thou shall not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation
Thou shall not appropriate other people's intellectual output
Thou shall not think about the social consequences of the program you write and or the system you design
Thou shall use a computer use a computer in ways that show consideration and respect for your fellow humans
Issues in Computer Ethics
Privacy
Accuracy
Property
Access
Online Research
Collection of information from the internet
Advance Research
Best way to filter information
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language, the most widely used language to write/create Web Pages
HTML elements
Defined by starting a tag and ends with a closing tag when the element name is preceded by forward slash
dir attribute allows you to indicate the direction in which the text should flow
lang attribute allows you to indicate the main language
id attribute used as a unique identifier
Line break - <br/>
Largest font size - <h1>
Horizontally align the element content using the align attribute
Word Processor
Software that enables users to write text, store it electronically, display it on screen, modify it entering commands from keyboard then print it
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
Microsoft Word
A word processor by Microsoft which allows users to create their own typing templates, type, and save documents
Microsoft Word was launched in 1983 by the Microsoft Corporation
Mail Merge
A more convenient and automated way of creating and sending uniform letter with different recipients
Components of Mail Merge
Form Document
List or Data File
Steps in Creating Mail Merge
1. Click mailings tab
2. Start mail merge - pick letter
3. Select recipient - type new list/existing
4. New address list- put all names
DOS (disk operating system), or MS-DOS
Disk operating system developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Word
Word processing software developed by Microsoft
Mail Merge
A more convenient and automated way of creating and sending uniform letters with different recipients
Mail Merge
1. Form Document
2. List or Data File
Form Document
Contains the main body of the message we want to convey or send, and PLACEHOLDER (data fields)
List or Data File
Contains the information that will be inserted into the PLACEHOLDER in the Form Document