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  • Information
    Ideas or concepts obtained from reading, investigation, study or research which are transmitted through media such as telephone, television and radio
  • Communication
    A means of transmitting messages or sending and receiving information between individuals using symbols, signs or verbal interactions
  • Technology
    The use of scientific knowledge, experience and resources to create processes and products that fulfill human needs
  • Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
    Deals with the use of different communication tools such as telephone, mobile phones, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information
  • Philippines is considered as the ICT hub of Asia because of the tremendous growth of ICT related jobs
  • World Wide Web
    An interconnected system of public web pages accessible through the internet, invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989
  • Web 1.0
    The first generation of the Internet when most websites were read-only or static. Webpages are usually just single files in Hypertext Markup Language (html or htm) format that are displayed in a web browser when the URL is entered. Users are merely audiences or readers who absorb information from websites.
  • Web 2.0
    The second generation of the Internet. It is dynamic and focuses on user participation. There is a give-and-take relationship between a website and its users, in which the latter has the power to share different types of information such as texts, images, sounds, and videos. This allows for the creation of interactive application with more real-life uses like online banking, online shopping, and media-sharing.
  • Folksonomy
    A way to classify and to find information. It enables users to find information in an organized way, like tagging photos, websites, or links.
  • Rich user experience

    • Dynamic and interactive content
  • User participation
    • Helps with the flow of information between the user and the owner of a certain website
  • Mass participation
    • Allows universal web access from a traditional internet user to a wider variety of users of various cultures that leads to differentiation of concerns
  • Long Tail
    Services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase. This means user can either subscribe to a data plan that charges users for the amount of time spent in the Internet or a data plan that charges for the amount only of bandwidth used.
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Allows the user to subscribe to a software rather than purchasing them subscribing and using Google Docs, a free web-based application, to create or edit word documents online.
  • Web 3.0
    • Real-time: Events and information are made available to users as they take place
    • Everywhere: Internet can be accessed by users in all places
    • Machine learning: Computers and mobile devices can create data and make decisions based on the user's previous actions
  • Technological Convergence
    An evolution of technological developments that integrate different types of applications and media to form a new system. For example, a system can be used for calling and texting, browsing the internet or creating a word document using the smartphone.
  • Types of Social Media
    • Social Networks - enables people to connect with other people with the same interests or background (e.g. ,Facebook and Twitter)
    • Bookmarking Sites - allow user to store, manage links or create a tag to various websites and resources that allows you and others to easily search or share them (e.g. ,StumbleUpon and Pinterest)
    • Social News - sites that allow users to post their own news articles or links to other news sources and comment to the post or vote on the news articles of the website (e.g. ,Reddit, Digg)
    • Media Sharing - sites that allow users to upload and share media content like music, images and video (e.g. ,Flicker, Youtube and Instagram)
    • Microblogging - sites that focus on short updates from the user wherein subscribers of this user will be able to receive these updates. (e.g. ,Twitter and Plurk)
    • Blogs and Forums - websites that allow users to post their content where users are able to comment to the said topic. Some of the free blogging platforms are Blogger, Wordpress, and Tumblr.
  • Mobile Technologies
    Devices ranging from basic mobile phones to tablet PCs, PDAs, MP3 players, memory sticks, e-readers, and smartphones. It is a combination of hardware, operating systems, networking, and software, including content, learning platforms, and applications.
  • Assistive Media
    A technology that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. It enables people to perform tasks that they can't accomplish or great difficulty of accomplishing it by changing methods of interacting with the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.
  • Internet
    An information superhighway, this means that everyone with access to this highway has the ability to place and retrieve information.
  • Netiquette
    A short for "Internet etiquette," and it is a code of appropriate online behavior that is similar to politeness in society.
  • Word processing

    The act of utilizing a computer to produce, edit, save, and print documents. Word processing requires specialist software (sometimes known as a Word Processor).
  • Word processor
    A piece of software that allows you to create, store, and print typed texts. Word processors are now one of the most widely used computer software products, with Microsoft Word being the most popular.
  • Microsoft Word
    A word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983. It is also known as MS Word.
  • Features of Word Processors
    • Adjust the layout - Capable of modifying the margins, size, and layout of a document
    • AutoCorrect – corrects common spelling errors well as capitalization
    • AutoFormat – applies formatting to text, e.g. number listing, bullet, hyperlinks
    • Collaboration - More modern word processors help multiple people work on the same document at the same time
    • Copying, cutting, and pasting - Once text is entered into a document, it can be copied or cut and pasted in the current document or another document
    • Find - Word processors give you the ability to quickly find any word or text in any size of the document
    • Grammar Checker – proofreads documents for grammar, writing styles, sentence structure errors and reading statistics
    • Headers and footers - Being able to adjust and change text in the header and footer of a document. The headers and footers of a document can be customized to contain page numbers, dates, footnotes, or text for all pages or specific pages of the document
    • Indentation and lists - Set and format tabs, bullet lists, and number lists
    • Insert tables - Add tables to a document
    • Import data - Import and format data from CSV, database, or another source
    • Template – a document that contains the formatting necessary for a specific document type
    • Text formatting - Changing the font, font size, font color, bold, italicizing, underline, etc.
    • Tables – organize information into rows and columns
    • Text Wrap – adjusts how the image behaves around other objects or text
    • Thesaurus - Look up alternatives to a word without leaving the program
    • Macros - Setup macros to perform common tasks
    • Mail Merge – a feature that allows you to create document and merge the them with another document or data file
    • Mailers and labels - Create mailers or print labels
    • Multimedia - Insert clip art, charts, images, pictures, and video into a document
    • Multiple windows - While working on a document, you can have additional windows with other documents for comparison or move text between documents
    • Search and Replace - You can use the Search and Replace feature to replace any text throughout a document
    • Spelling and Grammar - Checks for spelling and grammar errors in a document
    • Word wrap - Word processors can detect the edges of a page or container and automatically wrap the text using word wrap
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Ctrl + A Select All
    • Ctrl + M Tab
    • Ctrl + B Bold Text
    • Ctrl + N Create a new document
    • Ctrl + C Copy Text
    • Ctrl + O Open a document
    • Ctrl + D Show Font Dialog Box
    • Ctrl + P Display Print dialog box
    • Ctrl – E Align Text to Center
    • Ctrl + R Align Text to Right
    • Ctrl + F Display Find Dialog Box
    • Ctrl + S Save a document
    • Ctrl + G Display Go To Dialog Box
    • Ctrl + U Underline Text
    • Ctrl + H Display Replace Dialog Box
    • Ctrl + V Paste a copied text
    • Ctrl + I Italize Text
    • Ctrl + X Cut a selected Text
    • Ctrl + J Justify Text
    • Ctrl + Y Redo the last undone action
    • Ctrl + L Align Text Left
    • Ctrl + Z Undo the last action
  • Word Processor Tabs
    • Home Tab - allows you to change document settings, such as the font properties, add bullets or a numbered list, adjust styles, and other common features
    • Insert Tab – is used to insert different features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, page numbers, word art, headers, and footers into a document
    • Page Layout – refers to the arrangement of text, images, and other objects on a page
  • Page Sizes
    • Short (letter) - .8.5" by 11"
    • Long(Folio) – 8.5" by 13"
    • A4 – 8.27" by 11.69"
  • Page Orientation
    • Portrait
    • Landscape
  • Image Wrapping Options
    • In line with text – This is the default setting for images that are inserted or integrated in a document
    • Square – This setting allows you to insert a picture anywhere in the paragraph, with the text wrapping around it in a square pattern, similar to a frame
    • Tight – This is almost the same as the square setting, but here the text "hugs" to the general shape of the image
    • Through – This setting allows the text on your document to flow even tighter, taking the contour and shape of the image
    • Top and Bottom – This setting pushes the text away vertically to the top and / or the bottom of the image so that the image occupies a whole text line on its own
    • Behind Text – This allows your image to be dragged and place anywhere on your document but all text floating in front it
    • In front of Text – This setting allows your image to be placed right on top of the text as if your image was dropped right on it
  • Mail Merge
    A feature of MS word that allows you to efficiently create documents that have the same general content but may have different recipients or purpose.
  • Components of Mail Merge
    • Main Document - the letter that contains the email information for each of the merged document that can be letter, stationery, or template. It also contains the field names which contains the instructions for merging
    • Data Source - is a collection of data that will be merged into a document, such as a list of names and addresses for a mail merge. Before it can use the data in it, it must be connected to the data source
    • Merge Document - this is also a word processing document that is the generated output after executing the merge process
  • Data Source
    A collection of data that will be merged into a document, such as a list of names and addresses for a mail merge. Before it can use the data in it, it must be connected to the data source.
  • Merge Document
    A word processing document that is the generated output after executing the merge process.
  • .JPG
    Pronounced as "jay-peg", it is the short form for .jpeg or Photographic Experts Group. It defines the type of data compression procedure it utilizes, to make it more compatible and portable over the internet. It's ideal for working with full-color photographic photos.
  • .GIF
    Stands for Graphics Interchange Format, a type of image file capable of displaying transparencies. It blends well with other materials or features in your page and can display rudimentary animation. Logos, little text, black and white images, and low-resolution files all benefit from GIF.
  • .PNG
    Pronounced as "ping", it stands for Portable Network Graphics. It was built around the capabilities of .GIF, with the aim of speedier image transmission via the internet. It's also good with transparency, but not in the same way as .GIF.
  • Clip Art
    Generally a .GIF type, live art drawings or images used as generic representation for ideas and objects that you might want to integrate in your document. Microsoft Word includes a clip art library that may be downloaded and used for free.
  • Shapes
    Printable objects or materials that you may use in your document to improve its design or provide you with some tools to help you compose and communicate ideas or messages in a more professional manner.
  • Smart Art
    Predefined sets of different shapes grouped together to form ideas that are organizational or structural in nature. Useful for graphically representing an organization, process, relationships, or flow for infographic documents.