Emtech

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)


  Deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send and edit information
• Web 1.0


  Web pages were static. Static (also known as flat page or stationary page) in the sense that the page is "as is" and cannot be manipulated by the user
• Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages

  Web 2.0 allows users to interact with the page: instead of just reading a page, the user may be able to comment or create a user account
• Web 2.0 Features


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


  Allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g. tagging)
• Rich User Experience


  Content is dynamic and is responsive to user's input
• Long Tail


  Synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the amount of time
• User Participation


  Can place a content of their own by means of comment, reviews, and evaluation
• Software as a Service

  Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them
• Mass Participation


  Diverse information sharing through universal web access
• Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web

  The third generation of the World Wide Web, open to everyone (with a bottom-up design), and built on top of blockchain technologies and developments in the Semantic Web
• Several Problems of Web 3.0


  • Compatibility
  • Security
  • Vastness
  • Vagueness
  • Logic
• Compatibility


  HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0
• Security


  The user's security is also in question since the machine is saving his or her preferences
• Vastness


  The World Wide Web already contains billions of web pages
• Vagueness


  Certain words are imprecise. The words "old" and "small" would depend on the user
• Logic


  Since machines use logic, there are certain limitations for a computer to be able to predict what the user is referring to at a given time
• Trends in ICT


  • Convergence
  • Social Media
  • Mobile Technologies
  • Assistive Media
• Convergence


  Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task
• Six Types of Social Media

  • Social Networks
  • Bookmarking Sites
  • Social News
  • Media Sharing
  • Micro blogging
  • Blogs and Forums
• Social Networks


  Allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background
• Bookmarking Sites


  Allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources
• Social News


  Allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources
• Media Sharing


  Allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and video
• Micro blogging


  Focus on short updates from the user
• Blogs and Forums


  These websites allow users to post their content
• Kinds of Operating Systems

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


  A nonprofit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments
• Common Examples of Social Networking Issues

  • Cyber Bullying
  • Cyber Stalking
  • Identity Theft
• Personal Information


  • Any banking information
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Photos of yourself
  • Postal address
• Other Types of Internet Use

  • E-mails
  • Spam
  • Phishing
  • Viruses
• Spam


  Generally email advertising for some product sent to a mailing list or newsgroup
• Why Spam is a Problem

  In addition to wasting people's time with unwanted email, spam also eats up a lot of network bandwidth
• Phishing


  A fraudulent practice in which an attacker masquerades as a reputable entity or person in an email or other form of communication
• Malicious Software


  • Virus
  • Adware
  • Malware
• Virus


  A program that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes
• Adware


  Software that is given to the user with advertisements embedded in the application
• Malware


  Malicious software, malware refers to software designed specifically to damage or disrupt a system
• Ethics in General


  Needed to stop the current technology products from being exploited for example replicating original CDs and selling them as pirated software
• Law in General


  Legal system consisting of rules and principles that govern the affairs of a community and controlled by a political authority