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What is the primary purpose of assistive media?
What is the primary purpose of assistive media?
What is technical convergence in the context of computing technology?
What is technical convergence in the context of computing technology?
What is the difference between a website and a web page?
What is the difference between a website and a web page?
What is the characteristic of a dynamic web page?
What is the characteristic of a dynamic web page?
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What is the primary benefit of using media sharing sites?
What is the primary benefit of using media sharing sites?
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What is the characteristic of Web 2.0?
What is the characteristic of Web 2.0?
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What is the primary purpose of content technology?
What is the primary purpose of content technology?
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What is mobile media?
What is mobile media?
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Which component of ICT is responsible for the physical parts such as desktops and laptops?
Which component of ICT is responsible for the physical parts such as desktops and laptops?
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What role do procedures play in an ICT system?
What role do procedures play in an ICT system?
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Which type of social media allows for real-time conversations via text?
Which type of social media allows for real-time conversations via text?
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What is the primary function of software in an ICT system?
What is the primary function of software in an ICT system?
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What best defines data in the context of ICT?
What best defines data in the context of ICT?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of social media?
Which of the following is NOT a type of social media?
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Study Notes
Understanding ICT and its Relevance to Society
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) refers to technologies used to support the processing, storing, securing, and transmitting of information.
Components of ICT
- People: individuals responsible for development, improvement, and maintenance of an ICT system
- Procedures: actions performed in a certain order and conditions to ensure an ICT system runs smoothly
- Hardware: physical or tangible parts (e.g. desktop, laptop)
- Software: computer programs and applications that provide sets of instructions to perform a task (e.g. word processing apps, spreadsheets, antivirus software, games)
- Data: can be processed, stored, and transmitted by an ICT
- Information: the result of processed, organized, and structured data
Social, Mobile, and Assisted Media
- Social Media: allows people to communicate with each other regardless of range, and share information through websites, apps, and accounts
- Types of Social Media:
- Social networking sites: enable real-time conversation via text
- Media sharing sites: enable sharing of multimedia content (e.g. photographs, audio files, or video)
- Discussion sites: designed for people who are avid fans of forums and debates
- Bookmarking and content curation sites: platforms for people searching for information or ideas to help with projects
- Blogging and publishing network sites: tools that help publish content in a creative and engaging manner
- Consumer review networks: enable people to provide and share information about different products
- Mobile Media: communication devices that are portable
- Assisted Media: seeks to reach out to people with disabilities (PWDs), including:
- For the visually impaired
- For people with speech difficulty
- For people with hearing impairments
- For people with learning difficulties
Benefits of Media Sharing Sites
- Updated information
- Educational videos
- Entertainment and education simultaneously
- Awareness about social issues
- Different perspectives on things
Technical Convergence
- Refers to the state in which two or more technology entities and functions are combined into one device or system
- Examples:
- Computing Technology: improvements made on electronic devices combining functions of two devices into one gadget
- Content Technology: combines different media formats (text, pictures, sounds, and videos) into one multimedia context
- Communication Technology: fast and effective transfer of information through collaboration of different communication technologies
Websites and Web Pages
- A website is composed of web pages hyperlinked together
- Static Web Page:
- Fixed content
- All elements are hard-coded and embedded in the web page
- Dynamic Web Page:
- Changeable
- Interactive
- Can be manipulated based on user preferences (e.g. Netflix, TikTok, shopping pages)
Evolution of the Web
- Web 1.0: first generation, read-only web, using HTML and CSS
- Web 2.0: writable web and social web, with static to dynamic web pages and websites
- Web 3.0: executable web, with AI capabilities
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), including its components, people, procedures, and hardware. It explores the relevance of ICT in society and its various applications.
