Information Technology Literacy PDF

Chapter 1 1.1 Information Technology Literacy 1.1 Basic Terminologies and Related Equipment WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY? Definition  Ability to use, manage, understand and assess technology Technology literacy is related to digital lite...

Chapter 1 1.1 Information Technology Literacy 1.1 Basic Terminologies and Related Equipment WHAT IS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY? Definition  Ability to use, manage, understand and assess technology Technology literacy is related to digital literacy in that when an individual is proficient in using computers and other digital devices to access the Internet Description Digital literacy gives them the ability to use the Internet to discover, review, evaluate, create, and use information via various digital platforms, such as web browsers, databases, online journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, and social media sites 2 3  Integration of components for The use of collection, computers/technology storage and to create, process, processing of store, retrieve, and data to provide exchange all kinds of information electronic data and information IT ICT IS 4  So what is ICT?.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j S3QevnkOFk 5 Computer System A computer is a general-purpose, programmable electronic device that receives, stores, processes and displays data or information The components of a computer system are : a) Hardware The physical components of a computer system Examples : CPU, memory modules, keyboard, printer, hard disk, etc. b) Software Set of instructions that tells the computer how to behave and how to carry out a wide range of tasks. Two (2) types of software are Description system software and application software. Examples : Operating systems (Windows, Linux), word processor (MS Word), Internet browser (Google Chrome), etc. Hardware and software are mutually dependent. a) A computer uses both its hardware and software to process data and information b) Software is designed to run on hardware. Its capabilities are limited by the hardware capacities it runs on c) Hardware cannot perform useful functions without instructions from software 6 7 8 9  WHAT IS INTERNET?.. 10  The word “Internet” full form is a combination of the prefix “inter-,“ from the Latin word “inter” meaning “between” or “among,” and “net” that is short for “network,” so Internet simply means, “among or between networks.”  The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices. With the Internet, it's possible to access almost any information, communicate with anyone else in the world, and do much more. 11 The APRANET was established by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the United States Department of Defense. It was first used in 1969. Used Transmission Control Protocol TCP/IP. 12 13 14 Youtube: Internet vs Intranet vs Extranet: Which is the best? By Tech in 5 minutes 15 16 17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3c1ih2NJEg 18  WHAT IS INTRANET?.. 19 20 Illustration of Intranet Infrastructure 21  WHAT IS EXTRANET?.. 22 23 Illustration of Extranet Infrastructure 24 Basic Equipment to Set up a Network 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5boN5SrrlWQ 26 Illustration: Intranet vs Extranet vs Internet 27 INTRANET VS EXTRANET 29 30