What-is-ICT-Web-Vs.-Internet.pdf

What is It What is ICT? Information Communication Technology (ICT) is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of information. In terms of Hardware, ICT specifically encompasses radio,...

What is It What is ICT? Information Communication Technology (ICT) is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of information. In terms of Hardware, ICT specifically encompasses radio, television, communication devices (smart and non-smart phones), desktops computers, laptops and network hardware and technologies. ICT is also comprised of software, applications and platforms that allows information to be accessed, stored, transmitted and manipulated. ICT is used across by many industries and disciplines and in some, it is a crucial element for depends on your behavior as an end user, thus learning how to use ICT properly and responsibly is a must. Current State of ICT ICT is following certain trends as it is developing in this time and age. This trend dictates the idea and design of how ICT delivers information to people. The following are emerging technologies, principles or concepts in ICT. 1. Convergent Technologies - This is when multiple different devices combine into a single gadget because of technological advancement. One example of this is smartphone, where it is capable of doing the functions of a television, radio, computer, telephone, camera and GPS as a single device. 2. Social Media These are software, applications or platforms that allow users to communicate in an online social communities or network. Social media allows people to communicate faster through a larger number of people. 3. Mobile Technologies - This is a term for devices that are easily carried and allows fast means of communication. These devices from the past were originally big and bulk, but due to the technological advancement, they become smaller and more compact. World Wide Web (WWW) vs Internet People colloquially refer the world wide web for short) as the internet or vice versa interchangeably, but there are key differences between the two. The Internet by definition is the actual interconnection of computers and other networks, while the web refers to the system that enables people to access information over the internet. The internet is the hardware aspect because it relates to computer networks, connections and infrastructures. The web on the other hand, refers to the software aspect as it relates to the Protocols or HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol. HTTP are the system or procedures that enables the transfer of information in the internet) web services, applications and platforms. 7 CO_Q1_Empowerment Technologies SHS Module 1.1 Web Versions The web has three distinctive versions namely: Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Some people think that the indicated web versions are updates across a particular point of history. The versions of the web are categorized based on functionality and features that it represents. WEB 1.0 Creator Makes a CONTENT Reads the User According to the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berner Lee, web online content the creator has made. WEB 2.0 Reads the Creator Makes a CONTENT User Creator reads USER GENERATED User reacts to CONTENT - the ability of the user to add content thru posting, sharing, commenting or rating. Web 2.0 allows interaction not only in between the user and the creator but also to other users. Examples are sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit. WEB 3.0 Request suggestion Scans the internet User for a restaurant WEB 3.0 based on various data Internet ENABLED Filters the internet for the most Gives the response relevant response DEVICE Web 3.0 is a concept of how the web will evolve. The keyword for Web 3.0 the capability of accepting a request from the user will execute a solution or suggestion considering the behavioral data the user. For example in the diagram the user would request a suggestion for a restaurant in his phone. Base on the current time, previous preference of restaurants of the user and seat availability from suggest results from, if requested it will also reserve a table for the user. Web 3.0 is not yet fully realized and is still developing, the full concept can still change 8 CO_Q1_Empowerment Technologies SHS Module 1.1