Lesson 1

LESSON 1:
INTRODUCTION TO ICT
ICT– Information and Communication Technology

 It deals with the use of different communication technologies such as
mobile phones, telephone, Internet to locate, save, send and edit
information
 Is a study of computers as data processing tools. It introduces students
to the fundamental of using computer systems in an internet
environment.
ICT in the Philippines

 Philippines is dub as the ‘’ICT Hub of Asia” because of huge
growth of ICT-related jobs, one of which is BPO, Business Process
Outsourcing, or call centers.
 ICT Department in the Philippines is responsible for the planning,
development and promotion of the country’s information and
communications technology (ICT) agenda in support of national
development.
Computer– an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in

binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
Internet– is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use
the internet protocol suite (TCIP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide.
 Means of connecting a computer to any other computer anywhere in the
world via dedicated routers and servers.
 Sometimes called simply ‘’the Net’’, is a worldwide system of computer
networks- a network of networks in which the users at any one computer
can get information from any other computer.
World Wide Web

 An information system on the internet that allows documents to be
connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to
search for information by moving from one document to another.
 Is an information space where documents and other web resources
are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can be
accessed via the Internet.
 Invented by Tim-Berners Lee
Web Pages
 Web page is a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web.
It is a document that is suitable for the World Wide Web.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:
1. Web 1.0 – refers to the first stage in the World Wide Web, which was
entirely made up of the Web pages connected by hyperlinks.
2. Web 2.0 – is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic pages. The
user is able to see a website differently than others.
– Allows users to interact with the page; instead of just reading the page, the
user may be able to comment or create user account.
3. Web 3.0 – this platform is all about semantic web.

– Aims to have machines (or servers) understand the user’s preferences to be
able to deliver web content.
Static Web Page- is known as a flat page or stationary age in the sense that the
page is ‘’as is’’ and cannot be manipulated by the user. The content is also the
same for all users that is referred to as Web 1.0
Dynamic Web Pages– web 2.0 is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding dynamic
web pages. The user is able to see website differently than others e.g. social
networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites.
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy- allows user to categorize and classify information using
freely chosen keywords e.g. tagging by FB, Twitter, use tags that start
with the sign #, referred to as hashtag.
2. Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s
input
3. User Participation- The owner of the website is not the only one who is
able to put content. Others are able to place a content of their own by
means of comments, reviews and evaluation e.g. Lazada, Amazon.
4. Long Tail– services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-
time purchase. This is synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that
charges you for the amount of time you spent in the internet.
5. Software as a services- users will be subscribe to a software only when
needed rather than purchasing them e.g. Google docs used to create and
edit word processing and spread sheet.
6. Mass Participation– diverse information sharing through universal web
access. Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures.
TRENDS IN ICT
1. Convergence– is the synergy of technological advancements to work on

a similar goal or task. For example, besides using your personal
computer to create word documents, you can now use your smartphone.
2. Social Media– is a website, application, or online channel that enables
web users web users to create , co-create, discuss modify, and exchange
user generated content.
Six types of Social Media:
a)Social Networks – These are sites that allows you to connect with other
people with the same interests or background. Once the user creates his/her
account, he/she can set up a profile, add people, share content, etc
Example: Facebook and Google+
b)Bookmarking Sites – Sites that allow you to store and manage links to various
website and resources. Most of the sites allow you to create a tag to others.
Stumble Upon, Pinterest
c) Social News – Sites that allow users to post their own news items or links
to other news sources. The users can also comment on the post and comments
may also be rank.
Ex. Reddit and Digg
d) Media Sharing – sites that allow you to upload and share media content
like images, music and video.
Ex. Flickr, YouTube and Instagram
e) Microblogging – focus on short updates from the user. Those that subscribed

to the user will be able to receive these updates.
Ex. Twitter and Plurk
f) Blogs and Forums – allow user to post their content. Other users are
able to comment on the said topic.
Ex. Blogger, WordPress and Tumblr

3. Mobile Technologies– The popularity of smartphones and tablets has
taken a major rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices
capability to do the tasks that were originally found in PCs. Several of
these devices are capable of using a high-speed internet. Today the latest
model devices use 4G Networking (LTE), which is currently the fastest.
MOBILE OS
 iOS – use in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad
 Android – an open source OS developed by Google. Being open source
means mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
 Blackberry OS – use in blackberry devices
 Windows phone OS – A closed source and proprietary operating system
developed by Microsoft.
 Symbian – the original smartphone OS. Used by Nokia devices
 WebOS- originally used in smartphone; now in smart TVs.
 Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket
PCs
4. Assistive Media– is a non- profit service designed to help people who
have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is
used to read to the user.

5. e.g. Yahoo!, Gmail, HotmailCloud computing-distributed computing
on internet or delivery of computing service over the internet.

-Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you log in to a Web
e-mail account remotely. The software and storage for your account doesn’t
exist
on your computer – it’s on the service’s computer cloud.
It has three components

1. Client computers – clients are the device that the end user interact
with cloud.
2. Distributed Servers – Often servers are in geographically different
places, but server acts as if they are working next to each other.
3. Datacenters – It is collection of servers where application is placed and
is accessed via Internet.
TYPES OF CLOUDS
PUBLIC CLOUD allows systems and services to be easily accessible to the
general public. Public cloud may be less secured because of its openness, e.g. e-
mail
PRIVATE CLOUD allows systems and services to be accessible within an
organization. It offers increased security because of its private nature.
COMMUNITY CLOUD allows systems and services to be accessible by group
of organizations.
HYBRID CLOUD is a mixture of public and private cloud. However, the critical
activities are performed using private cloud while the non-critical activities are
performed using public cloud.

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LESSON 1:

ICT– Information and Communication Technology

ICT in the Philippines

Computer– an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in

World Wide Web

3. Web 3.0 – this platform is all about semantic web.

1. Convergence– is the synergy of technological advancements to work on

e) Microblogging – focus on short updates from the user. Those that subscribed

used to read to the user.

-Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you log in to a Web

on your computer – it’s on the service’s computer cloud.

It has three components

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