INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
ICT – Information and Communication
Technology
- an infrastructure and components
which enable modern computing.
- is also the technologies (i.e., devices,
systems, or applications) that will
process data into information
Information - is the knowledge we obtain
from reading, studying, investigation, or
research.
Communication - is the exchanging of data
or information from two or more things
Republic Acts related to ICT
R.A. 10173 – Data Privacy Act
R.A. 10175 – Cyber-Bullying Act
R.A. 9995 – Anti-Photo and Video
Voyeurism Act
R.A. 8792 – E-Commerce Act
R.A. 10844 – DICT Act
R.A. 9775 – Anti-Child Pornography Act
Current situation of ICT in the
Philippines
- Back then, PH is the texting capital
of the world
- Now, it is the social media capital of
the world with 83M people active in
social media
- PH is a country with one of the
slowest but most expensive internet
in the world
- PH ranks 15 out of 15 in South-East
Asian countries with slowest internet
Brief Timeline of Technology
3500 BC - Sumerians developed cuneiform
writing.
1500 BC - Phoenician developed their
alphabet
105 BC - Cai Lun (“Tsai Lun”) of China
invented the paper.
Circa 1439 - Johannes Gutenberg invented
his first printing press.
1604 - Blaize Pascal invented the first
commercial calculator.
1793 - Charles Chappe invented the first
telegraph, and the telegraph line system.
1832 - Electric telegraph was invented.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invented the
telephone.
1906 - First radio audio broadcast.
1925 - John Logie Baird invented television.
1941 - Konrad Zuse builds a mechanical
calculator, Z3. It was the first functional
program-controlled computer.
1969 - Arpanet, the first internet was
created.
1971 - The first email was created and sent.
1971 - Bob Thomas wrote the first computer
virus named Creeper.
1975 - The first laptop appeared.
1990 - The World Wide Web was created by
Tim Berners-Lee.
1991 - First web page was created.
1992 - The first SMS was sent.
Usage of ICT in daily life
1. Banking - All banking transaction
are now controlled using computers.
2. Education - Educational institutions
are now going computerized when it
comes to their basic services.
3. Government - Government agencies
made their transactions faster and
easier by implementing online
systems.
4. Health and Wellness - Medical
systems are now made available in
the market to make health
monitoring faster and easier.
5. Agriculture - The ICT in agriculture
(e-agriculture) focuses on the
enhancement of agricultural and
rural development through improved
information and communication
processes.
6. Business (E-Commerce) - ICT helps
people in making buying or selling
easier.
7. Transportation - Information and
communication technologies (ICT)
have considerable importance for
transport systems
Because of ICT…
 Borderless communication
 Faster communication speed
 Lower communication costs
 Reliable mode of information
 Paperless environment
Bad Impacts of ICT
 Social problems
 Health problems
The World Wide Web
Web 1.0
- Static web
- Pure ads
Web 2.0
- Dynamic Web
- Interaction between users and
computers
- Can leave comments and use tags
Web 3.0
- Semantic Web
- Artificial intelligence
Trends in ICT under Web 3.0
1. Technological Convergence – doing
tasks using different devices
o SYNC
2. Mobile Technologies – everything
can be accessed in mobile
3. Social Media
- Types of Social Media
o Social Networking Sites –
group of people with same
interest (Omegle)
o Microblogging – posting with
limited characters (Twitter)
o Media Sharing – posting
pictures, songs, and videos
(Soundcloud, Youtube)
o Bookmarking Sites – saving
images, videos, and songs for
future purposes (Pinterest)
o Blogs and Forums – certain
topics with discussions
4. Assistive Media – for visually
impaired
5. Connected Augmented Intelligence –
AR/VR; machine language (Sofia the
Robot)
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF Phishing – E-mail scam that reveals your
COMPUTER ETHICS personal information and uses it for illegal
actions
1. Thou shalt not use a computer to
harm other people.
2. Thou shalt not interfere with other
people's computer work.
3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other
people's files.
4. Thou shalt not use a computer to
steal.
5. Thou shalt not use a computer to
bear false witness.
6. Thou shalt not use or copy software
for which you have not paid.
7. Thou shalt not use other people's
computer resources without
authorization.
8. Thou shalt not appropriate other
people's intellectual output.
9. Thou shalt think about the social
consequences of the program you
write.
10. Thou shalt use a computer in ways
that show consideration and respect.

Hackers – internet villains

- Person or entity who gains access
without authorization or
compensation
White Hackers – good hackers
Black Hackers – bad hackers
Malware – Malicious software
o Virus – spreads quickly
through files
o Worm – spreads through
internet
Spyware – software that keeps track of your
passwords, usernames, and other info
Ransomware – software that locks out your
files and will unlock them in exchange of
money