Angeline A.

Verbo 09-16-2021
BSBIO-2B

Lec Activity 1 - Latest trends and issues in Information Technology

1. Latest Issues and Trends in ICT.

 5G network
Philippines’ internet is notoriously slow and it also ranked as the “2 nd slowest” internet
speed in Asia. And now, Philippines has announced that its sustained efforts to make 5G
technology available and accessible. 5G will be many times faster, smarter, and technically
efficient than 4G, which some of us are still using.
 Shift to virtual health consultations
In response to the pandemic, his clinical service has just begun to introduce virtual
consultations. Virtual healthcare refers to the “virtual visits” that take place between
patients and clinicians via communications technology
 Virtual Reality
With the pandemic still limiting personal contact, people strive to stay connected with
friends and family by turning to virtual platforms like Zoom, Skype and social media to stave
off isolation and loneliness. VR, or virtual reality, is a place to explore and create the
unimaginable.
 Digital Banking
Offering the ability to access, use and move money via mobile devices, digital banking apps
lets your customers see their account balances, pay bills, transfer money, apply for loans
and make purchases on the go. It
 Hybrid Work
Since the pandemic threatened all people’s lives, which forces to adopt new ways of
working. Today, some workers are now allowed for a hybrid workplace environment.
Employees are now able to recover productivity time, less hassle and worry free from the
virus.
 Personalized learning
Education systems are increasingly investigating the use of technology to better understand
a student’s knowledge base from prior learning. This focus transforms a classroom from one
that teaches to the middle to one that adjusts content and pedagogy based on individual
student needs – both strong and weak.

2. Hardware and Software Tech Trends

 Cybersecurity
This offer significant security challenges, protecting critical systems and sensitive
information from digital attacks. Any possible malicious attack that seeks to unlawfully
access data, disrupt digital operations or damage information can now be avoided.
 Nanotechnology
This creates computer chips and other devices thousands of times manipulating individual
atoms and molecules.
 High performance and power- saving processor
It enhance performance, reduced power consumption and more efficient simultaneous
processing of multiple tasks.
 Autonomic Computing
May display self-awareness and self-learning but the main goal of it is
to realize computer and software systems that can manage themselves with little or no
human interaction.
 Cloud Computing
Rather than owning their own computing infrastructure or data centers, companies can rent
access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider.
 3D printer
3D printer makes three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. 3D printing will engage
the most creative and inventive sides of your mind.