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HISTORY OF ICT:
- ICT, or information and communications technology is the insfrastructure and
components that enable modern computing.
4 STAGES OF COMPETENCE
1. UNCONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE
( the learner isn’t aware that a skill or knowledge gap exist)
2. CONCIOUS INCOMPETENCE
( the learner is ware of a skill or knowledge gap and understanda the importance
of acquiring the new skill)
3. CONCIOUS COMPETENCE
( the learners knows how to use the skill or perform the task)
4. UNCONCIOUS COMPETENCE
( the individual has enough experience with the skill that he/she perform)
COMPUTER
- is a programmable machine
- an electronic device that manipulates information or data.
3 PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER
▪︎it responds to a specific set of instructions in a well- defined manner.
▪︎it can execute pre-recorded list of instructions
▪︎it can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data.
WEB:
- consists of information organized into web pages contaiming text and graphic images.
- is a larger collection of interconnected documents or content.
WEB 1.0
- read only static web
- old internet that only allows people to read from the internet
- uses tables to positions and align elements on page.
EX. Mp3
WEB 2.0
- read-write interactive web
- new generation of web services and applications with increasing emphasis on human
collaboration.
WEB 3.0
- read-write intellegent web
- the third generation of world wide web
- open to everyone
- all application on web or mobile are upgraded with features.
TYPES OF WEBSITE
▪︎eCommerce website
- Is a website people can directly buy products, mostly bigger and smaller brands have
ones.
▪︎business website
- Any website that is devoted to representing a specific business.
▪︎entertainment website
- Specifically it talks about the social media platforms like facebook, tiktok, youtube
▪︎portfolio website
- Are sites devoted to showing examples of past work
▪︎media website
- Collect news stories or other reporting.
▪︎brochure website
- Are simplified form of business website.
▪︎nonProfit website
- Easiest way for many potential donors to make donation.
▪︎educational website
- The website of educational institutions and those offering online courses fall into the
category of educational website.
▪︎infopreneur website
- They represent a unique type of online business.
▪︎personal website
- This category invludes personal blogs, vlogs, and photo diaries people share with the
world.
▪︎web portal
- A websites designed for internal purposes of business, organization and institutions.
THE INTERNET
- is the largest computer network in the world that connects billions of computer.
- internet comes from combination between “interconnection” and “network”.
NETWORK
- Is a collection of computers and devices connected via communication channels and
transmission.
1: SERVERS
- Is a computer programs that provides services to another computer program and its user.
TYPES OF SERVERS
▪︎application servers ( a program in computer that provides the business logic for an
application program)
▪︎web server ( a computer program that serves requested html pages or file)
▪︎proxy server ( is a software that acts as intermediary between an end point device)
▪︎mail server ( is an application that receives incoming mail from local users and remote
senders forward outgoing email for deliver).
▪︎file server ( is a computer responsible for central storage and management data files)
▪︎policy server ( is a security component policy based network at provides authorization
services and facilitates tracking and control of files)
3: BROWSER
- Is an application program that provides a way to look information on the web.
GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER
▪︎internet
- A global network of thousands of computer networks linkef by data lines and wireless
system.
▪︎web
- A collection of billions of webpages that you can view with a web browser.
▪︎email
- The most common method in sending and receiving messages online
▪︎social media
- Websites that allows people to share comments, photos, and videos.
▪︎online gaming
- Games that allow people to play with and against each other over the internet.
▪︎software updates
- Operating system and application updates can typically have downloaded from the
internet.
▪︎HTML
- Hypertex markup language is a coding language used to tell a browser how to place
pictures and links to create a web page.
▪︎URL
- Uniform resource locator is a web address used to connect to remote resource on the
world.
▪︎BIT
- Is a single digit in the binary numbering system.
▪︎BYTE
- Generally consists of eight bits
▪︎UPLOAD
- Is to transfer data from your computer to another.
▪︎download
- To transfer data from another computer to your computer.
▪︎https
- Hypertex tranfer protocol secure
▪︎router
- Is the hardware device that acts as the traffic cop for network signals.
▪︎encryption
- Is the mathematical scrambling of data so that it is hidden from eavesdroppers.
▪︎web bot
- A term that applies to programs/ applets used in on the internet
▪︎search engine
- Specialized software such as google, yahoo, that lets www browser search for
information.
NETIQUETTE
- Or network etiquette, is concerned with the “proper” way to communicate in online
environment.
RULE 8: (respect other peoples privacy, depending on what you are reading in
the virtual world, be it on online discussion)
IDENTIFYING WORDS
CYBERCRIMES
Cyber
- It is the characteristics of the culture of computers, information, technology, and virtual
reality.
Cybercrime
- Is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime.
Cybercriminals
- May use computer technology to access personal information, busuness trade secrets or
use the internet for exploitive or malicious purposes.
Cyber defamation
- an unpriviledged false statement of fact which tends to harm the reputation of the person
or company.
a. copyright
- exclusive legal rights, given to an originator or an assigned to print, publish, perform to
autorize others to do the same.
Copyright infringement
- Is the violation, privacy or theft of a copyright hilder’s exclusive rights through the
unothorized use of copyrighted work.
b. plagiarism
- an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author
without authorization.
c. computer addiction
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CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
▪︎hacking ( unauthorized access or interference with computer systems, servers, or other
information and communication system)
▪︎computer related forgery, fraud, and or identity theft ( an attempt to obtain sensitive
information such as usernames, passwords and credit cards details, often for malicious reasons)
▪︎electronic theft ( illegal downloading)
▪︎cyberbullying ( the use of electronic communication to bully person, typically by sending
intimidating messages or threatening nature)
▪︎cybersex ( willful engagement, maintenance, control, or operation directly or indirectly of any
lascivious exhibition of sexual organs)
▪︎child pornography ( is a form pf child sexual exploitation)
▪︎cyber defamation ( is an unprivileged statement of fact which tends to harm the reputation of
person or company
INTERNET THREATS
▪︎hacking
▪︎malware
▪︎pharming
▪︎phishing
▪︎reasonware
▪︎spam
▪︎spyware
▪︎trojan horses
▪︎viruses
▪︎wifi eavesdropping
▪︎worms
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AGE
DIGITAL AGE
- Also known as information age, it is a period when the computer and the internet
introduced.
THEORIES IN TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM
- The theory that simply believes that technology shapes the culture, values, social
structures of society.
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
- opposite of technological determinism.
- it believes that human play a main role in shaping technology rather than techmology shape
society.
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
- Is not a mere improvement in the technocal know-how.