INTRODUCTION

TO ICT
Do you believe in saying?

► “Lovemakes the
world go round. “
 What is ICT?
► Information and Communication
Technology deals with the use of
different communication
technologies such as mobile
phones, telephone, internet, etc. to
locate save, send, edit information.
 ICT in the Philippines

► Several International Companies

dub the Philippines as the “ICT Hub
of Asia.”
► 106.8 cellphones per 100 Filipinos in
the Year 2012 (According to the 2013 edition of
Measuring the Information Society by the International
Telecommunication Union)
 ICT in the Philippines
► ICT Industries shares 19.3% of the
total employment population here
in the Philippines(data gathered by the
Annual Survey of Philippine Business Industries in 2010)
► The Selfiest Cities around the World
2014 (Top 1 and Top 9 are cities from the
Philippines. TIME March 10, 2014)
 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.
► Tim-Berners-Lee is the inventor of
World Wide Web
 WEB 1.0
Web 1.0 is static website without
interactivity. It is also known as flat
page or stationary page in a sense
that the page is “as is” and cannot
be manipulated by users.
 WEB 2.0
Web 2.0 contain dynamic
content. It is also an evolution of
Web 1.0 by adding dynamic
web pages– the user is able to
see a website differently than
others.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
The key features of Web 2.0 includes:
1. Folksonomy- allows user to
categorize, classify/arrange
information using freely chosen
keywords.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
2. Rich User Experience- content
is dynamic and is responsive to
user input.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
3. User Participation- the user of
website is not only one who is
able to put content.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
4. Long Tail- services that are
offered on demand rather than
one at a time purchase.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
5. Software as a Service- user will
subscribe to a software only
when needed rather than
purchasing them.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
6. Mass Participation- diverse
information sharing through
universal web access.
 WEB 3.0
Web 3.0 is a concept of the
world wide web that is design to
cater to the individual user
Features
of Web
3.0
Web 1.0- Web 3.0
Web 1.0- Web 3.0
 WEB 3.0 Problems
1. Compatibility– HTML files and
current web browsers could not
support Web 3.0
 WEB 3.0 Problems
2. Security– The users security is
also in question since the
machine is saving his or her
preferences
 WEB 3.0 Problems
3. Vastness– The world wide
web contains billions of web
pages.
 WEB 3.0 Problems
4. Vagueness– Certain words
are imprecise. The words “old”,
and “small” would depend on
the user.
 WEB 3.0 Problems
5. Logic– Since machines use
logic, there are certain
limitations for a computer to be
able to predict what the user is
referring to at a given time.
 Trends in ICT
As the new world of ICT
continues to grow, the industry
has focused on several
innovations. These innovations
cater to the needs of the
people that benefit most out of
 Trends in ICT
Whether it is for business or
personal use, these trends are
the current front runners in the
innovation of ICT.
 Trends in ICT
1. Convergence- is the synergy
of technological
advancement to work on
similar goal or tasks.
Convergence is using several technologies
to accomplish a tasks conveniently
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2. Social Media- is a website,
application, or online channel
that enables the users to
create, discuss, modify, and
exchange user-generated
content.
 Trends in ICT
According to Nielsen, a global
information and measurement
company, Internet users spend
more time in social media sites
than any other type of site.
 6 Types of Social Media
a. Social Networks- Sites that allows
you to connect with other people
with the same interest or
background.
Example: Facebook or Google+
 6 Types of Social Media
b. Bookmarking Sites- Sites that allows you
to store and manage links to a various
website resources. Most of this sites allows
you to create a tag that allows you and
others to easily search or share them.
Example: StumbleUpon, Pinterest
 6 Types of Social Media
c. Social News- Sites that allows users to
posts their own news item or links to
other news sources. The user can also
comment on the posts and
comments may also be ranked.
Example: reddit, Digg
 6 Types of Social Media
d.Media Sharing- These are sites that
allow you to upload and share media
content like images, music and
videos.
Example: Flicker, YouTube, & Instagram
 6 Types of Social Media
e.Microblogging- Sites that are focus
on short updates from the user. Those
subscribed to the user will be able to
receive their updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk
 6 Types of Social Media
f. Blogs and Forums- Sites that
allows users to post their
content. Other users are able
to comment on the said topic.

Example: Wordpress, Tumblr

 Trends in ICT
3. Mobile Technologies- are smartphones,
and tablets has taken rise over the years.
Several of this devices are capable of
using high-speed internet. Today, the
latest mobile devices uses 4G Networking
(LTE), which is currently the fastest mobile
network.
 MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
a. iOS- used in apple devices such as
iPhone and iPad
b. Android- an open source
operating system developed by
Google. Being open source means
several mobile phone companies
use this OS for free.
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c. Blackberry OS- used in
blackberry devices
d. Windows Phone OS- a closed
source and proprietary
operating system developed
by Microsoft®
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e. Symbian- the original
smartphone OS; used by
Nokia devices.
f. Web OS- originally used for
smartphones; now used for
smart TV’s
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g. Windows Mobile- developed
by Microsoft® for smartphones
and pocket PCs
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4. Assistive Media- is a nonprofit
service designed to help
people who have visual and
reading impairments. A
database of audio recordings
is used.