Intro to ICT 5.

Software as a Service
Empowerment – increasing the spiritual,
political, social or economic strength of
individuals.
Technology – the making, modification,
usage, design, production, utilization,
application, methods of organization, in
order to improve or solve a problem.
ICT – deals with the use of different
communication technologies such as mobile
phones, telephone, internet, etc. to locate,
save, send, and edit information.
Several international companies dub our
country as the “ICT Hub of Asia”.
Web 1.0: STATIC
 Static websites without interactivity.
 Static – refers to web pages that are
same regardless of the user.
Web 2.0: DYNAMIC WEB PAGES
 Web 2.0 is a term coined by Dary
Dinucci on January 1999.
 Web 2.0 allows users to interact with
the page: instead of just reading a
page, the user may able to comment
or create an account.
 Websites that contain dynamic
content
 Dynamic – refers to web pages that
are affected by user input or
preference.
Features of Web 2.0
1. Folksonomy
 allows users to categorize and
classify/arrange information using
freely chosen keywords (e.g.
tagging)
 Ex: Twitter, Instagram, facebook use
hashtags # – (used to categorize
posts in website)
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.
4. Long Tail
 Services that are offered on demand
rather than on a one-time purchase.
 Users will subscribe to a software
only when needed rather than
purchasing them.
 Cheaper option if you do not always
need to use a software.
6. Mass Participation
 Diverse information sharing through
universal web access.
WEB 3.0: SEMANTIC WEB
 The term was coined by the inventor
of World Wide Web, Tim Berners-
Lee.
 A concept of the World Wide Web
that is designed to cater to the
individual user.
Problems of Web 3.0
1. Compatability
2. Security
3. Vastness
4. Vagueness
5. Logic
Trends in ICT
1. Convergence
 Technological convergence is the
synergy of technological
advancements to work on a similar
goal or task.
 Convergence is using several
technologies to accomplish a task
conveniently.
2. Social Media
 A website, application or online
channel that enables web users to
create, co-create, discuss, modify,
and exchange user-generated
content.
6 Types of Social Media
a. Social Networks – Sites that allow you
to connect with other people with the same
interests or background. (FB & Google)
b. Bookmarking sites – Sites that allow
you to store and manage links to various
websites and resources. (StumbleUpon &
Pinterest)
c. Social News – Sites that allow users to
post their own news items or links to other
news sources. (reddit & Digg)
d. Media Sharing – Sites that allow you to
upload and share media content like
images, music, and video. (Youtube, & IG)
e. Microblogging – Sites that focus on
short term updates from the user. (Twitter &
Plurk)
f. Blogs and Forums – Websites that allow
users to post their content. (WordPress,
Tubmlr)
3. Mobile Technologies
Different Operating Systems
a. iOS – used in apple devices
b. Android – an open source OS developed
by Google.
c. Blackberry OS – used in blackberry
devices
d. Windows Phone OS – a closed source
used by Microsoft
e. Symbian – the original smartphone OS;
used by Nokia devices
f. WebOS – originally used for
smartphones; now used for smart TVs
g. Windows Mobile – developed by
Microsoft used for smartphones and pocket
PCs.
4. Assistive Media
 A non-profit service designed to help
people who have visual and reading
impairments.
Online Safety and Security
Tips to stay safe online
1. Be mindful of what you share online and
what site you share it to.
2. Do not just accept terms and conditions;
read it!
3. Do not share your password to anyone.
4. Add friends you know in real life.
5. Avoid visiting untrusted websites.
6. Buy the software; do not use the pirated
ones.
7. Do not reply or click links from suspicious
emails.
(NASA BOOK ‘YUNG IBA.)
Internet Threats
1. Malware (Malicious Software)
a. Virus – a malicious program designed to
replicate itself and transfer from one
computer to another through Internet and
local networks or data storage (flash drive)
b. Worm – a malicious program that
transfers from one computer to another by
any type of means. Often, it uses a
computer network to spread itself. (e.g:
ILOVEYOU worm created by a Filipino)
c. Trojan - a malicious program that is
disguised as a useful program but once
downloaded or installed, leaves your PC
unprotected and allows hackers to get your
information.
*Rogue Security software – tricks the user
into posing that it is a security software.
d. Spyware – a program that runs in the
background without you knowing it (thus
called spy).
*Keyloggers – used to record the keystroke
done by the users.
e. Adware – a program designed to send
you advertisements, mostly as pop-ups.
2. Spam
 Unwanted email mostly from bots or
advertisers. It can be used to send
malware.
3. Phishing
 Its goal is to acquire sensitive
personal information like passwords
and credit card details
*Pharming – a more complicated
way of phishing where it exploits the
DNS (Domain Name Service)
system.
Mail Merge and Label Generation
Mail Merge
 A feature that allows you to create
documents and combine or merge
them with another document or data
file.
Two Components of Mail Merge
1. Form Document
 The document that contains the
main body of the message we want
to convey or send.
 Included also in form document is
place holders, referred to as data
fields or merge fields. This marks the
position on your form document
where individual data or information
will be inserted.
2. List or Data File
 This is where the individual
information or data that needs to be
plugged in (merged) to the form
document is placed and maintained
Key terms in MS Excel:
 Accounting Number Format - a
number format that is used for
accounting.
 Orientation - The angle at which text
is displayed
 Count – a function used to count the
cells with content in a range.
 Sum – a function used to compute
for the summation of the number of
a range.
 Average – a function used to
compute for the average of the
number of a range.
 COUNTIF – a function used to count
the cells with a specified content
within a range.
 SUMIF – a function used to compute
for the summation of a range if a
certain condition is met.
 AVERAGEIF – a function used to
compute for the average of a range
if a certain condition is met.
 Range – the range of cells where
you want to look for the criteria.
 Criteria – a value or label that
determines if a cell is part of the
range to be averaged.
 Average Range – the actual range of
cells that will be averaged, if omitted,
the range will be used instead.
Key terms in MS Powerpoint:
 Minimize – keeping slide counts to a
minimum.
 Clarity – making sure the font is
readable
 Simplicity – using bullets or short
sentences; applying the 6x7 rule
 Visuals – using graphics that attract,
not distract the audience
 Consistency – making your designs
uniform
 Contrast – using light font on dark
background or vice versa
 Hyperlink – a text or object that
contains a link to another file, web
page, a place in a document, a link
to a new document, or an email
address.
 Embedding – the act of placing
objects within the presentation.
Basic Principles of Graphics and Layout
1. Balance – deals with the visual objects,
texture, colors, and space
2. Emphasis – the area designed to attract
the viewer’s attention
3. Movement – guides the viewer’s eye
around the screen
4. Pattern, Repetition, Rhythm – repeating
visual element on an image or layout to
create unity in the layout or image.
5. Proportion – visual elements that create
sense of unity where they relate well with
one another
6. Variety – uses several design elements to
draw a viewer’s attention
Infographics – or information graphics;
used to represent information, statistical
data, or knowledge in a graphical manner
usually done in a creative way to attract the
viewer’s attention.
Piktochart – an example of free online app
that allows you to create your own
infographic
PhotoScape – a free image manipulation
tool that contains many features to help you
in creating images for websites.
 Batch Editing – one of the most
useful tools when trying to easily
manipulate all images at the same
time.
 Photobucket – an image hosting site
 Bandwidth – the amount of data
used to download your image by
multiple uses
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