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LECTURE 01
IT Trends
Introduction
The rise of information and communication technologies (ICT) – that is, computers,
software, telecommunications and the internet – and the large impact that these new
technologies are having on the way that society functions, have prompted many to claim
that we have entered a new era
Industrial Revolutions
A period of development in the latter half of the 18th century, where there is change from
one economy to another
Involved technological, socioeconomic, and cultural aspects
Occurs when technological change fundamentally transforms the way in which a society
carries out the production and distribution of goods
Changes (innovations, inventions, product innovations, process innovations)
Industrial Revolutions
INVENTIONS INNOVATIONS