INTRODUCTION TO ICT

ICT
Information and
Communications
Technologies
 WHAT IS ICT?

ICT refers to technologies that

provide access to information
through telecommunications. It is
similar to Information Technology
(IT), but focuses primarily on
communication technologies. This
includes the Internet, wireless
networks, cell phones, and other
communication mediums.
Although there is no single, universal definition of
ICT, the term is generally accepted to mean all
devices, networking components, applications
and systems that combined, allow people and
organizations to interact in the digital world.
 WHAT IS ICT?

In the past few decades, information and

communication technologies have provided
society with a vast array of new
communication capabilities. For example,
people can communicate in real-time with
others in different countries using technologies
such as instant messaging and video-
conferencing. Social networking websites like
Facebook allow users from all over the world
to remain in contact and communicate on a
regular basis.
HISTORY OF ICT IN THE PHILIPPINES

Before ICT
• Before 1928, telecommunications in
the Philippines was segmented.
You could only call people within
your own small city.
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1928
• American-owned PLDT (Philippine Long
Distance Telephone Company) was
incorporated and given the franchise to
establish and operate telephone services in
the Philippines. Small phone companies in
the provinces were acquired to speed up
the rollout process.
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1968
• PLDT became a Filipino-
controlled corporation bought
by Ramon Cojuangco.
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1987
• PLDT establishes the country’s
first cellular telephone network.
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1993
• With the support of the
Department of Science and
Technology and the Industrial
Research Foundation, the Philnet
project (now PHNET ) was born.
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1994
• The Philippine’s first connection
to the Internet at a PLDT
network center in Makati City
was established.
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2000
• PLDT introduces the DSL, or
digital subscriber line.
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2014
• Philippines named fastest growing
internet population in the last five
years with a growth of 531%

• Number of Philippine Internet

users at 38 million out of a
population of 100 million.
THE CURRENT STATE OF ICT
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 The internet has

been a vital tool to
our modern lives.
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 When the World Wide Web was

invented, most web pages were
static.
Static (also known as flat page of
stationary page) in the sense that the
page is “as is” and cannot be
manipulated by the user.
The content is also the same for all the
users. This is referred to as the Web 1.0.
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Web 1.0
 also called the static web
 first generation of the world wide web, also referred to as the
read-only web
 Web 1.0 began as an information place for businesses to
broadcast their information and only allowed users to search
for information and read it
 allows one-way flow of information from the producer to the
reader as the reader cannot modify the web content.
the Internet of the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Web 1.0
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Web 2.0
also called the dynamic web
is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding
dynamic web pages – the user is able to
see a website differently than others.
 Examples of Web 2.0 include social
networking sites, blogs, wikis, and video
sharing sites. Most websites that we visit
today are Web 2.0.
WEB 1.0
WEB 2.0
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Let’s Think
& Share!
Look at the following pictures of web
application and think of what a user
can do in each app.
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Features of Web 2.0

1. Folksonomy – allows users to

categorize and classify or arrange information
using freely chosen keywords (example:
tagging). Popular networking sites such as
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that
start with the pound sign (#) which is also
referred to as hashtag.
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Features of Web 2.0

2. Rich User Experience – content

is dynamic and is responsive to user’s
input. An example would be a website
that shows local content (example:
local ads).
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Features of Web 2.0

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. Some
websites allow readers to comment on an article,
participate in a poll, or review a specific product
(example: online stores)
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Features of Web 2.0

4. Long Tail – services that are offered on

demand rather than a one-time purchase. In certain
cases, time-based pricing is better than file-size pricing
or vice-versa. This is synonymous to subscribing to a
data plan that charges you for the amount of time you
spent in the internet, or a data plan that charges you for
the amount of bandwidth you used (example: 2G) .
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Features of Web 2.0

5. Software as a Service – users will

subscribe to a software only when needed
rather than purchasing them. Software as a
service allows you to “rent” a software for a
minimal fee
(example: https://acrobat.adobe.com/ca/en/landing/edit-pricing.html )
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Features of Web 2.0

6. Mass Participation – diverse

information sharing through universal web
access. Since most users can use the
internet, Web 2.0’s content is based on
people from various cultures.
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Web 3.0
 also called the semantic web
 provides a common framework that allows data to
be shared and reused across application, enterprise,
and community boundaries
 the aim of Web 3.0 is to have servers understand the
user’s preferences to be able to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user. This means that the
internet is able to predict the best possible answers to
your question by “learning” from your previous
choices.
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Web 3.0
 For example, if you search the internet for
“where is the best place to go shopping?”
Web 3.0 will aim to give you results
depending on how you have made choices in
the past. If you purchased several shoes
online, the internet will give you results on
the best place with the highest rated shoes
around vicinity.
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Web 3.0
 Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems:
 Compatibility – hard to support Web 3.0
 Security – servers are saving a person’s preferences
 Vastness – world wide web already contains billions of web
pages
 Vagueness – certain words are imprecise and meanings
depend on the user
 Logic – limitations of computers to predict what
the user is referring to
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 As the 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 from ICT.
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A. 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
 Convergent technologies The combination of several
industries, (i.e., communications, entertainment, and
mass media) to exchange data in a computerized
format.
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CONVERGENCE

What are the features of your

smart phones?
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Example:

The best example of

convergent technologies is
the smartphone which
combine the functionality of
a telephone, a camera, a
music player, and a digital
personal assistant (among
other things) into one
device.
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B. Social Media
 Social media is a website, application, or online
channel that enables web users to create, co-
create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-
generated content.
 According to Nielsen, a global information and
measurement company, internet users spend
more time in social media sites than any other
type of sites.
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6 Types of Social Media

1. Social Networks – these are sites that allow

you to connect with other people with the same
interests or background. Once user creates his or her
account, he or she can set up a profile, add people,
create groups, and share content.
(example: fb)
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6 Types of Social Media

2. Bookmarking Sites – these are sites that

allow you to store and manage links to various
websites and resources. Most of these sites allow you
to create a tag that allows you and others to easily
search or share them
(example: https://www.pinterest.ph/ )
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6 Types of Social Media

3. Social News – these are sites that allow users

to post their own news items or links to other news
sources. The users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be ranked. They are also capable
of voting on these news articles of the website.
(example: https://www.reddit.com/ )
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6 Types of Social Media

4. Media Sharing – these are sites that allow

you to upload and share media content like images,
music, and video. Most of these sites have additional
social features like liking, commenting, and having
user profiles.
(example: Youtube, Instragram, Flickr )
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6 Types of Social Media

5. Microblogging – these are sites that focus

on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.
(example: Twitter)
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6 Types of Social Media

6. Blogs and Forums – these websites allow

users to post their content. Other users are able to
comment on the said topic. These include blogging
sites and forums which are typically part of a certain
website.
(example: Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr)
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C. Mobile Technologies
 The popularity of smartphones and tablets has
taken a major rise over the years. This is largely
because of the device’ capability to do tasks
that were originally found in personal
computers. Several of these devices are capable
of using high-speed internet. Today, the latest
mobile devices use 4G Networking (LTE), which
is currently the fastest mobile network.
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Operating Systems of Mobile Devices
1. iOS – used in Apple devices such as the
iPhone and iPad
2. Android – an open source operating
system developed by Google. Being open
source means several mobile companies
use this OS for free
3. Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry
devices
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Operating Systems of Mobile Devices
4. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and
proprietary operating system developed by
Microsoft
5. Symbian – the original smartphone OS: used
by Nokia devices
6. WebOS – originally used for smartphones
now used for smart TVs
7. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for
smartphones and pocket PCs
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D. Assistive Media
 Assistive media is a nonprofit
service designed to help people
who have visual and reading
impairments.
 A database of audio recordings
is used to read to the user.
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