STS CHAPTER 8 INFORMATION AGE

Information age

refers to a time period in which people could access information and knowledge easily.

Information age

aka computer age, digital age, or new media age.

James R. Messenger

the theory of the information age was first conceived in 1982 by?

James R. Messenger

He published a book entitled "The Death of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company"

Johannes Gutenberg

made the first version of printing press.

First Information Revolution

this information revolution is print based.

Second Information Revolutions

this information revolution is dominated by pre-digital developments when COMPUTERS started to be introduced.

Third and Last Information Revolution

this information revolution began in the introduction of the internet, and the World Wide Web.

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)

The first working, digital, general-purpose computer.
-built by John Mauchly and J. Presper.

UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer)

Early computer used by businesses first built in 1957.
-first american commercial computer.

Web

consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents
-combination of all resources and users on the internet that are using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Internet

A global network connecting millions of computers, making it possible to exchange information.
-a global network of network.

Amazon.com

first online retailer
-founded by Bezos

Wikipedia

-first online encyclopedia
-invented by Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger.

iPhone

first smartphone by apple
-steve jobs

Mosaic

first popular web browser
-Marc Andreessen

Angler

first smartphone
-Frank Canova

info.cern.ch

first website address
-by Tim Berners-Lee (sa kanya rin yung WWW)

Fuji DS-1P

first fully digital camera
-Steve Sasson

Motorola DynaTAC 8000x

first commercial mobile phone
-Martin Cooper

Osborne-1

-first true mobile computer
-Adam Osborne

Apple-1

first personal computer with keyboard
-Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs

Gavilian

-First fully functional laptop computer
-Manny Fernandez

Computer

a machine or device that performs processes, calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a software or hardware program.

analog computer

a computer that uses physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved.

Digital Computer

a computer that performs calculations and logical operations with quantities represented as digits, usually in the binary number system.

Hybrid Computer (Analog+Digital)

a computer that is capable of inputting and outputting in both digital and analog signals offers a cost effective method of performing complex simulations.

General purpose computers

type of computer according to purpose
-designed to perform a range of tasks
-have the ability to store numerous programs
-lack in speed and efficiency

Specific purpose computers

type of computer according to plan purpose
-designed to handle a specific problem or to perform a specific task.
-a set of instructions is built into the machine.

super computer

type of computer on the basis of size
-fastest and most powerful type of computer.
-very expensive

Mainframe computer

type of computer on the basis of size
-very large and expensive computer capable of supporting hundreds, or even thousands, of users simultaneously
-uses its power to execute programs concurrently.

Mini Computer or Server

type of computer on the basis of size
-midsized computer
-possess a multiprocessing system capable of supporting from 4 to about 200 users simultaneously.

Desktop Computer

-a personal or micro-mini computer sufficient to fit on a desk.

Laptop Computer

-a portable computer complete with an integrated screen and keyboard. It is generally smaller in size than a desktop computer and larger than a notebook computer

Palmtop Computer/Digital Diary/Netbook/Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

-a hand-sized computer. Palmtops have no keyboard but the screen serves both as an input and output device.

Workstation

-terminal or desktop computer in a network
-generic term for a user's machine (client's machine) in contrast to a "server" or "mainframe".

SUMMIT

holds the record of fastest supercomputer.

IBM Blue Gene

name of Philippines' supercomputer

Social media

a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through the building of virtual networks and communities.

Friendster

it was founded by Canadian Computer programmer Jonathan Abrams in 2002 as a social networking service website but redesigned and relaunched as a social gaming platform in June 2011

LinkedIn

It was founded in the late 2002, and relaunched after 6 months. It is considered as the most popular social media site for professional networking. The website is available in 24 languages and has over 400 million registered users.

Myspace

It is an American social networking website, which was launched in 2004 by Tom Anderson, Chris DeWolfe and Jon Hart l. It offers an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. It holds the record of the most visited social networking site in the world from 2005 to 2008.

Skype

It was first released in August 2003, was created by the Swede Niklas Zennstrom and the Dane Janus Friis, in cooperation with Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn. It was the first to add VIDEOCONFERENCING in 2006

Facebook

Itas launched and founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college and fellow Harvard University student Eduardo Saverin in the early 2004.

Youtube

it began when PayPal employees created a video-sharing website where users could upload, share and view content.

Twitter

-created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, et. al.
-It is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages, tweets, restricted to 140 characters.

Tumblr

a microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007, and owned by Oath Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog.

BizSugar

It is a social networking platform and niche resource for small business owners, entrepreneurs and managers. The site was created in 2007 by DBH Communications, Inc., a provider of award-winning business publications, and later acquired by Small Business Trends LLC, in 2009.

Facebook Messenger

It is a messaging app and platform. Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008, the company revamped its messaging service in 2010, and subsequently released standalone apps in August 2011.

Instagram

It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010
-It is a mobile, desktop, and internet-based photo-sharing application and service that allow users to share pictures and videos either publicly or privately.

Pinterest

It is a web and mobile application startup that operates a software system designed to discover information on the World Wide Web.

Viber

It was launched in 2010 as a cross-platform voice over IP and instant messaging software application operated by Japanese multinational company Rakuten.

computer vision syndrome

A condition resulting from focusing the eyes on a computer or other display device for uninterrupted periods of time.

Republic Act No. 10913

the Anti-Distracted Driving Act of 2016
-this republic act bans the use of a mobile communication devices to write, send, or read text-based communication or to make or receive calls.

Information overloading

It is a situation in which too much information is given at one time which can cause the inability to think clearly.

Data privacy

aka information privacy
-It is the necessity to preserve and protect any personal information, collected by any organization, from being accessed by a third party.

Republic Act No. 10173

known as the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012.
-Signed by President Benigno Aquino.

Cybercrime

a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime or is used as a tool to commit an offense.

Republic Act No. 10175

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

Fake news

aka junk or pseudo-news.
-a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate disinformation of hoaxes.

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