emtech - week 1: information & communication technologies

empowerment

a process of giving yourself and other people, the capacity to achieve a specific end goal

empowerment technologies

refers to computer technology that we use almost every day, which enables us to do tasks that, in the past, require professional help

information and communication technology

deals with the use of different technologies such as mobile phones, telephones, computers, the internet, and other devices, as well as software and applications to locate save, send, and manipulate information

telephone

is the term for devices that is designed with wire for transmitting human voices

mobile phone

is the term for devices that are designed as wireless hand-held computer

computer

is a programmable machine that receives input, stores, processes data, and provides output in a useful format

hardware

is the physical or tangible parts of computer

output devices

monitor

output devices

printer

output devices

headset with microphone

output devices

projector

output devices

speakers

processing and memory devices

desktop computer tower

processing and memory devices

hard disk drive

processing and memory devices

processor

processing and memory devices

motherboard with ram modules

software

is the collection of related programs that contain step-by-step instructions telling the computer how to perform task

application software

refers to set programs designed to help user to perform a particular type of work

word processing software

enable users to create and edit documents

spreadsheet software

allow users to perform calculations using spreadsheets

system software

manage the computer hardware and works with the software

programming language

is a set of written words and symbols that allows programmer to create programs

utility program

is a system that assist you in monitoring and improving the efficiency of your computer system

peopleware

are personnel involved in the computer system

web 1.0

information or hypertext file is accessed by the user

web 2.0

started with the need to interact with web pages

web 3.0

envisioned to be a smarter access of hypertext files and a version that would enable a wider range of search in a fast manner