ETECH MIDTERMS

EMPOWERMENT

The process of giving yourself, or other people, the capacity to achieve a specific end-goal.

TECHNOLOGY

It refers to machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.

EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

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

INFORMATION LITERACY

A set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

TECHNOLOGY LITERACY

The ability to use digital technology, communication tools, and networks to define an information need, access, manage, integrate, and evaluate information, create new information or knowledge and be able to communicate this information to others.

WORLD WIDE WEB

Open-source information space where documents are identified by Uniforms Resource Locators (URLs) interlinked using hypertext links and accessed via the internet.

TIM BERNERS-LEE

A British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (web).

WEB 2.0

This allows users to interpret and collaborate with each other through social media dialogue where they could create user-generated content in a virtual community.

WEB 3.0

• Known as the Semantic Web or Web of Data as Tim Berners-Lee coined it.

• It is a search engine could find not only the keywords in your search, but also interpret the context of your search.

GARTNER INC.

A leading information technology research and advisory company, highlighted the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

AGENTIC AI

Autonomous Al agents that can plan and act on users' goals, boosting productivity.

AI GOVERNANCE PLATFORMS

Tools to manage ethical, legal, and operational oversight of Al systems for transparency and accountability.

DISINFORMATION SECURITY

Systems to detect and mitigate Al-generated misinformation and deepfakes.

POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY

Encryption designed to resist future quantum decryption threats.

AMBIENT INVISIBLE INTELLIGENCE

Embedded sensors and tags for real-time, unobtrusive data collection and automation.

ENERGY-EFFICIENT COMPUTING

Low-energy processing solutions to cut costs and carbon footprint, vital for Al workloads.

HYBRID COMPUTING

Integrating cloud, edge, and specialized hardware to optimize performance and flexibility.

SPATIAL COMPUTING

AR/VR and mixed reality technologies enhancing immersive interaction in work and learning.

POLYFUNCTIONAL ROBOTS

Versatile robots that can switch between tasks, improving adaptability and ROI.

NEUROLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT

Brain-computer interfaces aimed at improving cognition, memory, and human capabilities.

CONTEXTUALIZED SEARCH

It can be defined as a skilled or optimized way of searching the internet based on the "context" provided, therefore narrowing down the result given back to you by the search engine (Feldman, 2012).

This increases the chances of you receiving the most appropriate reply to your query.

RESEARCH

A systematic inquiry that attempts to provide solutions to existing problems and questions using facts and data.

PERSONAL RESEARCH

Research that helps you to answer your own questions.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH

Defined as a work performed to advance an individual's profession. It is a form of communication produced in a professional manner in order to facilitate work.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Primary source.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Providing information about the world.

HUMANITIES RESEARCH

As in historical and sociological research.

ARTISTIC RESEARCH

Practice-based research.

GOOGLE SEARCH

• The most popular and powerful search engine in the 21s century.

• This search engine has evolved from a simple search engine into a smart one.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

• Gives users especially researchers, a simpler way to search for scholarly literature on the internet.

• This is a great tool when looking for content for the Related Literature section of you research papers.

ONLINE JOURNALS

These are scholarly publications released in a format accessible via the internet.

ACADEMIC WEBSITE

There are many academic websites and libraries that provide electronic copies of papers, journals, books, videos, and audio recordings that may aid you in the research process.

INTERNET ARCHIVE

A non-profit electronic library that has a free-to-access collection of digitalized materials ranging from websites, multimedia files, and academic materials.

JSTOR

Another digital library that is primarily licensed to academic, scientific, other research, and educational institutions.

EBSCOHOST

Another digital library that offers premium fee-based access to mainly academic materials that are normally not available for public use.

THE INTERNET

A vast network of computers where many users, content, tools, and resources are made accessible.

NETIQUETTE (INTERNET ETHICS)

The set of rules that determines how to properly communicate and browse the web.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR)

The act of stealing other people's works and ideas, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (IPL)

Protect the rights of people to maintain legal ownership of their works and ideas.

PLAGIARISM

It's a practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

COMPUTER ETHICS

A new branch of ethics that is concerned with standards of conduct in the use of computers.

Bibliography

a list of all of the sources you have used in the process of researching your work.

Finalizing and protecting document

This tool discourages others from editing your file.

Tracking changes

It is a tool in Microsoft Word which allows you to show any markups, changes or comments made to a document.

Comments

It is a feature use to add suggestions, notes, or reminders to your documents.

Mail Merge

a powerful word processing application tools that enables you to send a similar letter od document to multiple recipients.

Table of Content

It is a snapshot of the headings and page numbers in your document.

Microsoft Excel

A spreadsheet application in the Microsoft Office suite.

Spreadsheet

An accounting program for the computer. Primarily used to work with numbers and text.

Sorting

Arrange the data alphabetically, numerically and many other ways.

Filtering

Narrow down data in your work sheets allowing you to view only the information you needed.

Charts

A graphical representation of your workbooks data that is easier to visualize for comparison and trends.