LESSON 2: ONLINE SYSTEMS, FUNCTIONS, AND PLATFORMS

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS AWARENESS

BEING AWARE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS LATELY BECOME POPULAR AND IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS

CAN INFLUENCE HOW COSTUMERS REACH YOUR E-COMERENCE SITE OR THE COMPANY’S STRATEGIC EFFORT

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS

CAN SIGNAL MARKET OPENINGS OR OPEN UP NEW PRODUCTS

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS

DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

HELPS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO INCREASE, TO IMPROVE, AND TO MAINTAIN THEIR FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES

MOBILITY AIDS

HELPS PEOPLE MORE EASILY AND SAFELY, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY WALKING

HEARING AIDS

TO HELP PEOPLE HEAR MORE CLEARLY

COGNITIVE AIDS

HELPS PEOPLE WITH MEMORY, ATTENTION, OR OTHER CHALLENGES IN THEIR THINKING SKILLS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

HELP PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS USE COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES

TOOLS

NON-ELECTRIC OBJECTS OR DEVICES USED TO HELP MAKE TASKS EASIER OR FASTER

CLOSE CAPTIONING

ALLOW PEOPLE WITH HEARING PROBLEMS TO WATCH MOVIES, TELEVISIONS, PROGRAMS, AND OTHER DIGITAL MEDIA

CLOSE CAPTIONING

SUBTITLES

PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

CHANGES MADE TO BUILDINGS OR PUBLIC SPACES TO MAKE THEM SAFER, AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE

EG. HANDRAILS

ADAPTIVE SWITCHES AND UTENSILS

ALLOW THESE WITH LIMITED MOTOR SKILLS TO EAT, PLAY GAMES, AND ACCOMPLISH OTHER ACTIVITIES

ADAPTIVE SWITCHES AND UTENSILS

DEVICES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOVEMENT OR STRENGTH TO OPERATE MORE EASILY

HIGH PERFORMANCE MOBILITY DEVICE

ADVANCE MOBILITY AIDS DESIGNED FOR GREATER SPEED, STRENGTH, DURABILITY, OR SPECIALIZED MOVEMENT

DEVICES

HELP PERFORM TASKS, SUCH AS COOKING, DRESSING, AND GROOMING

COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS

FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL CONTACT ON CORPORATE PROJECT WORK

COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS

A VIRTUAL WORKSPACE WHERE RESOURCES AND TOOLS ARE CENTRALIZED

EG. VIDEO CONFERENCES, OFFIC SUITES, ONLINE GAMES, EDUCATION

CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGY

MEANS “COMING TOGETHER” OR TWO OR MORE SEPARATE TECHNOLOGY

CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGY

YOU CAN DO MANY THINGS IN ONE DEVICE

EG. SMARTPHONES, AI, INTERNET OF THINGS

INTERNET OF THINGS

PHYSICAL DEVICES OR TANGIBLE DEVICES THAT U CAN USE TO DO SOMETHING

INTERNET OF THINGS

AKA “CONNECTED DEVICES” OR “SMART DEVICES”

INTERNET OF THINGS

NETWORK OF DEVICES, MACHINES, AND OBJECTS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET AND CAN COLLECT, SEND, AND RECEIVE DATA

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

PORTABLE, TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION DEVICES CONNECTED BY CELLULAR NETWORKS AND WIFI

ANDROID

DEVELOPED BY GOOGLE

ANDROID

BEING OPEN SOURCE MEANS MOBILE PHONE COMPANIES USE THIS OS FOR FREE

BLACKBERRY OS

DEVELOPED BY BLACKBERRY, USED IN BLACKBERRY DEVICES

FIREFOX OS

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BY FIREFOX FOR SMARTPHONES

KAIOS

FOR FEATURE IPHONE

IOS

DEVELOPED BY APPLE, USED IN APPLE DEVICES

SYMBIAN

FOR NOKIA DEVICES

WEBOS

ORIGINALLY USED IN SMARTPHONES, NOW IN TVs

WINDOWS PHONE OS

CLOSE SOURCED AND PROPRIETARY OPERATING SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT

SOCIAL MEDIA

DIGITAL PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW USERS TO CREATE AND SHARE CONTENT, BUILD, COMMUNITIES, AND NETWORK, FACILITATING INSTANT COMMUNICATION

SOCIAL NETWORKS

SITES THAT ALLOW YOU TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INTERESTS OR BACKGROUND

EG. FACEBOOK, TIKTOK, TWITTER

SOCIAL NEWS

ALLOW USERS TO PUT THEIR OWN NEW ITEMS OR LINKS TO OTHER NEW SOURCES

EG. CNN, BBC

BOOKMARKING SITES

ALLOW YOU TO STORE AND MANAGE LINKS TO VARIOUS WEBSITE AND SOURCES

EG. PINTEREST, GOOGLE

MEDIA SHARING

ALLOW YOU TO UPLOAD AND SHARE MEDIA CONTENT LIKE IMAGES, MUSIC, AND VIDEOS

EG. YOUTUBEM SPOTIFY

BLOGS AND FORUMS

ALLOWS USERS TO POST THEIR CONTENT, WHICH OTHER USERS ARE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THE SAID TOPIC

EG. TUMBLR