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WHAT IS ICT?

--Information and Communication Technology usually abbreviated as ICT, refers to the diverse set of technological tools.

Ex. Smartphones, computers, televisions, etc.

DIMENSIONS OF ICT

1) COMPUTING- It is any activity that uses computers to manage, process, and communicate information. It includes the development of both hardware and software.

-Computing is a critical, integral component of modern industrial technology. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

●     Computing is the process of using computer technology to complete a given goal-oriented task. Computing may encompass the design and development of software and hardware systems for a broad range of purposes – often structuring, processing and managing any kind of information – to aid in the pursuit of scientific studies, making intelligent systems, and creating and using different media for entertainment and communication.

EXAMPLES: Cloud platforms. Cloud storage ; Coding. Computer vision ; Consumer electronics such as a microwave. Data analytics.

2)  COMMUNICATION-  Computer commu-nications are any processes that allow you to communicate which feature a computer or computer program. 

-Trends that emerged since 2010: Mobile phones, 3G and Wi-Fi connections, tablet computers, affordability and availability of technology.

●     The computer does this by sending data to one or more other computers, who decode the message and allow the recipient to send a message back.

HOW DO YOU THINK TECHNOLOGY HELPS MOBILE COMPANIES IN THIS ERA?

--Mobile companies have benefited a lot by the digitization and other technological advancements. Fortunately, mobile companies in this era have benefited a lot and they will continue to do it in the following years. 

§  Get more costumers

§  Online purchasing

§  Newer and fresher models

---This is an obvious reason. Advancement in technology is helping mobile companies to come up with newer and fresher models. Given the advancement, they are able to incorporate different kind of functions which are not only attractive to the customers but also make functionality better. The ultimate benefit is that they are able to get more and more customers which helps in generation of revenue.

3) CONTENT- The relevance of ICT is tied to its ability to be integrated into the delivery of traditional services like education, business, and employment.

●     Content creation encompasses various activities including maintaining and updating web sites, blogging, article writing, photography, videography, online commentary, social media accounts, and editing and distribution of digital media.

●     And its meaningful usage is carried out if it is applied to specific development goals like literacy, poverty reduction, and sustainable development.

4) HUMAN CAPACITY- Includes both the intellectual capacity (e.g., knowledge, skills) and the will (e.g., commitment, trust, respect, competence, resilience, and persistence) to implement needed changes.

.--Improving human capacity means ICT in education and training at all levels of society including learning.

HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY AFFECT OUR LIVES?

--ICT has made our lives easier and more convenient. But with the conveniences afforded, we might become too dependent on ICT.

WEAKEST LINK OF A SYSTEM USING STRATEGIC AND INTUITIVE THINKING?

§  Personal Computers and mobile telephony are still expensive

§  Content is not meaningful or locally relevant

§  Computer Literacy remains a challenge

--PC devices like mobile phones should be made into a viable option. Mobile telephony has improved worldwide but it still remains expensive, limited, unreliable in rural areas, remote island, and poor at providing data connection.

--Content is not meaningful or locally relevant to the end users. The system today tends to make the consumers passive recipient of information instead of creators and producers of local information.

-- In addition, rich content required multimedia, which, in turn, requires a consistent and reliable broadband connectivity.

--Computer literacy remains a challenge. This means that users need to be aware, literate, and innovative to maximize the full gains from ICT.

--ICT is a language of its own. People are empowered if they can master this language.

ICT TO FACILITATE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS

●     Technology has become an integral part of people’s lives and it has changed the way we think, communicate and plan events with friends.

●     With the expansion of the internet and communication and the creation of e-mails and social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram social relationships took their first steps towards a completely new era. The development of both software and hardware makes communication much easier.

--ICT facilitates social relationships as it makes people closer.

--Technologies provide a variety of illustrations of their uses and applications in social struggles for political movements.

--Technologies such as radio, the Internet and the mobile phone provides a variety of illustrations of their uses and applications in social struggles, large and small for political movements. Politicians takes so much advantage on technology as it helps them build their image by broadcasting their platforms and achievement to gain popularity from people.

NEURAL AND SOCIAL NETWORK

--According to Merriam-Webster dictionary

connection is the act of connecting or the

state of being connected. Meanwhile, a

relationship is a state of being related or

interrelated.

--Every individual is connected. Each is

like a unique thread in a tapestry, with a

unique capacity to contribute to the

whole.

CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKS

--A network is two or more devices connected

through links. A link is a communication

pathway that transfers data from one device to

another. For communication to occur, two

devices must be connected in some way to

the same link at the same time.

--Relationship is about being and the

experience of connecting with someone over

an extended period of time.

--When we say “connection is the point of

contact in a relationship”. This is the modified

picture.

NEURAL NETWORKS

--Many studies suggest that human brain can

also be described as a biological neural

network. Neural network serves as

interconnections of web neurons transmitting

an elaborate pattern of electrical signals.

EX:

1) When you’re getting to know an acquaintance, the

neural network helps you to remember the person’s

name through many subtle triggers.

2) When you’re learning how to play a guitar. At first, it’s difficult to coordinate between the finger on the fretboard and the strumming of the string.

--Neural networks are groups of nodes or neurons that work together to carry out a process because individual nodes cannot carry enough information to do one process at a time.

HOW WOULD YOU DIFFERENTIATE A NEURAL NETWORK FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK?

SOCIAL NETWORK- refers to an arrangement having a set of actors such as individuals or organizations and a set of dyadic ties.

-- It is a social structure composed of nodes, generally individuals and organizations, that are linked by common ancestries such as kinship ties or mutually shared interests such as neighborhood associations, friendships, clubs, youth councils, and writers’ guilds.

1) SOCIAL

·         Kadita is an active member and volunteer of Philippine Red Cross

·         It shows common interest of people.

·         Engage in close and frequent personal or online communication and interaction.

2) NEURAL

·         Luo Yi has been stressed the whole week because of learning the essence of Yin Yang.

·         A message is transmitted though the neurons in seconds.