Information
Age Period
GROUP 5
INFORMATION
AGE
Also known as Digital Age, Computer Age,
and New Media Age, it was associated with
the development of computers. It is marked
by a very fast growth in communication and
information technology.
Timeline
1940s-1950s: The development of electronic computers marks the beginning of the Information Age.
1960s-1970s: The advent of the internet's precursor, ARPANET, in the late 1960s lays the foundation for
global connectivity.
1980s: Personal computers become more accessible, and the World Wide Web is introduced in 1989 by
Tim Berners-Lee.
1990s: The internet expands rapidly, with the rise of email, e-commerce, and the popularization of the
World Wide Web. The term "Information Superhighway" is coined.
2000s: The proliferation of broadband internet, social media platforms, and mobile devices accelerates.
The dot-com bubble occurs in the early 2000s.
2010s: Cloud computing becomes widespread, big data analytics gains prominence, and smartphones
dominate personal technology.
2020s: Ongoing advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G technology, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
continue to shape the Information Age. Issues of cybersecurity, privacy, and digital inclusion gain
increasing attention.
FIVE
INVENTIONS
01 Personal Computer
04 Digital Cameras
02 Internet
05 Search Engine
03 Smartphone
Personal Computer
PERSONAL
COMPUTER
1820S
the father of computers,
Charles Babbage began
developing what would
be the first mechanical
computer.
PERSONAL
COMPUTER
1830s
And then in 1833 he
actually designed an
Analytical Engine
which was a general-
purpose computer.
PERSONAL
COMPUTER
1840s
Then more than a century later in the
history of computers, we got our first
electronic computer for general purpose.
It was the ENIAC, which stands for
Electronic Numerical Integrator and
Computer. The inventors of this
computer were John W. Mauchly and
J.Presper Eckert.
PERSONAL COMPUTER
INTERNET
INTERNET 2000s - present
This era is characterized by
the proliferation of
1960s - 1980s broadband internet access,
mobile technologies, and
This period mid-1990s -
social media platforms.
encompasses the early early 2000s
conceptualization and 1980s - early
development of The Internet experienced
1990s
technologies that laid rapid expansion and
the groundwork for the This phase marks the commercialization during
Internet. transition from experimental this period, with the
networks to a broader emergence of the World
interconnected system. Wide Web and user-
friendly web browsers.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
INTERNET
Precursors to the Internet (1960s-1970s): The origins
of the internet can be found in projects like ARPANET
(Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), that
was Invented by VINTON CERF and ROBER KAHN
funded by the U.S. Department of Defense in the
1960s. ARPANET aimed to create a decentralized
communication network capable of withstanding a
nuclear attack. It was the first network to use the
TCP/IP protocol suite, a fundamental building block of
the modern internet.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
INTERNET
Early Networking Protocols (1980-1990s): In the early
1980s - early
1990s 1980s, the development of TCP/IP protocols
standardized networking, allowing different types of
This phase marks the computers and networks to communicate with each
transition from experimental other. This period saw the adoption of email and the
networks to a broader emergence of Usenet, a precursor to modern internet
interconnected system. forums.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
INTERNET
Birth of the World Wide Web (1980-1990s): The World
Wide Web, invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee at CERN
(European Organization for Nuclear Research),
introduced the concept of hypertext documents
accessible via the internet. Berners-Lee's invention of
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), HTTP
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and the first web
browser laid the foundation for the web as we know it
today.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
INTERNET
mid-1990s - Commercialization and Expansion (1990s): The 1990s
early 2000s witnessed the commercialization of the internet, as
businesses and individuals began to recognize its
The Internet experienced
rapid expansion and potential. The introduction of graphical web browsers
commercialization during like Mosaic and Netscape Navigator made the web
this period, with the
more user-friendly, leading to explosive growth in
emergence of the World
Wide Web and user- internet usage.
friendly web browsers.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
INTERNET
Social Media and Web 2.0 (2000s): The 2000s saw the
emergence of social media platforms like MySpace,
Facebook, and Twitter, ushering in the era of Web 2.0.
This period was characterized by user-generated
content, social networking, and interactive web
applications that transformed the internet into a more
participatory and collaborative environment.
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-internet/
Smartphone
Before the modern smartphone emerged in the
Information Age, these early devices only featured
basic call and text functions. They were primarily
used for voice communication and lacked the
touchscreen interfaces, app ecosystems, and
multimedia capabilities that are common in today's
smartphones.
SMARTPHONE 2007-present
The release of the iPhone, it
marked a significant
milestone, popularizing
1970s - 1980s Late 1990s and touchscreens and app
Early 2000s ecosystems, shaping the
Early mobile phones
modern smartphone
like the Motorola 1990s Emergence of devices like landscape.
DynaTAC laid the the BlackBerry,
groundwork for the Phones like the IBM Simon
smartphone. Personal Communicator
integrated telephony with
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
computing functions,
Iphone 2007 Latest iPhone
resembling early
BlackBerry 850 BlackBerry 5810
smartphones.
IBM SImon personal
Communicator
Smartphone
Motorola DynaTAC IBM Simon Personal BlackBerry 850 iPhone
8000x Communicator
DIGITAL CAMERAS
DIGITAL CAMERAS
First Digital Image (1957)
development of charged-
coupled devices (CCDs)
DIGITAL CAMERA 2000s
Technology got better with
higher-quality sensors and
smarter ways to store
1975 1980s-1990s
1960s-1970s pictures, making digital
cameras smaller and more
The concept of digital In 1975, Kodak engineer Companies started affordable.
imaging began in the 1960s Steven Sasson created making digital
and 1970s with the the first digital camera cameras for regular
development of charged- prototype, which people, but they were
coupled devices (CCDs) and weighed around 8 expensive, clunky, and
solid-state image sensors. pounds and had a not great in quality.
resolution of 0.01
megapixels.
SEARCH ENGINE
Search engines have been around since the early
days of computing, when basic information
retrieval systems like Archie and Gopher
appeared in the late 1980s. These systems
enabled users to search and index files on FTP
servers, providing the framework for web-based
search engines. As the World Wide Web evolved
in the 1990s, programs such as W3Catalog and
Yahoo! Directory made web navigation easier by
categorizing webpages. However, the scene
shifted with the debut of Google in 1998, when its
PageRank algorithm revolutionized web search,
drastically altering how consumers accessed and
interacted with digital information.
Pre-1990s
SEARCH ENGINE Mid-2000s -
Present
In the mid-2000s and
Early to Mid- Late 1990s -
During this period, beyond, search engines have
1990s Early 2000s
early information continued to evolve,
retrieval systems In the early to mid-1990s, This period saw the incorporating advanced
were developed to directory-based search development of web features, personalized
help users navigate engines emerged as a crawlers and algorithms results, and multimedia
and find information popular way to organize and to index and rank web content.
in digital databases categorize web content. pages based on relevance
and archives. and popularity.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the inventions of the information age,
including the personal computer, internet,
smartphones, digital cameras, and search engines,
have profoundly transformed human society,
communication, and interaction with technology.
These innovations have revolutionized how we
access, process, and disseminate information,
fundamentally altering the way we work, learn, and
connect with others.
REFERENCES
History of Computers: Parts, Networking, Operating
Systems, FAQs (toppr.com)
https://www.internetsociety.org/internet/history-
internet/brief-history-internet/
https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-
mobile-phones-2016-10?IR=T
https://www.techspot.com/article/1289-evolution-
of-smartphone/
https://www.seomechanic.com/complete-history-
search-engines/
https://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-
history.html
Thank
you!
