EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 1: Introduction to ICT
At the end of the session, 1. Define information and 2. explain the history of
the learners shall be able Communication ICT in the Philippines
to: Technology
Objectives:
ICT deals with the use of
different communication
technologies such as cell
phones, telephones, the
Internet, etc. to locate,
save, send, and edit
information.
For example: when we
make a video call, we use
the internet.
BIG IDEA!
The devices,
technologies, and
processes that humans
enjoy today are products
of centuries of
improvements and
innovations built on
foundations prepared by
the early humans.
Evolution of
ICT
The beginning of
ICT can be traced
back to when
humans started to
use objects to
communicate with
one another.
There are 4 main
periods in history that
divide the era of ICT,
namely, the pre-
mechanical period,
mechanical,
electromechanical,
and electronic periods.
Periods of ICT
Development
THE PRE-MECHANICAL PERIOD
Around 3000 BCE to 1450
CE
Humans communicate
using words and
pictograms carved in
rocks.
Papyrus plant – it is where
papers were first finally
produced.
Sumerian Pictogram
Abacus from China
THE MECHANICAL PERIOD
Period served as the
bridge between our
current period and the
pre-mechanical period.
Started around 1450 –
1840
During this time, the
interest in automating and
speeding up numerical
calculations grew.
THE MECHANICAL PERIOD
The machines driven
by mechanical
means such as
steam and gears
dominated
information
processing and
calculation.
THE MECHANICAL PERIOD
This period also
concentrated
primarily on the
development of
machines that will
enhance calculation
and speed.
THE MECHANICAL PERIOD
The highlight of this
period is the advent of
the mechanical
calculator, called the
PASCALINE which was
invented by the
famous
mathematician, BLAISE
PASCAL.
THE MECHANICAL PERIOD
Charles Babbage (The
Father of Computers)
– he invented the
Analytical Engine,
which is considered
the 1st programmable
mechanical
computer.
Analytical Engine by Charles Babbage
THE ELECTROMECHANICAL
PERIOD
The
electromechanical
period ushered in a
new age in
communications
and pieces of
information.
THE ELECTROMECHANICAL
PERIOD
This period begins
on 1840 – 1940.
In this period, the
use of electricity
for information
handling and
transfer bloomed.
THE ELECTROMECHANICAL
PERIOD
The need and
urgency to share
information with
one another in a
faster yet reliable
manner over long
distances.
THE ELECTROMECHANICAL
PERIOD
Telephone was
later invented,
enabling voice
transmission over
long distances.
This US version of the commercial
telegraph enables the use of the
Morse code, a system still used in
various industries today.
The first commercial telephone was made by
Alexander Grahambell, in 1876.
The Bombe was invented in 1939 by Alan
Turing and was improved by Gordon
Welchman a year later.
THE ELECTRONIC PERIOD
The last
period in ICT
history is the
electronic
period.
THE ELECTRONIC PERIOD
It started in
the 1940s and
to the
present.
THE ELECTRONIC PERIOD
The highlight of
this period is
focused on the
advent of solid-
state devices or
electronic
devices.
THE ELECTRONIC PERIOD
The four main events
found in this period are
the late vacuum tubes
period, the transistors
period, the integrated
circuits period, and the
computer processors
period.
The dawn of the Electronic
Numerical Integrator and Computer
(ENIAC)
ICT Today
The fusion of
hardware
equipment, precise
software, and an
effective
communications
network is the
present composition
of the ICT network.
Big Idea!
The World Wide Web
was initially intended
to disseminate
information, but
through the years it
evolved because of
man’s rising needs
and continuous
usage.
The World Wide Web
The WWW is the
system that
enables you to
access hypertext
documents and
other files over
the internet.
The technology was
proposed by Tim
Berners–Lee in 1989,
in which a
database and
interface will be
implemented to
associate links in
readable
documents.
Web 1.0 or the read-
only Web, wherein the
information or
hypertext file is
accessed by the user.
There were no facilities
to interact with it other
than to read or view
content.
The Web 2.0 or the
read-and-write Web
started with the need
to interact with Web
pages. This enables
viewers or users to edit
the content of the files
they are accessing.
In this period,
blogging sites started
to gain popularity.
Today, Web 3.0, or the
semantic executing
Web is being
developed.
Web 3.0 is envisioned
to be a smarter
access to hypertext
files and a version that
would enable a wider
range of searches in a
fast manner.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA
ICT produced another high-
impact user application –
social media.
These applications started
together with Web 2.0 and
are used in communicating
and socializing with other
application users in virtual
communities and networks.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA
The social media platforms
contain different formats.
Some of these formats are
blogs, enterprise social
networks, forums, photo-
sharing sites, product
selling, and review sites,
research-sharing sites,
social games, and video
sharing.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA
The effectiveness
of a social media
application can
be measured by
its virality.
Big idea!
We have the
power to make
the information we
gather using
different forms of
media that are
beneficial to us.
Reflect upon!
What social media
applications affect
your day-to-day
activities, and how did
they improve your life?
Prepared by:
Ms. Aprilyn M. Rubang
SHS – Teacher II
