Living in IT Era
Quiz 1 TROJAN HORSES
Internet Threats ➥ a malicious program that is disguised as,
or embedded in, legitimate software.
HACKING ➥ installs itself and runs automatically
➥ describe actions taken by someone to once it is downloaded.
gain unauthorized access to a VIRUSES
computer.
➥ malicious computer programs that are
MALWARE often sent as an email attachment or a
➥ used to infiltrate or inflict damage on download with the intent of infecting
computer or software systems. your computer, as well as the
computers of everyone in your contact
PHARMING list.
➥ point to a malicious and illegitimate WORMS
website by redirecting the legitimate
URL. ➥ unlike a virus, it works independently
without attaching itself to files or
PHISHING programs.
➥ fake emails, text messages, and ➥ it lives in your computer memory,
websites created to look like they’re doesn't damage or alter the hard drive,
from authentic companies are sent by and propagates by sending itself to
criminals to steal personal and financial other computers in a network.
information from you. This is also Digital Age
known as “spoofing”.
DIGITAL AGE
RANSOMWARE
➥ also known as the “Information Age”
➥ a type of malware that restricts access
to your computer or your files and ➥ the period when the computer and
displays a message that demands internet were introduced.
payment for the restriction to be
➥ caused by the rapid shift from traditional
removed.
industry to computerization to artificial
SPAM intelligence brought by the Industrial
Revolution.
➥ mass distribution of unsolicited
messages, advertising, or ➥ Digital Technology became prevalent and
pornography to addresses that can be widely used around the world.
easily found on the Internet.
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
SPYWARE TECHNOLOGY
➥ collects personal information about ➥ group of interrelated technologies for
you without you knowing. accessing, processing, and
disseminating information.
ADWARE
➥ system of electronic network activated
➥ displays unwanted advertisements.
through a complex hardware and
software system linked by a vast array of
technical protocols.
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SOCIAL CHANGE Quiz 2
➥ transformation of culture and social Current Trends
organizations/structures over time.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
THE ICT AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIAL CHANGE
➥ use of computer systems and
BUSINESS
networks to manage, process, protect,
➥ instantaneous sharing of knowledge and exchange information.
and advice.
CLOUD COMPUTING
➥ low-cost online shop or website set up.
➥ network of resources that a company
➥ use of social media platforms for can access, and this method of using a
marketing and promotion. digital drive increases the efficiency of
organizations.
➥ transacting and communicating through
➥ instead of local storage on computer hard
online platforms.
drives, companies will be freeing their
EDUCATION space and conserving funds.
➥ Cloud Services will also extend internal
➥ changes the way the education
functions to gain revenue.
delivery system works by enhancing
➥ organizations that offer cloud services
access to information for all.
will market these for external products
➥ ensures effective and inclusive and continue their momentum.
education.
MOBILE COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS
➥ supports the concept of open learning.
➥ mobile phones, tablets, and other devices
➥ addresses the need for mobile learning. have taken both the business world and
the personal realm by storm.
JOBS AND EARNINGS
➥ Now, 77% of Americans own
➥ digital economy changes the nature of smartphones — a 35% increase since
work for many people, with fewer jobs 2011.
exerting physical demands on workers
BIG DATA ANALYTICS
but more jobs placing an emotional
strain on desk workers. ➥ trend that allows businesses to analyze
extensive sets of information to
➥ teleworking presents an opportunity for
achieve variety in increasing volumes and
work-life balance.
growth of velocity.
HEALTH ➥ has a high return on investment that
boosts the productivity of marketing
➥ emergence of new physical and
campaigns, due to its ability to enable
mental health risks.
high-functioning processing.
➥ new digital technologies affect health-
care delivery, such as electronic
records, new treatment options,
telecare, and teleconsultation.
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AUTOMATION ➥ each block contains a cryptographic
hash of the previous block, a
➥ collect information from vendors,
timestamp, and transaction data.
customers, and other documentation.
➥ blockchain technology, exemplified by
➥ check invoices and other accounts
cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, offers
payable aspects to expedite customer
secure data management through a
interactions.
distributed digital ledger structure,
➥ produce more job opportunities for IT
ensuring the integrity and protection of
professionals trained in supporting,
original data in shared data systems like
programming, and developing
cloud storage.
automated processes.
INTERNET OF THINGS
Emerging Trends
➥ network of connected products,
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SMART including cars, homes, and appliances,
MACHINES that enhance user experiences through
hands-free music control and remote
➥ AI is the ability of a digital computer or
door locking.
computer-controlled robot to perform
tasks commonly associated with ➥ it also improves organizational functions,
intelligent beings. particularly in customer interaction and
payments.
AI NOTABLE USES ➥ often function as digital personal
a. Face Recognition assistants, accessing stored data via
b. Medical AI voice recognition.
c. Home AI 5G
VIRTUAL REALITY ➥ 5th generation mobile network, a
➥ VR is a computer imitation of the real global wireless standard that connects
world that allows users to interact with machines, objects, and devices.
a synthetic 3D visual environment. ➥ offers high multi-Gbps peak data
➥ Telepresence – illusion of “being there”. speeds, ultra-low latency, reliability,
and increased availability.
AUGMENTED REALITY
THREE PRIMARY SERVICES OF 5G
➥ features interactive scenarios that
enhance the real world with images 1. Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB)
and sound that create an altered faster data speeds for consumers.
experience. 2. Mission-Critical Communications
➥ one of the most popular ways AR has reliable, low-latency connections for
infiltrated everyday life is through applications like remote surgery and
mobile games (Pokemon Go). autonomous vehicles.
3. Massive Internet of Things (IoT)
BLOCKCHAIN DATA connecting a vast number of sensors and
➥ a distributed database that maintains a devices.
continuously growing list of ordered
records, called blocks.
➥ these blocks are linked using
cryptography.
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