Q1 Flashcards by Henrich Legaspi

deals with the entire
information domain, which involves the
hardware, software, peripherals, and various
subspecialties.

Information Technology

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refers to the branch of IT associated to
digital devices that are used to communicate or
interact with digital information.

ICT

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These are raw facts, figures, and
statistics that are encoded so that it can be
processed by the system to provide
information.

Data

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These are the physical
components of a computer required to input
and process data.

Hardware

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It is the result of processing
data. This is the output from the system.

Imformation

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These are the individuals
that supply and enter the data through
various methods.

People/users

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These are the actions and steps
that must be taken to ensure that the system
executes the tasks that it is expected to do.

Procedures

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These are the computer programs
that provide the step-by-step instructions
which must be done to finish a task.

Software

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This is regarded as the
time period in which human started
communicating with the use of language or
simple picture drawings known as petroglyphs.

Pre Mechanical

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This age is where the connections between our
ancestors and our current technology can be
seen.

Mechanical

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Advancements in the field of information
technology was helped by every one of these
important revolutionizing technologies.

Electromechanical age

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is the current era in which
modern people live in.

Electronic age

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started off as a military research
project in the 1960’s. The internet was used to
help soldiers share information during the Cold
war.

Internet

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The internet has its history anchored on the project started
by the United States Government called?

DARPA

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established in 1958 formerly known as ARPA then headed by J.C.R Licklider in 1962.

ARPA

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head of the
information processing office
in DARPA with Larry
Roberts from MIT initiated
the project called ARPANET
to build a working computer
network.

Robert Taylor

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essentially was the pioneering technical
contributor to what we know today as the Internet.

Arpanet

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is the evolution of Web1.0 by adding dynamic
webpages, the user is able to see a website differently
from others. Examples of such websites includes social
networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites,
hosted services, and web applications.

Web 2.0

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(also known as a flat page or
stationary page) in the sense that the page is “as is” and
cannot be manipulated by the user.

Web 1.0 or static

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The aim of this is to have machines understand the
user’s preferences to be able to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user.

Web 3.0

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Increased number of people are now
working from home using their
computers.

Additional Jobs and Employment

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People today have easier access to their
bank accounts using online banking
services without the need to visit the
bank.

Convenience in Banking and Finance

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Communication is very essential in
making a small business grow.
Instead of going to various places,
business now use technology to
communicate with their clients or
customers.

Easier and Faster Business Transactions

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Today, there are already small and
wireless devices that can be worn by
patients, as wells as smartphone apps,
that can monitor and keep track of one’s
health.

Health Awareness and Better Healthcare

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ICT helps both students and teachers by providing an easier way of learning and teaching though the introduction of modern technologies such as laptops, desktops, and more.

Improved and Advanced Education

improved the flow of information which helps public safety agencies. With ICT, they are able to respond quickly in critical situations, operations, and manhunt.

Increased Safety and Security

Almost everyone, from toddlers to adults, are now using gadgets and other ICT for entertainment and leisure.

Wide Range of Entertainment

For business and companies, the purchase and maintenance of ICT hardware and software come at a high cost. It can be quite expensive to purchase and maintain.

Additional Cost

People who are exposed to gadgets may adopt a lifestyle that is characterized by inactivity and lack of physical exercise.

Health Problems

Technology has also brought along privacy issues. During the past years, data protection became a hot issue among the public, government, and large companies.

Invasion of Privacy

This results to people being too focused on using their gadgets. Nowadays, a lot of relationships start and develop from online conversations making people more individualistic and introverted.

Less interaction

The internet has now become the major tool or source of information, however checking the credibility of any information is still needed.

Reliability of Information

In spite of additional new jobs, especially those under the IT category, ICT also brought unemployment to some people. This is because manual operations are now being replaced by automation.

Unemployment

Installing operating system updates Starting, restarting, and shutting down a computer system Understanding basic computer hardware components and terminologies Using Help and Troubleshooting basic computer programs.

Basic computer skills

Adding an attachment to a message Composing, sending, replying, and forwarding messages Copy, paste, and print messages Downloading and attachment from an email messages Organizing Email folders Using a common e-mail application

Electronic Communication Skills

Connecting to the internet Downloading files from the web Installing and upgrading a web browser Keeping personal information safe while using the internet Navigating through different websites Searching queries on the web Setting up a password on a network Setting up a router and other similar configurations Setting up and securing an internet connection Using a browser and its elements Using a search engine and directories to find information on the web.

Internet Skills

Copy, Cut, Rename, and Delete files Creating specific type of document and saving it in the desired location Printing a document Retrieving an existing document from a specific file location Select, copy, cut, paste, and delete text in a document.

Productivity Software Proficiency

is a website, application, or online channel that enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user - generated content.

Social media

These are sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background.

Social network

These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources.

Bookmarking Sites

These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources. These users can also comment on the post and comments may also be ranked.

Social news

These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates.

Microblogging

These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and video.

Media sharing

The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices’ capability to do tasks that were originally found in personal computers.

Mobile Technologies

These websites allow users to post their content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic.

Blogs and Forums

is the latest generation of connectivity after 4G or LTE.

Business processes will continuously become automated with the use of software.

Automation

is a technology used to record and secure transactions through encryption.

Blockchain

refers to technologies used to create more engaging digital experiences including VR and AR.

Extended reality

is an open-source service that is available to the public to obtain information and is interconnected worldwide.

World Wide Web

most web pages were static and cannot be manipulated or edited by the users.

Web 1.0/static

is referred to as the semantic web or intelligent web.

Web 3.0/semantic

is not a new version of the World Wide Web rather it describes a wave of web applications that followed the dot.com bubble of 1997 - 2001 and began to appear around 2004

Web 2.0/dynamic

Allows users to categorize and classify / arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g tagging). Popular with social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that start with the pound sign (#). This is also referred as the hashtag.

Folksonomy

Content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input.

Rich User Experience

The owner of the website is not the only one who is able to put content. Others are able to place a content of their own by means of comments, reviews, and evaluation.

User Participation

Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them. This is a cheaper option if you do not always need to use a software. For instance, Google Docs is a free web-based application that allows the user to create and edit word processing and spreadsheet documents online.

Software as a Service

Diverse information sharing through universal web access. Since most users can use the internet, Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures.

Mass participation

These are described as personal diaries or journals on the web. It may cover different topics and express many opinions, a commentary on current events, a collection of memories or thoughts and a place to post photos and comments.

Blogging

is a digital medium that consists of an episodic series of audio, digital radio, PDF or epub files.

Podcasting

is the process of collecting, organizing, and displaying information relevant to a particular topic of area of interest.

Curating

is and electronic or digital compilation exhibiting abilities, demonstrating achievements and growth, permitting for flexible expression, and consenting access from varied interested parties.

E - Portfolio

In Information systems, a tag is a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information. This kind of metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching.

Tagging

is basically a page or collection of web pages designed to enable any user - private or public who accesses them to collaboratively build up a body of content on particular topics of interests and modify them easily.

Wiki

also called mobile social networking, is a form of blogging that limits the size of each message or post to less than 200 characters, and publish them via web browser-based services, email, or mobile phones.

micro blogging

A malicious program designed to replicate itself and transfer from one computer to another when executed.

Virus

A malicious Program that transfers from one computer to another without human intervention.

Worm

A program designed to send you ads usually in the form of pop-ups

Adware

A Malicious program that is disguised as a useful program but once downloaded or installed, leaves your PC unprotected.

Trojan

Tricks the user into posing that it is a security software. It asks for the user to pay to improve their security but in reality they are not protected at all.

Rogue security software

A program that runs in the background without you knowing it. It has the ability to monitor what you are currently doing through Keylogging*.

spyware

refers to the act of embarrassing, harassing, or bullying a person using the internet and communication technologies.

Cyberbullying

refers to the act of stalking and repeatedly harassing someone else through internet or other electronic devices.

Cyberstalking

is the act of gaining access or controlling one’s account or computer.

Hacking

happens when someone steal another person’s personal information and use them without permission.

Identity theft

might include texts, photos, and videos that are illegal, offensive, or inappropriate for some age groups.

Inappropriate content

refer to a network of compromised computers controlled by a robot that performs malicious acts for its creator.

Internet bots/botnets

refer to the act of deceiving a user through fabricated promises or stories, typically, to gain money from the victim.

Internet Scams

happens when someone manipulates, exploits, or abuses a minor online.

Online grooming

uses malicious codes that direct users to a fake website to collect personal information.

Pharming

is the act of sending an email claiming to be an established enterprise asking for personal information. It is almost similar to pharming.

Phishing

is the act of pretending to be a legitimate business, a neighbor, or someone else.

Spoofing

refer to unwanted and unsolicited messages, often through email. They can also be found on internet forums, text messages, blog comments, and social media.

Spam

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