Empowerment Technology
Empowerment Technology
Empowerment Technology
Week 1
WHAT IS INTERNET?
In·ter·net
/ˈin(t)ərˌnet/
noun
noun: internet
1. a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting
of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
"the guide is also available on the internet"
Origin
Web Pages
Web page is a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web. It is a
document that is suitable for the World Wide Web.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:
1. Web 1.0 – refers to the first stage in the World Wide Web, which was entirely
made up of the Web pages connected by hyperlinks.
2. Web 2.0 – is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic pages. The user is able
to see a website differently than others.
– Allows users to interact with the page; instead of just reading the page, the
user may be able to comment or create user account.
3. Web 3.0 – this platform is all about semantic web.
– Aims to have machines (or servers) understand the user’s preferences to
be able to deliver web content.
Static Web Page- is known as a flat page or stationary age in the sense that
the page is ‘’as is’’ and cannot be manipulated by the user. The content is also
the same for all users that is referred to as Web 1.0
Dynamic Web Pages– web 2.0 is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding dynamic
web pages. The user is able to see website differently than others e.g. social
networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites.
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy- allows user to categorize and classify information using freely
chosen keywords e.g. tagging by FB, Twitter, use tags that start with the sign #,
referred to as hashtag.
2. Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input
3. User Participation- 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 e.g. Lazada, Amazon.
4. Long Tail– services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time
purchase. This is synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the
amount of time you spent in the internet.
5. Software as a services- users will be subscribe to a software only when needed
rather than purchasing them e.g. Google docs used to create and edit word
processing and spread sheet.
6. Mass Participation– diverse information sharing through universal web access.
Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures.
TRENDS IN ICT
c) Social News – Sites that allow users to post their own news items or
links to other news sources. The users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be rank.
Ex. Reddit and Digg
d) Media Sharing – sites that allow you to upload and share media content
like images, music and video.
Ex. Flickr, YouTube and Instagram
3. Mobile Technologies– The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a
major rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices capability to do
the tasks that were originally found in PCs. Several of these devices are capable of
using a high-speed internet. Today the latest model devices use 4G Networking
(LTE), which is currently the fastest.
MOBILE OS
iOS – use in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad
Android – an open source OS developed by Google. Being open source means
mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
Blackberry OS – use in blackberry devices
Windows phone OS – A closed source and proprietary operating system developed
by Microsoft.
Symbian – the original smartphone OS. Used by Nokia devices
WebOS- originally used in smartphone; now in smart TVs.
Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs
4. Assistive Media– is a non- profit service designed to help people who have
visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to
the user.
5. e.g. Yahoo!, Gmail, HotmailCloud computing-distributed computing on
internet or delivery of computing service over the internet.
e-mail account remotely. The software and storage for your account doesn’t
exist
HISTORY OF INTERNET?
KITAA NALA
( https://youtu.be/h8K49dD52WA )
( https://www.isoc.org/internet/history-internet/brief-history-
internet/ )