Ict 112: Intro To Ict And Evolution Of Ict

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Information and Communication Technology

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It is a collective term that incorporates the technologies that allow communication of one person to another.

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Instead of developing new technologies, it is much preferred to ______________.

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improve and upgrade new technologies.

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Because of fast improvements and development of technology, ICT yielded a __________.

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high productivity rate and ease in our daily activities.

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The periods with the most impact in the technologies that we enjoy today.

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Electromechanical and Electronic periods

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Electronic

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(1940 – Present)

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Humans communicate with words and pictograms (hieroglyphics) carved on stone tablets.

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Pre Mechanical Period (3000 BCE to 1450 CE)

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Symbols were used to describe ideas, objects, and animals and was used as a basis for the modern-day alphabet.

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Pre Mechanical Period (3000 BCE to 1450 CE)

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It became impractical to carve symbols in stone tablets that ________________.

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they used papers as a substitute in recording information.

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Humans continued to write information and organized them in some manner and kept it as a permanent record.

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Pre Mechanical Period (3000 BCE to 1450 CE)

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They eventually compiled these records and bound them together creating _________.

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books

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Once they had created a huge amounts of books, they created a place where books are stored called ___________.

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Libraries

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In the late stages of this period, humans started using the numerical system.

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Pre Mechanical Period (3000 BCE to 1450 CE)

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This numerical system spread around the world gradually, enabling a simpler, faster, and more organized way to count.

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Pre Mechanical Period (3000 BCE to 1450 CE)

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The most popular device in the pre-mechanical period. A manually operated device similar to the modern calculator. This is the first device to process information.

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Abacus

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During this time, the interest of automating and speeding up calculations grew.

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Mechanical Period (1450 – 1840)

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The machines are driven by mechanical means such as steam and gears.

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Mechanical Period (1450 – 1840)

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This period also concentrated on the development of machines that will enhance calculation speed.

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Mechanical Period (1450 – 1840)

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The highlight of this period is the advent of the mechanical calculator which was invented by the famous mathematician inventor Blaise Pascal along with Wilhelm Schickhard.

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Pascaline

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It is considered the first programmable mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage.

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Analytical Engine

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Considered as the Father of the Computers

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Charles Babbage

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Contained features such as the arithmetic logic unit, control flow (composed of conditional branching and loops), and integrated memory.

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Analytical Engine

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In this period, the use of electricity for information handling and transfer bloomed.

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Electromechanical (1840 – 1940)

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The need and urgency to share information with one another in a faster yet reliable manner over a long distance aroused.

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Electromechanical (1840 – 1940)

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It is invented in 1837 by William Cooke and Sir Charles Wheatstone. (Electromechanical Period).

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Telegraph

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Invented in 1844 by Samuel Morse (Electromechanical).

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Morse Telegraph

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Invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell (Electromechanical).

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Telephone

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Invented in 1939 by Alan Turing (Electromechanical).

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The Bombe

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The highlight of this period is focused on the advent of solid state devices or electronic devices.

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