ASSIGNMENT

NO. 1

Arquiza, Alexandra Marie C.

Living in the IT Era - Lec
Rhyan M. Morales
MW - 6:00 P.M - 7:00 P.M
1. What is I.C.T? And I.T?

 Stands for "Information and Communication Technologies."

ICT refers to technologies that provide access to information
through telecommunications. It is similar to Information
Technology (IT), but focuses primarily on communication
technologies. This includes the Internet, wireless networks, cell
phones, and other communication mediums.
In the past few decades, information and communication
technologies have provided society with a vast array of new
communication capabilities. For example, people can communicate
in real-time with others in different countries using technologies
such as instant messaging, voice over IP (VoIP), and video-
conferencing. Social networking websites like Facebook allow
users from all over the world to remain in contact and
communicate on a regular basis. Modern information and
communication technologies have created a "global village," in
which people can communicate with others across the world as if
they were living next door. For this reason, ICT is often studied in
the context of how modern communication technologies affect
society.

 Information Technology (IT) is the use of any computers,

storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and
processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms
of electronic data. Typically, IT is used in the context of enterprise
operations as opposed to personal or entertainment technologies.
The commercial use of IT encompasses both computer technology
and telephony. The term information technology was coined by
the Harvard Business Review, in order to make a distinction
between purpose-built machines designed to perform a limited
scope of functions and general-purpose computing machines that
 could be programmed for various tasks. As the IT industry evolved
from the mid-20thcentury, computing capability advanced while
device cost and energy consumption fell lower, a cycle that
continues today when new technologies emerge.

2. What are the basic I.C.T skills?

 Basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills.

The skills needed to use efficiently the elementary functions of
information and communication technologies to retrieve, assess,
store, produce, present and exchange information, and to
communicate and participate in collaborative networks via the
internet.

3. What is the importance of Information and

Communication Technology?

 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has an

important role in the world since we are now in the information
age era. With ICT, the company can make the business easier to
happen with the client, supplier and the distributor. It is also very
important in our daily lives. The lack of appropriate information at
the right time will result in low productivity, low quality research
works, and waste of time to pursue information and even to do
research which actually others had done or in other countries.
Nowadays ICT cannot be separated with our daily needs. ICT has a
great impact in our daily lives. For example, we can read our local
newspaper using the online newspaper. Another example is we still
can get connected with our family, relatives, or colleagues even if
we are abroad by using the electronic mail, yahoo messenger, call
conference, or video conference. Digital computer and networking
has changed our economy concept to the economy with no
boundary in time and space because of ICT. It brings a lot of
advantages for economic development enabling millions of
transactions to happen in an easy and fast way.ICT is one of the
economic development pillars to gain national competitive
advantage. It can improve the quality of human life because it can
be used as a learning and education media, the mass
communication media in promoting and campaigning practical and
important issues, such as the health and social area. It provides
wider knowledge and can help in gaining and accessing
information. ICT has become an integral part of everyday life for
many people. It increases its importance in people’s lives and it is
expected that this trend will continue, to the extent that ICT
literacy will become a functional requirement for people’s work,
social, and personal lives. The use of ICT in education add value in
teaching and learning, by enhancing the effectiveness of learning,
or by adding a dimension to learning that was not previously
available. ICT may also be a significant motivational factor in
students’ learning, and can support students’ engagement with
collaborative learning. Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) is basically our society’s efforts to teach its
current and emerging citizens valuable knowledge and skills
around computing and communications devices, software that
operates them, applications that run on them and systems that are
built with them. As a matter of fact, we are living in a constantly
evolving digital world. ICT has an impact on nearly every aspect
of our lives – from working to socializing, learning to playing. The
digital age has transformed the way young people communicate,
network, seek help, access information and learn. We must
recognize that young people are now an online population and
access is through a variety of means such as computers, TV and
mobile phones. It is in this premise that educational technology
and e-learning is taught in or out of the classroom since
 educational technology is used by learners and educators in homes,
schools, businesses, and other settings.

4. Definition of Computer.

 A computer is a machine or device that performs processes,

calculations and operations based on instructions provided by a
software or hardware program. It is designed to execute
applications and provides a variety of solutions by combining
integrated hardware and software components.

5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers.

 Computers have both advantages and disadvantages. On one hand,

they allow us to access the wealth of information that is available
on the internet. They also allow us to analyze massive amounts of
data very quickly, saving both time and money. On the other hand,
some people worry that the increasing reliance on computers in our
daily lives is beginning to prevent healthy social interactions.
REFERENCES:
1. What is I.C.T? And I.T?
https://techterms.com/definition/ict
https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/IT

2. What are the basic I.C.T skills

http://www.lifelong-
learning.lu/Detail/Lexique/Accueil/competences-de-base-en-
technologies-de-l_information-et-de-la-communication-_tic_/en

3. What is the importance of Information and

Communication Technology?
https://pcdreams.com.sg/importance-of-information-and-
communications-technology-ict-in-our-daily-life/

4. Definition of Computer.
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4607/computer

5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Computers.

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-advantages-
disadvantages-computers-151335