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The document discusses the development of the Information Age. It traces how the Information Age began in the 1970s with the invention of computers and the Internet. This era allowed people to easily access and share information. Some key events included the creation of personal computers in the 1980s, which allowed individuals to connect to networks, and the commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s. The Information Age significantly impacted education and society by transforming how people communicate, do business, and access information and opportunities. It led to greater globalization, new jobs, and more cost-effective operations for organizations.

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Stsweek 8

The document discusses the development of the Information Age. It traces how the Information Age began in the 1970s with the invention of computers and the Internet. This era allowed people to easily access and share information. Some key events included the creation of personal computers in the 1980s, which allowed individuals to connect to networks, and the commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s. The Information Age significantly impacted education and society by transforming how people communicate, do business, and access information and opportunities. It led to greater globalization, new jobs, and more cost-effective operations for organizations.

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Exam
Papers
WEEK NINE
The Information Age
Objectives
1. Trace the development of the Information
Age
2. Learn how technology functions; and 3.
Appreciate its influence in people’s lives.
Information
INFORMATION
Knowledge communicated or
obtained concerning a specific
fact or circumstance.
(Webster’s Encyclopedic
Unabridged Dictionary)
facts provided or learned about
something or someone.
THE INFORMATION AGE
Considered as a
historic period in the
st
21 century.
Characterized by the
rapid shift from
traditional industry.
THE
INFORMATION
AGE It is also
called
the computer age,
digital and the
new media age.
THE INFORMATION AGE It is
marked by a very fast
growth in communication
and information technology.
this age holds a significant
influence to educators and
learners,
THE INFORMATION AGE
Invention of
Computer
The Internet
Turned the society into
homebodies and individuals
who do everything from the
comfort of their homes.
THE INFORMATION AGE The
Information Age is a true new age based upon the
interconnection of computers via telecommunications, with
these information systems operating on both a real-time and
as- needed basis. Furthermore, the primary factors driving
this new age forward are convenience and user-friendliness
which, in turn, will create user dependence.

(James R. Messenger, Theory of Information Age, 1982)


THE INFORMATION AGE It
began at around 1970s
and still going on today.
This era brought about a
time in which people could
access information and
knowledge easily.
THE INFORMATION AGE
Information age also
referred to people,
information and societies
that chronicle the birth and
growth of electronic
information.
Periods of the
Information Age
THE INFORMATION AGE

Pre-Mechanical – 3000 BC to 1450


AD Mechanical – 1450 to 1840
Electro-Mechanical 1840 to 1940
Electronic – Information – 1940 to
Present
THE INFORMATION AGE
Some pioneers who
belonged to these periods
were Blaise Pascal,
Alexander Graham Bell,,
Steve Jobs and Bill
Gates.
PERSONAL COMPUTER
1980s. They can be connected
to local and national networks.
Through a device called the
modem, individual users could
list their computers to a wealth
of information using
conventional phone lines.
INTERNET
1970s. In the early days, it was used
mainly by scientists to communicate
with other scientists. At this time, the
internet users problem was speed.
The development of the fiber-optic
hastened the rate of sending
message.
WORLD WIDE WEB
1990s. For commercial purposes.
New services were created to sell
products. Colleges and universities
would post research data on the
internet so students could find
valuable information without leaving
their homes.
Information theory studies the
quantification, storage, and
communication of information. It was
originally proposed by Claude Shannon
in 1948 to find fundamental limits on
signal processing and communication
operations such as data compression, in
a landmark paper titled "A Mathematical
Theory of Communication"
Living in the
Information Age
EFFECTS/IMPACT
Technology is
increasingly playing a
crucial role in the
success of organizations
particularly in school in
this age.
EFFECTS/IMPACT
The impact of IT has been enormous
on various domains including
education. Computers and the
information they process and store
have transformed every aspect of the
society.
EFFECTS/IMPACT
Since we live in the
information age, IT has
become a part of our
everyday lives. How is
that so?
Advantages of
Information
Tech
Globalization
GLOBALIZATION
It has brought the world
closer together, led to
sharing information more
quickly and effectively .
Communicatio
n
COMMUNICATION
It has made communication
cheaper, quicker and more
efficient. The use of internet
opened face to face
communication.
Cost Effectiveness
COST EFFECTIVENESS
It has led to computerization of
business processes and
increased productivity that game
more profits better pay and
working conditions.
Creation of New
Jobs
CREATION OF NEW JOBS
It has led to opening of
opportunity for computer
programmers, system analysts,
hardware and software
developers and web designers.
INFORMATION AGE
Introduced changes
in the different
aspects of peoples
lives because of the
following:
INFORMATION AGE
1. Emergence of Online Companies
2. Creation of Economically and
Stimulating Business
3. More Mature and Educated People
4. Reshaping Governments with New
Technologies.
READING EXERCISE
The Effects of Using
Facebook
by Anne Gelene Tobias
Domangsang

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