The Information

Age

BONGATO, YANILA
SIERRA,JAMES NEDIA, IVY
 Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:

• Define Information Age;

• Discuss the history of Information Age; and

• Understand the factors that need to be considered in checking

website sources
Introduction
Highly modernized, automated, data-driven,
and technologically advanced-these best described
our society nowadays, as evidenced by how
information could be transferred or shared quickly.
The different areas of society have been influenced
tremendously such as communication, economics,
industry, health, in the environment.
Introduction
According to Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary,
information is “knowledge communicated or obtained concerning a
specific fact or circumstance.” Hence, information is a very
important tool or survival.

The Information Age is defined as a “period starting in the last

quarter of the 20th century when information became effortlessly
accessible through publications and through the management of
information by computers and computer networks” (Vocabulary.com,
n.d.). The means of conveying symbolic information (e.g., writing,
math, other codes) among humans has evolved with increasing
speed.
Introduction
The Information Age is also called the Digital Age and the New
Media Age because it was associated with the development of
computers.

According to James R. Messenger who proposed the Theory of

Information Age in 1982, “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.”
HISTORY
 Timeline of the Information Age

2900 BC

Beginnings 500 BC 100 AD

of Egyptian Papyrus Book

hieroglyphic roll was (parchme
writing .
used nt codex)
Sumerian Tortoise shell Chinese Woodblock
writing system and oracle small seal printing and
used pictograph bone writing writing was paper was
to represent were used .
developed invented by
words 1300 BC 220 BC the Chinese
105 AD
3000 BC
 Timeline of the Information Age
1755

1830’s
Samuel 1802
Johnson’s First viable
dictionary Invention design for
standardized of the a digital
English carbon arc computer
spelling. lamp
Johannes The Library of Augusta
Research on
Gutenberg Congress was Lady Byron
persistence
invented the established. writes the
. of vision
printing press world’s first
published.
using movable computer
1802
metal type. program
1824
1455
1830’s
 Timeline of the Information Age
1861 1877 1902

Motion Eadweard Motion

pictures were Muybridge picture as
projected on a demonstrated special
screen. high-speed effects
photography were used
Invention of Dewey First Lee DeForest
telegraph in Decimal magnetic invented the
Great Britain system was recordings electronic
and the United introduced. were amplifying
.

States . 1876 released. tube (triode)

1837 1899

1906
 Timeline of the Information Age

Regularly
Television scheduled Beginnings of
camera tube First practical information
sound movie television
was invented by broadcasting science as a
Zvorkyn began in the US discipline
1923 1926 1929 1940’s
 Timeline of the Information Age

Birth of field-of-
Vannevar Bush information Planar
foresaw the ENIAC transistor was
computer was theory proposed
invention of by Claude E. developed by
hypertext developed Jean Hoerni
Shannon
1945 1946 1948 1957
 Timeline of the Information Age

First integrated
circuit Library of Congress UNIX operating
developed LC system was Intel introduced
MARC (machine- developed, which the first
readable code) could handle microprocessor
multitasking chip
1958 1960’s 1969 1971
 Timeline of the Information Age
1972 1974 1975

Optical laserdisc MCA and Philips Altair

was developed by agreed on a standard Microcomputer Kit
Philips and MCA . videodisc encoding was released first
format personal computer
for the public
 Timeline of the Information Age
1977 1984 Mid 1980’s

RadioShack Apple Macintosh Artificial intelligence

introduced the first computer was was separated from
complete personal introduced. information science.
computer.
 Timeline of the Information Age
1987 1991 Jan. 1997

HyperCard was developed Four hundred fifty complete RSA (encryption and
by Bill Atkinson recipe box works of literature on one network security
metaphor. CD-ROM was released. software) Internet
security code cracked
for a 48-bit number.
 Evolution of Man and Information

As man evolved, information and its dissemination has also evolved

in many ways. Eventually, we no longer kept them to ourselves. Instead,
we share them and manage them different means.
 Richard Wurman

In 1990s, According to Richard Wurman

information became the currency in the business
world. Information was the preferred medium of
exchange and the information managers served as
information officers. He called it “Information
Anxiety”.
 Different authors have diverse, contrasting ideas on the evolution of the Information Age.
In spite of this, we can still say that information is a very important tool that helps improve our
way of life. One thing is for sure, the Information Age will continue to move forward and far
greater than our minds could imagine.

Robert Harris

In his article “Truths of information Age”,

Robert Harris detailed some facts on the information
Age.
 In this article “Truths of information Age”, Robert Harris detailed some
facts on the information Age.
1. Information must compete. There is a need for information to stand out and
be recognized in the increasing clutter.
2. Newer is equated with truer. We forgot the truth that any fact or value can
endure.
3. Selection is a viewpoint. Choose multiple sources for your information if
you want to receive a more balanced view of reality.
4. The media sells what the culture buys. In other words, information is driven
by cultural priorities.
5. The early word gets the perm. The first media channel to expose an issue
often device the context, terms, and attitudes surrounding it.
6. You are what you eat and so is your brain. Do not draw conclusions unless all
ideas and information are presented to you.
7. Anything in great demand will be counterfeited. The demand for incredible
knowledge, scandals, and secrets is ever-present; hence, many events are
fabricated by tabloids, publicists, or other agents of information fraud.
8. Ideas are seen as controversial. It is almost certainly impossible to make any
assertion that will not find some supporters and some detractors.
9. Undead information walks ever on. Rumors, lies, disinformation, and gossips
never truly die down. They persist and continue to circulate.
10. Media presence creates the story. People behave much differently from the
way they would if being filmed when the media are present, especially film
news or television media.
11. The medium selects the message. Television is mainly pictorial, partially
aural, and slightly textual, so visual stories are emphasized: fires, chases, and
disasters.
12. The whole truth is a pursuit. The information that reaches us is usually
selected., verbally charged, filtered, slanted, and sometimes, fabricated. What
is neglected is often even more important than what is included.