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INFORMATION
AGE
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INFORMATION AGE
It is a period starting in the last quarter of the 20th century information became
effortlessly accessible through publications and through the management of
information by computers and computer networks. It is also known as DIGITAL AGE
or NEW MEDIA 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.
HISTORY
Who is the founder of information

technology?

Atkinson - As founder and president of the Information Technology and

Innovation Foundation (ITIF), recognized as the world's top think tank for
science and technology policy, Robert D.
1. STONE AGE
2. IRON AGE
3. THE MIDDLES AGES The Five
4. THE INDUSTRIAL AGE Information Ages
5. ELECTRONIC AGE

TRUTHS OF THE INFORMATION AGE
1. INFORMATION MUST COMPETE 7. Anything in great demand will be

counterfeited
2. NEWER IS EQUATED WITH TRUER
8. Ideas are seen as controversial
3. SELECTION IS A VIEWPOINT
9. Undead information walks ever on
4. THE MEDIA SELLS WHAT THE
CULTURE BUYS
10. Media presence creates the story
5. THE EARLY WORD GETS THE PERM
11. The medium selects the message
6. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT AND SO IS
YOUR BRAIN 12. The whole truth is a pursuit
COMPUTER
It is an electronic device that stores and

processes data (information). Runs on a
program that contains the exact, step-by-
step directions to solve a problem.
PERSONAL COMPUTER
Single-user instrument. Known as microcomputers
since they were a computer but built on a smaller
scale
TYPES DESKTOP COMPUTER
OF PC that is not designed for portability. It has a more

powerful processor, additional memory, and
COMPUTER enhanced capabilities for performing special groups

of tasks.
LAPTOPS
Portable computers that integrate the essentials of a
desktop computer in a battery- operated package
PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTA NT ( PDA)
Tightly integrated computers that usually have no
keyboards but rely on a touch screen for user input.
Typically smaller than a paperback, lightweight, and
battery-powered
TYPES SERVER COMPUTER

OF It has been improved to provide network services to
other computers. Usually boast powerful processors,
COMPUTER tons of memory, and large hard drives.
MAINFRAMES
Huge computer systems that can fill an entire room.
Used by large firms that process millions of
transactions every day
WEARABLE COMPUTERS
TYPES
Materials that are usually integrated into cell phones,
watches, and other small objects or places. Perform
common computer applications such as databases,
OF emails, multimedia, and schedules
COMPUTER
THE WORLD WIDE WEB
(INTERNET)
It is founded by Claude E. Shannon – “Father
of Information Theory” Internet – world
wide system of interconnected networks
that facilitate data transmission among
innumerable computers.
APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER IN
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
APPLICATIONS 1. Bioinformatics
2. Application of information
OF COMPUTER technology to store, organize, and
analyze vast amount of biological
IN SCIENCE AND data.
RESEARCH 3. SWISS-PROT protein sequence
database
4. Rational drug discovery
5. Plant biotechnology
HOW TO CHECK THE
RELIABILITY OF WEB
SOURCES
1. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE/SITE?
2. WHO PUBLISHED THE SITE?
3. WHAT IS THE MAIN PURPO SE O F THE SITE?
4. WHY DID THE AUTHOR WRITE IT AND WHY DID
THE PUBLISHER POST IT?
5. WHO IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE?
6. WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF I NFO RM ATI O N
PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE?
What is the impact of
information technology in
our society?
These technological advancements made learning more fun and convenient.

Another way technology has impacted society is through communication, how we
talk and communicate with one another worldwide. Technology brought many new
methods of electronic communication.
THE DIGITAL DOCTRINE
Technology is a thing unto itself, an all-pervasive
agent that governs our lives— as opposed to
something that people choose to do with gadgets.
We seem to If a thing can be done, then it will be done and,

indeed, must be done— For example, connecting
be expected your refrigerator to the Internet.
to believe the The Wired World is our destiny. You must learn to
following love (or at least live with) the Big Brother aspect.
Otherwise, you will certainly be left Out (of
tenets: something) and left behind (somebody)
Some of us get it, and the ones who don’t must

either be helped to get it or be driven like sheep to
their ultimate destiny to love it in the end.
What Is the Future of the
Information Age?
Today, there’s scarcely an aspect of our life that isn’t
What Is the being upended by the torrent of information

available on the hundreds of millions of sites
Future of the crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to

keep us in constant touch with each other via
Information electronic mail. But technology can create a society

and economy in which we are all interdependent,
Age? where “virtuous circles” speed beneficial change,

and, most important, where individuals are valued
and empowered, really does change everything—for
the better.
CONCLUSION
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INFORMATION

Who is the founder of information

Atkinson - As founder and president of the Information Technology and

TRUTHS OF THE INFORMATION AGE

1. INFORMATION MUST COMPETE 7. Anything in great demand will be

It is an electronic device that stores and

TYPES DESKTOP COMPUTER

OF PC that is not designed for portability. It has a more

COMPUTER enhanced capabilities for performing special groups

TYPES SERVER COMPUTER

These technological advancements made learning more fun and convenient.

We seem to If a thing can be done, then it will be done and,

tenets: something) and left behind (somebody)

Some of us get it, and the ones who don’t must

What Is the being upended by the torrent of information

Future of the crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to

Information electronic mail. But technology can create a society

Age? where “virtuous circles” speed beneficial change,

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