ICT refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications and includes the internet, wireless networks, cell phones, and other communication mediums. Communication has become global through rapid technology growth, allowing people to connect anytime from anywhere. A computer system consists of hardware, software, and peopleware. Hardware are tangible devices, software are intangible applications, and peopleware is the user. Online platforms facilitate interactions between users through services. Collaborative platforms add social networking to work processes. Assistive media allows people with disabilities to access computers. Online systems digitally store, manage, use, and share organizational data and communications. Mobile devices require operating systems to function and communicate through portable media like smartphones. Social media allows sharing

1. Empowerment
Technologies

2. ICT - Information and Communications
Technology
•Refers to technologies that provide access to
information through telecommunications.
•It focuses primarily on communication technologies.
•Includes the internet, wireless networks, cell phones,
and other communication mediums.

3. ICT - Information and Communications
Technology
•Add the computer and network hardware and software,
satellite systems, as well as the various services and
applications associated with them, such as
videoconferencing and distance learning.
•With the rapid growth in our technology, communication
now became global where you can communicate to other
people anytime or anywhere as long as you have an
internet connection and a device.

4. COMPUTER
an electronic device that can accept raw
data as input, manipulate or process it to
produce output.

5. COMPUTER SYSTEM
•HARDWARE
•SOFTWARE
•PEOPLEWARE

6. HARDWARE
•refers to the tangible component of the computer system.
EXAMPLE
monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Webcam
USB flash
Drive
speaker, headset, microphone, or printer.

7. SOFTWARE
- refers to the intangible part of the computer
system.
- This can be the Microsoft Office Application
like MS Word, MS PowerPoint or MS Excel or
other applications used to produce output.

8. PEOPLEWARE
Peopleware is the user, in which, if either one of
the three components is missing, the entire
computer system will not function.

9. ONLINE PLATFORM
a digital service that facilitates interactions
between two or more distinct but
interdependent sets of users (whether
firms or individuals) who interact through
the service via the Internet

10. COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS
a category of business software that
adds broad social networking
capabilities to work processes.

11. ASSISTIVE MEDIA
a generic term used to refer to a group of
software or hardware devices by which
people with disabilities can access
computers.

12. ONLINE SYSTEMS
online versions of information systems, which is
“the process of and tools for storing, managing,
using, and gathering of data and
communications in an organization. One
example of this is the Learning Information
System (LIS) where the records of students are
stored, gathered and managed for easy process
and retrieval.

13. MOBILE MEDIA
media devices such as mobile phones and PDA’s
(personal digital assistant) were the primary
source of portable media from which we could
obtain information and communicate with one
another. And leading in the market now is smart
phone. But each mobile device will not function
if it does not have an Operating System in it.

14. Different mobile devices with its
corresponding operating system
Android – powers Samsung and other Android phones.
iOS-powers the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Symbian OS - was created by Symbiant Ltd, an organization among PDA
and cell phone makers Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Psion. Nokia
communicated enthusiasm for securing the whole organization and the
procurement was finished toward the end of 2008.
Blackberry OS - a discontinued proprietary mobile operating system
developed by Canadian company BlackBerry Limited for its BlackBerry line
of smartphone handheld devices.

15. SOCIAL MEDIA
computer-mediated tools that allow
people or companies to create, share, or
exchange information, career interests,
ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual
communities and networks.

16. Types of Social Media
Social Network
Bookmarking Site
Social News
Media Sharing
Microblogging
Blogs and Forums
Video Conference

17. SOCIAL NETWORK
- sites that allow you to connect with other
people with the same interests or background.

18. BOOKMARKING SITE
sites that allow you to store
and manage links to various
websites and resources. Most
of these sites allow you to
create a tag that allows you
and others to easily search or
share them.

19. SOCIAL NEWS
sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other
news sources. The users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be ranked.

20. MEDIA SHARING
- sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and
video. Most of these sites have additional social features like liking,
commenting, and having user profiles.

21. MICROBLOGGING
sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.

22. BLOGS AND FORUMS
allow users to post their content. Other users are able to comment
on the said topic.

23. VIDEO CONFERENCE
a live, visual connection between two or more people
residing in separate locations for the purpose of
communication. At its simplest, video conferencing provides
transmission of static images and text between two
locations. At its most sophisticated, it provides transmission
of full-motion video images and high-quality audio between
multiple locations