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THE INFORMATION

AGE
Topic 9
INTRODUCTI
ON
 THE INFORMATION AGE, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE COMPUTER AGE,
DIGITAL AGE, OR NEW MEDIA AGE,
MARKS A HISTORIC PERIOD IN THE
21ST CENTURY CHARACTERIZED BY
RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.

WITH THE INVENTION OF


COMPUTERS AND THE RISE OF THE
INTERNET, SOCIETY HAS WITNESSED
A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT FROM
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY TO A
DIGITAL-CENTRIC LIFESTYLE,
TRANSFORMING HOW WE SHOP,
WORK, LEARN, AND ENTERTAIN
OURSELVES—ALL FROM THE
COMFORT OF OUR HOMES.
This era
profoundly
influences
education and
daily life,
fostering a more
interconnected
and information-
driven world.
HISTORICAL
DEVELOPMENT
The information age also referred to as Computer
Ages and New Media Age is a historic period in the
21* Century characterized by the rapid shift from
traditional industry. It began around the 1970s and
still going on today. This era brought about a time
period in which people could access information
and knowledge easily. As in the field of literature,
the renaissance influenced this age by creating the
idea inventions that led to modern ones.
Information Age also referred to people, information and societies
that chronicle the birth and growth of electronic information from ancient times
to Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph in the 1890s through the
development of the telephone, radio, television and computers.
There are four periods of the information Age,
namely:

Pre-Mechanical Mechanical 1450- Electro-Mechanical


3000 BC - 1450 1840 1840-1940
A.D.

Electronic/Information
Some pioneers who belonged to these
periods were:

Blaise Alexander Steve


Pascal Graham Bell Wozniak

Bill
Gates
Steve
Jobs
Evolution of the Internet and
Personal Computers:

1970s
The internet was developed primarily for
scientists to communicate, with
speed being a major issue until fiber-
optic technology enhanced message
transmission.
Evolution of the Internet
and Personal Computers:

1980s: Personal computers


became widespread, enabling
connectivity to local or national
networks via modems using phone
lines
Evolution of the
Internet and
Personal Computers

1990s The World


Wide Web was
developed for
commercial purposes,
facilitating online sales
of various products and
services, including
airline tickets, hotel
reservations, books,
cars, and houses.
Academic research data
also became accessible
online.
Claude Shannon
Regarded as the Father of the Information
Age for his contributions.
Living in the Information Age

q Critical Role in Success: Technology is increasingly crucial for


organizational success, especially in schools.

q Impact on Education: IT has profoundly transformed


education and other societal domains.

q Transformation: Computers and information processing have


revolutionized daily life over the past three decades.
Living in the Information Age

• Components of IT: Includes


computers, networks, mobile devices,
satellite communications, robotics,
videotext, cable TV, email, electronic
gadgets, and office equipment.

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship:


Key players in driving the changes we
experience.
Everyday, we use technology in new ways. Computers are becoming
increasingly affordable, and they continue to be more powerful as
information processing tools.

Some of the advantages of Information Technology are:

Globalization
It has brought the world closer together, led to
sharing information more quickly and efficiently
and enabled countries to share ideas and
information with each other.
Everyday, we use technology in new ways. Computers are becoming
increasingly affordable, and they continue to be more powerful as
information processing tools.

Some of the advantages of Information Technology are:

Communicati
on
It has made communication cheaper,
quicker and more efficient. The use of
the internet opened face-to-face
communication from different parts of
the world.
Everyday, we use technology in new ways. Computers are becoming
increasingly affordable, and they continue to be more powerful as
information processing tools.

Some of the advantages of Information Technology are:

Cost
effectiveness
it has led to computerization of business
processes and increased productivity that
gave more profits, better pay and working
conditions.
Everyday, we use technology in new ways. Computers are becoming
increasingly affordable, and they continue to be more powerful as
information processing tools.

Some of the advantages of Information Technology are:

Creation of
new jobs It has led
to the opening of opportunity for
computer programmers, system
analysts, hardware and software
developers and web designers.
The Information Age has introduced changes in the
different aspects of people's lives, because of the
following:

Emergence of online Reshaping


companies governments with
new technologies

More mature
and educated
people Creation of economically
and stimulating
businesses
Group members:
Divino, RM
Lavente, Charm
Adorable, Jericho

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