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Chapter III: Specific Issues

LESSON 1:
in STS

The
Information
Age By:Ian Mark Villoria
The Information
Age
—is considered a historic period in the
21" century.

Characterized by the rapid shift from


traditional industry, it is also called
computer age, digital and the
new media age. It is marked by a
very fast growth in communication
and information technology.
The invention of the computer which gave
people access to information with the touch
of a button.
The internet has tuned society into
homebodies and individuals who do
everything from the comfort of their homes.
People do their tasks only such as shopping,
paying bills, working, education,
entertainment and ordering food.
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.
Information Age —also referred to
people, information and societies that
chronick the birth and growth of
electronic Information from ancient
omes 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-3,000 BC 1450
AD.
• Mechanical-1450-1840
• Electro-Mechanical-1840-1940
• Electronic/Information-1940-
present
Pre-Mechanical-3,000 BC 1450
inventions: • Papyrus and
• Writing and Parchment
Symbols
Pre-Mechanical-3,000 BC 1450
inventions: • Books and
• Abacus Manuscripts
Mechanical-1450-1840• Printing
inventions: Press
• Mechanical Calculators
Mechanical-1450-1840
inventions: • Typewriters
• Improved Clocks and
Timekeeping Devices
Electro-Mechanical-1840-1940
inventions:
• Telephone
• Telegraph
Electro-Mechanical-1840-1940
inventions:
• Radio
Electronic/Information period
(1940-present) inventions:
• Transistors
• Computers and
Microchips
Electronic/Information period
(1940-present) inventions:
• Mobile
• Internet
Technology
Electronic/Information period
(1940-present) inventions:
• Digital Media and • Artificial Intelligence an
Social Platforms Advanced Computing
Some pioneers who belonged to these
periods were;
• Blaire Pascal (Blaise
Pascal according to
Wikipedia)
a notable French mathematician,
physicist, and inventor from the
17th century. One of his major
inventions was the Pascaline, an
early mechanical calculator
designed to assist with arithmetic
calculations.
• Alexander Graham Bell
was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist,
and engineer best known for inventing the
telephone.
• Steven Wozmak or Wozniak
(Stephen Gary Wozniak acc. to
Wikipedia)
often called "Woz," is
an American engineer,
inventor, and co-
founder of Apple
Computer with his
early business partner
Steven Jobs.
• Steven Jobs (Steven Paul
Jobs) CEO
Former
(Chief Executive
Officer) of Apple
• Bill Gates (William Henry
Gates
— CEO ofIIII)
Microsoft
1970
s
• internet was developed during the
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
1980
s
• Personal computers had become
widespread by the end of the 1980s.
• They can be connected to local or national
networks.
• Through a device called the modern,
individual users could list their computers
to a wealth of information using
conventional phone lines.
1990
• Insthe 1990s, the world wide web was
developed mainly for commercial purposes.
New services were created to sell products.
• Now, airline tickets, hotel reservations, books
and even cars and houses can be purchased
online.
• Colleges and universities would post research
data on the internet so students could find
Claide
Shannon
• is regarded as the Father
of the Information Age.
Manual Typewriter Electronic
Typewriter
Pictures Of Computer
System
Living in the Information
Age
Effects/Impact
Technology is increasingly
playing a crucial role in the
success of organizations
particularly in school in this
Information Age.
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:

1.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.
2) Communication 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.

3) Cost effectiveness it has led to


computerization of business processes and
increased productivity that gave more profits,
better pay and working conditions.
4) Creation of new jobs-It has led to the
opening up 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 companies


• creation of economically and stimulating
businesses
• more mature and educated people
• reshaping governments with new
technologies
That's All for My
Report
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Listening!!

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