Unit 1: Introduction to Information and Communications

Technology

Lesson 4
Uses of the Internet, Online
Systems, and Platforms

Empowerment Technologies
Senior High School Applied - Academic
What does the
term “online”
means?

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 How important is
it to your daily
life?

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 ● Discuss the uses of the internet.
● Give the definition of the term
Learning online system.
Objectives ● Identify the components of an
online system.
At the end of the ● Differentiate the users of online
lesson, you should be
able to do the platforms from one another.
following: ● Value the services provided by
online platforms

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Web Surfer Challenge

Form a group with a maximum of five members. The

challenge is to recall at least 10 websites you can think
of without going to the internet and write the functions
of each website. Prepare to present your output.

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 Website’s Name Function
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Web Surfer Challenge

1. Which of the websites used in the game do you use

more often? How did it help you?

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Web Surfer Challenge

2. Which of the websites presented in the game are

helpful for students like you? As a student, what
benefits can you get from using these websites?

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Web Surfer Challenge

3. Can you identify websites used in the game that can

provide aids for an individual who wants to open a
business? How can these help a blossoming
entrepreneur?

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What are the uses
of the Internet?

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 Uses of the
Internet
● As a communication
tool;
● As a tool for
performing business
transactions;
● As a tool for
research; and
● As an entertainment
tool

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Online Systems
● Collaboration of
hardware,
software, and
network devices
that facilitates
the transfer and
processing of
data among
internet-enabled
devices
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 Components of
an Online
System
● Terminal
Devices
● Network
● Server
● Processing
Systems

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 Terminal
Devices
● are electronic
devices such as
desktop computers,
laptop, tablets, or
smartphone used
to send data or
instructions to the
internet.

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Network
● A collection of
computers,
internet devices,
and
communication
media that are
used to carry
data.

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 Server
● refers to the
software system
that serves as the
storage house of
data coming in
and out of the
system.

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Processing
System
● Referred to as
Information
System
● A group of hardware
and software
designed to collect,
process, store and
distribute
information.

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Online Platforms

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 Online Platforms
refer to websites or
online applications
that used by
businesses or
organizations to
offer their products
or services using
the internet.

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Classifications
of Online
Platform Users
● Business
● Customers

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 Online Platform
Services
● Social Media
Platform
● Web Search Engines
● Online Payment
System
● Online Advertising
Platforms
● Creative Content
Outlets

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Social Media
Platform
● are internet
services that
promote social
interaction and
information sharing
among members of
virtual
communities.

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 Web Search
Engine
● Commonly known
as Search Engine
Optimization (SEO)
● are internet- based
systems that are
used to locate
information on the
World Wide Web.

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Online Payment
System
● A web-based
application that
allows customers
to send payments
for their purchases
using a facility that
organizes the
transfer of money
funds.
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 Online Advertising
Platforms
● is an internet
service that allows
business
organizations to
post their
advertisements to
websites and
online applications.

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Creative Content
Outlets
● are web services that
offers assistance to
individuals and
organizations in the
development of
innovative and
engaging multimedia
content for their
websites.

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Practice 1

The class will be divided into four (4) groups. Each group will be assigned to a
particular use of the Internet and they will be tasked to create an illustration
depicting it. Prepare for a short presentation to discuss your artwork with
the class.
Group 1 - Internet as a Communication Tool
Group 2 - Internet as a Tool for Performing Business Transactions
Group 3 - Internet as a Researching Tool
Group 4 - Internet as a Tool for Entertainment

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Practice 2

The class will be divided into five (5) groups, which will be assigned to specific
online platform services. The group will select a particular website or online
application to discuss that offers the function of the online platform designated
to them.
Group 1 - Social Media Platform
Group 2 - Web Search Engines
Group 3 - Online Payment System
Group 4 - Online Advertising Platform
Group 5 - Creative Content Outlets
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Answer the following
completely in your own
words:
1. What is an online system?
2. Enumerate the uses of the
Internet.
3. What is the role of the
customer in transacting
with online platforms?

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Answer the following
comprehensively:
Some people see the
prevalence of online systems
like online shopping, online
banking, and online bills
payment as a mechanism that
makes people lazy. Do you
agree with this view? Explain
your answer.

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The uses of the Internet are: Internet as a Communication Tool, Internet as a Wrap Up
Tool for Performing Business Transactions, Internet as a Tool for
Researching, and Internet as an Entertainment Tool.

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An online system is a collaboration of hardware, software, and telecommunication
Wrap Up
technologies that facilitates the transfer and processing of data to and from
internet-enabled devices.

The components of an online system are terminal devices, network, server and
processing systems.
● Terminal devices are electronic devices such as desktop computers,
laptop computers, tablets, or smartphones that are used to send
requests or instructions over the Internet.
● A network is a collection of computers, internet devices, and
communication media that are used to carry data from one device to
another.
● A server refers to the software system that serves as the storage house
of data coming in and out of the system.
● The processing system, also referred to as the “information system,” is a
group of hardware and software that is designed to collect, process, store,
and distribute information.
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Online platforms refer to websites and applications that offer services through Wrap Up
the Internet.

The participants of online platforms are classified into: business and customer.

● A business is an individual or organization whose role is the seller of

goods or provider of services offered on the Internet.

● The customer is the one who makes purchases or avails the goods and
services produced by business organizations.

Social media platforms are internet services that promote social interaction and
information sharing among members of virtual communities.

Web search engines are internet-based systems that are used to locate
information on the World Wide Web.

Online payment system is a web-based application that allows customers to

send payment for their purchases using a facility that organizes the transfer of
monetary funds from the customer’s bank account to the company’s account.
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Online advertising platform is an internet service that allows business
Wrap Up
organizations to post their advertisements to websites and online applications.

Creative content outlets are web services that offer assistance to individuals and
organizations in the development of innovative and engaging multimedia content
for their websites.

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