Digital Technology Basics

Digital Technology Basics includes two lessons:

Lesson 1: The Modern Digital Experience

Lesson 2: Digital Technology & Career Opportunities

 Lesson: 1

The Modern Digital

Experience
Lesson 1 – The Modern Digital Experience
Objectives

In this lesson, you will be able to:

 Identify the benefits of the expanding

scope of digital technology.

 Explain how merging technologies expand

the features of digital devices.
Expansion of Digital Technology

 Digital technology is evolving at a rapid rate.

 It has changed the way you:
 manage your work
 communicate with others
 entertain yourself.
Audio Technology Change
Telephone Technology Change
Video Technology Change
Merging Technologies &
Digital Media Devices

Today, the functions of different digital

technologies are being merged in a single
multipurpose digital device.
 Audio and Video Players

 Examples of audio and video players:

 MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) players
 CD players
 DVD players

 You can use MP3 players to play audio whereas you

can use CD players and DVD players to play audio or
video.

 If you have multipurpose CD players or DVD players,

you can use them to play audio, video, and MP3 files.
 Cell Phones

 A cell phone is a wireless device that provides the

capabilities of a traditional wired phone and allows
you to make a call from almost any location.

 The latest models of cell phones allow you to:

 take pictures, record videos, listen to songs
 watch movies and videos downloaded from the
Internet.
Cell Phones

 Use a Web-enabled cell phone to:

 connect to the Internet
 check your e-mail messages
 download songs and games from
the Internet
 Use a cell phone that has camera
and multimedia features to:
 take pictures
 record short video clips, and play
music and games
 transmit pictures and videos
 Video Game Systems

 Microsoft® Xbox ® is an example of a video game

system that is similar to a personal computer.

 An Xbox has a motherboard and a hard disk and

supports online gaming.

 You play games on an Xbox by using an Xbox game

disk.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

 A PDA is a handheld computer that is used as a

personal organizer.

 A traditional PDA includes features, such as an address

book, task list, and a calculator.

 You can connect a PDA to a computer to transfer

information.
 Digital Cameras

 A digital camera stores images digitally on a memory

device, such as a flash memory card or a mini hard
disk, whereas a traditional camera stores images on
film.

 Some digital cameras allow you to print images by

connecting your digital camera directly to a digital
printer.
 Digital Video Cameras

 You can use a digital video camera to record video and

store it in a digital format. Examples:
 Digital camcorders
 Webcams

 A digital camcorder to record both video and audio and

store it in a digital format on a storage device, such as a
recordable DVD.

 A webcam is also a digital video camera that captures

images and transmits the images across the Internet.
Questions
 Lesson: 2

Digital Technology
&
Career Opportunities
 Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

 Explain how digital technology helps people work

remotely.
 Identify the different career opportunities available for
information workers.
 Identify the different career opportunities available for IT
professionals.
 Identify the different career opportunities available for
developers.
Digital Technology and Your Work
Place

 Due to the developments in digital technology, people

can work from remote locations.

 People do not have to necessarily travel long distances

to reach their office every day.

 Telecommuting is an arrangement that allows people to

work from home or from a remote office.
 Telecommuting

Two types of telecommuting:

1. Home Office

2. Remote Office
 Home Office

 Home office is an arrangement that allows people to

work from home.

 In such an arrangement, people can communicate

with their colleagues or contacts by using a company’s
telecommunication services, such as instant messaging
and e-mail.
 Remote Office

 Regional work centers are remote offices that are

connected to the company’s head office by using either the
company’s network or the Internet.

 Regional work centers allow telecommuters to access

tools and technology that they may not have at home.
Career Opportunities as
Information Workers

 The wide-ranging use of

computers has led to a number
of career opportunities for
people who are computer
literate.

 With relevant computer

knowledge, you can work as an
information worker, whose
basic work is to gather and
record information.
Career Opportunities as
IT Professionals

 IT professionals are people who

have the technical knowledge,
experience, and qualifications
to work in the IT industry.

 Network administrators,
database administrators, Web
administrators, computer
graphics professionals, and
technical writers are some
examples of IT professionals.
Career Opportunities as
Developers

 Developers are responsible for

developing software
applications.

 Programmers, software
developers, Web site designers,
and computer game designers
are examples of developers.
Questions