THE INFORMATION AGE

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

 The Printing Press (Johannes Gutenberg) 1440

 Charles Babbage
Received credit for conceiving the first automatic digital computer
Developed the Analytical Engine in mid-1830’s

 Alan Turing – 1936

Broke or cracked the enigma code using the Bombe during the
world war.
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
 World Wide Web (www)
Tim Berners-Lee
A way of addressing data processing and information sharing needs among
scientists for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN:
Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire )

Personal Computer – 1970

Altair by MITS

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs (Apple Inc.) – 1976

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
 Social Media Platforms
DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS

Shift from industrial production to one based information and

computerization (industry to information)
Accelerated growth of ICTs and other electronics
Explosion of information
IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AGE
A. Economy and Commerce
Improves data storage and file management.
Computerized manufacturing to increase production and save time.
B. Education
Computer-assisted Learning
Virtual Classroom
Distance Learning
Online Education
IMPACTS OF INFORMATION AGE
C. Private Life
 Improved entertainment
 Online shopping
 Payment and banking
 Better communication
D. Government and Policies
 E-government
 Online voting and automated election
 Improved national security
POSITIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Improved communication and entertainment

Interactivity
Networking
Cross-cultural interaction
Globalization
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

×Abuse and overuse

×Cyber crimes
×Invasion of privacy
×Fake news
×Digital Divide
“DISCONNECT TO CONNECT”