Saturday, 20 August 2016

I. Introduction


Empowerment Technology is a professional web and software development company and providing technical training on various technologies.

 Technology is also an application of science to solve a problem. But what you have to know is that technology and science are different subjects which work hand-in-hand to accomplish a specific task or solve a particular problem.
We apply technology in almost everything we do in our lives, we use technology at work we use it to , extract materials , we use technology for communication, transportation, learning, manufacturing, creating artifacts, securing data, scaling business and so much more.  Technology is human knowledge which involves tools, materials and systems. The application of technology results in artifacts or products. If technology is well applied, it can benefit humans, but if it is wrongly applied, it can cause harm to human beings.
III. ICT TODAY
  
  The fusion of hardware equipment, precise software GUI , and effective communications network is the present composition of the ICT network. Perhaps one of the widely used information today.
  -Almost everyday people are using internet especially students like us.
IV. World Wide Web
  
-Is the system that enables you to access hypertext documents and other files over the internet.
 The technology was proposed by  Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.

 The are three evolution of web:


   1.Web 1.0 or the read-only Web - the information or hypertext  file is accessed by the user.

    2. Web 2.0 or the read-and-write Web- The web 2.0 enabled users or viewers to edit the content             of the files they were accessing.
    3.Web 3.0  or the semantic executing web-  this web is envisioned to be smarter access of                         hypertext files and version that would enable a wider range of search in a fast manner.
V. Social Media

    ICT produced another high impact user application. The social media.
 These are used in communicating and socializing with other application users in virtual communities and netwoks.
  The social media platform contains different formats. Some of these forms are media blogs, enterprise social networks ,forums, photo sharing and so on.
VI. Research and Information Seeking
    
     It is one of the ideal application's laid down for ICT and the World Wide Web is for research and education since web 1.0 the main objectives of internet sites are to share and disseminates information.

    Five information sources over the internet:
  
1. Web search engine- programs designed to search or mine the world wide web based on keywords provided by the users.
2. Research Indexing Sites- web sites dedicated to compile and index reseaches done by academic researcher's, engineers,social scientist and so on.
3. MOOC- Web sites dedicated to teach and inform users focused on different areas. The delivery  of information  is similar to classroom lecture setup.
4. Employment Web Sites- web sites that enable companies to post job vacancies and also accomodate job seekers by providing a resume-submission facility.
5.Electronic Commerce (e-commerce)- this is a technology that uses electronic means to trade products and currencies.