Mahal kong Bayan
Biyernes, Marso 13, 2015
Martes, Marso 10, 2015
Information
technology has been around for a long, long time. Basically as long as people
have been around, information technology has been around because there were
always ways of communicating through technology available at that point in
time. There are 4 main ages that divide up the history of information
technology. Only the latest age (electronic) and some of the electromechanical
age really affects us today, but it is important to learn about how we got to
the point we are at with technology today (Brady
& Elkner, 2011).
The
pre-mechanical age is the earliest age of information technology. It can be
defined as the time between 3000B.C. and 1450A.D. We are talking about a long
time ago. The mechanical age is when we first start to see connections between
our current technology and its ancestors. The mechanical age can be defined as
the time between 1450 and 1840. A lot of new technologies are developed in this
era as there is a large explosion in interest with this area. The
electromechanical age can be defined as the time between 1840 and 1940. These
are the beginnings of telecommunication. The telegraph was created in the early
1800s. Morse code was created by Samuel Morse in 1835. The telephone (one of
the most popular forms of communication ever) was created by Alexander Graham
Bell in 1876. The first radio developed by Guglielmo Marconi in 1894. The
electronic age is what we currently live in. It can be defined as the time
between 1940 and right now. The ENIAC was the first high-speed, digital
computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing
problems. This computer was designed to be used by the U.S. Army for artillery
firing tables. This machine was even bigger than the Mark 1 taking up 680 square
feet and weighing 30 tons - HUGE. It mainly used vacuum tubes to do its
calculations (Brady & Elkner, 2011).
The term
"information technology" evolved in the 1970s. Its basic concept can
be traced to the World War II alliance of the military and industry in the
development of electronics, computers, and information theory. After the 1940s,
the military remained the major source of research and development funding for
the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power (Unknown, 2008).
Now a days, the era of modern
technology in the world wherein communication technology is very far behind as compare
before especially in the industrialized countries. The advancement of
technology is very fast, making the phase of life very fast as well. Through ICT,
work of the individuals become easier and faster with less time, effort and minimize
cost.
According to the recent research
findings, using ICT, education enhanced
the quality of in several ways: by increasing learner motivation and engagement
by facilitating the acquisition of basic skills, and by enhancing teacher
training. It’s also transformational tools which, when used appropriately, can
promote the shift to a learner-centered environment (Mohanty, 2011) . For online business, there is a huge
saving on overheads, no costly warehouse space, rent, and heating or employee
facilities. The shop has arrangement for ‘just in time’ delivery from its
suppliers and a list of customers name, address, purchases, likes, dislikes and
suggestion can be built up at absolutely no cost and used to improve the
service provided (Healthcote, 2003).
A good way to think
about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist
to help individuals, businesses and organizations use information. It covers
any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive
information electronically in a digital form and is concerned with these
products. Importantly, it is also concerned with the way these different uses
can work with each other. (Unknown, 2008).
According to the
European Commission, the importance of ICTs lies less in the technology itself
than in its ability to create greater access to information and communication
in underserved populations. Many countries around the world have established
organizations for the promotion of ICTs, because it is feared that unless less
technologically advanced areas have a chance to catch up, the increasing
technological advances in developed nations will only serve to exacerbate the
already-existing economic gap between technological "have" and
"have not" areas (Rouse, 2005) . However, the
increased efficiency and automation brought about by ICT can also cause job
losses, especially in manual roles and the manufacturing sector (Walton, 2014).
Bibliography
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& Elkner, J. (2011). Introduction to Information and Communication
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Lunes, Marso 9, 2015
BAYAN KONG MAHAL
BAYAN KONG
MAHAL (Fallen 44)
Erwin M. Valiente
Bayan
kong mahal na hitik sa yaman
Akin
kang inalagaan, higit pa sa aking buhay.
Ikaw
ay iningatan na parang kayaman
Upang
kaw’y hindi madungisan.
Parang
kelan lang, ang bayan kong mahal
Madali
kang bigyan ng karangalan.
Simpleng
tulong lamang ang kailangan
Pangarap
na matagal ng hinintay ay makakamtan.
Madami
ng kasaysayan ang pinagdaanan
At
ipinakita ang katapangan.
Sa
kahirapan at kaginhawaan
Akin
kang katuwang magpakailanman.
Ngunit
isang karahasan ang nabalitaan
Mga
kawatan na walang pakinabang.
Sumisira
ng yaman at kumikitil ng buhay
Kaya’t
aking bayan ay nalamatan.
Nagbuwis
na ng buhay ang karamihan
Pati
mga walang malay ay nadadamay.
Subalit
itong mga halang ay walang pakundangan
Tagos
ang kahalayan, sagad hanggang kalamnan.
Sana
naman ako ay mapagbigyan
Katahimikan
at kaginhawaan ay muling makamtan.
Nang
sa gayon ay maging kapakipakinabang
Ang
nalalabi at natitira kong buhay…
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