Information Society

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this chapter, the students should be able to:

1. determine the human and social impacts of the

developments in the information age;

2. discuss the evolution of technology from ancient times up

to the present; and

3. illustrate how information society has affected people’s

lives.
Can you guess what is this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g
Can you guess what are these?
Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA in 1977 as part of the
Voyager program. Its mission was to study the outer Solar System, including
Jupiter, Saturn, and their moons.

Voyager 1 is currently the farthest human-made object from Earth and the
only spacecraft to have entered interstellar space, which is the space
between stars in our galaxy. It carries a number of scientific instruments to
study the interstellar medium, magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and other
phenomena.

In addition to its scientific instruments, Voyager 1 also carries a "Golden

Record" that contains sounds, images, and messages from Earth, intended
as a message to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter the
spacecraft. Voyager 1 is still transmitting data back to Earth, although it is
expected to run out of power and stop transmitting by around 2025.
Listen to this, can you
guess what is this sound?
 SEATWORK

1. How is it possible that one’s idea can simultaneously exists in one’s

mind and in another?
2. Does the power of communicated words come from the speaker, who is the
thinker and the source, or from the listener, who is the recipient of the
communication? Explain your answer.
3. Social media also poses certain risks especially in the dissemination of false
information. As a student, how will you use social media to ensure that you
do not propagate inaccurate and unreliable information?
4. How can we be sure that technology share knowledge and truth?
5. We live in an age where most, if not all of us use technological devices all
day, everyday. Is technology taking over our world? Explain your answer.
What is information?
INFORMATION
• A word is a combination of sounds that represent
something. It is this significance which makes words distinct from
just any kind of vocal utterance.

• Words are made up of sounds and yet they transmit something

more significant. They transmit a message. The words are
"informed" because they carry "information“.
INFORMATION
• Words are informed with meaning given by the speaker and
intended for the listener. Simply put, they communicate meaning.

Human’s quest for understanding the natural world wa

first done through naming and classifying objects.
INFORMATION

• facts about a situation, person,

event, etc.:
• facts provided or learned
about something or someone.
• what is conveyed or represented
by a particular arrangement or Information is
sequence of things. processed,
• communicate meaning organized and
structured data.
THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE
A Glimpse from Ancient Greeks
Words can function across space and time
without reducing their meaning.
Thinking in terms of a common system being
generated by a speaker and received by the
listener is useful in the pursuit of
knowledge.
The scientific search for truth recognized the
usefulness of language and the ability it gave
to make sense of nature.
THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE:

• the principal method of human

communication

• a structured system of communication

Cuneiform is the first known
• traditionally seen as consisting of three form of written language, but
spoken language predates
parts: signs, meanings, and a code writing by at least many tens of
connecting signs with their meanings. thousands of years.
Caesar cipher

1. MXKABJFZ
2. FKCLOJXQFLK
MATHEMATICS AS THE LANGUAGE OF
NATURE
Technology in the modern world is the fruit of
science.

Since people have discovered the laws and

language of nature, they can develop
technology that uses these laws and languages
for their benefits.

This is mathematics, the great contribution of

Isaac Newton.
Sir Isaac Newton
English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian and
author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential
scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
Mathematics is the study of pattern and structure.
Mathematics is fundamental to the physical and biological
sciences, engineering and information technology, to
economics and increasingly to the social sciences.
Mathematics in our World

Looking at simple things

deeply, finding a pattern,
and using the pattern to
gain new insights
provides great value.
Technology as a source of information

• Do they all provide

information or just noise?
• How can we be sure that
technology share knowledge
and truth?
The Technological World
Technological World

• describes a world that is

based in science and
applied to everyday life
to solve problems.
The Printing Press
• preservation of words.
• transform cultures
• its development in 15th Century
is regarded as the beginning of a
true revolution.
• allowed words and scientific
ideas to establish a view of
nature anchored in scholarly
works and studies.
The Printing Press

German blacksmith, goldsmith,

inventor, printer, and publisher
who introduced printing to
Europe with the printing press.

Johannes Gutenberg
Information Age
ENIAC Electronic Numerical
Integrator and Computer) was the
first programmable, electronic,
general-purpose digital computer
made in 1945. It was Turing-
complete and able to solve "a
large class of numerical problems"
through reprogramming.

Turing-complete
A system (computer system,
programming language, etc.)
that can be used for any
algorithm, regardless of
complexity, to find a solution.
Source(s): NISTIR 8202
WWW The World Wide Web

• A way of addressing data processing and information sharing

needs among scientists for the European Organization for
Nuclear Research. CERN

• (WWW) is combination of all resources and users on the

Internet that are using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

• "The World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible

information, an embodiment of human knowledge.“
Information Age

• began around the 1970s and is still going on today.

It is also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age,
or New Media Age. This era brought about a time
period in which people could access information
and knowledge easily.
Information Age
• a historic period in the 21st century characterized
by the rapid shift from traditional industry that the
Industrial Revolution brought through
industrialization, to an economy based on
information technology.
The Industrial Revolution
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
The phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution was first introduced by a team of scientists
developing a high-tech strategy for the German government. Klaus Schwab,
executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), introduced the phrase to a
wider audience in a 2015 article published by Foreign Affairs.

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 First Industrial Revolution
• marked by a transition from hand
production methods to machines
through the use of steam power and
water power.

• Its effects had consequences on

textile manufacturing, which was first
to adopt such changes, as well as iron
industry, agriculture, and mining
 Second Industrial Revolution
• also known as the Technological
Revolution, is the period between
1871 and 1914

• installations of extensive railroad

and telegraph networks

• increasing electrification allowed for

factories to develop the modern
production line.
Second Industrial Revolution

• allowed for faster transfer of

people and ideas

• a period of great economic growth

• with an increase in productivity, a

surge in unemployment since
many factory workers were
replaced by machines.
 Third Industrial Revolution
• the Digital Revolution, occurred in
the late 20th century

• slowdown of industrialization and

The Z1 was a motor-driven mechanical
technological advancement computer designed by Konrad Zuse from
1936 to 1937, which he built in his
parents' home from 1936 to 1938.

• started with production of the Z1 Turing-complete

A system (computer system,
computer, which used binary programming language, etc.) that can be
used for any algorithm, regardless of
floating-point numbers and complexity, to find a solution.
Source(s): NISTIR 8202
Boolean logic
 Third Industrial Revolution
• The next significant development in
communication technologies was
the supercomputer

• with extensive use of computer and

communication technologies in the
production process

• machinery began to abrogate the

need for human power.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
• the trend towards
automation and data
exchange in manufacturing
technologies and
processes.

• characterized by a fusion of
technologies that is blurring
the lines between the
physical, digital, and
biological spheres.
 Fourth Industrial Revolution
The distinguishing features of the 4IR:

Cyber-physical systems: to enable real-

time monitoring, analysis, and control of
physical systems, leading to increased
efficiency, productivity, and automation.

Examples of CPS include smart grid, autonomous

automobile systems, medical monitoring, industrial
control systems, robotics systems, etc..
 Fourth Industrial Revolution
The distinguishing features of the 4IR:

Internet of Things (IoT): to enable real-

time data collection and analysis, and
are being used to optimize processes
and improve efficiency.
 Fourth Industrial Revolution
The distinguishing features of the 4IR:

Cloud computing: a model for delivering

computing services, including servers,
storage, databases, networking,
software, analytics, and intelligence, over
the internet.
 Fourth Industrial Revolution
The distinguishing features of the 4IR:

Artificial intelligence: to automate a

range of tasks, from manufacturing to
customer service, and are expected to
have a profound impact on the way we
work and live.
 Fourth Industrial Revolution

The distinguishing features of the 4IR:

Augmented reality and virtual reality:

to create immersive experiences, such as
training simulations, and are expected to
have a significant impact on industries
such as education, entertainment, and
healthcare.
 Fourth Industrial Revolution

4IR is characterized by the

convergence of multiple
technologies, which are being used
to create new opportunities and
transform the way we work and live.
References:
• http://www.clarityoneaudio.com/living- technological-world-negative-positive-
effects- know/
• https://historyoftechnologyif.weebly.com/information-age.html
• https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press
• https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html
• https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA23645.jpg
• https://www.weforum.org/about/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-by-klaus-schwab
• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-
means-and-how-to-respond/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Industrial_Revolution
• https://unsplash.com/s/photos
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9rZOa3CUC8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g