STS REVIEWER

knowledge communicated or obtained concerning a specific fact or circumstances

information

it was associated with the development of computers it is also called

digital age or new media age

proposed the Theory of Information Age in 1982.

James R. Messenger

the difficulty in collecting and managing information starting in the 1960’s because of its
abundance.

INFORMATION ANXIETY

who are the collecting and managing information in 1960.

Richard Wurman

give the four (4) present generation, there is no doubt that information has turned out to be a/an:

COMMODITY
OVERDEVELOPED PRODUCT
MASS-PRODUCED
UNSPECIALIZED

an article that detailed some facts on the Information Age.

Robert Harris

Give the 12 Truths of the Information Age

1. Information must compete.
2. Newer is equated with truer.
3. Selection is a viewpoint.
4. The media sells what the culture buys.
5. The early word gets the perm.
6. You are what you eat and so is your brain.
7. Anything in great demand will be counterfeited.
8. Ideas are seen as controversial.
9. Undead information walks ever on.
10. Media presence creates the story.
11. The medium selects the message.
12. The whole truth is a pursuit.

is an electronic device that stores and processes data information.

COMPUTER

a single-user instrument

Personal Computer (PC)

described as a PC that is not designed for portability

Desktop Computer

It is also called as notebooks.

Laptops

are tightly integrated computers that usually have no keyboards but rely on a touch screen for user input.

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

a computer that has been improved to provide network services to other computers

Server

is a computer that is used primarily by large organizaations for critical thinking and bulk data processing

Mainframes

involve materials that are usually integrated into cell phones, watches, and
other small objects or places.

Wearable Computers

Give the 7 types of computers

1.Personal Computer (PC)
2. Desktop Computer
3. Laptops
4. Personal Digital Assistant (PDAs)
5. Server
6. Mainframes
7. Wearable Computers

“Father of Information Theory”.

Claude E. Shannon

He published a paper proposing that information can be quantitatively encoded as a sequence of ones and zeroes.