Digital Technology Basics Digital Technology Basics includes two lessons:  Lesson 1: The Modern Digital Experience  Lesson 2: Digital Technology & Career Opportunities

Lesson: 1 The Modern Digital Experience

Lesson 1 – The Modern Digital Experience Objectives In this lesson, you will be able to:  Identify the benefits of the expanding scope of digital technology.  Explain how merging technologies expand the features of digital devices.

Expansion of Digital Technology  Digital technology is evolving at a rapid rate.  It has changed the way you:  manage your work  communicate with others  entertain yourself.

Audio Technology Change

Telephone Technology Change

Video Technology Change

Today, the functions of different digital technologies are being merged in a single multipurpose digital device. Merging Technologies & Digital Media Devices

Audio and Video Players  Examples of audio and video players:  MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) players  CD players  DVD players  You can use MP3 players to play audio whereas you can use CD players and DVD players to play audio or video.  If you have multipurpose CD players or DVD players, you can use them to play audio, video, and MP3 files.

Cell Phones  A cell phone is a wireless device that provides the capabilities of a traditional wired phone and allows you to make a call from almost any location.  The latest models of cell phones allow you to:  take pictures, record videos, listen to songs  watch movies and videos downloaded from the Internet.

Cell Phones  Use a Web-enabled cell phone to:  connect to the Internet  check your messages  download songs and games from the Internet  Use a cell phone that has camera and multimedia features to:  take pictures  record short video clips, and play music and games  transmit pictures and videos

Video Game Systems  Microsoft® Xbox ® is an example of a video game system that is similar to a personal computer.  An Xbox has a motherboard and a hard disk and supports online gaming.  You play games on an Xbox by using an Xbox game disk.

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)  A PDA is a handheld computer that is used as a personal organizer.  A traditional PDA includes features, such as an address book, task list, and a calculator.  You can connect a PDA to a computer to transfer information.

Digital Cameras  A digital camera stores images digitally on a memory device, such as a flash memory card or a mini hard disk, whereas a traditional camera stores images on film.  Some digital cameras allow you to print images by connecting your digital camera directly to a digital printer.

Digital Video Cameras  You can use a digital video camera to record video and store it in a digital format. Examples:  Digital camcorders  Webcams  A digital camcorder to record both video and audio and store it in a digital format on a storage device, such as a recordable DVD.  A webcam is also a digital video camera that captures images and transmits the images across the Internet.

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Lesson: 2 Digital Technology & Career Opportunities

Lesson Objectives After completing this lesson, you will be able to:  Explain how digital technology helps people work remotely.  Identify the different career opportunities available for information workers.  Identify the different career opportunities available for IT professionals.  Identify the different career opportunities available for developers.

Digital Technology and Your Work Place  Due to the developments in digital technology, people can work from remote locations.  People do not have to necessarily travel long distances to reach their office every day.  Telecommuting is an arrangement that allows people to work from home or from a remote office.

Telecommuting Two types of telecommuting: 1.Home Office 2.Remote Office

Home Office  Home office is an arrangement that allows people to work from home.  In such an arrangement, people can communicate with their colleagues or contacts by using a company’s telecommunication services, such as instant messaging and .

Remote Office  Regional work centers are remote offices that are connected to the company’s head office by using either the company’s network or the Internet.  Regional work centers allow telecommuters to access tools and technology that they may not have at home.

Career Opportunities as Information Workers  The wide-ranging use of computers has led to a number of career opportunities for people who are computer literate.  With relevant computer knowledge, you can work as an information worker, whose basic work is to gather and record information.

Career Opportunities as IT Professionals  IT professionals are people who have the technical knowledge, experience, and qualifications to work in the IT industry.  Network administrators, database administrators, Web administrators, computer graphics professionals, and technical writers are some examples of IT professionals.

Career Opportunities as Developers  Developers are responsible for developing software applications.  Programmers, software developers, Web site designers, and computer game designers are examples of developers.

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