DEVELOPMENT OF

INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND
ITS IMPACT TO
THE SOCIETY
What is Information
Age?
 ✘ also known as the Computer
Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age

✘ began around the 1970s and is still going

on today. 

✘ this era brought about a time period in

which people could access information
and knowledge easily. 

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Influences of the
past on the
Information Age
The Renaissance influenced the Information Age by
creating the idea inventions, while too advanced for
the time, the basic idea was used to develop
modern inventions. The Renaissance also changed
literature. At first, only books that told stories of
religion and religious heroes were written. 

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The Scientific Revolution changed the modern era
by introducing important scientists such as Galileo,
Copernicus, and Sir Isaac Newton. Their discoveries
paved the way for modern tools, inventions and
innovations. 

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 The Industrial Revolution brought about major
changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining,
transportation, and technology. This era had a
profound effect on the social, economic, and cultural
conditions of the world.  

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 Impacts of the
Information Age
 ✘ Many communication services like texting, email, and
social media has been developed.
✘ People learn new languages easier and many books have
been translated into different languages, so people around
the world can become more educated.
✘ Jobs have also became easier, and some jobs can even be
done from the comfort of your own home. 
✘ The Information Age is also known as the Age
of Entrepreneurship. Now entrepreneurs can start and run
a company easier than ever before.
✘ And many many more!

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 Changes of the
Information Age
✘ The Information Age has changed people,
technology, science, economies, culture,
and even the way people think.

✘ The Internet is arguably the most

prominent innovation of the Information
Age. The Internet changed the way
people do everything. It has made people
lazier, but it also makes a large amount of
the population smarter.

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✘ The Information Age has made industrial
countries stronger. With online companies
being some of the most successful and
economically stimulating businesses out
there, economies receive more from
them and keep our world turning.

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 ✘ This time period has reshaped
governments, with new technology being
created every day. Governments can now
have more advanced and
effective militaries. Because of things like
the Internet, new laws had to be put in
place to stop hacking, piracy, and identity
theft.

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Some important
people of the
Information Age
✘ Tim Berners-Lee
created the World Wide
Web.

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✘ Steve Jobs created the first
effective personal computer
called the Apple 1. The Apple
1 was a
huge advancement in
computer sciences and it
carved the path for the
computers we have now.

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✘ Bill Gates founded
Microsoft, which creates
almost everything that has
to do with computers.
Microsoft develops
programs like Microsoft
Office, Windows, and many
other influential products.

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 In conclusion...
The Information Age is now. Every era from the Stone Age
up to The Industrial Revolution has led to the world as we
know it. Without the information, knowledge and
discoveries of those from the past, we would not be where
we are today. The past has shaped our present and will
continue to shape
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our future.