Empowerment Technologies

What is ICT?

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of information.
Information Communication Technology (ICT) deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephones, internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information.
In terms of Hardware, ICT specifically encompasses radio, television, communication devices (smart and non-smart phones), desktops computers, laptops and network hardware and technologies.
ICT is also comprised of software, applications and platforms that allows information to be accessed, stored, transmitted and manipulated.

World Wide Web (WWW) vs Internet

The Internet by definition is the actual interconnection of computers and other networks,
Web refers to the system that enables people to access information over the internet.
The internet is the hardware aspect because it relates to computer networks, connections and infrastructures.
The web refers to the software aspect as it relates to the Protocols or HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol).
HTTP are the system or procedures that enables the transfer of information in the internet web services, applications and platforms.

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