The concept of information technology

The concept of information technology
Information and communication technologies (ICT) - a set of
methods, workflows and software and hardware tools that are
integrated with the aim of collecting, processing, storage,
distribution, display and use of information. Information
technologies are designed to reduce the complexity of the
processes of information resources.
ICT is forms of technology that are used to transmit, process,
store, create, display, share or exchange information by
electronic means. It includes not only traditional technologies
like radio and television, but also modern ones like cellular
phones, computer and network, hardware and software,
satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and
applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing.

The following table demonstrates range of technologies that fall under the category of ICT.

The components (structure) of information technology
Information - a collection of information about the properties of an object or process to digest the subject in the form of knowledge.
The information which is used by people, can be divided into the following main types:
text - that information can be recorded on paper by hand or using a typewriter and printing equipment and stored on paper (manuscripts, documents, books, newspapers, etc.;
graphics - this information can be processed by a variety of means and methods of Fine (fine arts, photography) and stored in the form of paintings, drawings, sculptures, photo cards;
sound - this information can be processed by means of a tape recording and stored on magnetic tapes, records and audio CDs .;
video information - this information can be processed by means of film and video and stored on film and videotape

Types of information

Data processing
All information supplied to the computer, or encoded
digitized, i.e. all characteristics data assigned to the
number. Thus, the computer operates with no sound,
or video image, and a series of numbers. And it does
not process sound or video, and the number. After
the treatment, the number again converted into
sound or video and we hear the music and see the
cartoon on the computer screen.
Any sort of information is called the volume of
information.
The unit of information is called a bit. The computer
memory cell of 1 bit can be stored for 1 or 0.
8 bits make up one byte.
1 byte=8 bits

There are multiple byte units:
Kilobyte (KB ) 1 KB = 1024 bytes
Megabyte (MB) 1 MB = 1024 KB.
Gigabyte (GB) 1 GB = 1024 MB.
Terabyte (TB) 1 TB = 1024 GB.
For example, we can say that if you make the
computer the text of one type written page, it will
have a capacity of about 2500 bytes

Standards in the field of ICT.
ICT standards system - a set of normative and
technical and regulatory guidance documents,
including a set of interrelated standards and other
documents in the field of standardization related
to ICT, documents defining the methodology of
development, coordination, approval,
modification, deployment, use and replacement,
including a methodology to assess facilities for
compliance with these standards and othe
documents in the field of standardization.

Standard - a document in the field of
standardization, standardization of
relevant principles, covering
categories such documents as the
standard of organization, the standard
non-profit association, the industry
standard or set of rules (the industry),
the national standard, international
standard.

International standard - a standard adopted by an international organization.
National standard - a standard adopted by a national authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Standardization.
Non-profit association Standard - a standard non-profit professional organization (union, association, etc.), designed for wide application by different stakeholders. The order of development of the standard and non-profit association established this association and is harmonized with the state and industry standards development orders

Industry Standard (IS) - standard related to processes, products and other aspects of a particular field of activity (whether commercial or not aimed at profit).
Organization Standard - a standard developed and approved by the organization itself, based on the necessity of its use to improve production and quality assurance of products, works and services, as well as for the dissemination and use of knowledge in different fields of research results (the test), measurement and development.

Stages of ICT development:
Pre Mechanical Age
Mechanical Age
Electromechanical Age
Electronic Age

The Pre Mechanical Age
The earliest age of technology has been dated
back to the pre mechanical age (between 3000 B.C.
and 1450 A.D.).
Human beings at that time primarily
communicated with each other using simple
picture drawings called petroglyphs.
They created these drawings on rock. The first
writing system and first alphabet was created in
this period of time
The numbering systems and the abacus, the first
calculator, were also invented during this period.

The Mechanical Age
During the mechanical age (between 1450 and 1840) many extraordinary inventions took place. This is where we can see similarities between our modern-day technologies and the rising technologies back then.
Due to many new technological inventions, there was a great interest in computation and information. Major machine inventions were the following:
The slide rule (1600s)- an analog computer that allowed users to multiply and divide.
The Pascaline (around 1642) – a mechanical computer that allowed users to add, subtract, multiply and divide two numbers.
The Leibniz’s machine (1670s) – a machine that was an improvement of the Pascaline that included additional components that made it easier for users to multiply and divide.
The difference engine (1820s) – a machine creation that could calculate numbers and print the results.
Even though these machine inventions were not as effective as the latest technologies we use today, they play a big role in the evolution process of information technology

The Electromechanical Age
During the time of the electromechanical age (between 1840 and 1940), the beginning of telecommunication emerged. Many revolutionary technologies were invented in this stage that led to modern information technology systems. The telegraph was invented to communicate with others over great distances through the use of electricity. This led to the development of Morse Code. This was a system built to communicate with others by breaking down the alphabet into dots and dashes, transformed into electrical impulses and transmitted over a wire. This was very similar to today´s digital technologies that break down information. Shortly afterwards, the telephone and radio were invented. Later on, the first digital computer was created. It consisted of electromechanical computing components, data and program readers, automatic typewriters and input/output and control readers. It was different from our modern computers but it resulted an interest to explore other ways to make the system smaller and to operate more effectively.

The Electronic Age
The electronic age (from 1940 to present day) is the stage of information technology that we currently live in. It first started when electronic equipment including computers began to take place. At the beginning of this stage, it was realized that electronic vacuum tubes could be used instead of electromechanical parts. The first high-speed digital computer was the ENIAC, Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. It was able to solve a large class of numerical problems through reprogramming. It was also one thousand times faster than that of electro-mechanical machines from the previous age.