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6.1 Communication Applications

This document discusses various communication applications of information and communication technology. It describes applications such as websites, multimedia presentations, music scores, cartoons, mobile phones, internet telephony, and business cards/letterheads. For each application, it provides details on what they are, how they are created and used, and their advantages and disadvantages.

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6.1 Communication Applications

This document discusses various communication applications of information and communication technology. It describes applications such as websites, multimedia presentations, music scores, cartoons, mobile phones, internet telephony, and business cards/letterheads. For each application, it provides details on what they are, how they are created and used, and their advantages and disadvantages.

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Chapter 6 – ICT Applications

6.1 Communication Applications:


1) flyers, posters
2) Websites
3) Multimedia presentation
4) Music scores
5) Cartoons
6) Mobile phones
7) VOIP
8) Business cards and letterheads

6.1 Communication Applications


Newsletters
• Paper-based communication used to inform people about their
interests
• Schools use these to inform parents about events/dates
• Advantages
o Released regularly
o The recipients have a permanent copy
• Disadvantages
o Requires distribution
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o There are no special effects; sound/video/animation


o There are printing costs; paper/ink
Communication applications
Flyers, posters, brochures and newsletter
Flyers & Posters
• A Word processor/Desktop publisher is used to create it
• Need to hold minimum amount of information and be accessible very
quickly
• Need to make an immediate impact when people look at them
• Anyone can produce them but there are highly skilled professionals
who can produce expert posters
• Some posters require larger printers than A4
• Sequence in which a flier or poster is produced on a computer system
• A word processor or DTP application is opened and The user creates
frames, boxes and text boxes
o If necessary, photos are taken, using a camera
o The images are uploaded from the camera, loaded from a CD/DVD,
scanned from hard-copy photos or downloaded from the internet
o The photos are saved to a file
o The photos are imported or copied and pasted into the document
o The photos are edited and typed in or imported from a file and then
put into required style
Websites
Websites
• Collection of webpages, text, graphics, video and sound

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• Hosted on a web server on the internet


• Need to write code or use a web authoring application
• Hyperlinks to other pages can be added
• Interactive websites require programming knowledge
• Can use a camera, scanner, microphone to input data
• Usually hire space from web hosting company
• Advantages
o Ability to add sound/video/animation
o Links to other websites/hyperlinks
o The use of hot spots
o Buttons to navigate/move around the website
o Hit counters to see who has visited the websites
• Disadvantages
o Can be hacked and modified or viruses introduced
o Need for a computer and internet connection
o Lack of portability compared with paper based system
o Need to maintain website once it is set up
Multimedia presentations
Multimedia Presentations
• Uses a mixture of media to present information: animations, video,
sound, transitions, hyperlinks
• Produced using software packages
• Used with a projector so large audience can view
• Advantages
o Use of sound and animation/video effects

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o Interactive/hyperlinks built into presentations


o More likely to hold audience’s attention
• Disadvantages
o Need for special equipment – expensive
o May require internet access
Music scores
Music Scores
• Music samplers and mixers allow original tracks that were recorded in
a studio to be modified
• Electronic instruments can play back through electronic effects
machines
• Synthesizers combine simple wave forms to produce complex music
creations
• Electronic organs can mimic any other instrument
• Music scores can be generated from music itself using software
• Software can automatically correct music notes in a score
• There is no need to understand music notation to write a music score
• Music notes are automatically printed out in the correct format
Cartoons
Cartoons
• Animations can be produced using computer hardware and software
• With 3D animations objects are designed on a computer and a 3D
skeleton is produced
• Parts of the skeleton are moved by the animator using key frames

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• The difference in appearance of the skeleton in these key frames is


automatically calculated by the software and is known as tweening or
morphing
• The final stage is to make a realistic image by a technique known as
rendering
Mobile phones
Mobile Phones
• Wireless devices that allow users to make phone calls from anywhere
with cell reception
• They connect to the telephone system using radio signals
• This requires them to be in range of a mobile tower IGCSE
• Used for communication via
o Phone calls
o Text messaging
o Social Media
Internet telephony

Internet Telephony/VOIP
VOIP (Voice over internet protocol) is a method used to talk to people
over internet
VOIP converts sound (picked up by a microphone) into discrete digital
packets that can be sent to a destination via the internet

Business cards and letterheads

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Publicity & Corporate Image Publications Business Cards:


Miniature printed documents that provide information about the
business/organization
Usually printed on thick cards
Easily distributable to potential clients
Information includes company logo, services, address, contact numbers,
email, website
Gives a professional impression
Letterheads:
Found at the top of official printed documents to be mailed to clients or
for internal use
Makes it clear to reader who the sender is Information includes
company logo, name, address, contact numbers
Gives a professional impression. Easy to reply to

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