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ICT in Perspective

The view of ICT in todays world. These are lecturer notes

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ICT in Perspective

The view of ICT in todays world. These are lecturer notes

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ICT IN PERSPECTIVE

TYPES OF COMPUTERS

Two main categories of computers:

✖General purpose

✖Dedicated purpose
GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS

A general purpose computer has an operating system that


can run many different productivity applications that can
perform a wide range of tasks

Examples:
Desktop PC Portable computers
Smartphones Servers
Desktop PC
Consist of the following parts:
✖Box (or systems unit) - contains the CPU, memory and
hard drive
✖Monitor All-in-one-PC
✖Keyboard The box and
✖Mouse screen come in
one unit, E.G:
Apples iMac
computer
Laptop, Notebook, Netbook and Tablets
These are portable computers designed to use miniature parts
with low power consumption, allowing them to operate on
batteries.

Note:
They are portable
Run on batteries
Difficult and expensive to upgrade
Don’t come with an optical drive
Laptop, Notebook, Netbook and Tablets
✖Laptop: portable computer with a full keyboard and flip
up monitor
✖Notebook: same as a laptop
✖Netbook: a smaller version of a laptop, but doesn't
have an optical drive
✖Tablet: portable computer with a touch screen. Some
come with a stylus.
Smartphones

✖A smartphone is a cell phone with extra ability.


✖A smartphone has their own operating system and can
have applications installed on them
✖Come with features such as: a camera, media player,
internet browser, etc.
DEDICATED dEVICES

Dedicated devices are designed to perform just one


task. In general, you are not able to load other
applications on them.

E.G.
MP3 Player Microwave
GPS device Washing Machine
ATM machine ABS brakes in your car
WHAT IS ICT?

● Manipulated or
Information
processed data

● The process of
transferring data /
Communication
information from one
place to another
● Systems technologies
● Communications
Technology
technology
● Internet technology
WHAT IS ICT?

describes the hardware and


software needed to gather and
process data in order to exchange
information quickly and accurately
ICT SYSTEMS

An ICT system is a combination of


hardware, software, data, processes and
people with the purpose to collect,
manipulate, convey, store and retrieve
data and information.
Input Output
ICT SYSTEMS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Computer System (PC)

In this system there is hardware, software, you


(the user), the data you work with, and the
processes involved
ICT SYSTEMS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Cellphone system:

Cell Phones, SIM cards, cell phone software,


cell phone masts/towers, lots of people
ICT SYSTEMS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

A POS System:
A supermarket has a Point of
Sales (POS) system

Components of the system:


Customers, staff, scanners,
servers, cables, credit card
machines and software.
ICT SYSTEMS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Advantages POS System:


✖bills can be added up faster
✖Scanning is more accurate
✖Items can be automatically removed from the
stock database, so better inventory management
✖stock ordering and management decisions can be
made efficiently
ECONOMIC REASONS WHY WE USE
COMPUTERS AND ICT
✖More accurate and reliable than people
✖They are fast
✖They can work 24/7
✖They cost less than people in the long run
✖They reduce the need for other resources
UNETHICAL USE OF COMPUTERS

✖Stealing: Piracy, identity theft and theft of data


✖Theft of computer time
✖Spreading false information
✖Creating malicious software (viruses)
IMPORTANT TERM AND CONCEPTS
Ethics Set of principles of correct behaviour

Information Period since 1970’s up to the present (since the


Age development of fast computers)

ICT hardware and software needed to gather and process


data in order to exchange information quickly and
accurately

ICT system Combination of hardware, software, data, processes


and people with the purpose to collect, manipulate,
convey, store and retrieve data and information

POS Point of Sales system designed to speed up the sale of


goods and services in the marketplace.

System Set of connected elements working together to form a


complex whole

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