UNIT 2: Systems

technologies
Unit 2.1: Introduction to Concepts of Computing
Unit 2.2: Hardware (Systems Unit)
Unit 2.3 Software
Unit 2.4: Computer Management

Describe ICTs
What is ICT?
ICT (information and communications technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any
communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, 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 and
distance learning
http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/ICT-information-and-communications-technology-or-technologies
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics

What is convergence?
Existing technologies merge > into new forms
Bring together different types of media and applications
Devices can interact with a wider array of media types
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-technological-convergence.htm

ICT in daily life

http://labspace.open.ac.uk
/mod/resource/view.php?i
d=371803#

Advantages and
disadvantages of
computers
http://wpuict.wordpress.com
/2011/12/13/advantagesand-disadvantages-ofcomputers/

Data vs
Information
Meaning

Example

Definition

Data

Information

Data is raw, unorganized facts that need

to be processed. Data can be something
simple and seemingly random and
useless until it is organized.
Each student's test mark is one piece of
data

When data is processed, organized, structured or

presented in a given context so as to make it
useful, it is called Information.

Latin 'datum' meaning "that which is

given". Data was the plural form of
datum singular

The class' average score or the school's average

score is the information that can be concluded
from the given data.
Information is interpreted data.

Information Processing Cycle

General model of a computer

Types of computers
Personal Computer or PC A PC is a computer that is used by
someone for his personal use
Desktop Any PC that is designed to be placed on a desk
Laptop or Notebook A PC that can be moved around is called a laptop
Tablets

Workstations
Servers
Mainframes
Super-computers
Dedicated

Label these

Hardware Input

Output

Other

Devices for users with disabilities

Storage

Managing a computer
http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-7/516027-administrative-tools-computer-management-windows-7-a.html