INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
By: Jhon Mark Monalem
 PERSONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL
COMPETENCIES (PEC’s)
 These are few important characteristics/ traits /attributes of a good entrepreneur
•HardWorking: One of the important characteristic of a good entrepreneur is hardworking it means working diligently
and being consistent about is hard working people through serving that performance to produce good products and or
provide good services
•Confident: Entrepreneurs have self-reliance in one’s ability and judgment they exhibit self-confidence to cope with
the risk of operating their own business
•Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is unimportant
•Committed: Good intrapreneurs assume full responsibility over their business they give full commitment and solid
dedication to make the business successfu
•Ability to accept change: nothing is permanent but change change occurs frequently when you own a business you
should go with the tribe on changes capitalize on positive changes to make your business grow
•Creative: An intrapreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in the business and in order to have an edge
over the other competitors
•Has the initiative: an intrapreneur takes the initiative you accept put yourself in a position where you are
responsible for the failure or success wilth your business
•Profit-oriented: an entrepreneur enters the world of business to generate profit or additional income the business
shall become your bread and butter therefore you must see to it that the business can generate income
What is Entrepreneurship?
About Entrepreneurship…
 -Entrepreneurship is about is innovation
•About recognizing opportunities and
IMPORTANT SKILLS OF
acting on them. SUCCESSFUL
ENTREPRENEUR.
–Entrepreneurship are agents of Change
 Excellent planner
 Possesses people skills
•Requires the ability to think creatively,
 Sound decision maker
innovate, and LEAD the development of
the idea to implementation
ENVIRONMENT AND MARKET (EM)
Generating Ideas for Concepts of selecting a
Business: Business Idea:
1. Examine Existing goods and services  Branding
2. Examine the present and future  Develop a tagline
needs  Design a logo
3. Examine how the needs are being  Write a brand message
satisfied
 Sustain a brand quality
4. Examine the available resources
 Practice consistence
5. Read magazines news articles and
other publication of new product or
advances in technology
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
in computer Service
 OHS is a planned system of
working to prevent illness and
injury where you work by
recognizing and identifying
hazards and risk
 Health and safety procedure is the
responsibility of all persons in the
computer and technology
industries
 Occupational health and safety
standards
•each student has a responsibility to
their colleagues and their organization
to report and act upon any potential
workplace hazards student need to be
aware of the type of hazard that are
responsible present in their work
environment
Most OHS Policies and Procedures follow
a similar format, the generally Include:
 AIM
 POLICY
 PROCEDURES

-This would explain a step by step process on how a task should be done Safely

The Reasons for OH & S:

✓Eliminates possible danger
✓safeguard employee productivity
✓Means to promote workplace processes
✓Protect employee rights
✓maintain worker health
OHS Safety Procedures:
5 Example of Personal
Safety while working along
Personal Computer (PC’s) The 4 Step System S A F E
1. Turn off the computer and all peripherals
2. Touch and Unpainted metal surface  S-Spot The Hazard
3. Do not work alone so that there is  A-Assess The Risk
someone who can take care of you in
case of emergency
 F-Fix The Problem
4. Always power of the computer and  E –Evaluate Result
plugging the computer before you
working on net
5. Take away any liquid near your working
area to avoid getting elected or
accidental damage in computer parts
“Identifying the Different types
and Parts of computer System”
What is Computer?
 A Computer is a machine that can be programmed to manipulate symbols.

Principal Characteristics of a computer

∆ It responds to a specific set of instruction in a well-defined manner
∆ It can execute a pre-recorded list of instruction (a program)
∆ It can quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data.

 A Computer is not an acronym and sometimes abbreviated as comp or 'puter. The

Term “Computer” was originally given to humans (human computers) who performed
numerical calculations using mechanical calculators, such as the abacus and slide
rule.
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PARTS OF COMPUTER SYSTEM

Peripheral device –as any component or piece of equipment that expands a

computer’s input, storage, and output capabilities. Peripheral devices serve
specific purpose, enchance a computer’s functions, or add new service or
”
additional resources.

CLASSIFICATION OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES:

• Input Devices.
• Output device.
TYPES and PARTS OF COMPUTER:
TYPES OF COMPUTER: PARTS OF COMPUTER
 Hardware
1. Workstation
 Processor
2. Desktop computer  Computer Case
3. Single unit  Motherboard
4. Nettop  Hard disk
 Main Memory
5. Laptop
 Adapter Cards
6. Netbook
 Visual Display Unit
7. Tablet PC  Keyboard
8. Ultra-Mobile PC  Mouse
9. Pocket PC  And Many More..
What is an Operating System?
The operating system is the most important program that runs on a computer. Every
general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs.
Operating System perform basic task. Such as recognizing input from the keyboard,
sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk,
and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.

OPERATING SYSTEM CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

 Multi-user
 Multiprocessing
 Multitasking
 Multithreading
 Realtime
Device –is any piece of computer hardware
that displays results after tge computer
has processed the input data that has been
entered. Two Types of Input
Two Types of Memory: Devices:
1. ROM -(Read Only Memory)ROM is 1.Keyboard Entry – Data is inputted
non-volatile, meaning it holds data to the computer through a keyboard
even when the power is ON or OFF.
-The First input devices developed
for the PC.
2. RAM –(Random Access Memory)RAM
is volatile, Meaning it holds data
2. Direct Entry - A form of Input that
only when the power in on.When
does not require data to be keyed by
the power is off, RAM’s contents
someone sitting at a keyboard.
are lost.
Types Of Storage devices:
1. Floppy diskette –is a random access, removable data
storage medium that can be used with personal
computers.
2. Compact disc (CD) –also called optical disc is an
nonmagnetic, polished metal disk used to store
digital information.
3. Digital Versatile disc (DVD) –also called optical disc
is a nonmagnetic, polished metal.
4. Jump drive and Usbb flash drive –is a plug-and-play
portable storage device that uses flash memory and
it’s lightweight enough to attach to a key chain.
5. Hard Drive –is the main, and usually largest, data
Storage Device in a computer.
TYPES OF PRINTER:
 Ink-Jet or Bubble-jet Printer –Sprays ink at a sheet of paper

 Laser Printer -Uses the Same technology as copy machines

 LCD and LED Printer –Similar to a laser Printer, But uses liquid crystals of
light.

 Line Printer –Contains a chain of characters or pins that print an entire line at one time

 Thermal Printer –An Inexpensive printer that works by pushing heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.