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How ICT influence one’s
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life and life styles
Communication ‘Over-availability’
Instant messaging
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So what role does ICT play
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in the workplace?
• Work wherever we have access to computer (and internet).
• Communicate more effectively.
• Store and process vast quantities of data to make more
informed decisions.
• Identify and adapt to changing trends (e.g. sales).
• Perform tasks that are difficult or dangerous for humans to
do.
So what role does ICT play in
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the workplace?
• Perform repetitive mechanical actions with consistent
quality.
• Empower individuals (smaller companies that make
effective use of ICT can compete globally).
CAT
teaches
Use you to:
computers Easily learn
to study to use new
and/or do software
research
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Fashion,
game or web
page
designers
Doctors,
Accountants paramedics
and nurses
Careers
Photographers
DJs and
and movie-
musicians
makers
Social media
to advertise
ICT is important in virtually
any job you can think of.
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You need to be able to source
and process data and present
information as quickly and as
accurately as possible.
• Laptops
• Smartphones • Desktop
• Tablets computer
Multi-purpose
Electronic devices
QUICK REVISION Portable/mobile (left)
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Servers
Desktops
Processing power
Laptops
Physical size
Notebooks
Tablets
Smartphones
Portable
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Portability:
work anywhere, at any time
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Laptops/notebooks
Tablets
• Portable computer with a touch or
pen-sensitive screen
• Ideal for quick, small scale
computing
• Special operating systems
designed for mobile devices
• Long battery life
• Wireless (WiFi) and cellular data
connectivity (e.g. 3G and
4G/LTE).
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