Understanding ICT

and Its Relevance to

Society
How do you receive
updates about the daily
activities of your families
and friends, especially
those who are far away?

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How do you
conduct
research when
tasked to
produce a
report for a
particular
topic?

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Are you familiar with these two expressions? What do these
expressions mean?

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a shorthand way
a phrase, a name
of saying an
of an institution,
expression,

What is an
acronym? a method, a
formed by
combining the
place, or an first letters of
event each word from a
series of words
What is an acronym?

Oh, my gosh! Laughing out loud!

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Acronomytory
 Use the letters C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R to
represent the impacts of the existence of
computers in society.
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 Each letter must represent a noun, an

adjective, a verb, or a phrase.

Example: C for communication

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C
O
M
P
U
Acronomytory
T
E
R
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Acronomytory

 With all the words that you

have included in the activity,
which word or phrase was the
hardest to provide?

 Which was the easiest?

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 Which word or phrase do you

think represents the most
significant effect of having
computers in society? Which word
or phrase do you think represents
its least significant contribution?
 How do you think your life
would be if computers did not
Acronomytory exist up to now?

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What is
information and
communications
technology (ICT)?

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Information and communications

technology refers to technologies that are
used to support the processing, storing,
securing, and transmitting of
information.
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What are the

components of ICT?
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People
individuals responsible for the
development, improvement, and
maintenance of an ICT system
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Procedures
actions performed in a certain order
and conditions to make sure an
ICT system runs smooth
Hardware

technical term used

to describe physical
or tangible parts of
a computer system

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Examples of hardware:
• desktop computers
• laptops
• tablets
• smartphones
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Software
generic term for computer
programs and applications
installed in your hardware
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Software
responsible for providing sets
of instructions that the
computer has to follow to
accomplish a specific task
Examples of software
● word processing app
● spreadsheets
● graphic manipulation
software
● antivirus software
● computer games
● operating systems

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Data
- raw facts or figures
that can be
processed, stored,
and transmitted by
an ICT system

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Information
result of processed, organized, and
structured data
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After knowing what ICT is, what

ICT device or devices do you own
and how do they help you in your
everyday tasks?
ICT at Home
What are the common uses of ICT devices in your home?

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ICT as a Communication Tool
What ICT device do you often use in communicating?

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ICT and Education
How does ICT help you learn?

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ICT and Employment
How does ICT assist people in doing their jobs?

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ICT and Government
How do ICT devices assist in government operations?

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ICT and Commerce
What are the advantages that you experienced while
purchasing products online?

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ICT and Entertainment
What ICT devices do you often use for entertainment?

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Practice 1
Listed on the next slide are ICT-
related items. Classify the
items as either hardware,
software, or people by writing
them in their appropriate
boxes.

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 Hardware Software People

● web camera ● computer ● graphics editor ● printer

● word processing engineer ● computer ● spreadsheet
app ● multimedia programmer ● web designer
● speakers projector ● mouse ● motherboard
● on-demand ● computer ● web browser ● flashdrive
music player monitor ● video game
● software ● data analyst
engineer ● keyboard 33
Practice 2
Complete the table on
the next slide by listing
down activities that you
do from the time you
wake up until you sleep
that involve the use of
ICT.
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● The first column must be filled activities done with ICT.
● The second column must be listed with hardware that is used in the
activity written in the first column.
● The third column must be listed with software that is used in the
activity written in the first column.

Activity Software Hardware

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We have been talking about the
benefits of ICT in society. Do you think
it’s possible that ICT can also impact
society negatively? Why? Why not?

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 Practice 3
Think about the following Group 1: Automated Elections

situations by group. Group 2: Use of Learning

Identify both the positive Management System in Schools

and negative impacts of Group 3: Online Shopping

ICT. Propose solutions or Group 4: Telecommuting
alternatives to minimize
the negative impacts of Group 5: Use of Apps for
Transportation
ICT.
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Answer the following
completely in your own
words:
What is information and
communications
technology (ICT)?

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Answer the following
completely in your own
words:
Enumerate and describe
the three components of
ICT.

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Answer the following
comprehensively:
How can ICT help you as a
student? How can it help
you in your future career?

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Information and Communications
Technology refers to technologies that are
used to support the processing, storing,
securing, and transmitting of information.

Components of ICT:
● people ● software
● procedure ● data
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The impacts of ICT are seen at home and in
communication tool, education, employment,
government, commerce, and the
entertainment industry.

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