ICT, or Information and Communication Technology, integrates communication technologies and information technologies, enabling quick access, storage, and transmission of information. It plays a significant role in various fields such as education, healthcare, governance, and business, enhancing learning and efficiency. Common ICT tools include mobile phones, tablets, radios, televisions, and smart boards, which facilitate communication and information dissemination.

1. CLASS: IX
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(402)

2. INDEX

3. ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. In general term
that combines communications technology like telephone lines and wireless
signals and information technology like hardware, software, audio-visual
signals. internet etc.
आईसीटी का मतलब सूचना और संचार प्रौद्योगिकी से है। सामान्य शब्द में जो संचार
प्रौद्योगिकी को जोड़ती है जैसे टेलीफोन लाइन और वायरलेस ससग्नल और सूचना
प्रौद्योगिकी जैसे हार्डवेयर, सॉफ्टवेयर, ऑडर्यो-ववजुअल ससग्नल इंटरनेट आदद।
ICT today enables users to access, store, transmit information as fast as
possible.
आईसीटी आज उपयोगकर्ताओं को जजर्नी जल्दी हो सके , सूचनतओं को
एक्सेस, स्टोर, संचतररर् करने में सक्षम बनतर्त है।

4. ICT has wide scope in various fields, such as education, health care,
governance, design and manufacturing and business.
ICT is known as Information and Communications Technology, which emphasizes
on imparting knowledge in the field of education.
It helps individuals or institutions handle information by using computers
and other digital technologies.
ICT promotes usage of audio-visual equipment for imparting knowledge majorly at
the school or college level.
With the passage of time, ICT has proved to be an essential and basic step in
the development of the modern society.
In many countries, the learning of the concepts of ICT is considered as an
important part of education.

5. ICT at Workplace
ICT has become part of our workplace in all sectors of economy, right
from carrying out money transactions through the online banking system
to development of textbooks or research papers in educational
institutions
ICT at Home
These days most of the people uses television for entertainment and phones
for calling up other people. New devices, such as smartphones with an
internet connection are now being used to stay connected with family

6. Benefits in the field of Education
The use of ICT in education add value in teaching and learning, by
enhancing the effectiveness of learning. In education from the
traditional classrooms now E-Learning and digital classroom teaching
change the method of teaching.
Health
ICT enhance the quality of healthcare system because of the
support of advance medical system like X-ray, MRI machine
CT scan etc.

7. Economy
A major advancement of ICT is the advancement of global
economy. Due to ICT e-commerce activities increased and provide
benefits to small business houses also.
Governance
ICT provide e-governance facilities to the citizens which make the
services more efficient and transparent. Example: Online billing
sevices,GST system etc.

8. Some commonly used ICT tools are mobile, tablet, radio, television and
email. These tools help in the communication and broadcasting of
information.
The description of these tools are as follows:
A mobile phone is a device that helps you in performing different
tasks such as making and receiving phone calls, sending or
receiving messages, making video calls, etc. Today, mobile
phones are smart phones which can perform almost every task
that a computer can perform. The given figure shows a
smartphone
Mobile Phone:

9. A tablet is a type of portable computer which has a flat surface and can
be operated by using your fingers or a special pen. It has memory for
storing data and can also be used to run Internet and make calls. The
tablet computer has an internal battery which needs to be charged from
time to time. The given figure shows a tablet.
Tablet:
Tablet

10. A radio is a wireless device that receives signals in
the form of electromagnetic waves from space and
transmits them in the form of sound. It is beneficial
of sending information to those areas where visual
communication is still not feasible. The given figure
shows a radio.
Radio:
A television is a device that is used to
transmit information in the form of moving
images along with sound to its viewers. The
given figure shows a television.
Television:

11. Smartboard
A SMART Board is like a large computer
tablet that you can use with a special
touch-sensitive LCD (liquid crystal
display) screen or a touch-sensitive
whiteboard that you use with
a projector. SMART boards put simply,
are a sophisticated replacement of the
traditional overhead projector.