IGCSE " the effects of ICT".

1. Employment
# New jobs in ICT sector e.g.: Technician.
# New jobs in networking
# Improving work sectors such as banking, retails,
clerical, advertising and manufacturing
# Tele-working
Unemployment
Robots and machine take over
Less typist needed
Staff will need retraining
Fear of new technology
Lifestyle
 More leisure time
 More time for social interaction
 Can go out whenever desired
 Unhealthy diet
 Laziness
 Manual work deskilled
 No exposure to contagious species
 No need of manual work
Capabilities
Can share vast amount of data
Can transfer data quickly
Can carry out repetitive process
Can communicate in long distance
Reduce cost of wage bill
More accurate readings
Automatic warnings can be generated
Graphs can be produced automatically
More continuous readings

2. Cons
 Expensive to keep up with technology
 Unemployment
 Take time and money to retrain workers
 Little or no social interaction
 Laziness
Website reliability
Check the last part of the URL (.gov, .ac,
.ed,.sch)
Check the date last update
Presence of advertisements
Author’s credentials
The link between one website and other
reliable websites
Internetcrime
 Viruses- a program which replicates itself
and designed to cause harm to a computer
system
 Hacking- getting access to a system or a
network illegally
 Illegal downloading- copyright issues
 Credit card fraud
 Identity fraud- effect of phishing
 Spamming
 Software privacy
 Phishing- using e-mail to misdirect to
fraudulent websites
 Pharming- using malicious code to misdirect
to fraudulent websites
 Cookies
 Spyware

3. Health issues
Healthissues solution
Back and neck
problem
Adjustable chair
Foot rests
Tilted screen
RSI ( Repetitivestraininjury) Correctposture
Ergonomic keyboard
Exercise andregularbreak
eyestrain No screenflicker
Lcd screens
Regular breaks
Anti-glare screen
Headaches Anti-glare screen
Regular breaks
Ozoneirritation Proper ventilation
Designatedlaser printer room
Change to other typesof printer
Safety issues
Safety hazard Minimisingactions
electrocution  Use of rcb
 Checkinsulation regularly
 No liquid
Trailing wires Cable ducts
Cover wires
Wireless equipment
Heavyequipmentfalling  Stable desks
 Large desks
Fire risks  Co2 extinguisher
 No covering equipmentvents
 Good ventilation
 No overloaded sockets