9713 Applied ICT Unit 6

1. Impact of ICT on society
(Part 2)
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2. Interactive ICT Applications
• Home entertainment
• Auctions
• Booking
• Information services
• Government (local, regional, central)
• Use of ICT in Teaching and
Learning
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3. Home Entertainment
Television:
• Satellite
• Terrestrial:
• Television programmes
• Films
Music centres:
• Music
• Plays
• Radio programmes
• Audio books
Interactive games
consoles
Video on demand
systems
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4. Home Entertainment
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Software requirements
• Internet browser
• MP3 software
• Projector control
software
Hardware requirements
• Satellite receiver
• TV screen
• Speakers
• PC
• Portable media player
(MP3player)
• CD/DVD player/recorder
• Projector
• Satellite decoder
• FM tuner
• Games console
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5. Auctions
Internet auctions:
• Buying goods
• Selling goods
• Online transaction services
Requirements:
HW: PC, Modem
SW: Internet browser
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6. Travel agents:
• Booking holidays
• Booking plane
tickets (e-tickets)
Rail companies:
• Booking train
tickets
Airlines:
• Booking plane
tickets
Cinemas
Theatres
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Booking
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7. Booking
Software requirements
• Booking software
• Databases
Hardware requirements
• PC terminals
• PC networks
• Modem
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8. Information Services
• Trading
• Governments
• Academic
institutions
• Stocks and shares
• Public interest
• Educational research
Requirements
• HW: PC networks
• SW: Internet browser
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9. Government
(local, regional, central)
Inland Revenue:
• Income tax records
• Tax collection
• Tax payment
Local government:
• Electoral register
• Local tax records
• Budget calculations
Issuing of:
• Passports
• Identity cards
• Driving licences
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10. Government
(local, regional, central)
Software requirements
• Database
• Budget analysis
• Spreadsheet
Hardware requirements
• PC
• Mainframe
• PC network
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11. Use of ICT in
Teaching and Learning
Schools, Universities, Colleges:
• CAL
• CBL
• Computer aided assessment
• Record keeping
Examination boards:
• Computer aided assessment
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12. Use of ICT in
Teaching and Learning
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Software requirements
• Web browsing SW
• Web authoring SW
• Overlay software
• Database
• Spreadsheet
• Assessment software
Hardware requirements
• Computer
• Scanner (for OMR)
• Overlay keyboard
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13. The effects of the use of online
services on society
• The digital divide/information literacy
• Catering for disabilities
• Legal system
• Computer fraud
• Antisocial use of ICT
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14. The digital divide/information
literacy
Individuals –
restricted access to:
• Educational
services
• Health services
• Employment
opportunities
Nations – restricted
access to:
• Worldwide
marketing
opportunities
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15. Catering for disabilities
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Increased access for disabled people to:
• Shopping
• Banking
• Booking systems
• Health services
• Employment
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16. Legal system
• Increased access to legal information
• Increased involvement in focus groups
• More able to influence political
representatives
• Inexperienced people regarding
themselves as ‘legal eagles’
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17. Computer fraud
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• Personal identities can be stolen (government
records)
• Money taken from personal accounts
(interception of bank details whilst using online
booking)
• Tickets intercepted from online booking details
• Goods intercepted from online auction details
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18. Antisocial use of ICT
• Deleting/amending/distributing
personal data gained from auction,
booking and government records
• Spreading of viruses (malware) by email
using the above sources of information
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