Summary It’s All About ICT Summery, Grade 11 CAT section 1.1, IEB Syllabus
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Computer Applications Technology, CAT
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11th Grade
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Computers, Part of Your Life
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The Role Of ICT In The Workspace
PROS Of ICT
Promotes speed and efficiency
Allows us to:
Work wherever there is a computer
Communicate more effectively with employees/costumers ICT allows us to do these
Store and process vast quantities of data - more informed decisions things quickly and with
Identify and adapt to changing trends less manpower
Preforms tasks that are difficult/ dangerous
Performs repetitive mechanical actions consistently
CONS Of ICT
Constant upgrading of skills, hardware, software
Smaller pools of ICT workers
The computer
Computers do the processing cycle:
Take data (from an input device {keyboard}) → Process it→ Produce an output { Audio} → store it.
In this cycle communication between computers is NB
Powerful in computer terms describes factors such as:
Speed and performance of CPU(s)
Amount and type of storage it has
Size of the memory - allows programs to be process at once
Type of graphics card installed
Portable Computers
Used for; entertainment, research, communication and social networking {can be used anywhere}
Laptop
Use miniaturized parts that have a low power consumption - allows portable computing on battery
power
More expensive than desktops with the same specifications
Power settings:
Run on battery power
Operating systems provide power settings - allows you to control how your computer manages its power
Settings include:
Telling computer to “sleep” atfter a time period that it has not been used.
Setting the brightness to a lower level
Balancing between power consumption and performance {saving power decreases performance
level}
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