Grade 11 CAT - It's all about ICT - Summary

ITS ALL ABOUT ICT
Module 1.1
The Role and Value of ICT in the Workplace




How ICT Influences One’s Life and Lifestyles: Communication (Always Available)
 Jobs we do
 Social Networking Sites
 How we store and watch photographs
 Instant Messaging
 How we entertain ourselves
 Blog and Emails
 How we shop and do banking
 How we communicate
 How we interact with friends
 How we obtain and use information


Access to Information
 TV, Radio, Phones, SMS, Email, WWW
 Find quickly
 Determine if site is reliable
 Analyse and summarise


Leisure
 Movies, Music and Printed Media available via Internet
 Video on demand (Online Storage)
 Internet TV not using Radio Signals


What Role does ICT Play in the Workplace?
 Work wherever we have computer access
 Communicate more effectively
 Store and Process vast quantities of data to make more informed decisions
 Identify and adapt to changing trends
 Perform tasks that are difficult for humans to do
 Perform repetitive mechanical actions with constant quality
 Empowers individuals


ICT Allows us to do all these things more quickly and with less manpower…