UNIT 1 : Overview of Computers and ICT (The usage of computers and ICT in everyday life)

1.2. Describe the usage of computers and ICT in everyday life.

 # Usage of computer and ICT in daily life for example in entertainment such as  watching movies and listening to music, transport, vehicle tracking, flights, trains, taxis and so on. Also, health care and medicine such as computerized tomography ( CT scan ), patient record and even in work, business, navigation systems such as GPS, map, online banking, online shopping, online newspapers, ATM machines.

      Education

Today, most schools and higher educational institutions have computers in the classroom for teacher and students. In education, teachers, students, researchers and school administrators benefits from the usage of ICT.

(i) internet

  # Teachers use computers to research for teaching materials,            participate in online forums and online conferences as well as to aid their teaching. # Students use the computers as a reference tool. They use computers to browse the Internet to look for information.

(ii) E-learning

è        # Student and lecturer can communicate to each other if there is something problem or have to make discussion no matter how far the distance to each other.

    Soializing

# keeping in touch with family and friends.

(i) Facebook

(ii) WhatsApp

(iii) Skype

Commerce

    (i) E- commerce

      # E-commerce helps in boosting the economy. It makes buying and selling activities easier, more efficient and faster. For this application, computers, Internet and shared software are needed. In the e-commerce sector , customers, suppliers and employees benefits from the usage of ICT.  Customers use computers to be connected online with suppliers to purchase products. This method can save time and cost as they do not have to go to any outlets.

      (ii)  Advertising

      # Billboard magazine

    Industry

Computers are used to facilitate production planning and control systems, to support chain management and to help in product design in the industrial sector In the industrial sector ,workers, researchers and administrator benefits from the usage of ICT.

(i)  Workers use machines that are connected to computers to operate. In some productions, robots are used to take over jobs that are dangerous to the workers.

(ii)  Researchers use computers to analyze and collect research data for future reference.