Extra ICT Notes - to Help With Revision

Each sheet gives a simple summary of some of the important points to remember about a topic - along with a few short questions that will help you to explain what you have found out.

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ICT Basics

• Hardware and software: What is a computer?
• Networks: What is a network, and what can they help us do?
• Applications software: What is a computer application?
• Operating systems: What is systems software?

Applications of ICTs

• Database software: What is a database?
• Desktop Publishing (DTP): What is DTP and how is it used?

Social Effects of ICTs

• The Social impact of ICT in the workplace: How has ICT changed the way people work?
• The Social impact of ICT in the home: How has ICT changed the way people communicate and spend their leisure time?
• The Social impact of the Internet: How has the Internet affected your life?
• Security issues: Some notes on protecting your computer.

PowerPoint Files

Applications of ICT

A selection of PowerPoint files to help you review the ICT skills you need. Note: it is best to right-click and Save Target as: onto your own hard disk - then open the file.

• Charting: How to use Microsoft Excel to draw and format a chart.
• Animation: How to use Microsoft PowerPoint to animate your presentations.
• HTML and FrontPage: Use Microsoft FrontPage to create and edit html files.
• Interactive PowerPoint: Use Microsoft PowerPoint to write interactive fiction. Example - a simple adventure written as a PowerPoint kiosk application.
• CAD: A brief outline covering computer aided design.

Social Effects of ICT

• Telecommuting: A look at the issues involved with teleworking.
• A Data-processing Department: An organisational chart showing how a data-processing department could be made up.
• The Electronic Office: Some extra notes on issues related to the electronic office.
• Health and Safety: An overview of some of the issues related to ICT re: health and safety.