1. Future Development

Question 1

What are some emerging technologies

Answer 1

• PDA
• GPS Devices
• Smart Phones
• Mobile dongles
• VOIP

Question 2

What is a PDA?

Answer 2

• A device acting as an electronic organise
• Easy to use and can share information with a PC

Question 3

What is a smart phone

Answer 3

• Small device that combines mobile phones and PDA’s
• It runs applications, word processors and many other programs

Question 4

What is a mobile dongle

Answer 4

Allow people to connect to the internet on the go with USB

Question 5

What is VOIP

Answer 5

Voice over internet protocol, allows video conferencing using programs such as Skype

Question 6

Benefits to leisure from technology advances

Answer 6

• Digital photography
• Image processing software packages
• Faster processing speeds
• Music

Question 7

What is digital photography

Answer 7

Storage and printing of photos using a computer.

Question 8

What are image processing software packages

Answer 8

The ability to modify images on a computer, e.g. Adjust the brightness

Question 9

What are some Potential future uses of ICT

Answer 9

• Biometric passports
• Finger print identification
• Business transactions online

Question 10

What 3 areas do future developments of ICT affect?

Answer 10

• Society
• Organisations
• Individuals

Question 11

What impacts will future developments of ICT have on society?

Answer 11

• Increasing levels of personal Data being stored
• Tracking of people and their movement with GPS

Question 12

What impacts will future developments of ICT have on organisations

Answer 12

• Outsourcing to other countries

Question 13

What impacts will future developments of ICT have on individuals

Answer 13

• Instant communication when needed
• Online gambling

Question 14

What social issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 14

• Digital divide: people left behind due to lack of technological knowledge
• Exposure to inappropriate material

Question 15

What legal issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 15

• Data rights management

Question 16

What is data rights management

Answer 16

• Set of technologies that allow copyright owners of media to ensure they get paid for the use of their property
• E.g. Illegal pirating of films

Question 17

What technical issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 17

• Greater range of skills required at each level
• Skills become out of date quickly
• Old versions of software packages become obsolete very fast

Question 18

What ethical issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 18

• Movement can be tracked on mobile phones
• Breach of freedom from government tracking information
• Phorm

Question 19

What is phorm

Answer 19

Phorm records a users browsing habits and targets audiences with advertisements

Question 20

What economic issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 20

Business need to keep up to date to remain competitive which is costly Off shore cheap labour

Question 21

What environmental issues are there surrounding the rapid development of ICT

Answer 21

• Health hazard from radio waves
• Rising c02 emissions
• How technology recycling is handled