Information and communication technologies

Question 1

What does the acronym ICT mean?

Answer 1

Information and communication technologies

Question 2

What is a “global village”?

Answer 2

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have created a global village people can
communicate with others across the world as if they were living next door.

Question 3

Name two fathers of the computer. What did they create?

Answer 3

Konrad Zuse created the Z-1, Z-2 and Z-3
Alan Turing created the bombe machine to cracked enigma

Question 4

When was the first mobile phone call made? Who made it?

Answer 4

On 3rd April 1973 by Martin Cooper

Question 5

When was the first commercial mobile phone released?

Answer 5

1983 by Motorola

Question 6

When was iPhone 1 launched?

Answer 6

2007

Question 7

What innovative technologies made iPhone so popular?

Answer 7

Apple bypassed the physical keybord of the blackeberry and Motorola smartphones

Question 8

What is a subscriber?

Answer 8

A subscriber is a person who pays money to a company to use a service regular 57 people are
subscribers.

Question 9

What does penetration mean?

Answer 9

Penetration: refers to the number of people using the product

Question 10

What is Wi-Fi?

Answer 10

Wifi : connected to the Internet

Question 11

What is a recipient?

Answer 11

Pièce jointe

Question 12

What is the difference between a LAN and a WAN?

Answer 12

Local area networks (LAN) vs. wide area networks (WAN)
→ local = network of computers is link on only 1 site such as university
→ wide = network of computers linked over many sites or even abroad

Question 13

What does videoconferencing imply?

Answer 13

Webcams to hold meetings in different locations there is not the inconvenient and cost having to
travel

Question 14

What does the term e-commerce refer to?

Answer 14

Act of buying and selling online

Question 15

What is a direct distribution channel?

Answer 15

Direct distribution channel : no intermediary

Question 16

What is one of the main advantages of e-commerce for consumers?

Answer 16

Savings (make saving = faire des économies) cheaper goods and services

Question 17

What happened on 1st June 2017?

Answer 17

The end of roaming fees in Europe

Question 18

What are roaming fees?

Answer 18

Roaming fees (= frais d’itinerances. In the context of mobile phone network, the verb roam is used
when a mobile phone is used outside of the range [la portée] of its home network)

Question 19

What is a carrier?

Answer 19

Transporter (transporteur)

Question 20

What does the Internet of Things refer to?

Answer 20

The connection of every objects to the Internet and to one another.

Question 21

What are the main disadvantages of ICTs in a business context?

Answer 21

Resistance to change and loss of motivation
Breakdowns require specialist repair. Equipment may suffer breakdowns, and this will affect
production

Question 22

What are the main advantages of ICTs in a business context?

Answer 22

• Quality and accuracy
• Reduces human error and waste
• Lower labour costs
• Communication is unlimited
• Flexible working – homeworking or teleworking

Question 23

What is cloud computing?

Answer 23

Model for enabling [permitting] ubiquitous [omnipresence] (etre a plusieurs endroit a la fois),
convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources

Question 24

What are the advantages of clod computing for businesses?

Answer 24

• Used properly
• Lower the company’s IT expenses
• Unlimited storage capacity
• Backup (sauvegarde) and recovery (recuperation) are easier with the cloud

Question 25

What is the main risk with cloud computing?

Answer 25

• External hack attacks
• Cyberwar

Question 26

What is a cyberwar?

Answer 26

Information is a weapon (arm); in terms of money, cyberwar cost to company $575 billion per year