Module 1.1- ICT

Question 1

ICT

Answer 1

Tools used for problem solving

Question 2

Advantages of ICT

Answer 2

• Allows for less manpower
• Can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection
• Is consistent with results and quality
• Store large amounts of data

Question 3

Disadvantages of ICT

Answer 3

• Bad for the economy as ICT workers replace employees
• Needs frequent upgrading of software, hardware and skills
• ICT workers work long hours to meet high demands and fast pace

Question 4

Careers that use ICT

Answer 4

• Designers(fashion, graphic, game)
• Accountants (spreadsheet)
• DJs (for mixing and recording)

Question 5

What makes one computer better than the other

Answer 5

• The speed and performance of the CPU
• The amount and type of storage it has
• The kind of graphics card that it has

Question 6

Desktop replacement laptop

Answer 6

Desktop computers are more powerful than laptops, but you can get a laptop that has the same processing power, memory, and storage as a desktop.
It is way more expensive though.

Question 7

Ways to reduce power consumption on your computer

Answer 7

• Enabling settings where you can allow your device to ‘sleep’ when it hasn’t been used for a while
• Compromising the quality or performance of certain funtions to save battery power
• Taking down the brightness

Question 8

Phablets

Answer 8

• Too smal to be called a tablet but to big to be a cellphone(screen is larger than 5”)
• Has the size of a tablet screen but can make phone calls like a cellphone

Question 9

Ways to protect hardware

Answer 9

• Anchor devices with cable ties
• Set alarms that go off when the hardware is removed
• Lock hardware in ventilated cabinets

Question 10

Uninterrupted power supply (UPS)

Answer 10

• Provides your device with enough power during power outages/surges to log off/save your work and shut down
• Only provides enough to shut down/savework/log off, not to run your whole device