Technology

Question 1

What is ICT and why is it so useful?

Answer 1

Information and communications technology.

ICT is the computing and communications system that a business might use to exchange information with their stakeholders.

Question 2

What can businesses use to communicate with stakeholders?

Answer 2

Tablets
Smartphones
PC’s
Cloud computing networks

Question 3

What’s the difference between intranet and extranet?

Answer 3

Many large businesses operate intranets which are private communication networks only accessible by the business’s employees an extranet is similar but accessible by other selected stakeholders such as suppliers.

Question 4

Technology has improved business location and collecting, storing and analysing information, but how?

Answer 4

Businesses are now able to employ people in a wider range of different locations.
Employees can work from home.
Locate some of their activities overseas (call centres)

Question 5

Explain what e-commerce is

Answer 5

E-commerce or electronic commerce takes place when goods and services are sold using an electronic system such as the internet.

Question 6

We also have m-commerce what would this be?

Answer 6

The part of e-commerce that involves the use of handheld wireless devices such as smartphones is termed mobile commerce or m-commerce.

Question 7

What is digital communication with examples?

Answer 7

Any use of laptops, tablets and smartphones to transfer information is known as digital communication.