The Impact of ICT on Individuals, Organisations and Society.

Question 1

Name 3 advantages of ICT systems.

Answer 1

Computers perform the same actions over and over again, quickly and reliably. Computers can search large volumes of data, quickly. Computers can perform tasks that are impossible or dangerous to humans.

Question 2

Name some disadvantages of ICT systems.

Answer 2

People want things done now, not in a few seconds… The software used requires training. We always demand more (bandwith, space, memory, speed) which isn’t always possible.

Question 3

What did Gordon Moore say?

Answer 3

The same amount of money will purchase twice the speed or twice the storage that it did two years previously.

Question 4

Name a few areas of communication.

Answer 4

The internet, intranets, mobile phones, telephone systems.

Question 5

Describe telephone systems.

Answer 5

Relatively old method, but has had a digital upgrade in recent years. You can now have conference calls, have mobile phones, remote access, different ring tones, call forwarding, SMS messaging and more.

Question 6

Describe the internet.

Answer 6

Vast collection of interconnected computers for the purpose of sharing data.

Question 7

What is a big problem with the internet?

Answer 7

It’s outside of any governments control. They can attempt to filter or restrict access but cannot control the content of websites. It can just be relocated to a country that allows the content.

Question 8

Name some disadvantages of the internet.

Answer 8

Anyone can create a website, not everything on the internet is reliable. You don’t know who you’re talking to, how do you know they are who they say? Porn (haha, disadvantage).

Question 9

Describe Email.

Answer 9

An email is an electronic message sent using the internet from one person to another. You can attach documents. Digitally signed emails can be accepted as a contract.