ict

ICT

ict is an acronym for information and communication technology

types

    broadcasting

    telecommunications

    information system

broadcasting

    the distribution of audio and video content to an audience, using electromagnetic     radiation (radio wave)

uses of broadcasting

    recreation

    experimentation

    self-training

    emergency communication (amateur radio (ham)and amateur television(ATV))

telecommunication

    the exchange of information over significant distance by electronic means

categories

    public switch telephone (PSTN)

        also known as Plain Old Telephone (POT) landline phones

    global system for mobile telecommunication (GSM)

        a digital mobile telephone system, widely used all over the world

    satellite telephone system

        available as handheld, portable, fixed mobile or marine use

    fixed wireless telephone

        designed to provide services in rural and underdeveloped areas

information system

    the collection of methods, practices, algorithms and methodology that transforms data     into information and knowledge desired by individual or organisation

classification

    data processing

        the process involved in turning data into information, using computer system

        e.g analysis, recording, sorting, calculating, etc.

    global positioning system (GPS)

        space based satellite navigation system that provides location and time informations

application of ict

    ict gadgets include

        mobile phones, fax machines, vending machines, cash registers, point of sale         machine, etc.

    ict is often categorised into two broad types of products

        traditional computer based technologies

            the use of applications on the computer system for personal purpose

            e.g database, word processing, presentation, DTP, graphic software, etc.

        digital communication technologies

            the ict digital media that enable users to share information and also             communicate with one another

            e.g internal and external networks like internet