Components of an ICT System
- 1. Mr Caine
- 2. Lesson Objectives To be able to identify the Components of an ICT System. To know what the different types of software are and be able to provide examples. To understand how ICT systems may be affected by future technologies.
- 3. News Read the news story called ‘The globalisation of work - and people’ which I is on Moodle. Watch the ‘Shift Happens’ video which can be found on Moodle.
- 4. ICT System with Human Input
- 5. Components of an ICT System People Data Procedures Software and Hardware Information
- 6. Task – Contact a Family ICT System In your group read the ‘Contact a Family’ case study and identify the following: The people involved? Where data is collected from? What procedures are in place? Types of Software used? What information is produced?
- 7. Task – Famine Early Warning System In your group read the ‘USAID Famine Early Warning System Project’ Case Study and discuss the following: The implications of not having such a system in place? How can other ICT systems help in similar projects around the world?
- 8. Types of Software Define and find an example of each of the following types of software: Systems Software Communications Software Application Software Utility Software
- 9. Exam Question Complete the ‘Components of an ICT System’ Exam Question which can be found on Moodle.
- 10. Lesson Objectives To be able to identify the Components of an ICT System. To know what the different types of software are and be able to provide examples. To understand how ICT systems may be affected by future technologies.