This document discusses information and communication technologies (ICT). ICT is defined as the integration of telecommunications, computers, software, storage, and audiovisual systems that allow users to access, store, transmit and manipulate information. Examples of ICT include computers, laptops, phones, email, fax machines and electronic dictionaries. The document then provides steps for operating a computer and connecting it to the internet via a local network, telephone line, or GPRS. It concludes by outlining some of the positive and negative impacts of ICT on education, such as increased access to distance learning but also large costs that can disadvantage some students.