ICT can help a business in many ways whether it is just to type letters, send e-mails and draw up spreadsheets or to keep a record of your customers.

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How ICT assists a business

ICT has become a modern day thing. Businesses everywhere are using it. Not a lot of businesses today run without the use of ICT all though there is the occasional business that doesn't use it. ICT can help a business in many ways whether it is just to type letters, send e-mails and draw up spreadsheets or to keep a record of your customers. Some businesses like Tesco use it to restock their products. For example when customers buy a can of beans and take it to the till the can is scanned not just for the price but it is also been took of the stock to show how many more cans are left. When it reaches a certain number of beans that are left the computer will automatically send an order for more stock of beans.

Even though there are a number of advantages to using ICT there are some drawbacks. It is expensive especially if the business is big. Not only is it expensive to buy it is expensive to fix if it happens to break down. If the computer in Tesco breaks down it might not be noticed