I have chosen the Internet for my use of ICT at school for personal reasons. I use it to search for song lyrics on the World Wide Web. A non-ICT alternative is to listen to the song countless times until you know the lyrics off by heart, or write them down whilst you are listening to it. The advantages of using the Internet are that you could get the lyrics wrong by trying to listen to them, and it takes a lot longer than just searching on the Internet. Disadvantages are when you can't find the lyrics you want, or when the person who wrote them got them completely wrong. This isn't all that valuable to me because I could live without searching for song lyrics, but it is nice to know what you are listening to.
I also use Microsoft Word at school for a personal use. I use it in most ICT lessons to word process my work. You open Microsoft Word and use the keyboard to type in your work and it is displayed on the monitor. A non-ICT alternative would be to handwrite all my work. Advantages of using a word processor are that it makes your work neater, with less mistake.
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to the customers to attract them back to the store, they can also receive points for shopping regularly, meaning they get money off. Barcodes are used so the company knows what's been brought and when; this is then automatically added to the stock list. They are used as an order system, they are also used to find the best selling brands this is an easy way to find out as all the products that are sold are recorded, so this is an easy task to do.
ser name and password. The ICT department also requires two servers which run the school networks and an administrator computer which can enable and disable user accounts aswell as adding and removing resources from the network. The administrator can also allow internet use and ban inappropriate sites so that children cannot surf porn or other unacceptable sites during school time.
Every lesson that takes place within a school can be used in conjunction with I.C.T from producing graphs and tables for science or math's, producing a p.e.p for PE, and for researching for all the other subjects' as well as typing up pieces if work. Therefore all school lessons need an input of I.C.T for added research or information or just for professional presentation.
Different types of software that I used during I.C.T lessons are; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Front Page and Paint. Each of these packages helped me throughout my I.C.T work from basic typing exercises to creating databases, mail merging, plotting graphs, drawing and creating a high tech state of the art website. The toolboxes help with things such as spelling and you can also change your text and the colour, head your work, underling and highlight parts which need to stand out. You can also hyperlink parts of your work and cut and paste so you can move things around easily without loosing your work.
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As well as the education department, it isn't known that I.C.T actually plays a big role in communication these days. I.C.T is the reason why we have so many communication features such as mobile phones, answer phones, online chat services, and services such as "1471".
Firstly in this section about how I.C.T is used in the Communication industry I am going to explore how I.C.T is behind the technology of Mobile Phones. Nowadays mobile phones were created to be able to talk on the move and that is the main feature of them but nowadays as new technology has emerged Mobile Phones now offer new and exciting services such as Text Messaging, Photo Messaging, Video Calling, Downloadable Ring tones and Operator Logos and Hands Free Solutions.
Text Messaging is the Second most common mean of communication after normal voice calls over the telephone. A text message allows you to send a letter type message to the recipient for a mere cost of only around 10 pence. Some mobile networks also allow you to send text messages for free depending of your tariff. A text message is ideal when you are unable to speak on the phone, such as if you are in a meeting or school. The service is fast, efficient and cheap. This service is available on every new mobile phone launched as is rapidly becoming the number one for of communication between to parties.
One of the most recent developments in mobile messaging is known as multimedia messaging service (MMS). The photo message service allows Just as the traditional short message service (SMS); multimedia messaging provides automatic and immediate delivery of personal messages. Unlike the SMS however, MMS allows mobile phone users to enhance their messages by incorporating sound, images, and other rich content, transforming it into a personalized visual and audio message. But MMS technology offers more than just a broadening of message content. With MMS, it is not only possible to send your multimedia messages from one phone to another, but also from phone to email, and vice versa. This feature dramatically increases the possibilities of mobile communication, both for private and corporate use. Multimedia messaging isn't as popular as texts messaging yet as only the latest mobile phones are equipped with the service. Soon though as more people update their phones this service will soon be as equally popular as text messaging is.
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Hands free sets have been around for some time now, but they have now been replaced with the new ground breaking launch of "Bluetooth" technology. As a new technology for wireless connectivity, Bluetooth cuts the wires that used to tie up digital devices. Based on a low-cost, short-range radio link, Bluetooth can connect many types of digital devices without a single cable in sight.