UNIT 3A
ICT as a whole, hardware such as computer and software, have improved at an exponential rate since its invention, the improvement of computer has been due to the increase detail of laser which make the processors. Computer these days double in performance every year whilst the price of computer are decreasing, making it more accessible to working class people which is a contrast to when it was first made for the military. Also the increasing amount of working class using ICT has made the programmer such as Microsoft make ICT easier to use. The making of ICT more accessible has had a huge effect on many people as well as businesses, such as people’s work life, people’s social life and their personal lives.
Communication
Mobile Phone
In the last few years, the number of people owning mobile phones has greatly increased. Twenty years ago, mobile phone weren’t very useful because they needed a large battery source but the improvement of ICT has made them smaller, therefore making it easier to use and move around. A mobile phone meets my needs because I uses a mobile phone cause unlike a normal house phone doesn’t have a limit on where I can use it , so I can phone home when I am out, or in case of an emergency.
The advantage of a mobile phone, is that it is cordless so it can be used everywhere whereas a normal house phone has a wire attach so you are limited in where you can use it, even cordless phone that used in home, does have a limited area in which it can be used. Mobile phone has been such a craze that now it is now ‘created’ its own language, texting has now become the easiest way to communicated with your friend, text is now used more than an actually voice to voice. The new technology that has developed means that phones can connect to the internet via GPRS and WAP. GPRS have quicker connection speed then of the older WAP, this makes it possible to send emails on the go, send picture to your contacts and keep up to the latest news. So if I heard about breaking news such as the London bombings, I can check on it on the phone. Some networks such as 3 and Vodafone stream TV channels to their customer’s phones, although services are still limited. Phone’s are now days usual equipped with a camera, so that people can pictures on the go, however digitals camera can store more pictures and they have better resolution. When I go to a day trip to France I find it easier to take my phone only, instead of both. The modern phone has now become many things into one, a TV, a computer, and a camera, it is more useful than a normal house phone.
