ICT Equipment at the home
All around every home, there is now evidence of ICT in almost every room. It may not be visible in the form of a computer monitor, however most appliances around the home have digital displays and a memory, and these are embedded computers. Here is an explanation of all the appliances expected to be found around the average home, and how they would be expected to be used.
Study
The study is most probably the room in the house that has the most ICT in it. Almost 90% of the population have a computer in their home. A computer can be used for many different reasons, such as composing documents and playing games. Most people have access to the Internet, which is a worldwide network, where information can be accessed. Other appliances such as peripherals would be used to make a paper copy of these documents, or to make a copy of a document and store it on the computer memory. A telephone in the study would most probably be used more to connect onto the Internet than to receive calls.
Kitchen
There are not many ICT devices found in the kitchen, however, some appliances such as microwaves, ovens, cookers, bread makers, water filters and Internet fridges' all have embedded computers, and these can be seen via a digital display, and would be used to display the time or other relevant information to the appliances, such as a timer. The Internet fridge however would be used to order food from your fridge and the water filter has and indicator to show when the filter needs to be changed.
All around every home, there is now evidence of ICT in almost every room. It may not be visible in the form of a computer monitor, however most appliances around the home have digital displays and a memory, and these are embedded computers. Here is an explanation of all the appliances expected to be found around the average home, and how they would be expected to be used.
Study
The study is most probably the room in the house that has the most ICT in it. Almost 90% of the population have a computer in their home. A computer can be used for many different reasons, such as composing documents and playing games. Most people have access to the Internet, which is a worldwide network, where information can be accessed. Other appliances such as peripherals would be used to make a paper copy of these documents, or to make a copy of a document and store it on the computer memory. A telephone in the study would most probably be used more to connect onto the Internet than to receive calls.
Kitchen
There are not many ICT devices found in the kitchen, however, some appliances such as microwaves, ovens, cookers, bread makers, water filters and Internet fridges' all have embedded computers, and these can be seen via a digital display, and would be used to display the time or other relevant information to the appliances, such as a timer. The Internet fridge however would be used to order food from your fridge and the water filter has and indicator to show when the filter needs to be changed.
