ICT in Your local community.

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ICT in Your local community

Introduction

        In this report I will look at ICT that is used in the community. There are four topics that have been allocated to this report. These are:

  • Public Internet access points
  • On-line discussion forums
  • Information services
  • GPS and outdoor pursuits

I will write about each category in detail and put reverent information under each sub-title.

Public Internet access points

        

        Public access points are becoming more and more popular in modern life. They are located in many different places including petrol stations and supermarkets. There are now cafes which people can access the Internet, these are known as “Internet cafes” or “Cyber cafes. There are also kiosks that are located and where in a town or city and this is like a phone booth but with an Internet access point inside. These are known as kiosks. They are making it easy for travellers to find Internet access in airports, hotels, malls and restaurants. Checking and sending your email is quickly becoming as easy as making a call at a public pay phone.

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On-line discussion forums

        A discussion forum is a section of a website where anybody can insert there views or comments on the particular subject. Normally you need to register to insert a comment onto a forum, and logon. There are many ways how forums work, one way would be filling in a form and then adding a comment (this is a sought of e-mail), and the other way would be just adding a Name and then a comment (this goes directly onto the website and doesn’t use e-mail). Forums are used a lot these days and they are becoming ...

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