"Investigate how ICT affects my life in a school, home, work and personal situation."
Unit 3 - Topic 1: ICT in Society "Investigate how ICT affects my life in a school, home, work and personal situation." ICT is used in many different ways in day to day life and everyone uses it in some form. In my report I will talk about how people use them and how some of them work. Also I will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using ICT. Home School Personal Social Personal Social Telephone-directory enquiry Internet-Email/MSN Internet-research individually Internet-research/Spanish work in pairs DVD-Watch Films Digital camera-take pictures of family and friends Mobile Phone-play games at break T.V-videos in class Internet-Play Games PS2-Play games with my brother Scientific Calculator-in maths Mobile Phone to contact parents in an emergency CD Player-listen to music MP3-listen to music with my friends when they come around DVD Player - To watch DVD's in class PC-homework e.g. research Minidisk player-play music at a party Digital Camcorder - to record us doing talks in English TV-Watching it on my own Mobile-texting and calling mates MP3-listen to music when travelling or when out Web cam-to chat to mates over the internet Scanner-scan in pictures Sky digital-internet TV-to play games on Playjam Home I usually use the telephone at home to ring up my friends. Social reasons for ringing up my friends are that we may want to
One to one Interaction - Bebington Day Care Centre
One to one Interaction Bebington Day Care Centre My assignment is based on my weeks work experience at Bebington Day Care Centre, who specialises with disabled adults with physical disabilities. There are staff and volunteers at the centre who are there to meet their client's emotional and physical needs. During my time at the day care centre, I communicated with many different people in a variety of ways. However my assignment is based on one formal interaction with one of their service users. The client that I carried out my interview with was a woman; I have called Mary, although this isn't her actual name. I changed the clients name for confidentiality reasons. As the principal of confidentiality plays a vital part in establishing and maintaining trust on which effective care relationships depend on. Therefore throughout this interaction with Mary I will be taking into consideration that confidentiality will be maintained at all times, to protect their client. Mary is 26 years old, and attends their centre because she is confined to a wheelchair, and suffers from learning difficulties. To enable me to carry out this interaction, my two aims were to build a relationship with Mary, and to test and analyse my communication skills and to observe Mary's. During their interaction I understood that effective communication is important, and whilst I was having a
Online Marketing
eBusiness / Kmart Analysis Online Marketing Marketing businesses, products and services has become much more complex with the introduction of the internet. In this paper I will attempt to describe the effect of e-business on marketing strategies today, as well as describe the e-business marketing strategies utilized by Kmart, Inc. The internet is an enormous environment that is advancing and developing at a very erratic pace, and only companies able to adapt will survive. The World Wide Web provides a medium that breaks through geographical boundaries, allows the customer much more control, and has no time restrictions as it is always "open". According to an article by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, Niche Marketing on the Web, there are three important steps to marketing on the internet; (1) profile your customers, (2) decide where they congregate, and (3) communicate the message where they congregate in a net-acceptable manner (Wilson, 1996). Bluelight.com, Kmart's e-commerce site launched in 1999, is a shining example of this philosophy, having accumulated over 3.5 million customers in less than one year. Although Kmart had an obvious advantage with a n existing strong customer base, these shoppers were not internet customers. In an effort to establish a web based customer segment, they targeted these existing customers by placing Bluelight.com CD ROM's which provided
"E-signature" Sign Your Name on Internet.
Sign Your Name on Internet "E-signature" Sign Your Name on Internet. Haw Hsin Yang Rutgers University-Camden Introduction In the past decade, human beings have been experiencing an unprecedented and radical technological change, especially in business solutions brought by the rapid popularity and the widespread applications of Internet. On one hand, Internet does create a lot of benefits that we've never had before; on the other hand, what comes together is a number of unexpected challenges. One of the most rigorous challenges is Internet fraud. The amount of money consumers are losing to Internet fraud is obviously increasing. According to the IFCC (Internet Fraud Complaint Center) 2002 Internet Fraud Report, from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002, the IFCC Web site received 75,063 complaints. This amount includes many different kinds of complaints, such as auction fraud, credit/debit card fraud, computer intrusions, SPAM mails, and child pornography. Meanwhile, IFCC has filed 48,252 complaints as fraudulent cases, and this number also means a three-fold increase from the previous year. The total dollar loss from all referred cases of fraud was dramatically increased, from$17 million in 2001 to $54 million in 2002, with a median dollar loss of $299 per complaint. (IFCC 2002 Internet Fraud Report [EPA], 2002) Overview In addition, it is believed that a lot of
These are some methods of internal communicationTelephone conversation/mobiles-internal/externalCrown crest uses this method so one person can talk to another about matters
Assignment 6 The internal methods of communication are appropriate as it allows the members of staff to communicate to each other especially through ICT as it saves time and is more effective. The external methods allow the company to communicate with people outside the business especial through ICT These are some methods of internal communication Telephone conversation/mobiles-internal/external Crown crest uses this method so one person can talk to another about matters. This can be used both internally and externally e.g. charlotte one of the workers could talk to one of the customers over the phone but could also talk to Anthony who works downstairs to give him a message. If they made the telephone like they have on mobiles where they can see the person who they are talking to like a camera phone, this will make the communication better as staff will find it better to communicate as they can see the person. Telephone conference-internal Crown crest uses this in order to talk to several people at the same time. This is good because they do not have to travel to go to meetings. However there are problems with this as there is no written record and it is quite slow to organize and put together. This is more expensive to set up then just going to a meeting and talking. As ICT becomes cheaper, it will make telephone conferencing cheaper. Ultimately telephone
OCR GCSE Business & Communication Task 7 Report
Task 7 Reports Task 1a: Logo Software: The software I used was Adobe Fireworks CS3. I used Fireworks because it offered a wide range of tools and textures. For my logo to stand out and be able to have anything it required I had to use this programme. I also have a lot of background use and knowledge of this programme, which meant I could use it more efficiently and effectively. Other programmes such as Photoshop or Microsoft Word do not offer such tools and would degrade my logo altogether. I could have used a variety of programmes such as Photoshop or Freehand, these are both programmes, which could have fulfilled my requirement, but lack in certain tools and effects. These programme lack in quality tools and would overall reduce the professionalism of my work. Photoshop offers tools for changing and editing pictures, this is not suitable as my logo had to be original and have new ideas published into it. Freehand does not suit the needs of my task as it is based upon opposite targets of my logo. My logo had to be original and incorporate a lot of professional and advert sable ideas and I think using these programmes, I would not be able to achieve these targets. I am confident I used the right programme, as 'Adobe Fireworks' is very effective in creating new ideas and adding personal preferences towards it. It also has a wide range of colour effects and variety
Report 3A: Impact of the ICT on the way you do things at home and at school/ college.
Report 3A: Impact of the ICT on the way you do things at home and at school/ college. Introduction For my report I will investigate and describe the impact of ICT on the way I do things at home and at school. This will also include how it affects me personally and socially. There are many ICT technologies which help me both in school and at home but I will be investigating five which are email, SMS, World Wide Web, WAP and PC technology. How do the ICT technologies I have mentioned above meet my needs? Internet- email Email and electronic mail enables me to send and receive messages including pictures, reports and videos almost anything that can be converted and sent by a telephone signa. Originally you needed a computer to send and receive messages although now it is possible to access email through the television and mobile phones. The advantages of email: * It is an easy access and straight forward to use * You can send emails to anyone in the world * You can also email people through the television and mobile phone by using more advanced technology. * You can send and receive messages really quickly so you don't have to wait a long time. * You can also send videos and pictures to friends and family who live a very far distance away from you and cannot contact you often through the telephone. The disadvantages of email: * Viruses may get sent to you through
Comparing PC World and Euro PC: Computer Software & Hardware sales.
IM100 : E-commerce The commercial area I have chosen is Computer Software & Hardware sales. The two internet companies I have chosen to describe are PC World and Euro PC. PC World as a company does not solely sell their products on the internet they also have over 800 stores nationwide but their E-commerce sales count for a lot of their annual turnover. PC World is a well-established company in the UK and is currently the biggest computer sales company in the country. How they advertise PC World believe strongly in advertising choosing to advertise their products on the Television, Radio, Internet and in magazines/Tabloid papers. Due to the vast amount of money spent on advertising you would find it very hard to find anyone who deals with computers that hasn't heard of PC World. Their advertisements usually just concentrate on showing the special deals they currently have on the various computer products they sell. They also put the point across in their adverts that the company regards customer care very highly. The PC World home web page advertises in the same way by showing a small range of their popular and special offer products. Choosing the right product They help you to choose the right product by making it easy for you to get to the right area on the web site, this is done by listing the departments on the right hand side of there home page. There is also a
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of designing a poster for the Big M cinema and explore what hardware and software that is used to create the poster.
Coursework I have decided to explore the advantages and disadvantages of designing a poster for the Big M cinema and explore what hardware and software that is used to create the poster. The hardware that is needed for producing a poster is: * A monitor, which is used to display all the work that has been processed into the computer. * A keyboard, which is used to type in the information to create and edit the poster. * A mouse, which is used to change objects and their positions. * A printer, which is used to print out the final poster so that, can be displayed. * A scanner, which you can use to scan pictures and photographs i.e. the cinema. * A digital camera, which can be used to take pictures to be added to the poster. * The tower, which is where the information is gathered and memorised and is the power and operator of the whole computer. The software that is needed for designing a poster is: * Microsoft publisher, so that you can have an outline and document with the best features such as: clip art and word art. * Scanner software, so that you are able to scan the picture to include it onto the poster. * Internet Explorer, so that you can find images, such as borders on websites such as www.bellsnwhistles.com, to make the poster look more attractive. The advantages of creating a poster for the Big M cinema are: * It publicises the cinema to make people
ICT Report 3A
Report 3(a) Impact of ICT on the way Students do things at home and at college/school. Introduction The role of Information Communication Technology in our world today has vastly increased to that of a merely decade ago. ICT has greatly impacted the way we do things at home and at school. We now constantly rely on ICT to find solutions in meeting our needs through the simplest and most versatile methods developed. Each technology has both its weaknesses and its strengths and so the more strengths and/or the less weaknesses a certain technology has, the more appealing it would be to the consumer. Such technologies which I use on a daily basis include: the internet, entertainment, mobile and communication technologies. Entertainment Technologies Digital Television Digital television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving video by means of digital signals. It uses digital modulation data, which is digitally compressed and requires decoding by a specially designed television set or a standard receiver with a set-top box; without these, the video would not be possible to be viewed. Games Console One of the most powerful games console today is the Xbox 360. It consists of a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, random access memory, data storage facilities, components and accessories. Each element of the console cleverly collaborates to
