COMPUTE

RS,

PART

OF

YOUR

LIFE –

GRADE

11

IT'S

ALL

ABOUT

ICTM

OD

ULE 1.1

CONTENTS

• The role and value of ICTs in the workplace

• The computer • Protecting your information• Test and improve your knowledge

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THE

ROLE A

ND VALU

E

OF IC

T IN

THE

WORKPLA

CE

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SO WHAT ROLE DOES ICT PLAY IN THE WORKPLACE?

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• work faster and more efficiently

• make better, more informed decisions far quicker • store and make ‘sense’ of vast quantities of data • identify and adapt to changing trends far quicker

• communicate more effectively

SO WHAT ROLE DOES ICT PLAY IN THE WORKPLACE?

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• communicate instantly

• perform tasks that cannot be easily or safely performed by humans

• to work wherever we have access to a computer

• perform repetitive mechanical tasks

• empower individuals

THE INFORMATION AGE

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vast amount of data and information

appropriate technologies seek out and sift

valuable information

To communicate to others

CAT – THE MOST VALUABLE SUBJECT!

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Skills learned in

CAT allows you to:

Create structured notes and summaries

Create professional

presentations

Analyse data quickly and effectively

Update, modify and share notes

and e-documents

Create professional

looking documents

CAT – THE MOST VALUABLE SUBJECT!

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ICT in caree

rs

Fashion, game or

web page designers Engineers

Doctors, paramedic

s and nurses

DJs and musician

s

Sports medicine

Advertise

Photographers

Accountants

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ICT is important in virtually any job you can think of.

An effective user of ICT, needs to be able to source and process data and present information as quickly and as accurately as possible.

We need to be able to choose and use the right ICT tools for the job at hand.

Taking CAT was the best decision you could have made!

THE COM

PUTER

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INFORMATION CYCLE:

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input

processoutput

store

CLASSIFYING COMPUTERS

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Computers can be classified

in terms of their purpose

how ‘powerful’ they are

their size

DEDICATED VERSUS GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTERS

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Dedicated devices

designed to perform just one specific task

DEDICATED VERSUS GENERAL-PURPOSE COMPUTERS

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General-purpose computers

allow us to load programs (software) to perform a wide variety of tasks.

PROCESSING POWER AND USAGE

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PORTABILITY

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Laptop / Notebook / Ultrabook / Netbook

Laptop / Notebook – describes

same types of portable

computers

Netbook – cheap, low-powered,

no DVD/CD, lower screen

resolution

Ultrabooks – lighter/thinner,

but still as powerful as entry-

level PC

PORTABILITY

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Tablets

Consumer tablet:o Touch / pen sensitive

monitoro User interacts directly

with screeno Special operating

systemso Long battery lifeo 3G/wireless

connectivity Traditional tablet:

o Reversible screen / normal keyboard

o Work as notebook / tablet

PORTABILITY

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SmartphonesAll smartphones have:

o Operating system

o ‘Large’ colour screens

o Data modem: 3G, HSDPA, 4G

o GPS sensor

o Cameras

o Wireless connectivity

o Speakers/microphone

PORTABILITY

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Smartphones allow the user to:

Set up and use electronic

diary

View and send e-mails

Browse and use normal websites

Read e-books and listen to audio books

Take and edit photos and

send / share

Record / edit / share video

/ audio

Play music / video

Play computer

games

Use as modem

Use wireless networks

Use GPS to navigate

View /limited editing of

productivity documents

Other applications and utility software

PROTECTI

NG

YOUR

INFO

RMATI

ON

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THE THEFT OF HARDWARE IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE COST OF REPLACING THE HARDWARE

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• Information that you do not have a copy of

• Information might be private or sensitive

• Information stored on portable devices

HARDWARE THEFT AND PROTECTION

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Anti-theft strategies for hardware:

• Use devices such as cable locks

• Chain equipment to a fairly solid object

• Use lockable cabinets (with ventilation) in which to place the system units (‘boxes’) of a desktop computer or server.

• Make use of motion sensors with an alarm which detect when a computer has been moved.

PROTECTION AGAINST POWER FAILURE

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Uninterruptible Power Supplies

• connected to the mains

• immediately provides power to the computer(s) connected to it as soon as the power goes out

PROTECTION AGAINST POWER FAILURE

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Power settings

Portable computers and devices can be used without connecting them to a power outlet.

Run on battery power.

Desktops - we also need to save as much power as possible.

PROTECTION AGAINST POWER FAILURE

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Power settings

Set to ‘sleep’ or hibernate (portable computers) when it has not been used for a period of time.

Choose a balance between power consumption and performance.

Set brightness of the screen to reduce the power consumption.

TEST

AND

IMPROVE

YOUR

KNOWLE

DGE

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OVERVIEW OF MODULE

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ICT

Information Age

Classifying computers

Dedicated vs.

General-purpose

Protecting information

Backups

IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONCEPTS

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Cable locks Clients Comput

er power

Dedicated device

General-purpose

computer ICTInformation cycle Laptops

Power scheme

Server UPS

WRIT

TEN

MODULE

ACTIVIT

Y

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