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ICT learning Aim A
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- 1Types of online servicesCommunication, Real-time information, commerce, education, government, VLEs (virtual learning environment, business, entertainment, download services
- 2CommunicationTypes:-Emails, instant messaging, newsgroups, social networking,blogs, conferencing
Examples:- Facebook, Twitter, Skype
Benefits:- Socialising,instant responses, no additional cost to broadband fees - 3Real-time informationTypes:-timetables, news, weather, sports, travel updates
Examples:-Aircraft arrival times and delays
Benefits:-up to date information at any time, companies can use responses to advertising to improve the effectiveness of an adver - 4EducationTypes:-education online, training online tutorials
Examples:-training package for windows 7
Benefits:- training from home at the comfort of your computer at any time that fits your schedule - 5CommerceTypes:- Auctions, purchases, selling, banking, publishing
Examples:-eBay and Amazon
Benefits:- Easy transactions without physical money, purchases at any time from home and global transactions - 6GovernmentTypes:- e-voting, tax returns, applications for grants and benefits
Examples:-applying for provisional driving license
Benefits:- easier and takes less time to fill in, more convenient, easier to change errors - 7VLEsTypes and examples:- Moodle, used to access lecture notes and to submit assignments
Benefits:- Cost effective, track submission of work - 8BusinessTypes:- business networks, collaborative working, conferencing
Example:-price comparison websites
Benefits- best price on purchases - 9EntertainmentTypes:- multi user games,video streaming, radio and TV players
Examples:- playing a game with those over the internet
Benefits:-enhances the gaming experience - 10DownloadsTypes:- music, films,new software, upgrades, games
Examples:- iTunes, Amazon
Benefits:- purchasing is easier and more affordable - 11Name 3 services and examples of themEmail- gmail/hotmail
Chat-snapchap, facebook chat, chat roulette
Forum- yahoo answers, student room, digital spy
Downloads-YouTube, iTunes
Search engine-Google, Bing, Yahoo - 12Name 3 types of online advertisingBanner, Pop up, Emails
- 13What do companies need to make sure that their online advertising is effective?It needs to capture attention
It needs to maintain interest - 14What is pay per click advertising?A form of internet advertising involving websites or WebPages hosting ads for other companies. If the surfer clicks on an advert they are directed to the advertiser’s site or page. The website or web page provider will receive a payment, from the business, for every ad which is clicked on. This is normally a percentage of the income received for any customer clicks through in this way. Examples of this include: Google, YouTube, Yahoo! and Bing.
- 15What are the positives of online communication?Any time and anywhere (which has internet connection)
Relatively cheap
Able to share knowledge and ask for knowledge easily
More accessible
Can be traced - 16What are the negative aspects of online communication?Lasting and can be revisited- what stays online lasts forever
Risks of misunderstanding
Takes longer than a verbal conversation
Spread of viruses - 17What is VoIP?VoIP stands for voice over internet protocol it is used to talk in real time over video messaging or videos and in internet conversations when there is no additional charge of areas in real time
e.g skype, facetime - 18What are the benefits of VoIP?Global communication at relatively low costs
Can be used for online conferencing and meetings which reduces travel and venue costs, travel time and therefore they are not losing productivity.
No risk of misunderstanding
More natural
Able to see them - 19What are the limitations of VoIP?Reliability-dependent on the quality and speed of your broadband service as VoIP can stop working or not work properly.
Voice quality- Voices can be distorted and depending on the distance and speed of the broadband- long pauses
Security-identity theft, spamming, phishing and viruses
May need specific products- facetime - 20What is a popular programme for compressing files?Winzip- which stores the file as an index which uses algorithms to convert it to the original format
- 21What are the advantages of zip files?Less storage required
quicker to transfer files - 22What are the advantages of using online software packages?Collaborative working
Access anywhere with internet connection
Automatic backups - 23What is cloud computing?Cloud computing means using computer services on another organisation’s computers, which are known as hosts. The services are provided by organisations known as hosting companies. E.g storing information on an organisations computers
- 24Name some cloud storage hosting companiesMicrosoft, RackSpace,Google
- 25What are the benefits of Cloud storage?Availability-accessed around the world at any time
cost and convenience- only pay for the storage used, don't have to maintain or keep software and you can access all the tiles through the internet. - 26What are the negative aspects of cloud storage?Reliability and security of the network-could be hacked, no control over how the files are stored need to know terms and conditions
Software-may not be the latest software
Speed-may be slower than if the data is stored in the house. - 27Examples of ubiquitous computingiKettle, chips in blazers to track where a child is in school, mobiles, industries for stock, tablets, washing machines
- 28What is RFID and how does it work?Radio Frequency identification- a chip which uses radio waves to transfer data to a tag on a person or object so it can be tracked. These tags contain information which is stored so that it can be transferred. For example in a cat flap the cat flap will contains a RFID chip. When the correct cat comes to the flap the flap will open as it has transferred the data which fits the data it is programmed to allow. If a different cat comes to the flap, it will not open as the data in the tag is not identical to what it is programmed to accept.
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- GCSE ICT Karteikarten am ICT learning Aim A, erstellt von hirsta10 am 23/06/2014.
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