ICT Topics

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• We use many of these digital devices to:  stay connected with others  for entertainment  to keep organised 

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• Input devices- input data into the machine Examples:  - Keyboard  - Mouse  - Touch pad  Output methods: used to produce a copy of data you have inserted  Examples:  - Printer  - Monitors 

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• Way in which we stay connected Examples:  wireless fidelity 3G 

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• Laptops are portable devices which are good for those travelling, working or studying.  They are light and allow easy portability, access to USB drive and Disk drive.  PC's are personal computers, they are not portable but can run a lot more soft wares than most laptops.  Tablets are small portable devices that don't have usb ports or dvd drives. They are good for accessing emails quickly and browsing the internet. 

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• A set of devices for recording visual images in the form of photographs or videos. 

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• a device used to play videos, recordings, or sometimes viewing images on personal computers. 

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• a device that outputs video signal to display a video game. The idea of console comes to distinguish a machine specifically for consumers to use separate to arcade machine and home computer games. 

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• Sat Nav systems are used to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage.  They are used in cars and in phones to allow tracking and assist with directions. 

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• Password  Data encryption  Network keys

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• Social Networking 

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• Copyright Piracy  Plaegorism 

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• Data Protection act 

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• VLE Sam Learning

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• ebay  tesco asda

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• Paypal

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• Wireless Fidelity

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• 3G, 4G, HSDPA

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• Hyper Text Transfer Protocol How data is transfered over the internet

1. Biometric Systems

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   • Finger scanning  Face recognition  Iris scanner 

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• inter message access protocol 

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• Post office protocol

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• File transfer protocol