Applications of ICT

Applications of ICT

1. Telecommunication and information technology

   • Telephone systems
     • Voicemail
     • Menus
     • Ringback
     • Videophone
     • Caller display
     • Conference call
   • Banking
     • ATM (automated teller machines)
     • Cheques
     • Credit/debit card
   • Production control
     • Computer aided design
     • Computer aided manufacture
   • GPS
     • Satellites
     • Satnav
     • Route planning
   • Navigation
   • Weather forecasting
     • Measuring and recording data
     • Modelling forecasts
     • Producing forecasts

2. Software-based training

   • Computer-based training (CBT)
   • Trainee logon
   • Feedback to trainee and tutor
   • Pre-assessment
   • Target setting
   • Assignment setting

3. ICT in society today

4. Uses of networks at work and at home

5. Limitations of using ICT

   • Battery life
   • Bandwidth
   • Portable screen size
   • Wireless network connectivity
   • Input devices
   • Users

6. Distributed databases

   • Horizontal/vertical partitioning
   • Replication
   • Central database
   • Uses
     • Storage
     • Queries
     • Data availability
     • Local control
     • Database design
     • Back-ups
   • Security issues
     • Interception of data
     • Physical access to data
     • Consistency and integrity of data

7. Expert systems

   • Knowledge-based
   • Rules
   • Components
     • Knowledge base
     • Inference engine
     • User interface
   • Applications
     • Medical diagnosis
     • Fault diagnosis
     • Predicting outcomes

8. Digital TV networks