ICT

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  • Created by: Grace Roe
  • Created on: 22-04-13 19:04
Applications software
Programs that have been written to help the user carry out a specific task.
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Bespoke Software
Software that is written specifically for one oragnisation or an individual user.
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Data
Raw facts or figures, a set of values or measurements, or records of transactions. By itself, without context, data has no useful meaning to a human user
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Hardware
Physical components of an ICT system
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ICT
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) means using any form of digital technology for the input, storage, processing and transferring of data and the output of information.
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ICT system
An ICT system is a system that uses any form of digital technology; the output goes directly to a human being or into another ICT system
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Information
Data that has been processed or converted to give it meaning to a human being
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Input
the entering of data into the computer or other digital device
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Off the shelf software
Software that is written for a range of users in a particular field.
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operating system
The software that is needed to run a computer. It hides the complexity of the hardware from the user and manages the system resources.
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Output
The presentation of information to the user in a form that the user can understand and find useful; it must have a context.
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Peripheral Device
General term to describe input, output and storage devices
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Processing
The manipulating of data into information in a form that is understandable and useful to the user
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Software
Computer programs that run on the hardware. A program makes the computer do the processing that is required.
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System
An activity or set of activities that involves input, processing and output.
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System Software
The programs which help the user to control and make the best use of the computer hardware.
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Software that is written specifically for one oragnisation or an individual user.

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Bespoke Software

Card 3

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Raw facts or figures, a set of values or measurements, or records of transactions. By itself, without context, data has no useful meaning to a human user

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Card 4

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Physical components of an ICT system

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Card 5

Front

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) means using any form of digital technology for the input, storage, processing and transferring of data and the output of information.

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