Components of an ICT System

Components of an ICT System

Mr Caine

Lesson ObjectivesTo be able to identify the Components of an

ICT System.

To know what the different types of software are and be able to provide examples.

To understand how ICT systems may be affected by future technologies.

NewsRead the news story called ‘The globalisation

of work - and people’ which I is on Moodle.

Watch the ‘Shift Happens’ video which can be found on Moodle.

ICT System with Human Input

Components of an ICT SystemPeople

Data

Procedures

Software and Hardware

Information

Task – Contact a Family ICT SystemIn your group read the ‘Contact a Family’ case study and identify the following:

The people involved?Where data is collected from?What procedures are in place?Types of Software used?What information is produced?

Task – Famine Early Warning SystemIn your group read the ‘USAID Famine Early Warning System Project’ Case Study and discuss the following:

The implications of not having such a system in place?

How can other ICT systems help in similar projects around the world?

Types of SoftwareDefine and find an example of each of the following types of software:Systems Software

Communications Software

Application Software

Utility Software

Exam QuestionComplete the ‘Components of an ICT System’

Exam Question which can be found on Moodle.

Lesson ObjectivesTo be able to identify the Components of an

ICT System.

To know what the different types of software are and be able to provide examples.

To understand how ICT systems may be affected by future technologies.