What is Information and communication Technology (ICT)?

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

    Information and communication technology (ICT) is intended to use modern digital technology machines such as computers to access, store, and process different types of data in a structured manner, as well as to use different communication networks in the process of distributing and disseminating information produced from data processing to contribute to the development of different areas of society's life.

 

What is Information and communication Technology (ICT)?

The term information and communication technology varies from country to country depending on the level of economic development, and the level of community commitment to adapt to modern technology. The use of modern technology has significantly improved the performance of various institutions, whether government, private, educational, or industrial.

 

What are the uses of Information and Communication Technology?

ICT (information and communication technology) is used in various areas of communities' daily lives in a variety of ways, most important of which are:

First: Internet Services

The use of the Internet in various human daily activities has brought much development in the lifestyle and performance of various activities. The most important services offered by the Internet include:

• The possibility of using e-mail for sending and receiving files, media, and more to more than one person around the world in a few seconds.
• It provides a large amount of scientific, cultural, historical, technical, medical, recreational, and other information in an accessible manner as well as many scientific research, references, and studies dedicated to various fields, and the ease of searching this through Search Engines.
• Improve distance education and provide various educational lessons and audiovisual and other scientific materials, where many educational sites are available at low cost.
• Engaging in e-commerce, selling, buying, and online shopping activities.
• Conduct financial and banking business online.
• Access to various government services and easily perform government transactions.
• Easy and seamless exchange of various data, whether between individuals companies, or different institutions.

These were some of the very important services provided by the Internet and cannot be dispensed with in our current era as they have contributed to a significant improvement in quality of life.

 

Second: Mobile Technology

Many specialists suggest that the future of computer technology lies in mobile computing with wireless networks such as tablets and laptops that have become more popular and used among people around the world.

Mobile technology includes laptops and mobile phones that are used in cellular communications where you can connect and communicate with anyone anywhere around the world and whenever you want.

 

Mobile Technology has evolved very dramatically and at a high speed over the past years, for example, people have replaced an old Pager that only identified the caller and has now replaced a smartphone that includes a GPS navigation device and can do amazing things, do instant messaging, video calls, enjoy games and much more.

Third: Office Productivity Application

Many desktop programs and apps are available to help you complete the creation of documents, perform professional schedules, analyze and arrange data, design offers, and so on. Such programs include:

Word Processing: Where you can create, edit, coordinate, and print any documents with text and graphics.

E-tables/Spreadsheet: This program is used to find solutions to various sports issues and represents statistical data.

Presentations: This type of application software is used to build an integrated presentation containing written texts, drawings, shapes, images, videos, data and sound with beautiful and consistent output by using it in the presentation processes of scientific material, lecture, product, report presentation, or so of visual presentation.

Databases: Databases enable the creation of databases in structured ways in the form of interconnected and arranged tables, intending to facilitate the filtering process and obtain any information at high speed and accuracy, especially when dealing with an enormous amount of data.

Desktop applications help perform many tasks and arrange work significantly, making them easy to refer to, view, and benefit from many times.

  This was a quick reveiw of the concept of information and communication technology, and its uses in different ways.

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