ICT application

Communication applications

FLYERS

WEBSITES

MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION

PAPER-BASED PRESENTATION

Produced using word processing or desktop publishing software

Advantages:
Animation can be added
Hyperlinks can be used
Use of hotspots
Buttons to navigate
Easy to update a new website

Disadvantages:
Vulnerable to hackers
Risk of potential harming
Necessary for customers to have a computer and Internet access
Not as portable as a paper-based system
Possible for customers to go to undesirable websites

Advantages:
Use of sound and animation
Possible to have interactive built into the presentation
Use of transition effects
More flexible

Disadvantages:
Special equipments which can be expensive are needed
Equipment failure
Internet access
Easy to make a bad presentation

Advantages:
Disabled people don’t have to go to the venue to see the presentation
Possible to print in Braille
The recipients an read presentation any time
The recipients have a permanent copy

Disadvantages:
The presentation needs to be distributed in some way
No special effects
There are printing costs

MOBILE PHONES

MUSIC SCORES

Data handling applications

SURVEYS

ADDRESS LISTS

CLUBS & SOCIETY RECORDS

SCHOOL REPORTS

SCHOOL LIBRARIES

Measurement Application

WEATHER STATIONS

-Rainfall
-Temperature
-Wind speed
-Wind direction
-Air pressure
-Humidity

MEASURING A PATIENT'S VITAL SIGNS

MEASURING POLLUTION IN A RIVER

Advantages:
The computer wouldn’t forget to take readings
The computer’s response time is fast
Computers give a 24- hour cover a day
Readings are more accurate
Computers can produce graphs automatically
There is a potential cost saving

Disadvantages:
The computer is unable to response to unusual circumstances
Computer equipment and measuring software are expensive
Computer can’t be used if there is a malfunction

Microprocessors in control applications

AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES

AUTOMATIC OVENS

CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM

CHEMICAL PLANTS

GLASSHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Modelling applications

Manufacturing applications

ROBOTICS

School management system

Booking systems

Automatic teller machines (ATM)