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)