Unit 1impact of individual and the society

By francis bichener

Positive impacts on individuals

• Entertainment • Research• Engagement • Editing• Business presentations

Impacts on society

• New jobs for example:ProgrammersWeb designersICT teachers• Wider range job searching:Computer manufacturesCall centre employeesVan drivers • Telecommuting – working from home

Impacts on society

• Education:Teaching – interactive whiteboards, internet lessons, online homeworkStudent record - Details of all pupils on the system, reduces administrationSchool reports – student progress on computer, grades/levels, student behaviourLetters – email newsletters, email letters, quicker than postTimetables – created by computer, easy, quicker than hand written

Impacts on society • Retailing:Internet shopping - Credit card payment, buy from anywhere, anytime. Issues – p&p, returns, security, trustStock control - Details of stock quantities, prices, restock limitsEPOS – (Electronic Point Of Sale), print receipt, calculate change, read barcode, communicate with stock control systemBarcodes - Unique identification of all items, check digit, used to search the stock control system

Impacts on society • Health :NHS direct - Web site for information on health care, treatments, conditionsMedical training - Simulation software, online information sourcesPatient records – held on a computer or electric system rather than on paperHospital Administration - Patient attendance, print labels, allocate beds, order food, make appointments, send letters, staff timetableMonitoring/Diagnosis - Heart rate, blood pressure, etc. Expert systems, CT scan

Impacts on society

• Business:Internet - Drastically changed the businesses operateTeleworking - Fewer desks needed – hot desking, workers control the times they work, etc. Computer Aided Design (CAD) - 3D designs, scale drawings, interface with manufacturing machinesComputer Aided Manufacture (CAM) - Control of the manufacture process by computerOther - Paperless office, teleconferencing

Impacts on society

• Money and banking:Home banking - Customers use the internet or telephone to administer their accountCheque processing - Cheques are scanned, account numbers read to identify the accountCredit/debit cards - Magnetic stripe holds the card details which are read when swipedCash machines - Automated Teller Machine (ATM) access to bank accounts

Impacts on society • Communication:Mobile telephones - image, text, data WWW – World Wide Web – collection of pages with links to other pages (hyperlinks)Tele/video conferencing – people in different locations communicating as if they were in the same locationEmail - Message sent from 1 person to another using computers connected to a networkFax – sending a image of a document electronicallyConnection methods – cable, radio/microwaves, infra-red, satellite, etc.

E-mail training guide

Click on ‘create account’

Setting up an account- Technical

Create your account

This is where fill out your details as shown

This where it will ask you to verify your identity by sending a code to your phone

After you have verified your account this will pop up, now you can send emails and send other things like photo’s

This is where you can send and receive emails to your friends and family well you send a email to anyone

Technical

ADDING CONTACTS TO ADDRESS BOOK

You can add contacts by click on Gmail>contacts

Click on new group

Name your group and then ok

sending an e-mailHere you can see your friends and family that you have added

Click here to create a email message to send to someone

Here you can see your emails that you have received

How to send an e-mailHere you enter the name of the person who you want to send a email to

Here you enter the subject of the message example: btec ICT work

Here you type the message you would like to send. They are useful features like automatic spell checking to correct your mistakes

When you have finished you can send the message by clicking on ‘send’

Reading an e-mail (non-technical)Make sure you are in your inbox

Click on the message you want to read

Now you can read the email

Adding contacts non-technical

Click contacts

Type in the name of the person

Type in the email and other details

Once you have entered the details, you click on ‘add to my contacts’ then its done

Staying safe• There is many ways to keep safe when using your email account:• You can create a password which you only know, also creating a

unusual password make it harder for people hacking into your account.

• You can also install an anti-virus software so when you open emails, your computer will automatically be protected from viruses example: Trojan horse.

• Try not to open spam emails, most spam emails go in your junk inbox but some don’t so be careful as most of them contain attachments which could contain viruses.

• Also to logout your email account after you have finished.