Introducing ICT systems

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand the meaning of all the terms highlighted in the text
  • demonstrate an awareness of the main processes in an ICT system (sending, receiving, storing, retrieving, manipulating, conveying)
  • demonstrate an awareness of some of the hardware, software and communication components used in ICT systems
  • use a system map or a block diagram to identify the components of an ICT system
  • use the units for conveying data and those for storing data apporpriaterly, including use of the prefixes kilo, mega and giga.