CAT GR10 Module 1.8 The Impact of ICTs

Multiple Select

How ICTs influence our lives and

lifestyles?

• The way we do our work

• The way we shop and bank

• The way we communicate with others

• It doesn't impact us at all!

Module 1.8
The impact
of ICT

Overview

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•Communication
•Over-availability
•Information age
•Leisure

Impact on

our lives and

lifestyles

•Create own documents
•Liaising – clients & suppliers
•Managing data
•Advertising

Impact on
home office

•Management
•Teachers
•Learners

Impact on
education

•Identity thieves
•Scammers / Phishers
•Employees
•Hackers and crackers
•Organised crime

Computer
criminals

How ICTs influence our lives and

lifestyles

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• Do the jobs we do

• Store and watch photos & videos

• Entertain ourselves (games & music)

• Shop and bank

• Communicate with others

• Interact with friends

• Obtain and use information, etc.

The way we ...

How ICTs influence our lives and lifestyles

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Communication

social networking

instant messaging

blogging and emailing

Over-availability of communication leads to problems of its

own: you can never really ‘switch off’ 

How ICTs influence our lives and lifestyles

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Access to information

Email

WWW

SMS
/MMS

Cellphone

calls

TV/

Radio

!! Information !!

• Find it quickly
• Determine if source is

reliable

• Analyse and summarise it

accurately

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Movies, music, printed media via
internet

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Video on Demand (VOD)

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Internet TV – not using radio signals

•

Online travel bookings

•

Online computer games

•

Fitness programs in front of TV with
gaming console

How ICTs influence one’s life and life styles

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Leisure

Impact on home office

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• type and edit your documents

• keep track of your accounts

• communicate with clients & suppliers

• file and organise client data etc.

• advertise your product or service

Save money! use the PC to...

Impact on education

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ICT use by school management

• Create timetables with special software

• Use word processors to produce neat exam

papers

• Communicate with parents (email / SMS)

• Calculate marks in a spreadsheet

• Market the school via a website

Impact on education

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ICT use by teachers

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Data projectors

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Electronic whiteboards

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Lessons and worksheets

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Specialised programs for use in
geographic information systems
(GIS), science experiments, etc.

Impact on education

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ICT use by learners (1)

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Get information from the internet

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Process data in Excel

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Type up neat assignments in Word

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Create diagrams using
Paint / SmartArt



Take photos and record
interviews with
smartphones, etc.

Impact on education

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ICT use by learners (2)



Watch videos that explain how to do
practical tasks in CAT

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Use social networking sites to share
with others on various projects



Use a typing tutor or a mathematics
drill-and-practice program

Computer criminals

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Identity thieves

Why do they try to steal an identity?



to gain access to secret documents /
valuable information / your money

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to obtain credit or loans, or buy
goods

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to spread false information



to commit a crime

Computer criminals

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Scammers / Phishers

How do they try to steal your money?



Phishing – to get your banking details



Fake websites – to commit fraud



Fake virus alarms – for you to buy
‘protection’ software

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Bogus ‘lottery winnings’ or investment
opportunities, pyramid schemes, etc.

!

Computer criminals

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Employees

How do ordinary employees fit in?

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Employees have easiest access to computers

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Computer equipment, software, sensitive
information, computer time etc. can be stolen

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‘Revenge’ actions against perceived injustices
by company – can cause serious damage to
computers or network

Computer criminals

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Hackers and Crackers

Computer criminals who break into computer systems

CRACKERS

HACKERS

Intention of performing some
crime – ‘black hat’

Mainly for the prestige or
recognition – ‘white hat’

?? Did you know ??

Companies that specialize in computer security

sometimes hire HACKERS to work for them

Computer criminals

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Organised computer crime

• Running spam businesses

• Stealing secrets (for blackmail etc.)

• Copying and selling CDs and DVDs

illegally

• Using computers to forge documents –

passports, credit cards, etc.

Exactly what are these syndicates involved in?