ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Tecnology. However, apart from explaining an acronym, there is not a universally accepted
defininition of ICT?
three words behind ICT:
- INFORMATION
- COMMUNICATIONS
- TECHNOLOGY

A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organisations use information. ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organisations use information. ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots.
So ICT is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data. Importantly, it is also concerned with the way these different uses can work with each other.
For example in business, ICT is often categorised into two broad types of product:
(1) The traditional
computer-based technologies (things you can typically do on a
personal computer or using computers at home or at work)
(2) The more recent, and fast-growing range of digital communication
technologies (which allow people and organisations to communicate and share information
digitally)
Standard Office Applications - Main Examples
Word processing
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E.g.
Microsoft Word: Write letters,
reports etc
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Spreadsheets
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E.g. Microsoft Excel; Analyse financial
information; calculations; create forecasting models etc
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Database software
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E.g. Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server,
Access; Managing data in many forms, from basic lists (e.g. customer
contacts through to complex material
(e.g. catalogue)
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Presentation software
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E.g. Microsoft PowerPoint; make presentations,
either directly using a computer screen or data projector. Publish in digital
format via email or over the Internet
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Desktop publishing
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E.g. Adobe Indesign, Quark Express,
Microsoft Publisher; produce newsletters, magazines and other
complex documents.
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Graphics software
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E.g Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; create and edit images such
as logos, drawings or pictures for use in DTP, web sites or other publications
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