1.5.2 Technology and Business

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E-commerce

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Buying and selling of goods and services online.

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M-commerce

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Buying and selling of goods and services through mobile devices.

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Social media

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Online platforms that allow users to create and share content or network socially.

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Data protection

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Laws and practices to ensure individuals' personal information is kept safe and used fairly.

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Automation

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Using machines or technology to perform tasks that would otherwise require human labour.

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Productivity

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A measure of output per worker or machine over a given time period.

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Efficiency

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Producing goods and services with the minimum waste of resources.

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ICT

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The use of technology to store, send and retrieve information.

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Digital Communication

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• Examples of this type of communication:​

• Text​

• E-mail​

• Mobile phone​

• Skype​

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Payment system

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An electronic way of transferring funds from customers to businesses