The Impact of ICT Module 1.8

Choose all the answers that are TRUE. ICT influences the way we:

• Do the jobs we do

• Digest our food

• Entertain ourselves (games & music)

• Interact with friends

Choose the THREE ways we communicate through ICT.

• WhatsApp

• Post mail

• Email

• Facebook

Over-availability of communication leads to problems like:

• Not eating enough

• Too much electricity used

• Overheating of systems

• Never really switching off

ICT for leisure includes:

• Movies

• Worksheets

• Gaming

• Appointments

I can save money by using ICT to:

• print your documents

• keep track of your accounts

• communicate with clients & suppliers

• advertise your product or service

The school management should NOT USE ICT to:

• Create timetables with special software

• Communicate with parents (email / SMS)

• Mark the learner's books

• Calculate marks in a spreadsheet

Teachers make use of ICT through:

• ·Data projectors

• ·Electronic whiteboards

• ·Lessons and worksheets

• Shopping lists

Learners can use ICT to:

• Build practical assignments

• Type up neat assignments in Word

• Get information from the internet

• Take photos and record interviews with smartphones

Identity thieves try to steal an identity. Choose ONE option that is NOT a reason for identity theft.

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

• to refrain from credit or loans, or buy goods

• to spread false information

• to commit a crime

How do scammers/phishers 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

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