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Hernandez, Niña Cassandra M. Bsba Fm3-G2 Living in It Era Mr. Michael Joe Buctea

ICT refers to information and communications technology and includes any technologies, devices, or components that enable data sharing and connectivity between humans and machines. While definitions may vary, ICT generally encompasses internet-enabled technologies, wireless networks, antiquated technologies like telephones and broadcast media, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Key components of ICT include hardware, software, networks, communication technologies, data, and security policies.

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Hernandez, Niña Cassandra M. Bsba Fm3-G2 Living in It Era Mr. Michael Joe Buctea

ICT refers to information and communications technology and includes any technologies, devices, or components that enable data sharing and connectivity between humans and machines. While definitions may vary, ICT generally encompasses internet-enabled technologies, wireless networks, antiquated technologies like telephones and broadcast media, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Key components of ICT include hardware, software, networks, communication technologies, data, and security policies.

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HERNANDEZ, NIÑA CASSANDRA M.

BSBA FM3-G2
LIVING IN IT ERA
MR. MICHAEL JOE BUCTEA

ASSIGNMENT!

QUESTION:

1. WHAT IS ICT?

- ICT, or information and communications technology (or technologies), is


the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing. Among the goals of IC
technologies, tools and systems is to improve the way humans create, process and
share data or information with each other. Another is to help them improve their abilities
in numerous areas, including business; education; medicine; real-world problem-solving;
and even leisure activities related to sports, music, and movies.

- There is no single, universal definition of ICT because the technologies, devices and even
ideas related to ICT are constantly evolving. However, the term is generally accepted to
mean all devices, networking components and applications. When combined, these help
people and organizations interact in the digital world.
ICT encompasses the internet-enabled sphere and the mobile one powered by wireless networks.
It includes antiquated technologies, such as landline telephones, radio and television broadcast --
all of which remain widely used alongside today's cutting-edge ICT pieces, such as artificial
intelligence and robotics.

The internet, internet of things, metaverse, virtual reality and social media are also part of ICT,
as are cloud computing services, video conferencing and collaboration tools, unified
communications systems and mobile communication networks. Emerging, work-in-progress or
still-nascent technologies like 5G/6G, Web3, and quantum computing are also in the ICT
universe.

Any technology, infrastructure, component, or device that enables communications, data sharing,
and global connectivity between humans and between humans and machines is included in the
umbrella term ICT.

ICT vs. IT

The acronym ICT is sometimes used synonymously with IT. However, ICT is generally used to
represent a more comprehensive list of all components related to computer and digital
technologies.

IT is more about managing the technologies related to information, and its various technical
aspects, including software, hardware, and networking. IT management does not include
considerations of telecommunications devices and technologies while ICT does. IT can be
considered a subset of ICT.

What are the components of ICT?

The list of ICT components is exhaustive and continues to grow. Some components, such
as computers and telephones, have existed for decades. Others, such as smartphones, digital
TVs and robots, are more recent entries.

ICT components include the following:


 Devices (hardware).

 Software.

 Middleware.

 Data.

 Wired networks.

 Wireless networks.

 Communication technologies.

 The cloud.

 Communications protocols and interfaces.

 Information security and governance policies.

ICT means more than its list of components. It encompasses the application of all those various
components. It's here that the real potential, power and danger of ICT emerges -- for economic,
societal, and interpersonal transactions and interactions.

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