ICT Application in Everyday Life – SS1 Data Processing Lesson Note (Second Term)

ICT has turned the world into a global village. It helps people communicate with others far and near, and it has made work easier and better. ICT is applied in education, banking, industry and commerce. Its effects on society are both positive and negative, and both are listed below.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• explain how ICT has made the world a global village;
• describe how ICT is applied in education, banking, industry and commerce;
• state the positive impact of ICT on society;
• list the negative effects of ICT.

How is ICT used in everyday life?

Apart from communication, that is, reaching people both far and near, ICT has made work easier and better. It has also improved productivity, salaries, health care, farming and education.

Sectors where ICT has played a major role include education, banking, industry and commerce.

ICT in education

• Research for teaching materials, online conferences etc.
• ICT or computers are used as a reference tool.
• ICT or computers are used by researchers to collect and process data.
• Computers are used as administrative tools.
• ICT offers interactive learning.

ICT in banking

• Banks use computers to control the entire banking system.
• Customers can make online transactions at any time of the day (24 hours).
• Businessmen can access their company accounts online.
• Bank administrators use ICT to supervise banking activities.

ICT in industry

• Computers are used to facilitate the production planning and control system.
• Automation in the production of goods.
• Researchers use computers to collect and analyse data for future reference.
• Computers are used by administrators to oversee the entire operations in the factory.

ICT in commerce

• ICT makes buying and selling easier.
• Customers use computers to connect online with suppliers.
• Computers are used to keep a record of transactions.
• ICT is applied as a means of communication between customers and producers.

What is the impact of ICT on society?

1. Faster communication speed.
2. Lower communication cost.
3. Reliable mode of communication.
4. Effective sharing of information.
5. Borderless communication.

What are the negative effects of ICT?

1. Insecurity of data.
2. Fraud.
3. Unemployment.
4. Virus threat.
5. Cost of setting up ICT gadgets.

Evaluation

1. Name four sectors where ICT plays a major role.
2. State three ways ICT is used in education.
3. List three ways ICT is used in banking.
4. State three positive impacts of ICT on society.
5. List three negative effects of ICT.

Assignment

1. The following are disadvantages of ICT except for ………
   A. fraud
   B. virus
   C. faster communication
   D. none
2. ICT has turned the whole world into ……….
   A. global village
   B. galaxy
   C. universe
   D. none
3. The production of goods with or without human intervention using a computer is known as …………
   A. automation
   B. AI
   C. expert system
   D. vacuum tube
4. E-commerce stands for ………
   A. electric commerce
   B. electronic commerce
   C. electrical commerce
   D. none
5. ATM means ………
   A. Automatic Teller Machine
   B. Automated Teller Machine
   C. Auto Teller Machine
   D. None
6. State three uses of ICT.
7. List three ways ICT has assisted in social development.