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Understanding
the Language
Parts of the Computer
Useful Words
Turn On - Work Safely
First Assessment
Word
Processing
Second Assessment
DeskTop
Publishing
Third Assessment
Why
We Use IT
Fourth Assessment
Health
& Safety
Fifth Assessment
Understanding
The Internet
Sixth Assessment
Surfing
The Net
Why Use The Net
(Eighth Assessment)
Getting
on EMail
Student
Evaluation
Aims
of the Course
Additional
Learning Resources
Technical
Specifications
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The
answer to this question is probably: Because it's there!
We
can't live without it. As we move into the new millennium, Information
Technology affects every part of our lives.
We
need IT for work
Nearly
every office job needs an understanding of computers.
- Word
processing is used for letters and reports. Typewriters are becoming
things of the past. Who wants to rub out or retype if there is a
mistake? We
want to be able to save our work and come back to it later.
- Databases
are used for listing customers and products
- Spreadsheets
are used for calculating figures and making financial predictions.
We
need IT for education
- CD
ROMs now hold masses of information about everything under the sun.
Encyclopaedias are on disk - it is much easier to store and find information
in this way.
- Children
use it to learn - there are games and attractive ways of learning.
We
need IT for hobbies
- It
is used to produce posters and newsletters for different social activities.
- Clubs
keep their members on databases and use mail merge to inform them about
events.
- We
use the Internet to find out about all the latest news.
- We
use computer games for FUN.
We
need IT for the family
- We
can email for the cost of a local call and keep in touch with family
all over the world.
- Enthusiasts
can write their own web pages.
You
could probably think of dozens of more reasons for using IT.
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