Ict unit 8 AO1

Effects of ICT on the Individual

Category 1: communication: mobile phone
Description:
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Mobile phone has steadily improving over the past few year it is a Electronic devices can use lots of different methods to detect a person's input on a touch-screen. Most of them use sensors and circuitry to monitor changes in a particular state. Many, including the Iphone, monitor changes in electrical current. Mobile is use for wireless communication they are a two-way radios. When you talk into a mobile telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radiofrequency energy (or radio waves). The radio waves travel through the air until they reach a receiver at a nearby base station. The base station then sends your call through the telephone network until it reaches the person you are calling.
When you receive a call on your mobile phone, the message travels through the telephone network until it reaches a base station close to your phone. The base station then sends out radio waves that are detected by a receiver in your telephone, where the signals are changed back into voice or data.
Depending on the equipment and operator, the frequency that each operator utilizes is either 900 MHz, 1800 MHz or 2100 MHz

How is the technology used?
The Iphone are use to communicating, surf internet, play video, play music, build in GPS device.
Benefits:
E.g. what is good about this technology? Key features
This phone allows you to make phone call, store file, plays mp3 file, allow you to surf the internet and download files, it is small and able to fit in your pocket, has internal memory, it is able to use more than one application at once, and application are downloadable.
Disadvantages:
Expensive, battery runs out easily, break easily.

Category 2: PS3
Description:


The entertainment using technology is things
which pleasures people like for example game consoles, they
play games on them or MP3s which they listen to music or
Digital TV which they watch. This state of the art game
Console is used in many ways. The main thing is obviously
Playing games. You can also watch DVD’s, Blu-ray DVD’s
on it, listen to music and view photos which you can upload
using a USB connection port, memory stick or an SD card ,
and you can store hundreds of them with the console’s 40GB,
60GB or 80GB hard drive. People can play PS2 games on it too and go online to; surf the net or download demos of
Games or play against other people worldwide. It can also connect to other Video games. Ps3 when play on the internet you can challenge your friends
How is the technology used?
The PS3 It is used to play games, store data, internet connection, video and it needs to plug to a television.

Benefits:
This allow you to play video games, entertain people, store files, play video, remote play, allow you to download file from the internet, surf the internet, it has wireless controller with can be charge with USB.
Memory. It occupied your time.

Disadvantages:
Big and heavy, No HD cable in the box, no rumble, limited BC and it’s Expensive


Category 3: Apple laptop
Description:

This Mac book lap has access to applications or the internet on the move for example laptops are like a mobile desktop.
This is the new Apple Mac laptop Air. It’s used for
everyday things like doing work, surfing the net
and any other thing you would do with a
Computer. It has a lot of apple application for everyday use you can also download more application on to it, it will also save onto it.
How is the technology used?
The Mac book air It is use to surf the internet, editing, storing data, receiving data wireless, typing, wireless internet connection, Watch video, Listen to music.
Benefits:
It allows you to store files and play them, surf the internet. Make multiple file, print, make graphics.
Disadvantages:
Lack of USB ports, expensive, barely average hard drive, No Disk drive, No built in DVD/CD drive - needs an optional Super Drive


Category 4: Mobiblu Cube 2 MP3

Description:

A huge world of sound in the Tiniest MP3 device in the universe. With this MP3 player you will get the same level quality of sound as you do with the top MP3 players on the market that are typically 10x larger and 3x more expensive. This tiny MP3 player has 2GB of storage space or about 200 hours of music in a device not much larger than the tip of their finger. The Mobiblu cube2 Mp3 van also record sonf and plat it back. There is even a built-in FM radio to allow you to listen to your favorite radio station or keep up with the breaking news.

How is the technology used?
The Mobiblu Cube 2 MP3 it is use to Listen to music and sound
Benefits:
It allows you to play mp3 file, it is portable, large memory, it is entertaining.
Disadvantages:
Expensive, small amount of memory, it can easily break.

Category 5: Camera The Panasonic FX550
Description:
The Panasonic DMC FX550 is the most advanced smaller compact camera available from Panasonic. The specification includes the ability to shoot High Definition movie clips, fully manual exposure controls and a 3 inch LCD screen. The screen is touch sensitive and some of the cameras controls can be accessed by touching the screen. The manual controls give you the ability to set the aperture size and shutter speed.
How is the technology used?
The Panasonic FX550 it is use to take Photo and recording clips.
Benefits:
It is portable, allow you to take picture record and allow you to view image or video, can use internal and external memory, night mode with flash and zoom in.

Disadvantages:
Expensive, Lack of viewfinder and possibly a little small for large hands, small memory card, Perhaps a tad small, noise level.