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==What is ICT==
==What is ICT==
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Have you ever seen anyone in your school or community or home use a phone? Have you ever withdrawn money from an ATM or seen someone get money from an ATM? You may perhaps have booked a train ticket or Tirumala darshan online. You may have seen a movie on your computer or chatted with a friend or recorded a video with your phone. Have you ever wondered how these things are done? There is one thing common that is common across all these things - the use of Information Communication Technologies, ICT.
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Have you ever seen anyone in your school or community or home use a phone? Have you ever withdrawn money from an ATM or seen someone get money from an ATM? You may have seen or helped someone book a gas cylinder refill through a phone. You may perhaps have booked a train ticket or Tirumala darshan online. You may have seen a movie on your computer or chatted with a friend or recorded a video with your phone. Have you ever wondered how these things are done? There is one thing common that is common across all these things - the use of Information Communication Technologies, ICT.
Before we understand what are ICT, look at the list below and identify all the words that you have heard of:
Before we understand what are ICT, look at the list below and identify all the words that you have heard of: