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===== ICT environment - Hardware =====

===== ICT environment - Hardware =====

ICT refer to an entire range of devices that use digital methods to process represent and communicate information.  The desktop computer, laptop, tablet and the smart phone are all ICT devices. Let us explore below the parts of a desktop compute<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">

ICT refer to an entire range of devices that use digital methods to process represent and communicate information.  The desktop computer, laptop, tablet and the smart phone are all ICT devices. Let us explore below the parts of a desktop computer.

File:partsofcomputerexploded.jpeg|Computer peripherals<br>

[[File:partsofcomputerexploded.jpeg|Computer peripherals]]

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|1. Scanner (nowadays scanning function is available in the mobile phone, hence a separate scanner is not often used)

|1. Scanner (nowadays scanning function is available in the mobile phone, hence a separate scanner is not often used)

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===== ICT environment - Software  =====

===== ICT environment - Software  =====

We saw earlier that each ICT device must have an [[wikipedia:Operating_system|operating system]] (also called system software) to run other applications or programmes. Operating system starts automatically when you turn on the computer, this process is termed [[wikipedia:Booting|booting]]. All the other software to paint, type, listen to music, learn maths etc., are called application software or 'Apps' which work with the system software. We will use the [[wikipedia:Ubuntu_(operating_system)|Ubuntu]] ‘[[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]’ (called FOSS in short) operating system for our paper. Operating systems use a program called the Graphical User Interface (GUI, which is pronounced as goo-ee), to access the computer with a mouse. The popular operating systems are Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OSx. You will learn about the functions of an operating system, using an example of '''Ubuntu''' GNU/Linux operating system. With this learning, you can also operate a computer with Windows of Mac operating systems. Since Ubuntu is a FOSS operating system, FOSS applications like Office suite, web browser, educational software can be bundled with Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating system. All these applications will be installed on the computer along with the operating system.

We saw earlier that each ICT device must have an [[wikipedia:Operating_system|operating system]] (also called system software) to run other applications or programmes. Operating system starts automatically when you turn on the computer, this process is termed [[wikipedia:Booting|booting]]. All the other software to paint, type, listen to music, learn maths etc., are called application software or 'Apps' which work with the system software. We will use the [[wikipedia:Ubuntu_(operating_system)|Ubuntu]] ‘[[wikipedia:Free_and_open-source_software|Free and Open Source Software]]’ (called FOSS in short) operating system for our paper. Operating systems use a program called the Graphical User Interface (GUI, which is pronounced as goo-ee), to access the computer with a mouse. The popular operating systems are Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OSx. You will learn about the functions of an operating system, using an example of '''Ubuntu''' GNU/Linux operating system. With this learning, you can also operate a computer with Windows of Mac operating systems. Since Ubuntu is a FOSS operating system, FOSS applications like Office suite, web browser, educational software can be bundled with Ubuntu GNU/Linux operating system. All these applications will be installed on the computer along with the operating system.