More Advantages of Information Technology

In the 1990s, most people did not own a mobile phone. Now billions of people, including children, have their own phone or tablet.

Communicating

People use their devices many times a day.
We can use devices to talk to and see our friends and family.
- And we can do this without travelling!
We can use devices to share documents, pictures, and music.
Anyone can communicate with experts and celebrities using devices.

Assisting

IT can help people to overcome disabilities and difficulties.
Speech-to-text software creates documents without writing or typing.
Text-to-speech software helps people who cannot speak.
- A famous user of text-to-speech software was Stephen Hawking.

Spelling

Online software helps us with spelling and grammar as we type or dictate text.

Computers in the home

Voice-activated software can control household systems.

1Using Computers

1.1Computers as a Tool

1.1.1Uses of Computers

1.1.2More Uses of Computers

1.1.3Advantages of Information Technology

1.1.4More Advantages of Information Technology

1.2Data

1.2.1Storing Data

1.2.2Databases

1.2.3Sorting & Filtering Data

1.2.4Interrogating Data

1.3Plagiarism & Illegal Sharing

1.3.1Plagiarism

1.3.2Copyrighted Content

2Networks & the World Wide Web

2.1Networks

2.1.1Parts of Networks

2.1.2The Internet

2.1.3The World Wide Web

2.2Searching Online

2.2.1Searching the World Wide Web

2.2.2Searching Tips

2.2.3Reliable Information

2.3Protecting Yourself Online

2.3.1Your Digital Footprint

2.3.2Being Safe

2.3.3Online Safety

2.3.4Viruses

2.3.5Malware

2.3.6People Online

2.3.7Your Feelings

2.3.8Getting Help

3Computational Thinking

3.1Computational Thinking

3.1.1Computational Thinking

3.1.2Decomposing Tasks

3.1.3Algorithms (1/2)

3.1.4Algorithms (2/2)

3.1.5Logical Reasoning & Debugging

4Computer Languages

4.1Coding

4.1.1Code

4.1.2Programs

4.1.3Writing Programs

4.1.4Writing Your Own Program: Input, Outputs, Design

4.1.5Turning an Algorithm into an App (1/2)

4.1.6Turning an Algorithm into an App (2/2)

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