1.1 Introduction to ICT

• Meaning of ICT
• Technologies used in communication
• Components of ICT infrastructure in an organisation
• Using ICT to interact with information
• Importance of ICT in society

• identify technologies used in communication
• explain the components of ICT infrastructure in an organisation
• use ICT to interact with information on a topical issue
• appreciate the importance of ICT in the society

“How do different digital technologies facilitate communication and information exchange in a society?”

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1. What ICT means
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Where the three words come from, and why they are joined together.
2. ICT infrastructure in an organisation
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   The four parts every organisation needs, and why leaving one out breaks the rest.
3. Using ICT to interact with information
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   A four-step cycle for finding, judging, organising and sharing information on a real issue.
4. Why ICT matters in society
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   What ICT actually changes in Kenyan life, who it can leave behind, and why that still counts as importance.