components of an ICT

Software

a series of related instructions, organized for a common purpose, that tells the computer what task to perform and how to perform them.

without them the hardware cannot be function.

name for computer programs

Microsoft word

Inspiration

Audacity

Procedures

A series of actions or operations intended to achieve a result.

Make sure system runs smoothly

Provide back up using large database

this to ensure data will be restored when the systems is fail.

Data

A collection of unprocessed items which

text

numbers

images

video

it is raw fact or figures that has no meaning.

Records of transcations

Debit cards

Information

Processed data that conveys meaning to users.

Address

Phone number

Passwords

Example: itemized receipt at a shop

Credit card numbers

Contracts

Hardware

It is electric, electronic, and mechanical components contained in a computer.

Name for physical components.

MP3 player

Scanner

Printer

Parts of the computer

Processor

output devices

communication devices

People

Data is entered by human.

through data key in

bar code scanner

Testing the system

Purchasing

Operations