1. Mr Caine

2. Lesson Objectives
 To be able to identify the Components of an ICT
System.
 To know what the different types of software are and
be able to provide examples.
 To understand how ICT systems may be affected by
future technologies.

3. News
 Read the news story called ‘The globalisation of work -
and people’ which I is on Moodle.
 Watch the ‘Shift Happens’ video which can be found
on Moodle.

4. ICT System with Human Input

5. Components of an ICT System
 People
 Data
 Procedures
 Software and Hardware
 Information

6. Task – Contact a Family ICT System
In your group read the ‘Contact a Family’ case study and
identify the following:
 The people involved?
 Where data is collected from?
 What procedures are in place?
 Types of Software used?
 What information is produced?

7. Task – Famine Early Warning System
In your group read the ‘USAID Famine Early Warning
System Project’ Case Study and discuss the following:
 The implications of not having such a system in place?
 How can other ICT systems help in similar projects
around the world?

8. Types of Software
Define and find an example of each of the following
types of software:
 Systems Software
 Communications Software
 Application Software
 Utility Software

9. Exam Question
 Complete the ‘Components of an ICT System’ Exam
Question which can be found on Moodle.

10. Lesson Objectives
 To be able to identify the Components of an ICT
System.
 To know what the different types of software are and
be able to provide examples.
 To understand how ICT systems may be affected by
future technologies.