A British film about computers from 1969. It is presented here as a historical look at how computers used to be in the 1960's when PC's and Macs were over 10 years away.
Year 12 ICT Assignment. Create a new version of this video. Bring it up-to-date! Think about:
Capabilities of ICT
Advantages of ICT over manual methods of processing data
Repetitive processing
Speed of processing
Data storage capacity
Speed of searching
Accuracy and speed of data communications
The ability to produce different output forms.
Factors affecting the efficiency of data processing systems
Hardware specs
Software limitations
Suitability of the operating system
Communication (type and speed)
Input (GIGO) Garbage In Garbage Out (information is only as reliable as the data put in)
Requirements of the user - software development, testing, communication with the user, cost, support etc.