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* '''ICT''' stands for '''[[w:information and communications technology|information and communications technology]]''' and is often used as an extended synonym for [[w:information technology|information technology]] (IT), but is a more specific term that stresses the role of [[w:unified communications|unified communications]]<ref name="ICT-D-00">{{cite web | url=http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/modern-network-architecture/cloud-network-architecture-and-ict/ | title=Cloud network architecture and ICT - Modern Network Architecture | author=Murray, James | publisher=[[w:TechTarget|]] | website=ITKnowledgeExchange | date=2011-12-18 | accessdate=2013-08-18 | deadurl=no<!--present in archive.org--> }}</ref> and the integration of [[w:telecommunications|telecommunications]] ([[w:telephone|telephone]] lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary [[w:enterprise software|enterprise software]], [[w:middleware|middleware]], storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://foldoc.org/Information+and+Communication+Technology | title=Information and Communication Technology from | encyclopedia=FOLDOC |date=2008-09-19 |deadurl=no<!--present in archive.org-->}}</ref> ( Wikipedia with modifications) | |||
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Revision as of 16:03, 30 January 2015
- ICT stands for information and communications technology and is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT), but is a more specific term that stresses the role of unified communications[1] and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.[2] ( Wikipedia with modifications)
ICT skills for Business
General info about computing facilities in HH
- w:Windows 7 Enterprise and w:Microsoft Office 2013 are used pervasively in HH. Maybe even too so if one is a w:FOSS oriented engineering student at HH.
- HH has purchased licenses for nearly everything that MSFT sells. ( Check Mynet for more info ? )
- HH uses VDI w:desktop virtualization in its computers to bring an extremely available and responsive computing experience to thousands of users using the approximatelly 2000 computers there are in HH Pasila Campus.
- w:WinSCP(.net) is the tool of choice for Windows users moving files to network folders. ( Teacher ) Another option for Windows is the PScp available here ( jubo-jubo )
- Winscp allows you to access Myy-disk at home etc.
- If you are using OS X, Linux or FreeBSD at home you can use the pre-installed command line tool scp to get same functionality ( move files between machines securely ).
- The scp uses underlying ssh tool for security and encryption which can be used to securely connect to a shell on a server. ( jubo-jubo )
- If you are using OS X, Linux or FreeBSD at home you can use the pre-installed command line tool scp to get same functionality ( move files between machines securely ).
- Winscp allows you to access Myy-disk at home etc.
Power Point 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint is a slide-based presentation program developed by Microsoft. ( Wikipedia )
Word 2010
Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. ( Wikipedia )
ICT Skills for Business 2
Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet ( w:fi:taulukkolaskentaohjelma ), an interactive computer application program for organization and analysis of data in tabular form.
- Spreadsheets developed as computerized simulations of paper accounting worksheets.
- The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a model–view–controller element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells.
- Excel features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. ( Wikipedia on w:Microsoft Excel and w:spreadsheet mashed together )
- The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a model–view–controller element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells.
- Spreadsheets developed as computerized simulations of paper accounting worksheets.
- w:Sum
- w:Maxima and minima
- w:Average
- w:If - ifexists
- Payment calculation
More on using Excel:
- Business Math 2 - Business Math with Excel
- Project Management in Multicultural Environment: Excel as project management tool
Cloud computing
- w:Cloud computing ( w:fi:Pilvilaskenta ) is a major pleasantifier of information technology systems acquisition and operation hassle and costs. Prices start as low as 15€ / VPS-from-cloud ( virtual private server ) with full w:root access. Additionally cloud computing is ecological. Think of a business buying a big physical server which is then utilized to 10% of it's maximum capacity whereas in cloud computing you can thanks to w:Virtualization technologies have much better utilization rates for actual physical devices. ( jubo-jubo )
- In cloud computing multiple w:abstraction layers provide ability to move virtual servers around the cloud. It can anticipate breaking down of single physical components and move the services to a sound, functional piece of server hardware in advance to the physcial component breaking up. In addition to these fault surviving technology cloud computing is very w:ecologically efficient as several, even tens of w:virtual servers can live on one physical machine instead of expensive server hardware sitting idly as the load is much lower then the total processing power by a factor of 10x or so. ( jubo-jubo )
Things as a service
- w:Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
- w:Platform as a service (PaaS)
- w:Software as a service (SaaS)
- w:Network as a service (NaaS)
- w:Storage as a service (STaaS)
- w:Security as a service (SECaaS)
- w:Data as a service (DaaS)
- w:Desktop as a service (DaaS - see above)
- Database as a service (DBaaS)
- w:Test environment as a service (TEaaS)
- w:API as a service (APIaaS)
- w:Backend as a service (BaaS)
- Integrated development environment as a service (IDEaaS)
- Integration platform as a service (IPaaS), see w:Cloud-based integration
In the w:business model using software as a service, users are provided access to application software and databases. The cloud providers manage the infrastructure and platforms on which the applications run. SaaS is sometimes referred to as “on-demand software” and is usually priced on a pay-per-use basis. SaaS providers generally price applications using a subscription fee. ( Wikipedia )
SPSS
See Toolkit for Quantitative Surveys
Microsoft Project
See Project Management in Multicultural Environment
More information
References
- ↑ Murray, James (2011-12-18). "Cloud network architecture and ICT - Modern Network Architecture". ITKnowledgeExchange. [[w:TechTarget|]]. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Information and Communication Technology from". FOLDOC. 2008-09-19.