ICT has a large number of applications in different sectors of life.
1. In Home
Entertainment – movies, music and different animation games
For browsing the web
For online shopping
For mobile and Internet banking
2. In Office
Transaction processing
Desktop publishing
Word Processing
Product design
Financial analysis
3. At Factory
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) is used to design and develop products.
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is used to manufacture them.
Inventory control and
Planning and process control
To run robots that create, finish, assemble and test products and their components.
4. In Transport
To improve road, air and rail transportation
In air traffic control
For Monitoring of freight and the day-to-day transport system
For booking air tickets or railway tickets online
For simulation training for pilots
In the air traffic control and rail signals
5. In Communication
Mobile Phones
The Internet
Satellite Communication
TV Broadcast
6. In Education
Classroom, Library, Laboratory, Museum computers
E-Learning
Computer Based Learning
7. In Health
Support efficient exchange of information between health professionals,
They enable transfer of patient records between sites and they can improve clinical effectiveness, continuity and quality of care by health professionals.
Physicians use ICT to understand the human body and to diagnose disorders.
Computer controlled laser machines are used in surgery.
The complex surgeries can be performed by smallest possible cuts on the patient body.
This is done by operating through a technique, called Endoscopy
ICTs are also helpful in training doctors for surgery.
The surgeries can be performed on computer controlled models or by using virtual reality techniques.
These models simulate a real life environment by using computers to perform a particular task.
