Unit 6: networking

LESSON 12:

Our interactive world. IT systems.

Task 1: Write about Components of an ICT system

There are 6 components to an ICT system

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  Data: raw facts and figures.
  
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  Hardware: physical components.
  
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  Software: the name given to computer programs.
  
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  Information: data that is converted to give it a meaning.
  
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  Procedures: a series of actions conducted in a certain order to make sure the system runs smoothly.
  
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  People: data is entered by humans, for example a keyboard. To remember the components, use this sentence
  

People Hate Slimy Dogs In Poland
(People, Hardware, Software, Data, Information, Procedures)

LESSON 13

THEME: Famous people in IT. Administration in IT
Task 1. SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
Put the words back into the correct order.

1.	He co-founded the giant Microsoft software.
2.	He has written two best-selling books also.
3.	Gates was fascinated with electronics from a young age
4.	Gates later deal with a IBM struck
5.	This made deal Microsoft a major player in the IT industry
6.	He was an active software developer at the beginning
7.	He had a vision that computers could change everyone’s life
8.	Gates stepped down Microsoft CEO as in June 2008
9.	They provide global funds for problems
10.	Scientists named after Bill Gates him the fly flower