Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Public and Personal Communication

Revision link
http://itgsopedia.wikispaces.com/3.5+Personal+and+public+communications

https://sites.google.com/site/mrstevensonstechclassroom/home/strand-3-it-systems/personal-public-communications

Prepare a poster and  brief short notes or points on the assigned tasks; The poster should emailed to me for printing.
Vrinda 
a) Hand held devices 
  • Name and describe some hand held computer devices
  • What are some functions of these devices? 
  • Obtain the different images of the hand held devices.
Leslie & Parthivi
    b) GPS system
    • Define GPS
    • Describe how GPS works. (use a suitable diagram)
    • Describe the different applications or uses of GPS system
    • List some common problems of GPS system.
    Abizer  
      c) Navigation system 
      • Describe any IT navigation systems you know
      • How do navigation systems work?
      • Outline some common problems or issues associated with Navigation systems.
      Nikita 
         d) Cell/Mobile phones
        • Define a smartphone;
        • What are some common features and applications of smartphones
        • Distinguish between 4G and 3G technologies as used by mobile companies.
        • Distinguish between the following types of mobile phone networks; GSM, GPRS, CDMA, Mobitex and EDGE
         Huda 
           e) Digital Radio/TV
          • Define Digital Radio/TV.
          • Describe how digital Radio and Digital TV works. (use diagrams where possible)
          • What are some of their benefits
          • What are some of the commons problems associated with digital Radio/TV. 
          Mohammed
             f) Embedded Systems
            • Define what an embedded system is
            • Describe different IT embedded systems
            • What are the benefits of using embedded systems.
             Shristi
            g) Geotagging
            • What is geotagging
            • Describe how geotagging works
            • Name applications that use geotagging
            • What are some commons issues arising from using geotags?

            2 comments:

            Sharleen Yajnik said...

            information technology refers to the design, implementation and maintenance of information systems however information systems are collections of people, data processes and systems used to solve problems.

            Unknown said...

            ITGS requires to have strong research and higher order thinking skills, particularly based on three strands- Social, ethical and their applications.