Computer Studies·Communication systems · NSSCO 2.1.1
Social media, e-mail, video conferencing, multimedia & e-commerce
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Communication systems are the tools that let us share messages, pictures, video and even money across town or across the world. In this lesson we look at social media, e-mail, video conferencing, multimedia, e-commerce and the wireless networks that carry it all - with everyday Namibian examples like MTC and Bank Windhoek.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Computer Studies 2.1.1):
- Describe social media with regard to: communication, collaboration, entertainment, marketing, learning
- Describe the use and the facilities of e-mail
- Identify the hardware used for video-conferencing
- Describe the advantages and limitations of video conferencing
- Describe the use of information retrieval and remote database systems
- Describe the purpose of multimedia features like sound, animation, graphics and video in the following areas: education/training sector, marketing, entertainment industry
- Describe and give examples of the use of computer systems in the increasingly developing e-commerce activities such as: Internet banking, Internet ordering and payment
- Describe wireless technology with regard to: security aspects, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN)
- Identify the factors that influence the transmission speed of data on the Internet
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