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Applied Business Tools and Technologies

ICT refers to the use of computers and technology to store, process, and transmit information. It includes both hardware like monitors and hard drives, as well as software programs. Cloud computing stores data on remote servers accessible online, while digital transactions and data involve online automated interactions and information represented in machine language. ICT plays an important role in tourism by allowing customer relations, supply chain management, and various operations like selection, ordering, fulfillment and payment to be combined and performed through a single online tool.

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Applied Business Tools and Technologies

ICT refers to the use of computers and technology to store, process, and transmit information. It includes both hardware like monitors and hard drives, as well as software programs. Cloud computing stores data on remote servers accessible online, while digital transactions and data involve online automated interactions and information represented in machine language. ICT plays an important role in tourism by allowing customer relations, supply chain management, and various operations like selection, ordering, fulfillment and payment to be combined and performed through a single online tool.

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APPLIED BUSINESS TOOLS AND

TECHNOLOGIES

Information and communications technology (ICT) or simply information technology (IT)

- It is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information,
including all hardware, software and peripheral equipment operated by a limited group.

ICT

Software

- Set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific
tasks.

Hardware

- A set of instructions, data or programs used to describe the physical aspects of a


computer. It is the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and
everything else involved that is physically tangible. This includes the monitor, hard drive
and etc.

Cloud computing

- The term generally used to describe data centers available to many users over the
internet.

Digital transactions

- Defined as online or automated transactions that take place between people and
organizations without the use of paper
- Online automated digital transactions like debit card.

Digital data

- Is data that represents other forms of data using specific machine language systems that
can be interpreted
- Example: chat

Internet access
- Is the process of connecting to the internet using personal computers, laptops or mobile
devices by users or enterprise

Computer applications

- An application, or application program that runs on your computer, web browsers, email
programs, word processors, games and utilities are all applications.

The word “application” is used because each program has a specific application for the user.

THE ROLE OF ICT IN TOURISM

- ICT’s allow customer- management relations and supply.


- Chain management to be combined into a single source that facilitates a variety of
operations. Product selection, ordering, fulfilment, tracking, payment, and reporting to be
performed with one easy-to-use tool.

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