Economic+Implications+of+ICT

E-commerce
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Jobs in ICT
Computers are used in just about every aspect of employment.
 * List 5 jobs and say how ICT has impacted on them.
 * List 2 jobs where computers are not used

Business Costs
There are costs to a business in in terms of using computers as follows:

The cost of designing, developing and installing the system
 * Initial setup costs**

The cost of electricity, data connections ie cost of broadband, support staff salaries, consumables (paper, toner)
 * Running costs**

The cost of purchasing the hardware and the software
 * Investment costs**

This is a term which describes how much it actually costs to own a PC - in other words taking into account all the costs above. Most estimates place the TCO at about 3 to 4 times the actual purchase cost of the PC.
 * Total cost of ownership (TCO)**