The elaboration of ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. It’s like an umbrella term considering any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on. Life without ICT especially without using smartphones and laptops is beyond my imagination. Honestly speaking, I was questioning myself, how come it possible to pass time without using my smartphone and my laptop and actually I was counting myself for the end of the period. But I had to do it and finally I made it; shout down all the ICT equipment for two days including 12 hours per day. However, decently I must say, it was an incredible experience for me. ICT has a lot of impressions on our daily life counting me. We use this facility in our very daily life to communicate, accessing information, in education, business, medical and almost all sectors. It has merged with our life.
It’s really hard to get the updated newsflash about what is occurring in outside world when I am sitting at home. Even when I am writing this assignment I am also overwhelming with the laptop which is a form of ICT. Furthermore, while doing assignment we need a lot of information and tutorials which normally collect from internet especially by reading different online journals and browsing youtube. ICT has opened a new door of education. Lots of ebooks, journals, maps, satellite images, analyzing software and many more are available now and has just turn into a matter of single click.
If we narrow down our observing into social aspect, ICT works as a catalyst in social networking especially for those who live outside of their home. Most of the people use social networking or different web related applications for connecting people or communicating with each other and although it’s one of the cheapest ways. When I switched off my cell phone, every single moment, I think of my family who lives more than thousands miles away from me. I really concerned about them as my phone and laptop were switched off and couldn’t get an update. I was feeling like I am living in the ancient age when birds were used as communication medium. The entire world is now in our grips. We can link universally from north to south, east to west and even outside the world.
Alongside, ICT is not only the measure of education and social network, it has become our pastimes also. Now, many people pass their time by listening music on their cell phones or by watching a movie on their laptops. Home theater in rooms has grown into a fashion nowadays. And most notable thing is, different online and offline games; young people and children are really crazy about it including me. I play some games on my mobile phone during my free time. So, we can say, it’s an era of technology.
Apart from this, it’s rational to say that life without ICT would be slightly despondent. Whether we’re talking about the mobile phone, I have in my pocket or the laptop I have on my bag; ICT has become an essential part of our everyday life. In my eyes, we can’t conceive a moment without using ICT. Now, we people if don’t log in to our facebook, twitter or other social networking accounts at least every couple of days, we find ourselves starting to twitch. Even, when we put on a mobile phone at home it pushes us cracked all day. It seems like everybody and the whole thing is moving around and fluctuating fast, expect me and I am just being stuck somewhere. So, we need technology, we need ICT for ours opulence, for our own presence, and for our enhanced life.
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