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* '''ICT''' stands for '''[[w:information and communications technology|information and communications technology]]''' and is often used as an extended synonym for [[w:information technology|information technology]] (IT), but is a more specific term that stresses the role of [[w:unified communications|unified communications]]<ref name="ICT-D-00">{{cite web | url=http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/modern-network-architecture/cloud-network-architecture-and-ict/ | title=Cloud network architecture and ICT - Modern Network Architecture | author=Murray, James | publisher=[[w:TechTarget|]] | website=ITKnowledgeExchange | date=2011-12-18 | accessdate=2013-08-18 | deadurl=no<!--present in archive.org--> }}</ref> and the integration of [[w:telecommunications|telecommunications]] ([[w:telephone|telephone]] lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary [[w:enterprise software|enterprise software]], [[w:middleware|middleware]], storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://foldoc.org/Information+and+Communication+Technology | title=Information and Communication Technology from | encyclopedia=FOLDOC |date=2008-09-19 |deadurl=no<!--present in archive.org-->}}</ref> ( Wikipedia with modifications)

= ICT skills for Business =
== General info about computing facilities in HH ==

* [[w:Windows 7 Enterprise]] and [[w:Microsoft Office 2013]] are used pervasively in HH. Maybe even too so if one is a [[w:FOSS]] oriented engineering student at HH.

* HH has purchased licenses for nearly everything that MSFT sells. ( Check Mynet for more info ? )

* HH uses VDI [[w:desktop virtualization]] in its computers to bring an extremely available and responsive computing experience to thousands of users using the approximatelly 2000 computers there are in HH Pasila Campus. 

* '''[[w:WinSCP]]'''[http://winscp.net/eng/download.php (.net)] is the tool of choice for Windows users moving files to network folders. ( Teacher ) Another option for Windows is the [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html PScp available here] ( jubo-jubo )
:: Winscp allows you to access Myy-disk at home etc.
:::: If you are using OS X, Linux or FreeBSD at home you can use the pre-installed command line tool '''[[w:Secure copy|scp]]''' to get same functionality ( move files between machines securely ). 
::::::: The scp uses underlying '''[[w:Secure Shell|ssh]]''' tool for security and encryption which can be used to securely connect to a shell on a server. ( jubo-jubo )

== Power Point 2010 ==
'''[[w:Microsoft PowerPoint|Microsoft PowerPoint]]''' is a [[w:slide show|slide-based]] [[w:presentation program|presentation program]] developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. ( Wikipedia )

== Word 2010 ==
'''[[w:Microsoft Word|Microsoft Word]]''' is a [[w:word processor|word processor]] developed by [[w:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. ( Wikipedia )

= ICT Skills for Business 2 =

== Excel ==
'''[[w:Microsoft Excel|Microsoft Excel]]''' is a '''[[w:spreadsheet|spreadsheet]]''' ( [[w:fi:taulukkolaskentaohjelma]] ), an interactive [[w:computer application|computer application]] program for organization and analysis of [[w:data|data]] in [[w:table (information)|tabular]] form. 
::Spreadsheets developed as computerized simulations of paper [[accounting]] [[w:worksheet|worksheet]]s. 
::::The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a [[w:model–view–controller|model–view–controller]] element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of [[w:formula|formula]]s that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells. 
:::::: Excel features calculation, graphing tools, [[w:pivot table|pivot table]]s, and a macro programming language called [[w:Visual Basic for Applications|Visual Basic for Applications]]. ( Wikipedia on [[w:Microsoft Excel]] and [[w:spreadsheet]] mashed together )



*[[w:Sum]]
*[[w:Maxima and minima]]
*[[w:Average]]
*[[w:If]] - ifexists

* Payment calculation
:::[[w:Principal]] * [[w:Interest rate]] == [[w:Interest]]
:::[[w:Present value]]
:::[[w:Future value]]

More on using Excel: 
* [[Math#Business Math 2 - Business Math with Excel|Business Math 2 - Business Math with Excel]]
* [[Project Management in Multicultural Environment|Project Management in Multicultural Environment: Excel as project management tool]]

= Cloud computing =

*'''[[w:Cloud computing]]''' ( [[w:fi:Pilvilaskenta]] ) is a major pleasantifier of information technology systems acquisition and operation hassle and costs. Prices start as low as 15€ / VPS-from-cloud ( virtual private server ) with full [[w:root]] access. Additionally cloud computing is ecological. Think of a business buying a big physical server which is then utilized to 10% of it's maximum capacity whereas in cloud computing you can thanks to [[w:Virtualization]] technologies have much better utilization rates for actual physical devices. ( jubo-jubo )
::* In cloud computing multiple [[w:abstraction]] layers provide ability to move virtual servers around the cloud. It can anticipate breaking down of single physical components and move the services to a sound, functional piece of server hardware in advance to the physcial component breaking up. In addition to these fault surviving technology cloud computing is very [[w:ecological]]ly efficient as several, even tens of [[w:virtual servers]] can live on one physical machine instead of expensive server hardware sitting idly as the load is much lower then the total processing power by a factor of 10x or so. ( jubo-jubo )

== Things as a service ==
:* '''[[w:Infrastructure as a service]] (IaaS)'''
:* [[w:Platform as a service]] (PaaS)
:* '''[[w:Software as a service]] (SaaS)'''
:* [[w:Network as a service]] (NaaS)
:* [[w:Storage as a service]] (STaaS)
:* [[w:Security as a service]] (SECaaS)
:* [[w:Data as a service]] (DaaS)
:* [[w:Desktop as a service]] (DaaS - see above)
:* Database as a service (DBaaS)
:* [[w:Test environment as a service]] (TEaaS)
:* [[w:API as a service]] (APIaaS)
:* [[w:Backend as a service]] (BaaS)
:* Integrated development environment as a service (IDEaaS)
:* Integration platform as a service (IPaaS), see [[w:Cloud-based integration]]


In the [[w:business model]] using software as a service, users are provided access to application software and databases.  The cloud providers manage the infrastructure and platforms on which the applications run.  SaaS is sometimes referred to as “on-demand software” and is usually priced on a pay-per-use basis.  SaaS providers generally price applications using a subscription fee. ( Wikipedia )



= SPSS = 
See [[Toolkit for Quantitative Surveys]]


= Microsoft Project =
See [[Project Management in Multicultural Environment]]

= More information =
* [[w:Information Technology Infrastructure Library]]
* [[w:Software Engineering Body of Knowledge]]

= References =
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