WHAT IS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY?

The new subject Computer Applications Technology draws from various aspects of Computyping and Computer Studies. It further originates from and is a division of the broader knowledge domain of information and communications technologies (ICTs). ICTs are the combination of networks, hardware and software as well as the means of communication, collaboration and engagement that enable the processing, management and exchange of data, information and knowledge.

ICT develops and changes rapidly, and as a knowledge domain includes the following broad knowledge categories that impact on Computer Applications Technology:

• Personal computer hardware and software
• Networked environments
• Use of ICTs to solve problems
• Impact of ICTs on society and the environment
• ICTs and legal, ethical and security issues
• Communication technology

CAT is learning about ICTs, working with ICTs and using ICTs in an end-user environment to solve problems relating to the processing, presentation and communication of information.