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             Provide a description of the value of ICT under the following headings:
             "...the word-processing computer was the greatest invention ever: it almost seemed to do the work for me."
             Kevin Mcgowin - http://xavier.xu.edu:8000/~polt/mcgowin.html
             Writing a letter, an essay, or even a book, has never been easier thanks to the introduction of word processing. The number of advantages over pen and paper are enormous. Presentation is made easy by the inclusion of features such as: Wordwrap, Justification, Indents, Alignment etc. Also errors are easier to find and mend thanks to these features: Spell Check, Grammar Check, Find and Replace. Research by Mr. Kevin Cunningham quite clearly states that not only does word processing make the writing process easier, students say it helps them pay more attention to Grammar, spelling, and even what they are writing about.
             "Fully 88% of the students believed the computer helped them to improve their writing skills"
             Kevin Cunningham - http://iteslj.org/Articles/Cunningham-CALLWriting/
             Another huge advantage of word processing is having the ability to print off as many copies as you like, without the laborious time consuming task of rewriting them.
             "The main purpose of spreadsheets like Gnumeric is to collect information in a coherent manner, perform calculations on the information and then be able to update those calculations easily if the original numbers change."
             Gnumeric Manual - http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/doc/quick-data.html
             As a music student, spreadsheets could be used to catalogue sheet music and recordings, making it easier to find out exactly what is in your backlog of music. Also when insuring instruments, it is effortless to keep a record of instruments insured, serial numbers, and value. The spreadsheet can calculate a total value of the instruments. Also, if you were to add another instrument, the total value would automa...

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