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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Application areas of ICT, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:
- 2. Application areas of ICT
- (a) Application areas
- (b) ICT based Devices
Study notes & guidance
Study Application areas of ICT using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Application areas of ICT, you should be able to:
- Define Applications Areas of ICT: - Teleconferencing - Video conferencing - Telecommuting - Telecomputing - Messaging - Information search, retrieval and archival systems - E-Learning - Telemedicine - E-Commerce - E-Government - E-Library etc. .
- List types of ICT Devices: - Mobile phones - Computers - Automated Teller Machines (ATM) - Dispensing Machines - Point of Sale Machines - Automated Cash Register (ACR) - Radio sets - Television sets - Scanners etc.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.