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We saw in the previous chapter about how ICT are part of many things we do; and how they have changed the way we are working, learning and even playing.<br>
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To understand how these things happen, let us consider two short stories below:
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Ramulu was a farmer in a small village in a southern state. Agriculture was the main source of income from his 2 acre plot and he was growing vegetables and groundnuts. A few years ago he purchased a cell phone and enrolled his number in a [http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/success_stories/pdf/dmi/2014/dmi_ss1_2014.pdf market update service]. He started receiving daily price information on various agricultural commodities. This helped him manage how much he harvested, how much he took to the market and what prices he sold at.
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Have you seen a live telecast of a cricket match happening? learning.