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Life Guides:Distribution &Logistics  \nReal Life Guides:Electrician,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Engineering Technician  \nReal Life Guides:The Fire Service  \nReal Life Guides:Hairdressing,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Information &Communications Technology  \nReal Life Guides:The Motor Industry,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Passenger Transport  \nReal Life Guides:Plumbing,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:The Police Force  \nReal Life Guides:Retail,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Transport  \nReal Life Guides:Travel &Tourism  \nReal Life Guides:Working Outdoors,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Working with Animals &Wildlife,2nd edition  \nReal Life Guides:Working with Young People  \ntrotman  \nTHE LIBRARYBARNFIELD COL见EGEYOD ST,LUTON  \nColin Taylor  \neGUIDES  \nCOMMUNICATIONS  \nINFORMATION &  \nTEC工NOLOGY  \nReal Life Guides:Information &Communications Technology  \nThis first edition published in 2008 by Trotman Publishing,a division of Crimson Publishing Ltd.,Westminster House,Kew Road,Richmond,Surrey TW92ND  \n◎ Trotman Publishing 2008  \nAuthor Colin Taylor  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the BritishLibrary  \nISBN 9781844551705  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced,stored in a retrieval system or transmittedin any form or by any means,electronic and mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise without priorpermission of Trotman Publishing.  \nTypeset by RefineCatch Ltd,Bungay,Suffolk  \nPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press,Gateshead.  \n# ABOUT THE AUTHORACKNOWLEDGEMENTSviFOREWORDINTRODUCTION\n\n.≤  \nvii  \n1  \n1.SUCCESS STORY18  \n2.WHAT'S THE STORY?12  \n3.CASE STUDY 120  \n4.WHAT ARE THE JOBS?24  \n5.CASE STUDY 233  \n6.TOOLS OF THE TRADE37  \n7.MAKING YOUR MIND UP45  \n8.WIIFM-WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?53  \n9.SUCCESS STORY 255  \n10.TRAINING FOR TOMORROW59  \n11.THE LAST WORD72  \n12.FURTHER INFORMATION75  \nAbovt the avthor  \nColin Taylor is a Careers Adviser with the University ofCumbria who has spent many years working with youngpeople and himself studied a number of degree-levelmodules in Computing.Since becoming a freelance writerin 2003,he has published a number of articles on careersand employment for the Association of Graduate CareersAdvisory Services,jobs4U,Nursing Standard,NursingTimes,Eurograduate and Hobson's GET Guides.This ishis first book.  \nHe is also a qualified cricket coach who enjoys cycling,walking,angling and bird watching.When not outdoorsor in front of a computer,he likes old comedy programmes,blues/rock and electronic house.  \nAcknowledgements  \nThanks are due to all those who provided the author withinformation during the writing of this book.  \nInformation and Communications Technology (ICT)is part ofeveryday life,from your mobile phone to the computer youuse at home.As technology advances our 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