ICT application in research is most useful for which of the following reasons?
2020
ICT application in research is most useful for which of the following reasons?
- A.
For reducing the cost of research
- B.
For academic establishment
- C.
For enhancing scope of accessibility of research data
- D.
For promoting dialogic interactions
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in research refers to the digital tools, networks, and platforms used to gather, store, share, and disseminate research material. Its defining contribution is not any single convenience but the way it removes barriers of distance, format, and storage so that research data and findings can be reached by far more people, far more easily, than print-bound channels allowed.
Application
Applied to this question, the criterion is the role that is MOST characteristic of ICT in research. Online repositories, open-access journals, institutional databases, cloud storage, and digital libraries let a dataset or paper produced in one place be located and retrieved from anywhere with a connection. This is precisely "enhancing the scope of accessibility of research data": ICT widens both who can reach the data (scope) and how readily they can reach it (accessibility). That is the standard, exam-keyed value of ICT in research.
Why the others are weaker
Reducing cost may sometimes follow from going digital, but it is an incidental side-effect, not the primary or distinctive purpose of ICT in research.
Academic establishment (building reputation or position) is an outcome of good research itself, not something ICT is fundamentally for.
Promoting dialogic interactions describes a communication or pedagogy benefit; it is not the core research-data role being asked about here.
Hence the most useful reason is enhancing the scope of accessibility of research data.