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INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EDUCATION (Computers and networks…
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO STORE, RETRIEVE AND MANIPULATE INFOMATION
ADVANTAGES
Allows people to share information more
quickly and effectively even though they are
separated by distance and language.
• Makes communication become cheaper,
quicker, and more efficient
Enhances business, increases productivity and
profits by improving business processes and
making them extremely cost effective.
• Creates new and interesting jobs
DISADVANTAGES :
Violation of privacy as personal information
shared on the network may not be protected
properly.
• Risk in public safety as users are exposed to
crimes when they share photos, videos, and
other personal information on the Internet.
Bad impact on labour force as IT creates job
redundancies and reduces the number of
workers needed.
• Bad impact on the environment as computer
manufacturing processes and computer waste
are depleting natural resources and polluting
the environment.
EDUCATION
Computers and networks have become the
major part in educational institutions to
improve and enhance education materials,
activities and managements.
Benefits
:
– Easy access of information
– Learning becomes more interesting
– Learning can takes place anytime and anywhere
– Improve quality in education
ex:
e-Learning
Digital Library
Education Portal
FINANCE
Many people and companies use computers
to help manage their finances.
Benefits
:
– Improve productivity, competitiveness and
profitability.
– Help companies to promote their product and
services.
ex:
Online banking
Online Investing
Personal Finance Software
GOVERNMENT
Government use IT to provide society with upto-date
information and services.
Benefits
:
– Enhance the convenience, accessibility, and
quality of interactions with the public and
businesses.
– Modernizing & enhancing its service delivery
ex:
E-Filing - Online system for declaring tax.
HRMIS - Online system for updating government
employees information.
E-Penyata Gaji dan Laporan - Online system
that allow users to view and print pay slip.
HEALTH CARE
Used in health care for various purposes:
– To maintain and access patients’ records.
– To monitor patients’ vital signs in hospital rooms.
– Doctors use email to correspond with patients.
– Surgeons implant computerized devices, such as
pacemakers, to improve patients’ health.
ex:
Telemedicine
Telesurgery
Medical websites
SCIENCE
All branches of science, from biology to
astronomy to meteorology, use IT to assist
them with collecting, analyzing and modeling
data.
• Scientists also use the Internet to
communicate with colleagues around the
worlds.
applications
Neural network
Simulation
Tiny Computers:
PUBLISHING
Publishing is the process of making works,
such as books, magazines, newspapers, music,
film, and video, available to the public.
• Authors use special software to develop these
works.
• Many publishers make their works available
online
Digital Newspaper
Digital Magazine / e-magazine
Digital Book / e-book
These applications reduce use of papers and
provide convenience by allowing people to
read newspapers, magazines or books online.
TRAVEL
Various IT applications helps in making travel
more convenient.
• IT applications make it easier for people to
plan for vacation and to travel to a
destination.
ex:
Online Reservation System (for transport or
accomodation)
Car Navigation System (such as GPS or
waze)
Electronic Toll Collection System
MANUFACTURING
Latest technology have help in making
manufacturing process more effective in order
to:
– Reduce product development costs.
– Shorten a product’s time to market, and
– Stay ahead of the competition.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)