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Chapter 1 : Introduction to IT (Applications of IT (Finance (Online…
Chapter 1 : Introduction to IT
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 using email, instant
messaging, video conference, social
networking websites and various mobile
applications.
Enhances
business, increases productivity and
profits by improving business processes and
making them extremely cost effective.
Creates new and interesting jobs such
as
systems
analyst, programmers, hardware and
software developers and web designers.
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.
Applications of IT
Education
Examples
e-Learning
the use of computers and
networks to support learning activities and
provide learning materials.
Digital Library
A collection of documents in organized
electronic form, available on the Internet or
on CD-ROM
Education Portal
Website that
provides learning
and training materials and
services from several
sources
Finance
Online banking
A system that allows individual
to perform banking activities
such as bill payment and
fund transfers through the internet
Online Investing
the process by which investors
buy and sell securities through the
Internet
.
Personal Finance Software
special application software that
helps individuals to manage
personal income and
expenses, and plan family
budgets
Government
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
Telemedicine
The practice of medicine through the use of all
forms of data, visual and audio
communication
Allows doctors in separate locations to
conduct live conferences on the network and
enables doctors to carry
out tele-consultations
with patients at different places
Telesurgery
Allows a surgeon to perform an operation on a
patient who is not located in the same
physical room as the surgeon
surgeons will direct robots to perform an
operation via computers connected to a high-speed network
Medical websites
A free Web site that provides consumer health
information for patients, families, and health
care providers
Promotes health awareness among people as
information about health are easily accessible
on the network
Science
Neural network
attempts to imitate the
behavior of the human brain
apability of a personal computer to
recognize spoken words
Simulation
predict about the
effects of earthquake
on buildings in a particular area
Tiny Computers
embedded into human
body or organs to enhance health
Publishing
process of making works,
such as books, magazines, newspapers, music,
film, and video, available to the public
–Digital Newspaper
–Digital Magazine / e-magazine
–Digital Book / e-book
Travel
Online Reservation System (for
transport or accomodation)
to book for car, flight or hotel
Car Navigation System (such as GPS or
waze)
A system that is available in a vehicle or in a
mobile device that helps users to track routes
for specific location
Electronic Toll Collection System
A system that aims
to eliminate the delay on
toll roads by collecting tolls electronically
Manufacturing
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
the use of computer systems to aid in the
creation, modification, analysis, or
optimization of a design
used in automotive, shipbuilding, aerospace,
and architectural design
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
The use of computers to assist with
manufacturing processes such as fabrication
and assembly
used in many industries such as car
manufacturing, oil drilling, and microchip
manufacturing