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Information Technology AndInformation Technology AndThe Society.The Society.

(Do We Really Need I.T)(Do We Really Need I.T)

By Arhyel SimeonBy Arhyel Simeon..

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What is I.T What is I.T

This is know as “the study, design, This is know as “the study, design, development, implementation, support or development, implementation, support or management of computer-based management of computer-based information systems, particularly software information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. retrieve information.

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Relationship Between I.T And The Relationship Between I.T And The SocietySociety

Information Technology is playing a larger Information Technology is playing a larger role in society overall, developing a role in society overall, developing a holistic, up-to-date system is particularly holistic, up-to-date system is particularly critical in higher education because it critical in higher education because it offers new avenues to explore—offers new avenues to explore—academically, socially and recreationally. It academically, socially and recreationally. It is becoming increasingly important in at is becoming increasingly important in at least three distinct areasleast three distinct areas

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The InternetThe Internet The The InternetInternet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of

interconnected computer networks that transmit data by interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP).(IP).

The amount of information/resources available online The amount of information/resources available online through Internet engines and portals enables users to through Internet engines and portals enables users to search through large amounts of materials from library search through large amounts of materials from library databases around the world. Therefore, time can be databases around the world. Therefore, time can be spent more productively analyzing and synthesizing data spent more productively analyzing and synthesizing data rather than just digging for and retrieving it.rather than just digging for and retrieving it.

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E-CommerceE-Commerce E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying

and selling of goods and services on the Internet, and selling of goods and services on the Internet, especially the World Wide Web. In practice, this term especially the World Wide Web. In practice, this term and a newer term, e-business, are often used and a newer term, e-business, are often used interchangably. For online retail selling, the term e-tailing interchangably. For online retail selling, the term e-tailing is sometimes used is sometimes used

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Useful Software's Useful Software's Information technology has provided us Information technology has provided us

with useful software’s that help make our with useful software’s that help make our work easier, like application packages for work easier, like application packages for almost all career types e.g. architecture almost all career types e.g. architecture (landscape design), movie making,(landscape design), movie making,

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Telecommunication Telecommunication TelecommunicationTelecommunication is the assisted is the assisted

transmission of signals over a distance for transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. In earlier the purpose of communication. In earlier times, this may have involved the use of times, this may have involved the use of smoke signals, drums, semaphore, flags, smoke signals, drums, semaphore, flags, or heliograph. In modern times, or heliograph. In modern times, telecommunication typically involves the telecommunication typically involves the use of electronic transmitters such as the use of electronic transmitters such as the telephone, television, radio or computer. telephone, television, radio or computer.

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WE Need I.TWE Need I.TBottom line we are so used to I.T, if you Bottom line we are so used to I.T, if you

ask me, because now that we cant seem ask me, because now that we cant seem to live without it because it really is the to live without it because it really is the future, without it we will be way back in future, without it we will be way back in time.time.

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