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Assignment: Computer Skills Topic: “Importance of IT” Submitted To : Miss Areeha Submitted By : Fakhar Imran Roll No : 08 UNIVERSITY : NUML (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY & MODERN LANGUAGES) Contents Chapter No. 1: Introduction (Thomson, 24, Aug 2010) 3 Chapter No. 02: History (Brian, 12, Nov 2014) 4 Chapter no. 3: Importance (peter, 06, Oct 2012) 6 Chapter no. 4: Uses (Williamn, 6, Feb 2006) 7 Bibliography 8 Chapter No. 1: Introduction (Thomson, 24, Aug 2010) IT is the application of computers to store, study, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. A 1958 article in Harvard Business Review referred to information technology as consisting of three basic parts: computational data processing, decision support, and business software. This time period marked the beginning of IT as an officially defined area of business; in fact, this article probably coined the term. Over the ensuring decades, many corporations created so-called "IT departments" to manage the computer technologies related to their business. Whatever these departments worked on became the de facto definition of Information Technology, one that has evolved over time. Today, IT departments have responsibility in areas like computer tech support business computer network and database administration business software deployment information security Especially during the dot-com boom of the 1990s, Information Technology also became associated with aspects of computing beyond those owned by IT departments. This broader definition of IT includes areas like: software development computer systems architecture project management Information technology is a manifestation of public & private investment in science & engineering (S&E) that is enabling broad and significant changes in society. Many observation, compare the rapid development and expansion of information technology to the industrial revolution in terms of its potential scope & impact on society. Few other modern advances in technology have the capacity to affect so fundamentally the way people work live, learn and govern themselves. As with the industrial revolution, both the time and direction of many changes are difficult to predict. The relationship between IT& science & engineering has two aspects. In addition to being a product of science and engineering, IT enabling change in S&E. IT has become an important part of the Indian economy for example S&E make extensive use of computer modeling & simulation and large share of database advances in networking facilitate global collaboration in research and product development, implement the results of academic research and conduct significant amounts of applied R&D, IT also influences the pipeline for S&E through its effects on the demand for people with technical skills and through its use in education at all levels. Chapter No. 02: History (Brian, 12, Nov 2014) Information technology has been around for a long, long time. Basically as long as people have been around, information technology has been around because there were always ways of communicating through technology available at that point in time. There are 4 main ages that divide up the history of information technology. Only the latest age (electronic) and some of the electromechanical age really affects us today, but it is important to learn about how we got to the point we are at with technology today. Mechatronic: The premechanical age is the earliest age of information technology. It can be defined as the time between 3000B.C. and 1450A.D. We are talking about a long time ago. When humans first started communicating they would try to use language or simple picture drawings known as petroglyths which were usually carved in rock. Early alphabets were developed such as the Phoenician alphabet. Mechanical: The mechanical age is when we first start to see connections between our current technology and its ancestors. The mechanical age can be defined as the time between 1450 and 1840. A lot of new technologies are developed in this era as there is a large explosion in interest with this area. Technologies like the slide rule (an analog computer used for multiplying and dividing) were invented. Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline which was a very popular mechanical computer. Charles Babbage developed the difference engine which tabulated polynomial equations using the method of finit Electromechanical: Now we are finally getting close to some technologies that resemble our modern-day technology. The electromechanical age can be defined as the time between 1840 and 1940. These are the beginnings of telecommunication. The telegraph was created in the early 1800s. Morse code was created by Samuel Morse in 1835. The telephone (one of the most popular forms of communication ever) was created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. The first radio developed by Guglielmo Marconi in 1894. All of these were extremely crucial emerging technologies that led to big advances in the information technology field. Electronic: The electronic age is what we currently live in. It can be defined as the time between 1940 and right now. The ENIAC was the first high-speed, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems. This computer was designed to be used by the U.S. Army for artillery firing tables. This machine was even bigger than the Mark 1 taking up 680 square feet and weighing 30 tons - HUGE. Chapter no. 3: Importance (peter, 06, Oct 2012) In this modern day and age, information technology plays a big role. However, if you’re not in the field of information technology yourself, you might not know just how information technology touches your life. Read below to find out how information technology plays a role in a number of different fields that you might not have realized. Learn the governance tools of information technology with an online class. For those of you that don’t know, information technology is the study and use of systems for storing, retrieving, and sending information. This can include software, hardware, applications, and so much more. Much of what people use in the 21st century was created with help from information technology. Items as common as cars use information technology. Business, education, and even healthcare have all been redesigned thanks to information technology. Read more about how each field has been changed using information technology below. The Importance of IT in Business: With the introduction of computers, the business world was changed forever. Using computers and software, businesses use information technology to ensure that their departments run smoothly. They use information technology in a number of different departments including human resources, finance, manufacturing, and security. The Importance of IT in Education: The world of education is changing as the modern world continues to grow. With so much progress happening, it’s important that education be able to reach students in new ways so that their students are prepared for the future. The students of today are the leaders, inventors, teachers, and businessmen (and women) of tomorrow. Without the proper skills, these students will not have the preparation needed to survive. Chapter no. 4: Uses (Williamn, 6, Feb 2006) Use of IT in Business: Today businesses can save money by using technology to perform certain tasks. When you compare the amount of money spent on hiring an individual to perform a certain task and to guarantee delivery on time, it is totally expensive. When it comes to technology a small business can scale out and deliver more with less human resource. The Use of IT in communication:  Unlike in the past when communication was limited to letter writing and waiting for those postal services to deliver your message. Today technology has made the field of communications so easy.  Now you can draft a business message and email it or fax in a second without any delays, the recipient will get the message and they will reply you instantly. Use of IT in education: Today, technology has made a very big change in the education world. With the invention of technological gadgets and mobile apps which helps students learn easily.  Now days you can access a full library via a mobile app on any smart phone or iPad. Before inventing this technology, students had to go to physical libraries to get the information they need. Use of IT in purchasing:  Technology has also made the buying and selling of good so flexible. With the introduction e-payment systems like Paypal.com and Square Wallet App users can easily purchase anything online without living the comfort of their homes. Use of IT in banking: Now electronic banking moving money has become so simple. The invention of VISA ELECTRON has made it simple to move with more money without having any fears of getting robbed on the way. You can buy anything with a Visa Electron card, so in this case you don’t have to move with cash. Use of IT in human relationships:  As the world develops, people are getting more carried away with their work and carries. Today a lot is demanded so everyone is busy to have time to find a relationship. So technology has also filled this part. With technology you can connect and meet new people while at work using social network technology.  You can also use technology to find a new date without living your work.  Now days people use mobile phone apps like face book, Instagram, twitter etc. Bibliography Albert. (24, Aug 2010). Jack, C. (6, Feb 2006). Lamber, N. (06, Oct 2012). Werlfret, E. (12, Nov 2014). Assignment: Computer Skills 6