Information Technology Tree

Management of Information Technology

1. The Technology Tree
Presented by
Syed Tanvir Haider
M.Sc. (Maths.); MBA-IT

2. What Technology do I need?

3. Five C’s of Information Responsibility
Responsibility Description
CAPTURING Obtaining information
CONVEYING Presenting information
CREATING Processing information
CRADLING Storing information
COMUNICATING Sending information

4. INFORMATION
CAPTURECONVEYCREATECRADLECOMMUNICATE
INPUT
Technologies
OUTPUT
Technologies
SOFTWARE
Technologies
STORAGE
Technologies
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Technologies

5. Capturing Information
(Input Technologies)

6. Am I trying to capture information,
commands, or both?

7. Information, Commands, or Both?
Information
Sound Input
Bar Code reader
OMR
MICR
OCR
Image Scanning
Light Pen
Commands
Mouse
Trackball
Pen Mouse
Pointing Stick
Both
Keyboard
Touch-Tone
ASR
Touch Screen
‘Point-of-Sale
System’
Glove
Headset
Walker

8. In what form is the information and / or
Commands I’m trying to capture?

9. Forms?
Audio
Sound Input
ASR
Touch-Tone
Direct
Keyboard
‘Point- of-Sale
System’
Screen Depiction
Mouse
Trackball
Pen Mouse
Pointing Stick
Touch Screen
Light Pen
Formatted Text &
Image
Bar Code Reader
OMR
MICR
OCR
Unformatted Text &
Image
OCR
Image Scanning
Motion
Glove
Headset
Walker

11. Conveying Information
(Output Technologies)

12. What form do I need to convey information?

13. Forms?
Audio
Sound Output
Speech Synthesis
On-Screen
Screen
Monitor Printed
Printer
Plotter

15. Creating Information
(Software Technologies)

16. Are the information-processing tasks
specific to me and my Business functions
or to Technology management?

17. Me or Technology Management?
Operating system
software
Application
Software
Utility
Software

18. What specific information-processing tasks
Am I trying to perform?

19. Processing task?
General business function
Industry-specific
Task specific to your business
Education
Personal Productivity
Group work
Specialized applications

20. What tasks am I trying to perform that
I could probably otherwise do manually?

21. Personal Productivity Task?
Word Processing
Desktop Publishing
Spreadsheet
Database Management System
Presentation Graphics
Communication
Personal Information Management

32. Cradling Information
(Storage Technologies)

33. Will I need to update my information later?

34. Update Later?
Easy Updating
Magnetic Floppy Disks
Magneto-Optical Disks
DVD
Flash Memory
Slow & Difficult
Updating
Magnetic Tape
No Updating
CD-ROM

35. How much information do I need to store?

36. How Much?
Limited
Magnetic Floppy Disks
Flash Memory
Massive
Magnetic Hard Disk
Magnetic Tape
CD-ROM
Magneto-Optical Disks
DVD

37. 50,000,000
(30,000 pounds)
Sheets of Paper
70,000 (1.44 MB each)Floppy Disks
100 (1GB each)Internal Hard Disks
154 (650 MB each)CD-ROMs
10 (10 GB each)Magneto-optical disks
Let,s Add a Little Perspective

39. Communicating Information
(Telecommunications Technologies)

40. How tightly do I need
to control processing on a network?

41. Amount of Control?
Centralized
Distributed
Hybrid

42. What is the geographic distance
That I’m trying to cover?

43. Geographic Distance?
Local Area Network Wide Area Network

45. Who should have ownership of the
telecommunications technologies?

46. Ownership?
Public
Private

49. The Foundation of the Technology Tree
The Central Processing Unit

51. F-100 microprocessor, only 0.6 cm square

53. Climb Technology Tree in the Following Way
Go to the software technologies branch
to choose application software.
Go to the input technologies branch.
Go to the output technologies branch.
 Go to the telecommunications branch.
Go back to the software technologies
branch to choose operating system.
Go to the storage technologies branch.
 Finally, climb down the tree to find CPU

54. PEOPLE

EXPERTISE
MONEY
Information Technology Require Information Technology Require