Presentation on Information technology

Information Technology and it's advantages and disadvantages

1. Blessing or curse? FUTURE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2. What is Technology? The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

3. How does technology address human needs and wants?

4. How technology has affected our lives?

5. Information Technology Information technology ( IT) is the use of any computers , storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.

6. The term information technology in its modern sense first appeared in a 1958 article published in the Harvard Business Review ; authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L.

7. encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, and e-commerce.

8. widely used term in business and the field of computing. – refers various kinds of computer-related works. – consists of three basic parts : i ) computational data processing ii)decision support iii ) business software.

9. Today, IT departments have responsibility in areas like: computer tech support ii ) business computer network and database administration iii ) business software deploymentinformation security.

10. TECHNOLOGY VS SCIENCE: Like brothers! Or sisters!

11. How is TECHNOLOGY different than SCIENCE?

12. SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Technology is the application of knowledge. Science is the accumulation of knowledge.

13. SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY is the use of knowledge to turn resources into the goods and services that society needs. SCIENCE is the study of WHY natural things happen the way they do.

14. SCIENTIST TECHNOLOGIST Use the materials in the earth to make useful objects. Study how the earth was formed and what it is made from.

15. SCIENTIST TECHNOLOGIST Build and launch space shuttles and satellites. Study the relationship between the earth, planets, and the stars.

16. SCIENTIST TECHNOLOGIST Technologists create new materials with improved characteristics. Study materials under a microscope to learn why they have the characteristics that they do. Carbon Nanotube Except: Scientists can only grow nanotubes an inch long! Check back in 20 years! Nanotubes can make electrical wires that don’t loose electricity through heat!

17. SCIENTIST TECHNOLOGIST Make artificial hearts and limbs. Discover the way the human body works.

18. SCIENTIST TECHNOLOGIST Use codes to develop new medicines and vaccines. Discover genetic codes that determine the nature of life.

19. SCIENTISTS & TECHNOLOGISTS ARE A TEAM! Scientists Biologists, chemists, and physicists are… Architects, engineers, product designers and technicians are… Technologists

20. SCIENCE answers the question… WHY? Why does the heart beat? Why does lighting strike? Why do geese fly south for the winter? Why is the sun hot? Why are teenagers so moody? Why does this material release electricity when exposed to the sun? Why does this chemical react with this one? Why do we get cancer? Why do we age? Why does glass break? Why do some people struggle with their weight? Why do people from Asia look different from people in South America? Why does the moon look like cheese? Why do we hear when someone talks? Why do we have families? Why is the average global temperature rising? Why do we have earthquakes?

21. TECHNOLOGY answers the question… HOW? How can we make an artificial heart? How can we avoid being hit by lighting? How can we moniter gees flying south for the winter? How can we protect ourselves from the sun? How can we make teenagers less moody? How can we make electricity with the sun? How can we make a non-explosive gasoline? How can we stop cancer? How can we stop aging? How can we make an unbreakable glass? How can we stop obesity? How can we best transport people from Asia to South America? How can we land on the moon? How can we help a deaf person to hear? How can we create a home for a family? How can we end global warming? How can we make buildings earthquake-proof?

22. How IT has been developed throughout the history

23. Information technology has been around for a long, long time. Basically as long as people have been around! Humans have always been quick to adapt technologies for better and faster communication. -Edward teller

24. Pre-Mechanical The earliest age of technology. It can be defined as the time between 3000 B.C. and 1450 A.D. When humans first started communicating. continued with the advent of formal language and better media such as rags, papyrus, and eventually paper.

25. 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.

26. Electro-Mechanical The electromechanical age heralded the beginnings of telecommunications as we know it today. This age can be defined roughly as the time between 1840 and 1940. Several revolutionary technologies were invented in this period such as the Morse code, telephone, radio, etc.

27. Electronic These machines used electronic switches, in the form of vacuum tubes, instead of the electromechanical relays seen in the previous era. In principle the electronic switches would be more reliable, since they would have no moving parts that would wear out, but the technology was still new at that time and the tubes were comparable to relays in reliability. The major benefit of electronic switches was that they could ‘open’ and ‘close’ thousands of times faster than relays

28. Information Age and the Internet The information age, made possible by the advent of electronic computers, is characterized by the shift from traditional industry to an economy based on information digitization.

29. Blessings of Information Technology

30. People can spread awareness about things going on in the world through the internet . Anyone can share their story with the world inspiring others and seeking help for their cause. Spread awareness :

31. Convenience : there is no doubt that technology has made our life more convenient. Now we can find information regarding everything from the comfort of our sofa.

32. Information at our fingertips: one of the reasons technology is a blessing is the fact that we literally have information at our fingertips . whenever we need to know the answer to a question or find a recipe , all we have to do is type into the search engine and Voila!!

33. Networking: One of the most important advantage of information technology is that it helps us to create network with people . Regarding business or any other issue we can communicate with people from all over the world through technology

34. Does it Possess any threat?

35. Social isolation: Social isolation is characterized by a lack of contact with other people in normal daily living, such as, the workplace, with friends and in social activities. We isolate ourselves by walking around in our own little world, listening to our iPods or staring at the screen of the latest mobile device even when we are around other people. Studies have shown that people who are socially isolated will live shorter lives.

36. Lack of Social Skills : The use of online social media outlets causes us to meet face-to-face with much less frequency resulting in a lack of much needed social skills. We lose the ability to read body language and social cues in other people.

37. Obesity: The more time people are spending engrossed in video games, talking to friends online and watching funny cat videos on YouTube, they are spending less time being active or exercising. Also the likelihood of mindlessly eating unhealthy food increases as people are hypnotized by the latest episode of Honey Boo Boo .

38. Depression : Technology creates the perfect recipe for depression with the lack of human contact, overeating and lack of exercise. There is a reason the use of antidepressants are on the rise and the blame can’t be completely dumped on the pharmaceutical companies. They aren’t carting people into the doctor’s office and force feeding them the pills. This isn’t to say that depression isn’t a real problem, but some people could cure their depression by living a healthier lifestyle.

39. Poor Sleep Habits : Some of the negative effects of technology can be linked to the effect it has on sleep habits. We get sucked into online activities that keep us up too late and the constant stream of information can make it difficult to turn off our brains. Also, the ambient glow from screens can affect the release of melatonin, the sleep chemical. Keeping technology out of the bedroom would be a very healthy habit to acquire.

40. Any Question?

41. Thank You Everyone!