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Chapter : 8.2 Information Technology And Society

Topic : 8.2.1 Information Technology And Society

Information Technology and Society

 Information Technology is the use of computer software to manage information.
 IT is one of the booming sectors in India.
 Information Technology makes the tasks easier, it brought the world closer to us.
 Role of IT is to store the user data and it makes the manipulation and
transactions on those data easier.
 Information Technology reduced the cost and work efforts of the users.
 User can enjoy the benefits of the IT with the help of computers and smart
phones.
 Online shopping, Ticket booking, Social networks, Video calling, Online banking,
etc. are some of the major factors of Information Technology.
 IT industry plays a major role in the growth of Indian economy and also it makes
more employment options.
 Now a day due to the impact of Information Technology, everything had become
online.

FIG 8.1: Information Technology

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Advantages of Information Technology (IT)

 Information Technology has made the communication cheaper, quicker and more
efficient.
 IT made the world more compact and it increased the world economy.
 IT made the business process computerized and cost effective.
 IT made the different culture people to communicate with each other.
 Using the concept of Online stores, IT made the business to be opened 24×7 all
over the globe.
 Internet and IT technology made the world more flexible.

Disadvantages of Information Technology (IT)

 Information Technology has many privacy issues.
 User data which are stored in online can be hacked and modified.
 IT affects the culture of the people and the youngsters are mostly been spoiled in
their behavior.
 The personal information of the people like account number, password, etc. can
be hacked by the culprits.