 “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.

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 We don’t have a choice on whether we do social media; the question is how well we do it.
 Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive
out knowledge.
 Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?
1) Information technology has brought social and geographical changes in the world.
2) The world has become a global village.
3) Progressive and pivotal role of technology in human life
4) It is an example of national development.
5) Government is trying to promote information technology in many fields.
6) Information technology consists of information system, internet technology, hardware and software of computers.
7) Our nation needs both operational and technological skills.
8) The computer is the swiftest and cheapest mode of communication.
9) Information technology has reduced our distances from heavenly objects.
10) The computer has revolutionized the fields of medicine and education.
11) We should welcome Information Technology but not at the cost of human relationship.
12) Meteorically taken off during Covid-19
13) Impact teenagers (physically (body image issues) and mentally)
14) abusive language, filthy material
15) Posting unauthentic and unreliable material
16) Weapon for criminal purposes.
17) Digital democracy: social media and political participation

Time changes rapidly and constantly. Change is around us, about us, within us and without us. Time has changed and updated
traditional approaches. The latest techniques and methodologies have been introduced the meet the challenges of the new century.
Technological advancement has shattered social and geographical boundaries of the world. It has brought a tremendous
transformation in the fields of commerce and trade. Business is no more a native phenomenon. International trade is knocking at
the doors of every country and everyone has to answer its call.
The wonderful advancement in Information Technology has really made this world a global village. No one can think of daily
business without it. It has become the need of every individual. It represents the efficiency of a nation. It is a perfect example of
national development. In developing countries like Pakistan, the importance of Information technology was not understood
initially. But now Government has taken some steps forward to adopt Information Technology as a mode of conducting its
operations.
Different institutions are established to meet the increasing demand of the students. These educational institutions are preparing
the right professionals who can plan and execute important future plans. Information technology is a vast field. It is not the name
of only one technology. It consists of an information system, internet technology, hardware and software of computers. In our
country only imported machinery and technology are used. Our nation needs operational as well as technological skills. We
should be independent in this field. We have become smart operators but technical skills are far away from us. Our technicians
work for foreign companies as they have no other option.
The computer has revolutionized the modes of thinking and reasoning today. No other media can provide us information as
speedily as a computer can through internet services. Computer software and hardware industries are at a peak. Internet facilities
have enabled us to have worldwide information at our desk. Electronic mail (e-mail) is the swiftest and cheapest way to
communicate. We can send and receive messages within seconds all around the world. Through information technology, we have
reduced our distances from outer space and heavenly bodies. Similarly, information from the depths of the oceans is obtained
regarding the availability of oil, minerals, precious stones, vegetables, rocks and sea life. The world of information has taken us
to the metaphysical world.
In the field of medicine, computers can diagnose the disease even before its occurrence. In education, information technology has
contributed a lot. It has made every information accessible for a common man wherever he lives. Information technology has not
only eased up our lives but also changed our trends. We have accepted its power but we should not lose our power over it. It is
nothing without human skills. We should keep our doors open to welcome information technology but should not let it create
huge gaps between human beings.

Information is the key factor in this era and is the most precious commodity today. Everything revolves around information and
communication which play key role in the functionality and existence of each system. Information Technology (IT) has virtually
made one-community area “Global Village”. The computer users are almost always sharing and exchanging their information in
such a manner as if they are sitting in a drawing room face to face.
Information technology (IT) covers any form of technology, that is, any equipment or technique used by a company, institution,
or any other organization which handles information. It incorporates computing, telecommunication technologies, and includes
consumer electronics and broadcasting as it is getting more and more digitized. Spearheaded by the computer, the decades since
the mid-1960s have been characterized by an extreme development. Since the late 1970s, cheap microelectronics have permitted
the diffusion of these technologies into almost all aspects of daily life and have furthermore almost inextricably cross-fertilized
and intermingled their multiple application branches, which include industry, commerce, administration, education, medicine,
scientific and professional work, entertainment, and domestic work.
Social media is an internet-based form of communication which is used by everyone — from three-year-old children to 80-year-
old adults. It has many positive aspects, but along with those, there are negative aspects as well. One of those being body image
issues in teenagers, especially in girls.
Nations with advanced IT-industries have realized that developing competence in information technologies including new media
is essential, expensive, and difficult; large-scale IT systems are gaining economic feasibility and various national research and
education programs for stimulating these developments are underway. The fundamental capabilities that usually are perceived as
being essential are: chip design, production facilities, and a common network infrastructure like the Internet for the storage and
transmission of digital multimedia information (including video, audio, and other continuous media data in addition to
conventional data and text).
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