INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTED BY ANKIT SINGH
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. HISTORY
3. ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES
4. CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IS A SET OF RELATED FIELDS
THAT ENCOMPASS COMPUTER SYSTEMS, SOFTWARE,
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND DATA AND INFORMATION
PROCESSING AND STORAGE. IT FORMS PART OF INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT). AN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM (IT SYSTEM) IS GENERALLY
AN INFORMATION SYSTEM, A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, OR,
MORE SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING, A COMPUTER SYSTEM
INCLUDING ALL HARDWARE, SOFTWARE,
AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT OPERATED BY A LIMITED GROUP OF
IT USERS, AND AN IT PROJECT USUALLY REFERS TO THE
COMMISSIONING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IT SYSTEM.
 HISTORY
ALTHOUGH HUMANS HAVE BEEN STORING, RETRIEVING,
MANIPULATING, AND COMMUNICATING INFORMATION SINCE THE
EARLIEST WRITING SYSTEMS WERE DEVELOPED, 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. WHISLER COMMENTED THAT "THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
DOES NOT YET HAVE A SINGLE ESTABLISHED NAME. WE SHALL CALL
IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)." THEIR DEFINITION CONSISTS
OF THREE CATEGORIES: TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING, THE
APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS TO
DECISION-MAKING, AND THE SIMULATION OF HIGHER-ORDER
THINKING THROUGH COMPUTER PROGRAMS.
 ADVANTAGES
BY ENABLING FIRMS TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND
EFFICIENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS A SIGNIFICANT
BENEFIT TO THE INDUSTRY. FASTER COMMUNICATION,
RECORD PROTECTION, AND ELECTRONIC STORAGE ARE
ALL MADE POSSIBLE, AND COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ARE NOW A NEED IN EVERY WORKPLACE.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALSO OFFERS THE BENEFITS
SUCH AS PRODUCTION GROWTH, SAVES TIME, EASY AND
SPEEDY COMMUNICATION, IMPROVED SAFETY ETC.
 DISADVANTAGES
EVEN THOUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPEARS TO
HAVE ONLY POSITIVES, THERE ARE A FEW DRAWBACKS,
SOME OF WHICH ARE I MENTIONED HERE :
UNEMPLOYMENT, DATA SECURITY, HEALTH CONCERNS,
PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO UNDESIRABLE CONTENT ETC.
SOME PEOPLE ARE ADDICTED TO USING DATING SERVICES,
PLAYING ONLINE GAMES, OR WATCHING MOVIES EVERY
NIGHT. SOME ARE ADDICTED TO PLAYING ONLINE
GAMBLING, WHICH CAN HAVE A VARIETY OF NEGATIVE
IMPACTS. EVERYTHING IS HORRIBLE, INCLUDING
TECHNOLOGY
 CONCLUSION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IS THE USE OF COMPUTER
SYSTEMS OR DEVICES TO ACCESS INFORMATION. INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A LARGE PORTION OF
OUR WORKFORCE, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PERSONAL
ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT IT COMPRISES MUCH OF OUR
DAILY ACTIVITIES. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS SOME
POSITIVE SIDES AND NEGATIVE SIDES ALSO. ACCORDING TO ME IT
TOTALLY DEPENDS UPTO AN INDIVIDUAL HOW THAT INDIVIDUAL
USING IT, WITH PROPER EFFICIENT USE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IT CAN ADD SOME OUTSTANDING VALUES IN OUR
LIFE AND HELPS US TO REACH OUR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL IN
TECHNOLOGY SEGMENT AND TO MAKE A GREAT RESULTS.
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