Let us now consider in this post how information technology helps us. Scroll down to learn more about the topic.
An Overview about Information Technology
Information technology is a term used to refer to recent technological developments. These also include computer hardware and software, communication technology, and the management of information.
The word “technology” can be referred to as an information system that is used to solve problems. The information technology system can be categorized into three areas. These include hard technology, soft technology, and social technology. Hard technology refers to electronic devices such as computers and the software used on them. While social technology refers to the people that can use computers. Soft technology refers to how computer users interact with each other and with their machines.
How Information Technology Helps Us?
Information Technology brings with it several benefits to us. These are as follows:
Automation of Information Technology
The information technology system can be used to automate some of the work that we do. For example, one can use information technology to automate the work of accounting. This way, a lot of time and effort is saved for the person doing the work. Automation increases efficiency and productivity.
Cheap Communication
Information technology helps in cheap communication over large distances. Let us consider an example to understand this better. An employee working in a company in New York can talk to his friend, who works in another company based in California very easily with the help of cell phones and video conferencing software. They both can do so at any time they wish to and they will not have to bear any telephone charges, since they are using their company’s telephones and video conferencing software respectively. In this way, we see that cheap communication has been made possible by using information technology.
Interactive DataBase
The organization can collect data from multiple sources and store them on computer hard drives or other media such as CDs or DVDs These data are then available for analysis by people who need it within an organization as well as outside it as is required by them. For example, a salesperson working in a company may not have all the data regarding customers that he needs to use while speaking with them on his laptop computer when he is away from his office premises.
Communication Platform
Information technology helps in building a good platform for communication between different people. For example, the internet has helped to build a platform for people to communicate with each other. One can post information on the internet and can get responses from other people on it. The blogs and social networking sites also help in building a good platform for people to communicate with each other.
Educational Benefits
Information technology helps in providing educational benefits to students who are pursuing higher education. Moreover, these students can access information regarding their courses easily with the help of this technology including textbooks, journals, etc. Moreover, the students can also communicate with their teachers and colleagues very easily through emails, video conferencing software, and telephones.
