Introduction IT or Information technology is a term that encompasses all forms of technology used to create‚ store‚ exchange‚ and use information in its various forms of business data‚ voice conversations‚ still images‚ motion pictures‚ multimedia presentations‚ and other forms‚ including those not yet conceived. It’s a convenient term for including both telephony and computer technology in the same word. It is the technology that is driving what has often been called "the information revolution." The
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*IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS COMMUNI*CATION We are in the midst of a third major revolution in human civilization. First there was the Agricultural Revolution‚ then the Industrial Revolution‚ and now we are in the Information Revolution. Information and communication technology and a world wide system of information exchange has been building growth for over a hundred years and physical technology and industry is not slowing down in growth - rather it is accelerating. Information
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Information Technology History of Computer The first computers were people! That is‚ electronic computers (and the earlier mechanical computers) were given this name because they performed the work that had previously been assigned to people. "Computer" was originally a job title: it was used to describe those human beings (predominantly women) whose job it was to perform the repetitive calculations required to compute such things as navigational tables‚ tide charts‚ and planetary positions for
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Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store‚ retrieve‚ transmit and manipulate data‚[1] often in the context of a business or other enterprise.[2] The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks‚ but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several industries are associated with information technology‚ including computer hardware‚ software‚ electronics‚ semiconductors
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With the development of Computers and information technology came talk of a new environmentally friendly era. The need to create and store documents on paper would be gone‚ along with the need to travel from city to city to conduct business meetings. The developers of computers sold Government Originations and Corporate America on these cost saving concepts. The promises made by computer developers proved to be somewhat true‚ especially given the wide spread deployment and use of Internet and email
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a precise set of instructions. The set of instructions is called a program‚ and the tasks may include making arithmetic calculations‚ storing‚ retrieving‚ and processing data‚ controlling another device‚ or interacting with a person to perform a business function or to play a video game. Today’s computers are marvels of miniaturization. Machines that once weighed 30 tons and occupied warehouse-size rooms now may weigh as little as 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms) can carried in a suit pocket or a purse
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As a business owner‚ and manager the need for a way to manage our information is essential. The ability to handle the overwhelming amount of data and information that goes through a company every day could be a key factor in whether a business fails or succeeds. (Ebert & Griffin 2005) The system in which we collect and use this information is called an Information System (IS). An IS is used in financial accounting‚ managerial accounting‚ by laborers‚ and executives. In my basket shop‚ an Information
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Information technologies (IT) are vital to Company operations. They are tools that improve the quality and efficiency of our work. They are the repositories for critical and sometimes highly proprietary corporate information. The improper access to or the destruction of these resources will have serious consequences for the Company. The strategic use of information technology can help organizations increase their competitive advantage and make considerable improvements in operating
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due to the influence of the information technology. Whereas in the past‚ information technology was not used every day‚ but in recent times‚ it has become the most powerful things to in many people lies. This change can be seen clearly by the census figures to date. For instance‚ twenty years ago‚ the internet is not used for communication ; nowadays‚ the situation is very different and the communication is used by the internet (Salvaggio 1989). Information Technology is an important part of our
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Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems 4.1 © 2010 by Prentice Hall Management Information Systems Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Identify the ethical‚ social‚ and political issues that are raised by information systems. • Identify the principles for conduct that can be used to guide ethical decisions. • Evaluate the impact of contemporary information systems and the Internet on the protection of individual
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