Fundamentals of Information Technology FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ITEC1104 LECTURE NOTES (FOR THEORY PORTION OF SYLLABUS ONLY) © Copyright 2012 Mrs. G. Campbell 1 Fundamentals of Information Technology TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT I - Introduction to Computers and Information Technology (6 hours) ........................... 6 Introduction to Information Technology .................................................................................... 6 Definition of Information Technology.......
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Information Technology Act Vivian Pearson BIS/220 June 10‚ 2013 Daina Scott There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in my paper are the Children’s Online Privacy Act of 1998 and The Children Internet Protection Act. Children’s online Privacy Act COPPA‚ 1998 The Children’s Online Privacy Act is a federal law constructed to limit the collection and
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EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON CUSTOMERS’ SATISFACTION IN NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. By ERNEST E. INYANG‚ A. D. O. OTONKUE AND JUDE U. BASSEY ABSTRACT Information technology may be considered to be the harnessing of electronic technology in its various forms to improve the operations and profitability of the business as a whole. Information Technology provides significant improvements with facilities such as word processing (improving secretarial‚ typing and some reprographic
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Chapter 1 : Introduction to Information Technology 1.1 The Practical User: How Becoming Computer SavvyBenefits You What does being computer savvy mean‚ and what are its practical payoffs? There is no doubt now that for most of us information technology is becoming like a second skin—an extension of our intellects and even emotions‚ creating almost a parallel universe of “digital selves.” Perhaps you have been using computers a long time and in a multitude of ways‚ or perhaps not. Either way‚ this
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not restricted to a geographical location‚ although it might be confined within the bounds of a state or country. A WAN connects several LANs‚ and may be limited to an enterprise (a corporation or an organization) or accessible to the public. The technology is high speed and relatively expensive. The Internet is an example of a worldwide public WAN. Q2. Explain the advantages and the disadvantages of using the following networks inbusiness: a) Client/server networks? b) Network computing? c) Peer-to-peer
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delivered to the consumers. 1. Internet data is sent in bits and not in atoms – all the data and information are being stored and sent to the consumers in digital form. The digital form cannot be touch‚ tasted or smelled. In contrast to other types of marketing‚ the seller do not need to deliver the items itself for inspection by the consumer before it is being purchased. 2. Internet is a mediating technology – anywhere in the world‚ music and other data is being passed on and shared. This encourages
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Technology in Business Tiffany Pye COM/295 January 12‚ 2015 John Quesnel Technology in Business Back before Facebook‚ Twitter‚ even MySpace‚ if you wanted to find out information on someone or even catch up on the times apart you would normally send an email to that person. These days the technology is taking over. Between social media and text messaging‚ emails have been put on the back burner. Same goes for business communication. Emails used to be the way to get connected to your fellow employees
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Information technology has changed the way that the world does business. Correspondence that once took weeks to get from one organization to another is now delivered instantly with the push of a button. Advances in telecommunication allow associates from all point of the globe to confer in a virtual environment‚ minimizing the need for business travel. Although the benefits of integrating information technology in business are many‚ there are also disadvantages to its use. Implementation Expenses
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ALL Questions. 1. What is the difference between information technology and information systems? Describe some of the functions of information systems. In your answer include two examples of information technologies and two examples of information systems. Information technology is the use of computer hardware‚ software and associated technologies to process data and achieve company’s business objectives. Some examples of information technologies include mobile computer devices such as PDAs as well
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Information Technology Acts There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000‚ and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Children’s Internet Protection Act‚ 2000 The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law which was passed by Congress to allocate the offensive content over the
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