INTRODUCING TO SCIENCE COMPUTER.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
žInformation
Technology (IT) is defined
as the use of computer hardware and software to store, retrieve, and
manipulate information.
ADVANTAGES OF IT
- easier communication
- creation of new job
- globalization of knowledge
- improve data storage and file managment
DISADVANTAGE OF IT
- Social implication
- unemployed
- internet security issue
- over dependence on information technology.
APPLICATION OF IT
- Education
- science
- publishing
- manufacturing
- finance
- goverment
- health care
- travel
EDUCATION
1 žToday,
educators are turning to computers to assist with education. Many schools &
companies equip labs & classrooms with computers.
žUsage:
oTeachers : use IT to do research
for teaching materials, participate in online forum and online reference, use
software (prepare lecture notes)
oStudents : use IT as reference
tools for finding information in the Internet
oSchool Administrators : use IT for
keeping students and teachers record
žExample
of applications:
•Courseware
•Educational portal (e-portal)
•Web based learning
•Learning Management System
SCIENCE
žBreakthroughs
in surgery, medicine, & treatments often result from scientists’ use of
computers.
žUsage:
•Use
computers to assist them with collecting, analyzing, and modeling data.
•Scientists
also use the Internet to communicate with colleagues around the world
ž
žExample
of applications:
•A cochlear implant.
•An electrodes implant.
•A neural network.
PUBLISHING
žThe
process of making works available to the public. These works include books,
magazines, newspapers, music, film, and video.
žMany
publishers make their works available online & some Web sites allow you to
copy the work, such as a book or music.
žExample
of applications:
•Special software assists graphic
designers in developing pages that include text, graphics, and photos.
•Artists in composing and enhancing songs.
•Filmmakers in creating and editing film.
MANUFACTURING
žLatest
technology have helped in making manufacturing process more effective.
ž
žUsage
•Reduce
product development costs,
•Shorten
a product’s time to market, and
•Stay
ahead of the competition.
ž
žExample
of applications:
•Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
•Computer-aided design (CAD).
•A Bar Code System.
FINANCE
žMany
people & companies use computers to help manage their finances.
žUsage:
•Companies
use IT ( finance software) to balance checkbooks, pay bills, track personal
income and expenses, manage investment, and evaluate financial plans.
ž
žExample
of applications:
•Online banking.
•Finance Investment System / Online
Investing.
•Electronic Payment System (EPS).
GOVERNMENT
žMost
government offices have their own Web sites to provide society with up-to-date
information & services.
žUsage:
•To
provide citizens with up-to-date information through the government Web sites
•Helps
to enhance the convenience, accessibility, and quality of interactions between
the government and the citizens.
•
•Employees
of government agencies use IT as part of their daily routine
HEALTH CARE
žNearly
every area of health care today uses computers for various purposes:
ž
žUsage :
•Hospitals
& doctors use IT to maintain & access patient records, store personal
health history including prescriptions, lab test result, doctor visit allergies
and immunizations
•Doctors
use e-mail to correspond with patients.
žExample
of applications:
•Telemedicine.
•Telesurgery.
•Medline.
•Counter Registration System
TRAVEL
žVehicles
manufactured today often include some type of onboard navigation system to help
you navigate from one location to another.
žMany
mobile devices such as smart phones have built-in navigation systems.
ž
žExample
of applications:
•Car Navigation System by Global
Positioning System (GPS).
•Automatic roaming by Global System for
Mobile Communications (GSM)
•Online Intelligence Transportation IS
(ITIS)
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