Concept about Hardware – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Computer & Information Technology” prescribed by the BNMC for B.Sc. in Nursing Science & Diploma in Nursing Science & Midwifery students. We tried to accommodate the latest information and topics.
This book is an examination setup according to the teachers’ lectures and examination questions. We hope in touch with the book students’ knowledge will be upgraded and flourished. The unique way of presentation may make your reading of the book a pleasurable experience.
Information Technology (IT)
Definition of Information Technology:
Information-technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.
Importance of Information Technology.
We are living in the information age and are constantly inundated from every area within our lives with information-technology. It is now a part of our everyday lives and has greatly impacted society. We use information-technology to do school work, research for work, recreation and almost anything else that can be imagined.
Family and friends are able to stay connected through internet applications and smart devices.
Advantages of Information Technology:
1) Communication with help of information technologies the instant messaging, emails, voice and video calls becomes quicker, cheaper and much efficient.
2) Globalization and cultural gap by implementing information systems we can bring down the linguistic, geographical and some cultural boundaries.
3) Availability information systems has made it possible for businesses to be open 24×7 all over the globe.
4) Creation of new types of jobs one of the best advantages of information systems is the creation of new and interesting jobs.
5) Cost effectiveness and productivity.
Disadvantages
1) Unemployment and lack of job security implementing the information systems can save a great deal of time during the completion of tasks and some labor mechanic works.
2) Dominant culture while information-technology may have made the world a global village, it has also contributed to one culture dominating another weaker one.
3) Security issues thieves and hackers get access to identities and corporate saboteurs target sensitive company data.
4) Implementation expenses to integrate the information system it require pretty good amount of cost in a case of software, hardware and people.
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