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Abstract
finance, healthcare and security. After reading these three articles, it is said that there are
advantages and disadvantages. It has made people communicate easier and cheaper with the use
of the internet. Business has become more cost effective for both themselves and their
consumers. It has also created new jobs, without these advances, these jobs would not exist. But
along with the creation of new and interesting jobs, it has also led to a rise in unemployment.
People also credit information technology with a lack of security. And one of the main
disadvantage is lack of privacy, Hacking, Bugs and much more. Together these findings suggest
that we both get advantages and disadvantages depending on what type of person he/she is.
Introduction
In this modern day and age, information technology plays a big role. However, if youre not in
the field of information technology yourself, you might not know just how information
technology touches your life. Read below to find out how information technology plays a role
in a number of different fields that you might not have realized. For those of you that dont
know, information technology is the study and use of systems for storing, retrieving, and
sending information. This can include software, hardware, applications, and so much more.
Much of what people use in the 21st century was created with help from information
technology. Items as common as cars use information technology. Business, education, and
even healthcare have all been redesigned thanks to information technology. Read more about
how each field has been changed using information technology below.
The importance of information technology in business. With the introduction of computers, the
business world was changed forever. Using computers and software, businesses use
information technology to ensure that their departments run smoothly. They use information
Using information technology, businesses have the ability to view changes in the global
markets far faster than they usually do. They purchase software packages and hardware that
helps them get their job done. Most larger businesses have their own information technology
the modern world continues to grow. With so much progress happening, its important that
education be able to reach students in new ways so that their students are prepared for the
future. The students of today are the leaders, inventors, teachers, and businessmen (and
women) of tomorrow. Without the proper skills, these students will not have the preparation
needed to survive.
With so much focus placed on education, it can sometimes be difficult to hold a job and still
get the training needed to get a better job. Information technology plays a key role in students
being able to keep their jobs and go to school. Now, most schools offer online classes that can
be accessed on computers or laptops, tablets, and even mobile phones. A busy student at work
The importance of information technology in Finance. With all the online purchases going on,
its important that banks and security keep tabs on everything to keep everyone safe.
Information technology might just working its hardest with internet transactions. As more
transactions are done, the internet requires more networks, more computers, and more security
programs to keep its consumers safe. Without information technology, these purchases would
be impossible, and it would be impossible for banks to keep these purchases secure.
Information technology has also made it faster and easier than ever to send or receive money.
Its now also easier to open an online small business to sell whatever you might want. If you
dont want to have to file for a domain name, set up a website, and all the other steps required
for registering an online business, you can use other websites like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy to
sell things.
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Information technology also makes it easy for finance to function on a global level. In this
modern age, your credit score and credit rating is available online securely. This allows
lenders, insurance companies, and businesses to run a quick credit check on you making it far
technology have allowed for great reform in healthcare. Most medical offices can now send
and receive digital medical information from doctors youve had in the past. Changes like this
allow costs to be lowered and increase the amount of time doctors can spend on patients
compared to paperwork.
Security improvements with information technology have made it so that your medical
information is secure no matter where its sent. You can even have prescriptions sent digitally
The importance of information technology in Security. With so many transactions done online
and so much information available online, its important to keep all of that safe. Information
technology makes it possible for your online data to stay secure until accessed by the proper
channels. Using passwords and encryption, information technology hides your personal digital
data away, and the only way it can be accessed is by companies who have permission from
you.
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In JuneCrisFryes (2012) Blog, it was found that no matter what you do with information
technology, it would still give either advantages or disadvantages in your life depending on how
or what you use it for. But 3 out of the 5 blogs or articles says that it has given them outstanding
advantages in life, such as, having communication with their loved once, helped in business,
gave them a lot of time cause information technology has lessen work in a huge way, and lastly
new jobs for them to try out. The disadvantages that JuneCrisFryes (2012) Blog is related to all
5 blogs, first is unemployment, privacy, job security and dominant culture. Out of all
disadvantages listed, the number 1 is unemployment. While information technology may have
streamlined the business process it has also created job redundancies, downsizing and
outsourcing. Means most of the lower and middle jobs have been wipe off causing more people
are unemployed.
In Delta State University Library and Information Science (2008) According to Crede &
Mansell (1998), ICTs are crucially important for sustainable development in developing
countries. Thioune (2003) notes that for the past two decades most developed countries have
witnessed significant changes that can be traced to ICTs. These multi-dimensional changes have
been observed in almost all aspects of life: economics, education, communication, and travel. In
a technology-driven society, getting information quickly is important for both sender and
receiver. ICTs have made it possible to quickly find and distribute information. Thoiune (2003)
indicates that many initiatives have taken at the international level to support Africa's efforts to
develop a communication infrastructure and. These efforts are designed to enable African
countries, including Nigeria, to find faster ways to achieve durable and sustainable development.
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Helmut (1998), cited by Akpore (1999), states that of the technological changes that have
influenced our lives in recent years, information technology (IT) has had the greatest impact.
This will continue at least until the end of the first half of the century, when other major
technological breakthroughs in the area of new materials, biotechnology, or energy, may provide
An information society is one that makes the best possible use of ICTs. Martin (1995)
supports this view by describing it as a society in which the quality of life, as well as prospects
for social change and economic development, depend increasingly upon information and its
exploitation. In such a society, living standards, patterns of work and leisure, the education
system, and marketplace are all influenced by advances in information and knowledge. This is
Annan (2002) notes that the information society is a way for human capacity to be
expanded, built up, nourished, and liberated by giving people access to tools and technologies,
with the education and training to use them effectively. There is a unique opportunity to connect
and assist those living in the poorest and most isolated regions of the world. Informatization of
society is a major hurdle that most nations, especially developing countries, are encountering.
The information society or information age is a phenomenon that began after 1950, which brings
challenges as we seek to integrate and expand the universe of print and multimedia sources. The
two terms are often used to describe a cybernetic society in which there is a great dependence on
the use of computers and data transmission linkages to generate and transmit information (Bruce,
1995).
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The African Information Society (AISI) document (2005) argues that Africa should build,
by the year 2010, an information society in which every man, woman, child, village, public and
private sector office has secured access to the use of computers and telecommunications media.
The objective is to provide every African with the possibility of using the communication and
data processing services available everywhere else, just like any other citizens of the world.
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Conclusion
New ICTs can offer real opportunities to improve the quality of everyday life. It is also important
to deepen our level of reflection on everyday dynamics and on the constraints encountered when
introducing and using ICTs for development. A healthy information society is concerned with
getting reliable and timely information to its members. Making people aware of the benefits
derivable from the use of ICTs will help to make the society have a better and healthy one.
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Recommendations
This research is for students, professors, and researchers who are interested in knowing
the advantages and disadvantages of information technology in lives of everyday people. Having
a healthy information society is strongly needed for those advantages in our lives. New ICTs
should give priority on giving opportunity to everyday people so improvement would be present
in the lives of our society. I recommend other researchers to further continue researching about
the significance of information technology in humanities to further strengthen and for other
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