Introduksi Teknologi InformasiIntroduction to Information Technology

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Contents

▪ What is information technology?

▪ Computer technology and communication technology

▪ History of Information technology

▪ The role of information technology

▪ Competency in IT

▪ Advantages and disadvantages of IT

What is Information Technology?

What is Information Technology?

When computer and

communications technologies are combined the result is

information technologyor

“infotech.”

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Information Technology (IT) is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information.

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Information Technology (IT) is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware.(Information Technology Association of America (ITAA))

Computer Technology & Communication Technology

▪ Computer Technology A computer is a programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data—raw facts and figures—and processes, or manipulates, it into information we can use, such as summaries, totals, or reports. Its purpose is to speed up problem solving and increase productivity.

▪ Communication Technologyalso called telecommunications technology, consists of electromagnetic devices and systems for communicating over long distances. The principal examples are telephone, radio, broadcast television, and cable TV.

The addition of communication among computers—which is what happens when people “go online” on the internet.

The Era of Information Technology

Premechanical Electromechanical

3000B.C. Now

History Of Information Technology

1.Premechanical (3000 B.C. – 1450 A.D.)When humans first started communicating they would try to use language or simple picture drawings known as petroglyths which were usually carved in rock.

History Of Information Technology

2. Mechanical (1450 -1840)Technologies like the slide rule (an analog computer used for multiplying and dividing) were invented. Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline which was a very popular mechanical computer. Charles Babbage developed the difference engine which tabulated polynomial equations using the method of finite differences.

History Of Information Technology

3. Electromechanical (1840 – 1940)These are the beginnings of telecommunication. The first large-scale automatic digital computer in the United States was the Mark 1 created by Harvard University around 1940.

History Of Information Technology

4. Electronic (1940 – Now)There are 4 main sections of digital computing.1. The era of vacuum tubes,

punch cards and rotating magnetic drums

2. The era of transistors, magnetic tape and magnetic cores

3. The era of integrated circuits (ICs)

4. The era of CPUs (Central Processing Units) which contained memory, logic, and control circuits all on a single chip

How is Information Technology being Used in Education?

IT in education: The promise of more interactive & individualized learning

How are Information Technology being Used in Health and Medicine?

IT in health: High tech for wellness

Robot Doctor

How will computers affect my financial matters?

In what ways are computers changing government and politics?

How are Information Technology being Used in creativity and productivity?

IT

Scientific

Practices

Business

Practices

Cultural

Practices

Information Technology as Glue

Competency in IT

▪ Feel comfortable using and operating a computer system

▪ Be able to make the computer work for you

▪ Be able to interact with the computer

▪ Be comfortable in cyberspace

▪ Understand the impact of computer on society, now and in the future

▪ Be an intelligent consumer of computer hardware and software

▪ Be conversant in the language of computer and information technology

Advantages and Disadvantages of IT

Advantages▪ Globalization

▪ Communication

▪ Cost effectiveness

▪ Bridging the cultural gap

▪ More time

▪ Creation of new jobs

Disadvantages▪ Unemployment

▪ Privacy

▪ Lack of job security

▪ Dominant culture

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