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Business:
Information technology plays an important role in business
environment in order to perform tasks effectively. The developments in IT, in
communications, electronic service networks and multimedia have opened up new opportunities
for corporate world. This has improved business transactions, integrating
business processes, transferring payments and delivering services
electronically.
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Manufacturing:
Corporates are developing a manufacturing society to provide
manufacturers, distributors, and researchers with structured methods and
practices for implementing technologies in manufacturing environments. Using
IT, simulation systems have been developed, which enable manufacturers to
virtually prepare prototype plant layouts, optimize raw material usage, and
assess ergonomic factors prior to investing in plant redesigns or new
factories.
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Mobile Computing:
Mobile computing is a
technology of Wireless networking that uses common frequencies for transmission
to permit networked devices move freely within the broadcast coverage area.
Mobile computing enables people to access network services anytime and
anywhere. It allows transmission of data with the help of computers.
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Defense Services:
Military operators are restricted in their access to information.
Military operators use voice radio or formatted text messages to communicate
during crisis. New IT capabilities allow military person to literally converse
with computers to create, access and manage information and solve problems. The
presence of IT helps to gain relevant information in an organized manner.
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Media:
Computers have been used to
for processing and analyzing information. Information technology used in media
includes TV, radio, VCR, video cameras, and computers. The print as well as
electronic media are benefited from information technology. With the help of
satellite links the event happening in the remote place can be covered by the
print media and the latest information can be provided. Internet also plays a
part in media.
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Education:
Technology in general has
affected the way our learning and the way processes are carried out. Technology
is becoming powerful tool for communication, problem solving, and as a means of
research for learning in education areas. E-learning or learning through
computer technology is fast becoming an extremely versatile solution of
providing learning with the tools necessary to address needs of students.
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Publication:
Publishing houses,
universities and e-bookstores have started to use information written in
printed version of books, on their computer screen through the use of
technology. E-texts plays an important role in education and research. The
files can be downloaded from various websites and can be read on the screen,
printed and photocopied. Besides e-texts, a new format of digital books has
evolved usually referred to as e-books. Many stores, like Amazon, E-books, and
E-reader provide readers with affordable electronic books in popular formats.
They offer a wide range of books at affordable price.
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Impact on Medicine and Health:
ICT can be used in the field of medicine and health. For instance,
videoconferencing is a highly useful technology for real-time telemedicine and
telenursing applications, such as diagnosis, consulting, transmission of
medical images, etc... With video conferencing, patients may contact nurses and
physicians in emergency or routine situations. Also, physicians and other
paramedical professionals can discuss medical cases across large distances.
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