Information Technology and its Importance

It is agreed on all hands that the 21st Century is the century of Information Technology. After the French Revolution of the late 18th century, the introduction of Information Technology is the most important turning point in human history. New machines are being invented; old ones are being updated. New institutions are being established with the rosy promises to prepare students for certificates, diplomas, and degrees in this new field of technology. New jobs are being provided for those who claim expertise in this field. It seems that the whole world has been caught in the grip of Information Technology. One may ask the pertinent question.

What is this information Technology? The word 'Technology' means knowledge or use of mechanical arts and applied sciences. In simple words technology is the application of science. When we use different machines to receive, store, and transmit information, the whole process is called "Information Technology". The common abbreviation for this is "Ir. Longmans Dictionary defines this term as “the study or use of electronic processes for storing information and making it available." According to Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Information Technology is “the study and use of electronic processes and equipment to store and send information of all kinds including words, pictures, and numbers." Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is more elaborate in defining this term: Information Technology is “the use, study, or production of a range of technologies (especially computer systems, digital electronics, and telecommunications) to store, process and transmit information." In short, Information Technology is the science or practice of collecting, storing, using and sending out information by means of computer systems and telecommunication. As such, the use of computers, Internet, telephones, Radios, Televisions, telegraphs, and fax machines comes in the range of this technology. 

Information Technology helps us in many fields of life. Even a common man knows how useful the computers, Internets, F. machines are. Every office worker is well aware how easy today data communication and telecommunication are. In addition to entertainment, broadcast companies transmit information in the form of news and analysis on our TV or Radio today. Video game developers use this technology to exercise their skill and expertise. The print world, publishers of CD-ROM titles or electronic magazines cannot be excluded from being part of the IT Industry. Booksellers like Amazon.com sell only over the Internet. Most Internet analysts call Amazon an IT company. In the field of education and research, contact with scholars, librarians, universities inside or outside the country has become possible. On-line teaching, learning and testing have become common through this technology. Compact Disks have replaced huge files of manually written words. E-Mail, E-Commerce have made life easy and quick. Things can be bought on-line by making payment through credit cards. Messages can be sent and received in seconds. Bank services in transferring money have improved. Air-travel, getting return tickets, reservations are now no more difficult. On our Email address, we can receive every sort of information free or on nominal payment from every corner of the world. In short, this technology has revolutionized every field of our life. Pakistan is one of those countries that are trying to introduce and popularize this technology. The Government is encouraging by extending loans to those companies that are interested in this field. It is also setting up its own IT centers in Government Schools and Colleges. Computer courses are being made a compulsory part of education. Information Technology is necessary for us to have global collaboration and organizations, information sharing network innovations, and rapid business transactions.

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