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1. PRESENTATION:
OOP
TOPIC:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTED TO:
SIR HAMID RASHEED
PRESENTED BY:
FAKHIRA LATIF
CLASS:
MSC.IT

3. FLOW OF PRESENTATION:
o INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
o HISTORY OF IT
o CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN IT
o ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF IT
o CONCLUSION

4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT USES
COMPUTING WITH HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATION
LINKS TO SPREAD INFORMATION FROM ONE PLACE
TO ANOTHER. THE WORD HAS BECOME “GLOBAL
VILLAGE” WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IT.

5. HISTORY OF IT:
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN AGES THAT
DIVIDED UP THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. ONLY THE LATEST AGE ELECTRONIC
AND SOME OF THE ELECTROMECHANICAL AGE
REALLY AFFECTS US TODAY. THE FOUR AGES ARE:
• PREMECHANICAL
• MECHANICAL
• ELECTROMECHANICAL
• ELECTRONIC
PREMECHANICAL AGE:
• WRITING ALPHABETS FOR
COMMUNICATION

6. • BOOKS AND
LIBRARIES FOR
PERMANENT
STORAGE DEVICES
• USING
PETROGLYPHS
WHICH WERE
USUALLY CARVED
IN ROCKS
• THE FIRST
NUMBERING
SYSTEM
• THE FIRST
CALCULATOR..ABA
CUS

7.  MECHANICAL
AGE:
• THE FIRST
INFORMATION
EXPLOSION
• THE FIRST
GENERAL
PURPOSE
COMPUTER
• SLIDE RULE ,
PASCLINE AND

8. ELECTROMECHA
NICAL AGE:
• THE BEGINNING
OF
TELECOMMUNICAT
ION
• TELEGRAPH
• MORSE CODE
• TELEPHONE AND
RADIO
•
ELECTROMECHANI
CAL COMPUTER
WAS CREATED BY
HARVARD

9.  ELECTRONIC
AGE:
• E-
MARKETING
• E-BANKING
• E-LEARNING
• E-HEALTH
CARE

10.  CAREER
OPPORTUNITY
IN IT:
• SOFTWARE
ENGINEERS
• WEB
DEVELOPERS
• CONSULTANTS
• TECHNICAL
WRITERS
• WEB MASTERS
• NETWORKING
• COMPUTER

11.  ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF
IT:
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ARE PROVIDED THE RIGHT RIGHT
INFORMATION TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT
TIME. IT IS USED TO STORE, MANIPULATE AND
DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION FROM GATHERED
DATA TO APPROPRIATE PERSON WHEN NECESSARY.
SOME ADVANTAGES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ARE:
• COMMUNICATION
• GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL GAP
• AVAILABILITY
• CREATION OF NEW TYPES OF JOBS
• COST EFFECTIVENESS AND PRODUCTIVITY

12. COMMUNICATIO
N:
WITH THE HELP
OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES
THE INSTANT
MESSAGING ,
EMAIL, VOICE AND
VIDEO CALLS
BECOMES
QUICKER, CHEAPER
AND MORE

13.  GLOBALIZATION
AND CULTURAL
GAP:
BY
IMPLEMENTING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
WE CAN BRING DOWN
THE GEOGRAPHICAL
AND SOME CULTURAL
BOUNDRIES. SHARING
THE INFORMATION ,
KNOWLEDGE,
COMMUNICATION AND
RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES,
LANGUAGES AND

14.  AVAILABILITY:
INFORMATION SYSTEM HAS MADE IT
POSSIBLE FOR BUSINESS TO BE OPEN 24 HOUR. THIS
MEANS THAT BUSINESS CAN BE OPEN ANYTIME,
ANYWHERE , MAKING PURCHASES FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES EASIER AND MORE CONVEIENT.
 CREATION OF NEW TYPES OF JOBS:
ONE OF THE BEST ADVANTAGE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE CREATION OF NEW
AND INTERESTING JOBS. COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS,
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND WEB
DESIGNERS ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY NEW
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES CREATED WITH THE
HELP OF IT.

15.  DISADVANTAGES OF IT:
• UNEMPLOYMENT
• DOMINANT CULTURE
• SECURITY ISSUES
• IMPLEMENTATION EXPENSES
 UNEMPLOYMENT:
IMPLEMENTING
THE INFORMATION SYSTEM CAN
SAVE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME
DURING THE COMPLETION OF
TASK AND SOME LABOR
MECHANIC WORKS. TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVES TASKS THAT WERE
FORMLY PERFORMED BY HUMAN
EMPLOYEES ARE NOW CARRIED
OUT BY COMPUTER SYSTEM.

16.  IMPLEMENTATION EXPENSES:
TO INTEGRATE THE
INFORMATION SYSTEM IT REQUIRE PRETTY GOOD
AMOUNT OF COST IN A CASE OF SOFTWARE,
HARDWARE AND PEOPLE. SOFTWARE, HARDWARE
AND SOME OTHER SERVICES SHOULD BE RENTED,
BOUGHT AND SUPPORTED. EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE
TRAINED WITH UNFAMILIAR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE.
INFORMATION SYSTEM
CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFICIENT RUNNING OF
ORGANIZATIONS. TODAY’S INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE.
 SECURITY ISSUES:
THIEVES AND HACKERS GET ACCESS TO
IDENTIFIED AND CORPORATE TARGET SENSITIVE

17. DATA CAN INCLUDE
VENDOR INFORMATION
, BANK RECORDS,
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY AND
PERSONAL DATA ON
COMPANY
MANAGEMENT. THE
HACKERS DISTRIBUTE
THE INFORMATION
OVER THE INTERNET,
SELL IT TO RIVAL
COMPANIES OR USE IT
TO DAMAGE THE

19.  CONCLUSION:
• VERY GOOD FUTURE
PROSPECTS
• IT IS ON GOING REQUIREMENT
OF EVERY NATION
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEUR ,
YOUTH AND COUNTRIES.
• CONTINUOUS GROWTH YEAR
BY YEAR

20. ANY QUESTION?