The subject aims to help learners step-by-step instructions in an instructor-led or self-paced tutorial program. Detailed description, informative tables and diagrams, and interesting illustrations that serve as interactive guides for learning the basic and advanced computer processes and applications. Developmentally appropriate activities that enable you to enhance your computer skills as well as your listening, speaking, reading, writing, and numeracy skills. Fun and a practical hands-on exercise that enriches learners' experiences with computers and additional information relevant to each topic.

1. Introduction To Information
Technology
Joy in Learning School
By Ms. MJ Fernandez

2. MOTIVATION

3. INFORMATION

4. TRANSFER

5. DATA

6. HARDWARE

7. PROCESS

8. COMPUTER

9. ADDRESS

10. What is Information?
Information is any knowledge that comes
to our attention. That could be voice,
image, text and video

11. What is data?
Data is information when dealing with the
machine

12. What Counts as information

13. Defining Information Technology
Information Technologies are systems of
hardware and/or software that capture,
process, exchange, store and/or present
information using electrical, magnetic
and/or electromagnetic energy.

14. IT Example: Cellular Telephony

15. IT Example: Wireless Internet

16. IT in Society (people)
• Personal Communication
– Conversations (phone, cell)
– Messaging (E-mail, SMS)
– Video Coms
• Entertainment
– Web surfing
– Downloading video and audio files
– Interactive gaming
• Day-to-Day living
– Buying airline ticket
– Ordering books
– Electronic banking/ stock market

17. IT in Society (business)
• Internal Communication
– Computer network
– Corporate website
– Video teleconferencing
– Messaging (SMS, email)
• Electronic Commerce
– Call Centres
– Electronic transactions
– Online sales
• Business operations
– Factory operation systems
– Databases

18. Examples on IT Careers
• Information Security Jobs
– Address information security
• IT Analyst
– Translate business requirement into technical specification
• Network Administration
– Configure and operate computer network
• Management Consulting
– Provide consulting for government and organizations
• Database Administration
– Managing corporate database
• Computer Forensics Expert
– Extracts computer evidence for detecting/preventing /prosecuting crimes
• IT Sales:
– people on frontline to sell products
• Software development:
– develop software solutions

19. Thank you and Godless you