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Basic Introduciton Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduction Using Information Technology, 10e
Basic Introduciton Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduction Using Information Technology, 10e
Basic Introduciton Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduction Using Information Technology, 10e
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY :
Communications technology , also called telecommunications
technology , consists of electromagnetic devices and systems for
communicating over long distances.
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
• Cash-value cards:
• Online bill paying : it has been possible to pay bills online, such
as those from phone and utility companies, with special software
and online connections to your bank.
• E-commerce The buying and selling of products and services by
businesses and consumers through an electronic medium, without
using any paper documents.
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Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
• Videogames
• Photo sharing
• Downloading
• Music
• Movies
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Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
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Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
• Introduced in 1981
• Reached 10 million users in about one year
• Has been the fastest-growing technology
• 1998 surpassed hand-delivered mail
• In business, at least, email requires writing
skills
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Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
• Cyberspace
• Term coined by William Gibson in Neuromancer
(1984)
• Described a futuristic computer network people
“plugged” into directly with their brains
• Now the term cyberspace encompasses:
• The Internet & the World Wide Web in particular
• The wired and wireless communications world in general
• Thus, cyberspace includes chat rooms, blogs, ATMs,
conference calls, texting, etc.
• Two most important aspects: Internet
and web
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Using Information Technology, 10e Basic Introduciton
Introduction to Information Technology: Your Digital World
• Internet
• The worldwide computer network that links
thousands of smaller networks
• Links educational, commercial,
nonprofit, and military entities,
plus individuals
• Originally developed to share
only text and numeric data;
through the web now also
supports multimedia
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