Introduction to Information Technology

Introduction to
Information
Technology

ABSTRACT
The information technology has changed the scenario in which the businesses work
nowadays. It has made the operations of the companies easy by providing many benefits to it.
There are many issues which an organization faces when deploying information technology in its
system which involves ethical and social issues. There are many types of networking
technologies such as LAN, MAN and WAN which helps in transmitting the data within the
specific range. There is the development of the artificial intelligence which have helped in
building the secure system of working, increased productivity and also helps in smooth working
of business. There are various stages of the software development which helps in making the
software application.
Contents
ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................................4
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...............................................................................................................5
Role of Information technology in success of business...........................................................................5
Social and Ethical issues pertaining to information technology...............................................................6
Types of networking technologies...........................................................................................................7
Development in Artificial intelligence.....................................................................................................9
Software development lifecycle.............................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
The IT can be connoted as a term which is used for the computers where it is used to
store and retrieve the data or information. In today's era, the businesses have also deployed
information technology in their working so that it can efficiently perform in the competitive
world. It is a subset of the information and communication technology and comprises of
computer system, information system and a communication system which involves hardware,
software and the equipment that are operated by users of it. IT is referred to as the development,,
implementation, support, study, design or management of system that is computer based and
includes computer software applications and hardware applications (Coeckelbergh, 2017). The
organization chosen in this report is Starling bank, a digital bank which is focused on business
and current account products. It is headquartered in London and was found in the year 2014. This
report will cover the role of it in the success of business, different networking technologies,
ethical and social issues in business relating to it, development of artificial intelligence and
various steps of software development.
LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Vivek Patil, 2020, information technology is defined as the usage of
networking, computers and other devices, infrastructure or processes that is used for creation,
processing, storing, securing and exchanging an electronic data. It is mainly used in business
rather than the entertainment or any other personal purpose. In relation to a commercial purpose,
it encompasses both the computer technology and the telecommunications.
According to Nikki la Marco, 2019, in the world of digitalization, there has been exploration in
the business trade and commerce where the traditional model is revolutionized in order to
provide more opportunities so that the business can enhance its efficiency. It has provided the
source of support and security so that the business can deliver enhanced offering to the
customers with the high speed model (Hills, 2018).