Introduction to Information Technology

INTRODUCTION TO
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
Understand and frequently used computing technologies..........................................................3
LO2..................................................................................................................................................4
Understanding of the ethical and social issues associated with technology...............................4
LO3..................................................................................................................................................5
Difference between types of network.........................................................................................5
LO4..................................................................................................................................................6
Understanding the growth in ITC and use of internet and its effect on the business..................6
LO5..................................................................................................................................................7
Role of IT in the management.....................................................................................................7
LO6..................................................................................................................................................8
Explain different stages of system development ........................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10
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ABSTRACT
The below report provides an analysis on the information technologies that undertaken
the understanding of computer technologies and the ethical and social issues which are
associated with this. Furthermore, types of network are also explains and there use which are
based on the certain factors. This report has also analyse the growth of ITC and use of internet
that has the impact on the businesses operations. Along with this is has provides the outcome
with the understanding of role of IT in the management and different stages in the system
development.
INTRODUCTION
Information technology refers to the study, development, implementation of the computer
based system in to the management of the organisation. It is considered to be as the subset of the
information and communication technology (ICT) which is used to solve the business or
organisational problems at the broad or large scale. This ensures effective and smooth running
while aligning with the organisational needs to achieve the goals. This factor is encompasses
with the provider of technology support, network maintenance, security testing and device
management role. This also focus on the physical component of the IT infrastructure it provide
maintenance to the equipments like routers, servers, phone system and individual devices such as
laptop(Avgerou and Walsham, 2017).
This study is based on the TESCO which is the British multinational retailer that deals in the
groceries and general merchandise. It has the shops in seven countries across Europe and Asia
and is the market leader of groceries in UK. This study includes the understanding of computer
technologies, ethical and social issues associated with the technology, types of networks.
Furthermore it also includes the growth of ITC, use of internet and its effect on the business. In
addition to this it also have the role of IT in the management and different stages of the system
development.
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MAIN BODY
Literature review
Role of IT
As per viewpoint of Ashley Donohoe, 2019, Computer technology has been formulate
and develop for storing and processing data using different distributed resources that can be often
stored in the third party centres. Constructing software system by incorporating and composing
cloud services in the organisation provides various advantages like flexibility within the
operations and scalability to the firm as this factor can be used at any scale. On the other hand it
also has to face some challenges like it increases complexity, fragility and changes during
operations are unforeseeable at the time of development of software. A cloud based system id
designed as to change rapidly, and that also required a effective communication and
collaboration between software developer and operators. For the effective system in the
management there should be a strong integration of system building and involves the adaption of
system in the activities of the organisation (Bala and Venkatesh, 2016).
Ethics and social issues of IT
According to the viewpoint of deb shinder, 2005
Information technology refers to the components that are used to store, fetch and manipulate the
information even at the minimum level with the server having the operating system. IT is consist
of the wide area of application in education, business, health, industries, banking sector and
scientific research at the large level. With the leading advancement of the technology it is
important to know about the social and ethical issues related to it which can have a negative
impact on the process (Chae, Koh and Park, 2018).
Ethical issues
Personal privacy: It is an important aspect in the ethical issues of the information
technology. It provides facilities to the user in terms of their own hardware, operating system and
software operating tool to access the sever which are connected to each other at a large level.
Data and information transfer in a big amount takes place that may have the changes of disclose
and violating the privacy of an individual as well as organisation.
Trade secrets: Trade secrets consist of security of the something value and useful. This is
the law which is made to protect the private aspects of idea or information which is only known
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