Introduction to Information Technology

Introduction
to
Information
Technology
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW ..............................................................................................................3
Identify the role of IT in the success or failure of chosen organisation......................................3
Find ethical and social issues that pertain to running businesses................................................4
Identify and differentiate between different types of networking technologies..........................6
Discuss the importance of social media in business...................................................................7
List and explain the different stage of system development life cycle.......................................8
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...................................................................................................9
Potential benefits and drawbacks of chosen company investing in Information Technology...9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFRENCES.................................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Information technology means those aspects that has been used in order to develop and
support information regarding different software and hardware. This is based over subset of
communication and information technology. This helps in developing better communication in
relation to information technology. The organization that has been taken within the report is Data
Art it is an IT consultancy which has been formed in the year 1997. It has been founded by
Eugene Goland. In this report things required to be discussed is based role of IT in failure and
success of business. Also ethical and social problem that has taken place while running the
business. Then various networking technology is discussed. Further, the file discuss about
importance over social media upon different stages related to system development cycle has been
discussed.
MAIN BODY
LITERATURE REVIEW
Identify the role of IT in the success or failure of chosen organisation
Information technology is based over those technology and tool which is used by an IT
consultancy in order to perform business operations in more effective way. This leads upon
managing work with minimum wastage(DeLone and McLean, 2016). In relation to Data Art they
have been operating within IT sector and place usage of information technology which is higher
over growing business more effectively. The role of information technology within Data art
workplace is explained as follows:
 Customer database management: In relation over customers database management
Information Technology plays important role within various sectors of an industry that
helps in gathering customer information in secured way (THE IMPORTANCE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE RETAIL SECTOR, 2020). Through using
Information Technology Data Art is able to collect and maintain large data in more
effective manner. This helps upon making customer centric information developed for an
organization.
 Maintain transparency and tracking: Through adopting advance and modern
information technology within an IT consultancy leads over transparency to be formed
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towards its customers. It helps in tracking problems and fulfil demand of its customers
with better services. Information technology has provided development in relation over
building strong communication with its customers.
 Store Management: Information technology helps an organization in conducting
management over business operations and functions which made adoption done by
implementing advance technology within Data Art making them conduct work in more
effective way(Kim, Coiera and Magrabi, 2017). This makes employees work to be
reduced by helping them in conducting work properly. Through such aspect customers
experience is improved in relation to service provided by IT consultants.
 Forecasting demand and sales: It is based upon implementing advance information
technology system within an organization. This able to make forecast and calculate
demand. Through forecasting message all manager develops strategies which leads over
creating action plan in order to fulfil requirements with potential customers.
These are those roles of information technology which is used by Data Art has helped in
making success achieved by organization. This makes management done on day to day business
operations in more effective way.
Find ethical and social issues that pertain to running businesses
In an organization an employee requires to go through various number of ethics and
social issues that has been impacting performance and outcomes. Ethical issues are based upon
those situation, decision, activity or scenario creating conflict in relation over society with moral
principles. Through this ethical code of conduct is developed within an organization used for
developing ethical view point within an organization. In this both individual and firm has been
involved within developing better ethical practices which makes ethics grow with positive
approach. On the other hand social issue has been defining about problems impacting persons
within society. There are different kinds of issues that is related to ethics and perspectives related
to its they are health issues, pollution, discrimination, theft and unethical behaviour of employee.
The issues which are more important in relation over organization like Data Art which impacts
business operation and has been discussed as follows:
 Discrimination and harassment: These are those reasons that is based upon ethical and
social issues faced by an employee within workplace creating domination over other. It is
required to be removed in more effective manner. It has tendencies over impacting career
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