Week 6

Week six was on 20^th February 2012. From 8:30 to 10:00 AM. In this class we continue our study about information Technology. Now, let's move onto the topic about ICT in government. 

ICT in government:ICT and Technology is a basic infrastructure necessary for economic and social development of a country.

This is even becoming stronger than ever as information related economic activities are growing.

Information and communications technology may be described as the support of the central nervous system of complex societies, transmitting and processing information and commands among the various parts of such societies.

The next one is ICT in communication. The Internet is used as public network for information and communication to the public and especially to potential customers.

Internet technology is used for an Extranet. This is a private network for the business communication with customers and suppliers. An Extranet is realised as a communication server within the company, which is accessible through the Internet for authorised users. The communication server offers the user access to information systems and employees within the company.Mainly in this week we learned the usage of ICT in different sector.

In this week we also learned about IS that means information system.

Information System:An information system and MIS (IS) - or application landscape- is any combination of information technology and people's activities that support operations, management and decision making. In a very broad sense, the term information system is frequently used to refer to the interaction between people, processes, data and technology. In this sense, the term is used to refer not only to the information and communication technology (ICT) that an organization uses, but also to the way in which people interact with this technology in support of business processes.

This all about that I learned from that day class.Thank you very much to our lecturer for his good explanation about all the topic.

Week 5

Week five was on Monday 13^th February 2012. The class was from 8:30 to 10:00 AM. We skipped our week 4 sessions because we had a holiday on that week monday. Last week, I already mentioned about data, information, knowledge and problems regarding to information management system and so on. So, I got a little bit knowledge background about Information Technology. That's why, today, this week I Fill up my knowledge of ICT by learning about what is Information technology and it uses? I had a better knowledge about this topic because on that day in the class we had presentation about It Architecture and It infrastructure are interrelated.Me and my group mate also presented about this topic.

Now I would like to share my knowledge about IT that means Information Technology.

Information technology: Information Technology, or IT, is the study, design, creation, utilization, support, and management of computer-based information systems, especially software applications and computer hardware.

]There are two types of Information technology:

1.   Information technology architecture:Information Technology Architecture is the process of development of methodical information technology specifications, models and guidelines, using a variety of Information Technology notations, for example UML, within a coherent Information Technology architecture framework, following formal and informal Information Technology solution, enterprise, and infrastructure architecture processes. These processes have been developed in the past few decades in response to the requirement for a coherent, consistent approach to delivery of information technology capabilities. They have been developed by information technology product vendors and independent consultancies, based on real experiences in the information technology marketplace and collaboration amongst industry stakeholders, for example the Open Group. Best practice Information Technology architecture encourages the use of open technology standards and global technology interoperability.

1.   Information technology infrastructure: Information technology infrastructure is the integrated framework upon which digital networks operate. This infrastructure includes data centers, computers computer networks, Database Management devices, and a regulatory system.

2. information technology and on the Internet, infrastructure is the physical hardware used to interconnect computers and users. Infrastructure includes the transmission media, including telephone lines, cable television lines, and satellites and antennas, and also the router

3.  In some usages, infrastructure refers to interconnecting hardware and software and not to computers and other devices that are interconnected. However, to some information technology users, infrastructure is viewed as everything that supports the flow and processing of information.The global, Web-based platform that has recently emerged spans the world and is best represented by the Internet functionality.The platform enables individuals to connect, compute and communicate. We are in a convergence of three powerful, technological forces:

(1) Cheap and ubiquitous computing devices (2) Low-cost, high bandwidth (3) Open standards.

we have computing everywhere and anywhere, anytime and all the time, with access to limitless amounts of information, services, and entertainment.

Next topic is about  IT & ICT. This is very interesting topic and the main topic for this semester. The exact meaning of Information and communications technology (ICT) is concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information. It is used to store a large amount of information along with rapid distribution of information through communication network. ICT management is a part of ICT, mainly included in important role. There are 3 types of management under ICT management known as ICT resource management, ICT service management and ICT Governance. They have their own responsibilities and roles to perform the different tasks. Nowadays, ICT is widely used in our daily life such as in the field of education, banking, healthcare, business and many others society.