1. Topic 11.2 The Application ofInformation Technology 1

2. Discuss the applications of InformationTechnology.2 3. Education FinanceGovernmentHealth Care3 4. Science Publishing TravelManufacturing4 5. Education Today, educators are turning to computers to assist witheducation. Many schools & companies equip labs &classrooms with computers. Example of applications: Self-access learning. Distance learning. 5 6. Education Self-access learning: A method of learning in which students choose their materials and usethem to study on their own. Learning process using CD, DVD or via Internet (e.g.: online tuition). 6 7. Education Distance learning: A method of learning in which the delivery of education occurs at one location while the learning takes place at other location. Communication via video conferencing, e-mails and bulletin boards.7 8. Finance Many people & companies use computers to help managetheir finances. Improve productivity, competitiveness & profitability. Help companies to promote their product and services. Example of applications: Online banking. Online investing. Electronic Payment System (EPS). 8 9. Finance Online banking: Users can access account balances, pay bills & copy monthly transactions via online connection to a banks computer. E.g.: Maybank2u, CIMBClicks.9 10. Finance Online investing: Investors buy and sells stocks & bonds online, without using a broker. E.g.: Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), Bursa Malaysia. 10 11. Finance Electronic Payment System (EPS): Electronic Payment System is a financial exchange that takes place online between buyers and sellers, i.e. a means of making payments over an electronic network such as the Internet. E.g.: Malaysian EPS (MEPS).11 12. Government Most government offices have their own Web sites to providesociety with up-to-date information & services. It reinvent the government by transforming the way it operates,modernizing & enhancing its service delivery. Helps to enhance the convenience, accessibility, and quality ofinteractions with the public and businesses at large.12 13. Government Example of applications: e-Filing. myGovernment. e-Penyata Gaji & Laporan. HRMIS Aplikasi Sistem Maklumat Pengurusan Sumber Manusia. Portal Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam. e-SPKB Sistem Perancangan Kawalan Belanjawan Elektronik. e-Solat. e-Perolehan The Electronic Procurement System.13 14. Government e-Filing: Online system for declaring tax. 14 15. Government e-Penyata Gaji & Laporan: Online system that allow government staffs to view and print monthly pay slip. 15 16. Health Care Nearly every area of health care today uses computers forvarious purposes: Hospitals & doctors use computers & mobile devices to maintain & access patient records. Doctors use e-mail to correspond with patients. Example of applications: Telemedicine. Telesurgery. Medline.16 17. Health Care Telemedicine: Health-care professionals in separate locations conduct live conferences on the computer. 17 18. Health Care For example: A doctor at one location can have a conference with a doctor at another location to discuss a bone X-ray. Live images of each doctor, along with the X-ray, are displayed on each doctors computer. 18 19. Health Care Telesurgery: Surgery in which a surgeon performs an operation on a patient who is not located in the same physical room as the surgeon. 19 20. Health Care Medline: Many Web sites provide up-to-date medical, fitness,nutrition, or exercise information.20 21. Science All branches of science, use computers to assist them withcollecting, analyzing, and modeling data. Breakthroughs in surgery, medicine, & treatments often resultfrom scientists use of computers. Example of applications: A cochlear implant. An electrodes implant. A neural network.21 22. Science A cochlear implant: Allows a deaf person to listen.22 23. Science An electrodes implant: Electrodes implanted in the brain stop tremors associatedwith Parkinsons disease.23 24. Science A neural network: A system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the human brain.24 25. Publishing The process of making works available to the public. Theseworks include books, magazines, newspapers, music, film, andvideo. Many publishers make their works available online & some Websites allow you to copy the work, such as a book or music. Example of applications: Special software assists graphic designers in developing pages that include text, graphics, and photos. Artists in composing and enhancing songs. Filmmakers in creating and editing film. 25 26. Publishing Special software assists graphic designers in developing pagesthat include text, graphics, and photos: Digital magazines. Digital newspaper. 26 27. Publishing Artists in composing and enhancing songs: Apple GarageBand, DUBturbo, Sonic Producer, Sound Forge27 28. Publishing Filmmakers in creating and editing film: iMovie. Adobe Premiere. 28 29. Travel Vehicles manufactured today often include some type of onboardnavigation system to help you navigate from one location toanother. Many mobile devices such as smart phones have built-in navigationsystems. Also, many Web sites offer a car, hotel or flight reservation servicesto public. Example of applications: Car Navigation System by Global Positioning System (GPS). Automatic roaming by Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). Online reservation. 29 30. Travel Car Navigation System by Global Positioning System (GPS): GPS Car System help users to track routes for specificlocation. . 30 31. Travel Automatic roaming by Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM): Telecommunication companies provides automaticroaming for travelers to travel abroad. 31 32. Travel Online reservation: - Transportation and accommodationreservation can be done through a Web site. Online Flight Booking. 32 33. Travel Online Hotel Booking. 33 34. Travel Online Car Reservation. 34 35. Manufacturing Latest technology have helped in making manufacturingprocess more effective in order to: reduce product development costs, shorten a products time to market, and stay ahead of the competition. Example of applications: Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). A Bar Code System.35 36. Manufacturing Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM): The use of computers to assist with manufacturingprocesses such as fabrication and assembly.36 37. Manufacturing A Bar Code System : All products are bar coded and can be read by the computer scanner to help in determining prices and managing inventory.37 38. FieldsExamples of Applications Self-access learning Education Distance learning Online banking. Finance Online investing. Electronic Payment System (EPS). e-Filing.Government myGovernment. e-Penyata Gaji & Laporan, etc. Telemedicine.Health Care Telesurgery. Medline. 38 39. FieldsExamples of Applications A cochlear implant. Science An electrodes implant. A neural network. Digital Magazines / Digital Newspaper. Publishing Composing and enhancing songs. Filmmakers in creating and editing film. Car Navigation System by Global PositioningSystem (GPS). Travel Automatic roaming by Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM). Online reservation. Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).Manufacturing A Bar Code System.39 40. Discuss the applications of Information Technology inthe fields of: EducationFinanceGovernment Health Care40 41. Discuss the applications of Information Technology inthe fields of: SciencePublishingTravelManufacturing41 42. Discussion1. Explain how IT can benefit education?2. Name two (2) fields of Information Technology applications.3. List two (2) examples of application for each of the fields mentioned in 2.4. Give one (1) example of Information Technology application in each of the following fields. FieldApplication Education Finance Health Care 42