Information technology in our lives and benefits and drawbacks in ICT

ICT:
Information technology in our lives
*Digital Convergence
   *converting whatever we can in the physical and communications
         *Text
         *Voice
         *Pictures
         *Movies
*At home
          *email,internet shopping,virtual museum,banking transactions news
*At play
          *group chatting,games,songs,and movies from internet
*At work
           *office software,database
*At school or college
           *computer-based courses,distance learning
 

Benefits and Drawbacks in ICT

Benefits:
       *Storage
                *compact storage devices
                *cut down office space
                *cleaner,tidier working environment
       *Efficiency
                *increased processing speeds allow tasks to be completed more quickly by fewer people
                *allow the organizations to respond more quickly to clients need
        *Quality of Information
                 *data held in digital from can be interrogated quickly and flexibly
                 *improves  the standard of decision making
                 *enhance the information provision
        *Presentation
                 *present information

                 *economically and in a visually impressive manner
                  *could be used to make slide for meetings 

        *New services
                  *enable an organisation to provide services that it previously couldn't
                  Ex. online processing of transactions when previously the client would have to visit the                        premises
Drawbacks         *Capital Investment
                  *cost money

                  *initial investment of money on hardware and software

                  *updates

                   *maintenance cost money

         *Over dependence
                   *organisations can become to dependent on computer based systems
                   *malfunctions/breakdown is critical
                   *bankrupt

         *Limitations
                   *limited by the capacity of hardware ,quality of software,speed of  communication links
                   *restricting the efficiency of the whole system

         *Loss of flexibility

                   *can be  impeded by systems that take time to change
        *Staffing Difficulties

                   *retraining of staff

                   *specialist staff  -who nab by costly and in short supply -will need to be employed

                   *jobs will be lost 

 Reflection: I think there's some benefits in ICT or IT but there's also some  drawbacks in it and don't only depend in technology even if  it so helpful for us.