FOUNDATIONS

OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

SUBMITTED BY:
ANSHUL TEWARI
MBA First Semester
Information Concepts: Data,
Information and Knowledge
– Data: Raw facts and figures
– Alphanumeric, image, audio, and video
– Information: Collection of facts organized in such a way that they have
additional value beyond the value of the facts themselves.
– Value of Information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve their
organization’s goals and can be measured in
– Time required to make a decision
– Increased profit to the company
 Data, Information, and
Knowledge

The transformation
process(applying
Data knowledge by selecting, Information
organizing, and
manipulating data)
Characteristics Of Valuable
Information
– Accessible: Information should be easily accessible by authorized users so that
they can obtain it in the right format and at the right time to meet their need
– Accurate: Accurate information is error free. Inaccurate information is
generated because inaccurate data is fed into the transformation process.
– Complete: Complete information contains all the important facts.
– Economical: Information should also be relatively economical to produce.
Decision maker must always balance the value of information with the cost of
producing it.
– Flexible: Flexible information can used for a variety of purposes.
What is Information System?
Components of Information System

– An information system is defined as the software that helps organize and

analyze data. So, the purpose of an information system is to turn raw data into
useful information that can be used for decision making in an organization.

Input Processing Output

Role of IT in the field of:-

– Business and Entrepreneurship: Ecommerce, Buying and Selling over Internet,

Electronic Fund Transfer, Smart Cards, ERP
– Education: A tool for communication, Learning through visualization(E-
learning), Problem Solving Training, Virtual Classroom, Research tool for
Physically Handicapped.
– Communication: Mobile phones, Emails, Video Conferencing, etc.
– Entertainment: Movies, Games
– Health Care: Diagnosis, Medical Consultancy, Surgery, etc.
– Agriculture: Weather forecasting, Information dissemination.
Government’s Particular IT
Initiatives
– AADHAR: Unique identity to every citizen and prevention of duplication of data.
– E-Panchayat: Empowering and connection with common man.
– National Knowledge Network: Nodal agency for building up IT infrastructure.
National Knowledge Network

National Knowledge Network (NKN) is a state-of-the-art multi-gigabit pan-Indian

resource-sharing network aimed at digitally connecting all national universities,
colleges and research establishments to create “country-wide virtual classrooms”.
This project was initiated by UPA Government in 2009. The project was launched
for a period of 10 years. As of May 2016, NKN has connected over 1585 institutions
under various categories throughout India. Currently, this programme is a
component of umbrella “Digital India” programme.