1. Topic 1
1.2 The Application of
Information Technology
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2.  Discuss the applications of Information
Technology.
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3. Education
Finance
Government
Health Care
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4. Science
Publishing
Travel
Manufacturing
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5. Education
 Today, educators are turning to computers to assist with
education. Many schools & companies equip labs &
classrooms with computers.
 Example of applications:
• Self-access learning.
• Distance learning.
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6. Education
 Self-access learning:
• A method of learning in which students choose their materials and use
them to study on their own.
• Learning process using CD, DVD or via Internet (e.g.: online tuition).
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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.
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8. Finance
 Many people & companies use computers to help manage
their finances.
 Improve productivity, competitiveness & profitability.
 Help companies to promote their product and services.
 Example of applications:
• Online banking.
• Online investing.
• Electronic Payment System (EPS).
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9. Finance
 Online banking:
• Users can access account balances, pay bills & copy monthly
transactions via online connection to a bank’s computer.
• E.g.: Maybank2u,
CIMBClicks.
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10. Finance
 Online investing:
• Investors buy and sells stocks & bonds online, without using a broker.
• E.g.: Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB),
Bursa Malaysia.
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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).
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12. Government
 Most government offices have their own Web sites to provide
society 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 of
interactions with the public and businesses at large.
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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.
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14. Government
 e-Filing:
• Online system for declaring tax.
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15. Government
 e-Penyata Gaji & Laporan:
• Online system that allow government staffs to view and print
monthly pay slip.
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16. Health Care
 Nearly every area of health care today uses computers for
various 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.
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17. Health Care
 Telemedicine:
• Health-care professionals in separate locations conduct live
conferences on the computer.
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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
doctor’s computer.
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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.
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20. Health Care
 Medline:
• Many Web sites provide up-to-date medical, fitness,
nutrition, or exercise information.
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21. Science
 All branches of science, use computers to assist them with
collecting, analyzing, and modeling data.
 Breakthroughs in surgery, medicine, & treatments often result
from scientists’ use of computers.
 Example of applications:
• A cochlear implant.
• An electrodes implant.
• A neural network.
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22. Science
 A cochlear implant:
• Allows a deaf person to listen.
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23. Science
 An electrodes implant:
• Electrodes implanted in the brain stop tremors associated
with Parkinson’s disease.
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24. Science
 A neural network:
• A system that attempts to imitate the behavior of the
human brain.
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25. Publishing
 The process of making works available to the public. These
works include books, magazines, newspapers, music, film, and
video.
 Many publishers make their works available online & some Web
sites 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.
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26. Publishing
 Special software assists graphic designers in developing pages
that include text, graphics, and photos:
• Digital magazines.
• Digital newspaper.
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27. Publishing
 Artists in composing and enhancing songs:
• Apple GarageBand, DUBturbo, Sonic Producer, Sound Forge
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28. Publishing
 Filmmakers in creating and editing film:
• iMovie.
• Adobe Premiere.
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29. Travel
 Vehicles manufactured today often include some type of onboard
navigation system to help you navigate from one location to
another.
 Many mobile devices such as smart phones have built-in navigation
systems.
 Also, many Web sites offer a car, hotel or flight reservation services
to public.
 Example of applications:
• Car Navigation System by Global Positioning System (GPS).
• Automatic roaming by Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM).
• Online reservation.
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30. Travel
 Car Navigation System by Global Positioning System (GPS):
• GPS Car System – help users to track routes for specific
location.
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31. Travel
 Automatic roaming by Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM):
• Telecommunication companies provides automatic
roaming for travelers to travel abroad.
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32. Travel
 Online reservation: - Transportation and accommodation
reservation can be done through a Web site.
• Online Flight Booking.
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33. Travel
• Online Hotel Booking.
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34. Travel
• Online Car Reservation.
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35. Manufacturing
 Latest technology have helped in making manufacturing
process more effective in order to:
• reduce product development costs,
• shorten a product’s time to market, and
• stay ahead of the competition.
 Example of applications:
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
• A Bar Code System.
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36. Manufacturing
 Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM):
• The use of computers to assist with manufacturing
processes such as fabrication and assembly.
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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.
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38. Fields Examples 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.
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39. Fields Examples 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 Positioning
System (GPS).
Travel • Automatic roaming by Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM).
• Online reservation.
• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
Manufacturing
• A Bar Code System.
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40.  Discuss the applications of Information Technology in
the fields of:
Education
Finance
Government
Health Care
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41.  Discuss the applications of Information Technology in
the fields of:
Science
Publishing
Travel
Manufacturing
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42. Discussion
1. 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.
Field Application
Education
Finance
Health Care
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