1. DEFINITION
1.1. THE USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO STORE,RETRIEVE AND MANIPULATE INFORMATION
2. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
2.1. ADVANTAGES
2.1.1. SPEED
2.1.1.1. DATA FLOW FAST SPEED - COMPUTER PROCESS BILLION OPERATION - IN A SINGLE SECOND
2.1.2. RELIABILITY
2.1.2.1. COMPUTER - RELIABLE & DEPENDABLE- RARELY BREAK/FAIL
2.1.3. STORAGE
2.1.3.1. COMPUTER - STORE ENOURMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA - DATA AVAILABLE - PROCESS IT ANYTIME
2.1.4. CONSISTENCY
2.1.4.1. COMPUTER - SAME INPUT- PRODUCE SAME RESULT CONTINOUSLY
2.1.5. COMMUNICATION
2.1.5.1. COMPUTER - COMMUNICATE WIRELESSLY-OTHER COMPUTER
2.2. DISADVANTAGES
2.2.1. VIOLATION OF PRIVACY
2.2.1.1. PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL RECORD- NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY-IDENTITY MIGHT GET STOLEN
2.2.2. PUBLIC SAFETY
2.2.2.1. SHARE PHOTOS - VICTIM TO CRIMES
2.2.3. IMPACT ON LABOUR FORCES
2.2.3.1. COMPUTER IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY- REPLACED MANY LABOUR
2.2.4. HEALTH RISK
2.2.4.1. IMPROPER USE - LEAD TO HEALTH INJURIES - SLEEP DISORDER, BRAIN DEAD,...
2.2.5. IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
2.2.5.1. COMPUTER WASTE - DESTROYING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT- POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT
3. APPLICATION
3.1. EDUCATION
3.1.1. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS)
3.1.2. COMPUTER BASED TRAINING
3.2. FINANCE
3.2.1. ONLINE BANKING
3.2.2. FINANCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM
3.3. GOVERNMENT
3.3.1. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HRMIS)
3.3.2. e- FILING
3.4. HEALTHCARE
3.4.1. MEDLINE
3.4.2. COUNTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
3.4.3. TELEMEDICINE
3.5. SCIENCE
3.5.1. VIRTUAL REALITY
3.5.2. HAWK - EYE OFFICIATING SYSTEM
3.6. PUBLISHING
3.6.1. ONLINE NEWSPAPER
3.6.2. ONLINE PHOTO
3.7. TRAVEL
3.7.1. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
3.7.2. AUTOMATIC ROAMING SYSTEM
3.7.3. ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM
3.8. MANUFACTURING
3.8.1. COMPUTER - AIDED DESIGN (CAD)
3.8.2. COMPUTER - AIDED MANUFACTURING (CAM)