The Implication of ICT in our daily life

Usage of ICT in daily life

Bahas artikel Silicon Valley is Stupid

Bahaskan artikel ini dalam blog kumpulan anda tapi sebelum itu nyatakan dalam blog anda dalam bentuk 'bulleted sentences' apakah 'points' utama yg dikemukakan oleh David. 

Artikel: http://gigaom.com/2012/09/22/silicon-valley-is-stupid-which-is-why-it-works/

Isi-isi Utama:

• Komponen utama dan kaitannya dalam penubuhan syarikat besar.
• Peranan atau pandangan individu dalam memulakan syarikat.
• Peranan atau pandangan kerajaan dalam proses pembangun syarikat.
• Peranan atau pendirian pelabur dalam peringkat awal syarikat.
• Faktor awal yang berkait rapat dengan kejayaan syarikat besar.
• Rasional dalam pemulaan awal penubuhan syarikat yang besar.

Pemahaman isi:

1. Komponen utama dan kaitannya dalam penubuhan syarikat besar

Artikel merujuk komponen awal yang mempengaruhi kejayaan penubuhan syarikat besar adalah usahawan, kerajaan dan pelabur.

Artikel juga menyatakan penubuhan sesebuah syarikat tidaklah hanya usahawan yang mempunyai idea dan pembentangan idea kepada golongan pelabur diikuti dengan pelancaran dan kejayaan sepenuhnya. Apabila melihat dari dasar, proses sebegini memerlukan sumber kewangan yang banyak.

2. Peranan atau pandangan individu dalam memulakan syarikat.

Artikel menjelaskan seseorang usahawan tidak memerlukan idea drastik dalam memulakan sesebuah syarikat. Hal ini sebab kebanyakan syarikat yang berjaya sekarang biasanya mula kerana ingin berkerja bersama rakan-rakan dan bukan sahaja memandangkan keuntungan atau mandapat wang yang banyak. Contoh dalamartikel ini ialah Hewlett-Packed(HP), twitter dan sebaginya. Idea-idea yang baik akan dijumpai dengan usaha yang berterusan dan mengkaji lebih seperti apa yang pengguna ingin serta perlukan. Idea-idea yang mencukupi akan menyumbang kepada kejayaan sebuah syarikat pada masa hadapan.

3. Peranan atau pandangan kerajaan dalam penubuhan syarikat

Artikel menceritakan bahawa kerajaan tidak menjadi faktor yang tegas dalam usaha penubuhan syarikat. Kerajaan tidak kelihatan begitu membantu dalam usaha menjayakan syarikat walaupun adanya Institusi Industri Kecil dan Sederhana. Peranan kerajaan lebih kepada menyediakan alat-alat yang diperlukan oleh syarikat. Oleh itu, peranannya dalam menyediakan usahawan dalam menjayakan syarikat telah diabaikan.

Kerajaan juga akan mempengaruhi sesebuah syarikat dari carta organisasi mahupun urusan sesebuah syarikat baru. Keadaan ini kerana wujudnya batas ataupun campur tangan dari pihak kerajaan atas keputusan sesebuah syarikat.

4. Peranan atau pendirian pelabur dalam peringkat awal syarikat

Artikel menunjukkan fenomena sikap pelabur yang ingin menguasai sesebuah syarikat selepas melabur dalam syarikat. Pelabur-pelabur sebegini ingin dihormati dan memikirkan bahawa mereka membantu dalam proses penubuhan syarikat.

Pada hakikatnya, keadaan sebeginilah yang menyebabkan runtuhnya syarikat berasakaan dua syarat iaitu apabila syarikat memerukan tambahan model,pelabur baru memerlukan saham yang besar dan berlakunya kekurangan saham untuk membenarkan kemasukan pelabur lain.

Kesannya, syarikat berkenaan akan menghadapi masalah kewangan jangka panjang.

5. Faktor awal yang berkait rapat dengan kejayaan syarikat besar

Artikel mencadangkan bahawa keadaan yang baik ialah dimana kerajaan mengelakkan dalam menentukan syarikat mana yang akan berjaya pada peringkat awal. Pihak pelabur pula megelakkan daripada bersifat campur tangan usahawan dalam urusan penubuhan syrikat manakala usahawan itu sendiri harus mengelakkan daripada memulakan syarikat dengan idea-idea menarik.

6. Rasional dalam permulaan awal penubuhan syarikat yang besar

Syarikat-syarikat berjaya kerana ilmu perniagaan telah disebarkan dan keputusan akhir kejayaan sesebuah syarikat adalah terletak pada pasaran sendiri.

Post by: Leong Sook Yee BA 11110163 (Miyu Nancy)

Edit by Eric Low Lik Yuen

oh nooo..i lose my data..T__T

There have some ways that we can avoid the lose of data..
if we learn that "sediakan payung sebelum hujan"
hehe..

In nowadays..There have many modern ways to store our data easily without paying any single sen..
For example we can use online storage such as dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive and so on.

Other than that, we can send the important file or document into our own email..
so when we need it, we can downloads it through online..

Not only that bah..
If u have an email, u may create a blog that can store in all your picture or video..
Just in case that our own laptop lose the picture that have memory to us..


For myself, i am using SkyDrive..i uploads the picture that means a lot to me..
further more..after heard abah lecture..
i using it more wisely..recently have uploads some assignment to avoid the case that lose the document..

As i mention above..Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive..
This three are free to use..but sure..it got limit, if wanna add on we gonna pay for it..
But as a student, i think is enough for us to use..

SkyDrive gives users a generous 7GB for users that can store online with free.
Google drive gives 5GB of free storage for new users..
Then Dropbox give the users smallest amount of free storage compare with other, that is 3GB only.

3 of it have total 14GB..i think is enough for us to use it wisely..
And if we really need extra, we can add on the storage by paying..
At some of the time, they will have discount for it..
There are sometime special promotions where we can get additional storage for free on some limited time only. It's hard to predict when the promotion will happen, so for those who wish to buy extra storage, you may doing a web search before pay to add on storage.


As my own opinion..
With the advance of the technology in nowadays..
and we have such a advance handphone that can be help and save a lot of time..
then we should use it wisely..
We should not just using the technology for fun or entertainment only..

Refrence:
http://www.imore.com/skydrive-dropbox-google-drive-cloud-storage-app-iphone-ipad
official website of DropBox, microsoft SkyDrive, and GoogleDrive.


By: Eric Low Lik Yuen

Communication Information

A.   Definition of Information Technology:

          Information Technology is a scientific, technological and engineerning discipline and management technique used in handing the information, it‘s application and association with social, economical and cultural matters. (UNSECO)Information technology is a systemic study of artifacts that can be used to give form to facts inorder to provide meaning for decision making, and artifacts that can be used for organization, processing, communication and application of information. (Darnton and Giacoletto)ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries. The term is somewhat more common outside of the United States.

          According to the European Commission, the importance of ICTs lies less in the technology itself than in its ability to create greater access to information and communication in underserved populations. Many countries around the world have established organizations for the promotion of ICTs, because it is feared that unless less technologically advanced areas have a chance to catch up, the increasing technological advances in developed nations will only serve to exacerbate the already-existing economic gap between technological "have" and "have not" areas. Internationally, the United Nations actively promotes ICTs for Development (ICT4D ) as a means of bridging the digital divide.Access from : http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/definition/ICT


B.  Characteristics of Information Technology :Information Technology has the following Characteristics : 

1.      Acquistion, Storage, manipulation, management, transmission or reception of data or information.
2.      Real time access to information.
3.      Easy availability of updated data
4.      Connecting Geographically dispersed region
5.      Wider range of communication media     
Access from: http://www.mu.ac.in/myweb_test/ma%20edu/ICT%20-%20Edu..pdf      

C.   The Qualities of Good Information
The general characteristics of information should suggest the qualities of good information. The basic qualities of good information are:


1. Relevance:  Information must be relevant to the purpose for which the manager wants to use it. In practice too many reports fail to 'keep to the point' and contain purposeless,  irritating paragraphs which only serve to vex the manager’s reading time.

2. Completeness: An information user should have all the information he needs to do his job properly. If he does not have a complete picture of the situation, he might make bad decisions.

3. Accuracy:  Information should be accurate because using incorrect information  could  have  serious  and  damaging  consequences. However, information  should  only  be  accurate  enough  for  its purposes and there is no need to go into unnecessary details for pointless accuracy.

4. Clarity: Information must be clear to the user. If the user does not understand it properly, he cannot use it properly. Lack of clarity is one of the causes of breakdown in communication which is referred to in information system theory as 'noise'. Noise is therefore caused by incompleteness, irrelevance, excessive volumes of information and lack of clarity.

5. Confidence in the Information Received:  Information should be accurate and the person to whom it is communicated should also  be  confident  that  it  is  accurate.  The  quality  of communication is determined by the confidence that key people throughout  an  organization  have  in  each  other's  ability. Communication  between  managers  or  between  managers  and employees  can  help  to  increase  their  confidence  and  thereby improve performance.  A manager who is impressed by someone he meets and talks to will put his confidence in that person, and work with him more readily. Simple greeting at first meeting is a means of promoting confidence.

6. Communication  to  the  right  person:  Within  an  organization, individuals are given the authority to do certain tasks, and they must be given the information they need to do them.

7. Volume of information: There are physical and mental limitations to what a person can read, absorb and understand properly before taking action. An enormous mountain of information, even if it is relevant cannot be handled. Reports to management must therefore be clear and concise.

8. Timing of Information: Information which is not available until after a decision is made will be useful only for comparisons and longer term control, and may serve no purpose even then. The time value of information may be gauged by the latest event (time) which the information covers; and the comparison and control action for which it will be used. Delays in communicating information might make  the  information  useless  or it might delay  any  decisions  or action by the information user.Access from: http://www.nou.edu.ng/noun/NOUN_OCL/pdf/pdf2/MBA%20722%20MAIN.pdf 

D.   The Information Processing Cycle

             The  four basic  information  processing activities  – input,  processing, output, and storage – typically are performed in logical sequence.  Data originate as source documents and are prepared for input. After being input,  the  data  undergo  the  actual  processing  steps.   The  resulting information  then  is  communicated  to  users  or  retained  for  later processing and output. 
Access from : http://www.nou.edu.ng/noun/NOUN_OCL/pdf/pdf2/MBA%20722%20MAIN.pdf     
                                                                                                                    

The figure shows the process of information processing cycle

E. Benefits of ICT

General benefits
·         Greater efficiency throughout the school.
·         Communication channels are increased through email, discussion groups and chat rooms
·         Regular use of ICT across different curriculum subjects can have a beneficial motivational influence on students’ learning.


Benefits for teachers
·        ICT facilitates sharing of resources, expertise and advice
·        Greater flexibility in when and where tasks are carried out
·        Gains in ICT literacy skills, confidence and enthusiasm.
·        Easier planning and preparation of lessons and designing materials
·        Access to up-to-date pupil and school data, any time and anywhere.
·        Enhancement of professional image projected to colleagues.
·        Students are generally more ‘on task’ and express more positive feelings when they use computers than when they are given other tasks to do.
·        Computer use during lessons motivated students to continue using learning outside school hours.


Benefits for students
·    Higher quality lessons through greater collaboration between teachers in planning and preparing resources         
·        More focused teaching, tailored to students’ strengths and weaknesses, through better analysis of attainment data    
·        Improved pastoral care and behaviour management through better tracking of students
·        Gains in understanding and analytical skills, including improvements in reading Comprehension.
·        Development of writing skills (including spelling, grammar, punctuation, editing and re-drafting), also fluency, originality and elaboration.
·        Encouragement of independent and active learning, and self-responsibility for learning.
·        Flexibility of ‘anytime, anywhere’ access (Jacobsen and Kremer, 2000)
·        Development of higher level learning styles.
·        Students who used educational technology in school felt more successful in school, were more motivated to learn and have increased self-confidence and self-esteem
·       Students found learning in a technology-enhanced setting more stimulating and student-centred than in a traditional classroom
·      Broadband technology supports the reliable and uninterrupted downloading of web-hosted educational multimedia resources
·      Opportunities to address their work to an external audience
·      Opportunities to collaborate on assignments with people outside or inside school


 Benefits for parents
·   Easier communication with teachers
·      Higher quality student reports – more legible, more detailed, better presented
·      Greater access to more accurate attendance and attainment information
·       Increased involvement in education for parents and, in some cases, improved self-esteem
·       Increased knowledge of children’s learning and capabilities, owing to increase in learning activity being   situated in the home
·       Parents are more likely to be engaged in the school community
·       You will see that ICT can have a positive impact across a very wide range of aspects of school life.

F.    Disadvantages of  ICT

One of the major barriers for the cause of ICT not reaching its full potential in the foundation stage is teacher’s attitude. According to Hara (2004), within the early years education attitudes towards ICT can vary considerably. Some see it as a potential tool to aid learning whereas others seem to disagree with the use of technology in early year settings. Blatchford and Whitebread (2003:16), suggests that the use of ICT in the foundation stage is “unhealthy and hinders learning”. Other early years educators who are opposed to offering ICT experiences within the educational settings take a less extreme view than this and suggest that ICT is fine, but there are other more vital experiences that young children will benefit from, (Blatchford and Whitebread, 2003). In theory some people may have the opinion that the teachers who had not experienced ICT throughout their learning tend to have a negative attitude towards it, as they may lack the training in that area of the curriculum.Another important drawback to using ICT in schools is the fact that computers are expensive. According to the IT learning exchange (2001), in most schools ICT will be the single largest curriculum budget cost. This may be seen as a good thing but on the other hand there will be little money left over for other significant costs.      

G.  Conclusion

Truly we are in the information age in which all human activities are driven  by  the  efficiency  in  the  utilization  of  information. All advances in technologies are geared towards making information readily available. Prior to the entrance of modern day technologies, man for the conversion of raw data into useable information had developed standard formats. All advances in the processing of information build upon the building blocks. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the concept of information goes a long way in making you appreciate information and communication technology.

By: Kuan Sheue Jiun (Sheuejiun Kuan)

What is information technology?

Definition of Information Technology:

According to Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IEEE Computer Society, information technology can be label into two meaning. 

     I. In the broadest sense, information technology is often used to refer to all of  

        computing.

    II. In academic, it refers to undergraduate degree programs that prepare 

        student to meet the computer technology needs of business, government, 

        healthcare, schools and other kinds of organizations.

According to Oxford Learner's English

     -The study or use of electronic equipment, especially, computers, for storing and analyzing information.  

According to Kamus Dewan Edisi Keempat

        -melalui penggunaan komputer dan dalam bidang telekomunikasi.

Opinion:

      From end of last century, information technology has been emerged into our society which change our society experienced from industrial society to an "information society". 

      Computing has become the defining of technology of our ages, it changing how we live and work. Such as, we using information technology to find information and finish our task. Other than that, we are using social media such as Facebook to communicate each other through internet. 

     Computer are integral to modern culture because it can fulfill task easily and are a primary engine of the world's economic and social change.  

Advantage:

Information technology (IT)have a wide advantage of utilize in education today. IT not only means computer and their networks, which IT can means other technologies help to move information around from one place to another.

By learning IT,we can allows us to grow-up and become computer literate adults and helps young adults to obtain work in a wide variety of field.

It also will allows us to be more common place for the students. Students who embrace information technology during their education grow up to become adults who embrace information technologies in their homes and workplaces. This will helps us to create a nation which is educated and successful.

By: Eric Low Lik Yuen

What is ICT?

What is ICT and Function of ICT?

Definition of ICT:

Oxford Advanced Learner’s English – Chinese Dictionary (7th edition)

              I.   Abbreviation of Information and Communications Technology

              II. The study of the use of computers, the Internet, video, and other technology as a subject at school

Kamus Dewan Edisi Empat:

             I.  Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi

             II. Teknologi maklumat melalui penggunaan komputer dan dalam bidang telekomunikasi

        III. Teknologi yang berkaitan dengan pemerolehan, penyimpanan, pem-prosesan dan penyebarab maklumat melalui penggunaan teknologi komputer dan tele-komunikasi.

Opinion:

          ICT is a form of New Technologies that can help in improvement of several aspects such as communications, education, banking and etc. ICT also can contribute in the development of a knowledge society. Such as nowadays, we can transfer money or pay bill by using online banking which we can save a lot of time which used to going bank and queue in the bank.

            Nowadays with the help of ICT, information gather and communication process was far easier compare to old days. ICT also help on creating an information era beyond boundaries. Example, we can easy to get information by using search engine to find the information we want.

          

          However, the ICT usage in Malaysia is still low and not fully usage by Malaysian when we compare to modern country like american. So, a lot of improvements have to be done in order to achieve nations goal as a modern country.

By: Leong Sook Yee (Miyu Nancy)

What is Information?

Definition of information:

Oxford Dictionary (Oxford University Press)

1. Facts provided or learned about something or someone
2. What is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things: genetically transmitted information.

Kamus Pelajar Edisi Kedua:

1. Keterangan, maklumat, hal dsd tentang sesuatu atau seseorang

Kamus Dewan Edisi Empat:

1. Keterangan, maklumat; berinformasi, mempunyai informasi, berpengetahuan

Opinion:

          Information is data that been study and understand by an individual. Information has to be the data that bring special meaning to the individual who understand it. Thus, the same data might be information to individual A but remain as a data to individual B depending on the situation.

          Usually, information will undergo few process such as being process, spread, being kept and etc. 

By: Leong Sook Yee (Miyu Nancy)

What is technology?

Definition :

Oxford Dictionaries Online :
(i) machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
(ii) the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.

Kamus Dewan Edisi Keempat :

(i) aktiviti atau kajian yang menggunakan pengetahuan sains untuk tuuan praktis dalam industri, pertanian, perubatan, perniagaan, dll

(ii) kaedah atau proses menangani sesuatu masalah teknikal

Opinion : 

          Science has introduced newer equipments and gadgets over the years that make our lives easier. Till now, technology has play the important roles in our daily lives. Everyone is using the technology 24/7, such as mobile phones, cars, computers and others. Without it, the world is different because it has improved a lot of aspects in our daily lives.

Advantages :

• HEALTH

With the modern technologies, we can now extend our lifespan into longer years. There are many modern technologies that helps in curing the patients and also preventing of illnesses. Besides that, we get to know how to stay in a better lifestyle and improve our health by using technologies.  There are a lot of products that we can use to maintain our health and also release our stress, such as jacuzzi, massage chair, vitamin pills and others. 

• COMMUNICATION

The technologies now have improved a lot of communication between human. No matter where are you staying, you can connect to others who are not in the same area or same country. Now, we are connected to each other through mobile phones and internet. Besides that, gadgets such as radios, televisions, newspapers, internet and so on have helped us communicate with people from all around the world. Communication is very important in our lives to be able to keep in touch with people and also gain better relation between each other. Modern technology has provided us a better communicating.

• GAIN KNOWLEDGE

The modern technology has also improved the way to gain knowledge. With the new equipment that lecturers and teachers that can be used for teaching lesson is more effective and convenient way. This can help to catch the students attention especially for the youngsters. Power Point which can add effects on to attract the students and also to get more attention from the students in order for them to have more initiative to learn. For university student, they can get information for their work by just easy access to internet. They can get any information and it is easy and convenient. 

Technology has helped a lot in our daily lives. The above only a part of the advantages, there are still more to go. But, technology will not work and also improve without us. We are the ones who give life to technology and we are the ones who control and enhance it. There are still a lot of improvements that we can enhance, but there are still people who are selfish to use the modern technology to do crimes and use it unethically. This is hard to be controlled since the human who creates it and to misused it. The advantages and disadvantages of technology is depends on we, people, to investigate and to control. In short, technology has helped us a lot in our daily lives. 

By: Khoo Chi San (Chi San Vivica)