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It01 Activity 4

The document discusses the positive impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) in various industries such as business, travel/food, manufacturing, military, and entertainment. It also lists some negative effects of technology on individuals, including disrupted sleep habits from late night device use, feelings of isolation from a lack of human contact, and constant distraction from having information readily available.

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It01 Activity 4

The document discusses the positive impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) in various industries such as business, travel/food, manufacturing, military, and entertainment. It also lists some negative effects of technology on individuals, including disrupted sleep habits from late night device use, feelings of isolation from a lack of human contact, and constant distraction from having information readily available.

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IT01_ACTIVITY #4:

Instruction: Answer the following questions.

1. What are the positive impacts of ICT in the following industries?


a. Business
- ICT makes a business more efficient, effective and promptly respond to
customers' needs. ICT can assist business activities including design,
manufacturing, R&D, distribution and sales and feedback.
b. Travel and Food industry
- ICTs have transformed tourism globally and offer a range of new
opportunities for development. Tourism related products could boost the
globalization of the tourism industry in areas such as hotels, restaurants,
travel agencies or tour operators.
c. Manufacturing
- Innovative use of ICT can result in new sales channels, new product
capabilities and product differentiation. ICT can also reduce costs, increase
productivity and improve the base for strategic decision-making and risk
management. These results should be reflected in enhanced business
performance.
d. Military
- ICT is the acronym for Information and Communication Technology and it
has introduced a variety of transformations in defense industry in terms of
advancements in their weapons like smart weapons and management for
battlefield in network-centric, superiority in air and outer space, real time
combat surveillance and force multipliers on basis of software.
e. Entertainment
- The internet and easy accessibility of information through ICT has
changed entertainment making it much more illegal downloads has led
to rapid increase in plagiarism popular, easy, convenient and enjoyable.
Almost every area of leading to poor education standards.
2. Give at least three negative effects of technology in a person.
1. Technology affects our sleeping habits.
- Technology has definitely impacted how we sleep. Many of us stay up far too
late into the night texting friends or scrolling through social media.
2. Technology leaves us feeling isolated.
- The attachment to our devices can also leave us feeling isolated.
A significant lack of human contact can even cause depression.
When the majority of our interactions with others take place
online, we may even feel disconnected from humanity.
Sometimes our online friends are not really friends at all.
3. Technology is a constant source of distraction.
- Having every answer in the world constantly at our fingertips is a
massive source of distraction. It might be as simple as troubles
holding a conversation to difficulty keeping your phone out of
your hand while driving.

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