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● Being computer savvy aims to make you

DIGITAL USER: BEING A COMPUTER SAVVY streetwise about these threats.
6. You will know what kinds of computer use can
advance your career.
Being computer savvy means that you have to
● Even top executives now use computers, as
understand the capabilities and limitations of computers, its
do people in jobs ranging from police work
advantages and risks, knowing when you can fix computer
to politics, from medicine to music, from
problems and when you have to call for help.
retail to recreation.
● Being computer savvy will give you ideas
PRACTICAL PAYOFFS OF BECOMING COMPUTER SAVVY about how technology can benefit you in
1. You will know how to make better buying whatever profession you choose
decisions.
● No matter how much computer prices
come down, you will always have to judge
quality and usefulness when buying
equipment and software.
● Computer savvy can help you identify the
parts of a computer system, what they do,
and how much they cost.
2. You will know how to fix everyday computer
problems.
● Whether it’s replacing a printer cartridge,
obtaining a software upgrade, or pulling
photos from your digital camera or camera
cellphone, being computer savvy will give
you the confidence to deal with the
continual challenges that arise with
computers–and know when and how to call
for help.
3. You will know how to customize your computer
equipment and integrate it with new products.
● Different industries are continually
developing new gadgetry and software.
● A knowledgeable user learns how and
when to upgrade devices and software, and
when to start over by buying a new
machine.
4. You will know how to use the internet most
effectively.
● The sea of data on the internet and other
online sources is so vast that finding what is
best or what is a necessity can be a hugely
time-consuming activity.
● Being computer savvy will show you the
most workable ways to approach this
problem.
5. You will know how to protect yourself against
online villains.
● The online world poses real risks to your
time, privacy, finances, and peace of mind–
spammers, hackers, virus senders, identity
thieves, and companies and agencies
constructing giant databases of personal
profiles.

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4. LEISURE: INFOTECH IN ENTERTAINMENT AND THE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARTS
5. GOVERNMENT: PARTICIPATING IN ELECTRONIC
Information technology (IT) DEMOCRACY
● is a popular term that portrays any technology that 6. JOBS AND CAREERS
helps produce, manipulate, store, communicate,
and disseminate information.
EDUCATION: A MORE INTERACTIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED
● IT fuses computing with high-speed
LEARNING
communications links that relay data, sound, and
video.
● Examples of information technology are personal
computers but also new forms of electronic
appliances and various handheld devices.

APPLICATIONS OF IT IN REAL LIFE

1. EDUCATION: A MORE INTERACTIVE AND
INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
a. IT is universal in college campuses and
99% at lower levels.
b. Most college students are already exposed
to computers since their lower grades.
One-fifth of college students are saying
they were using computers between ages
5 and 8, and all had started using
computers by the time they were 16-18
years old.
c. allow students to personalize their
education.
d. can also automate many tedious and usual
tasks of teaching and managing classes
and reduce the teacher’s workload so that
he or she can focus on reaching individual
students. Besides using the internet to
teach, today’s college instructors also use
presentation applications such as
PowerPoint to convey their lecture
outlines and other materials on classroom
screens. One of the most exciting progress
in education at all levels is the
proliferation of distance learning, or e-
learning, the term given to online
education programs, which has gone from
under 2 million online students in 2003 to
an expected nearly 5 million students in
2009. Bringing career and technical
courses to students in rural areas, pairing
gifted science students with master
teachers, and helping busy professionals
obtain further credentials outside business
hours are some of the applications of
elearning. But the influence of information
technology into education has just started
2. HEALTH: HIGH TECH FOR WELLNESS
3. MONEY: TOWARD THE CASHLESS SOCIETY

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