POSITIVE IMPACTS OF IT ON SOCIETY Businesses use IT for online selling,
advertising, banking, and managing
information. It increases productivity and
creates job opportunities in
technologyrelated fields.
Examples:
E-commerce
1. Faster Communication Online banking
Digital marketing
4. Advances in Healthcare
IT allows people to communicate
instantly through social media, emails,
video calls, and messaging apps.
Families, friends, businesses, and
schools can stay connected even when
far apart.
Hospitals and clinics use IT to store
Examples: patient records, perform medical research,
Facebook and provide online consultations. This
Messenger improves healthcare services and saves
Zoom time.
2. Better Access to Education
5. Easy Access to Information
Students can now learn online through
digital platforms, research websites,
and virtual classes. IT makes learning
easier and more accessible.
People can quickly search for news,
Examples:
tutorials, and knowledge using the
Online classes
internet. Information is available anytime
Educational videos
and anywhere.
Digital libraries
Research tools Examples:
3. Improved Business and Economy Google
Wikipedi
a
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF IT ON 3. Spread of Fake News
SOCIETY
False information spreads quickly
online, which can confuse people and
influence opinions negatively. 4. Job
Displacement
1. Privacy and Security Risks
Some jobs are replaced by automation
and machines, causing unemployment in
certain industries.
Personal information can be stolen
5. Social Isolation
through hacking, scams, and cybercrimes.
Many people become victims of identity
theft and online fraud.
2. Addiction to Technology
Although people communicate online,
excessive screen time may reduce
face-toface interaction and real-life
relationships.
Too much use of gadgets, social media, or
online games can affect mental
health, studies, and relationships.
What is IoT? 2. Smart City
Internet of Things (IoT) – This refers to all Used in traffic management — traffic lights
physical objects, devices, machines, change automatically based on how many
vehicles, or even living things that are cars are there. In waste management —
embedded with sensors, software, and the office knows when trash bins are full
internet connection. They can collect, so they can collect immediately. For water
send, and exchange data automatically — and electricity — leaks or damage are
without needing direct human action or detected instantly. Better public service
control. and saves money for the city.
1. Sensors BENEFITS OF IoT
A small part or device that detects or 1. Efficiency – Work is done faster, better,
measures changes in the surroundings. It and with less human effort.
collects information such as: temperature,
motion, light, water level, air quality, or 2. Real-Time Monitoring – You see exactly
pressure. what is happening right now, wherever
you are. No need to wait for reports.
2. Connectivity
The method or technology used to send [Link] & Better Life – People, property,
the collected data from the sensor to the and the environment are more protected
main system or computer. It uses Wi-Fi, and secure.
Bluetooth, 5G, mobile signal, or
long-range networks.
CHALLENGES & RISKS
3. Data Processing 1. Security & Privacy – Data can be
The step where collected information is hacked, stolen, or accessed by others if
organized, analyzed, and understood. the system is not well-protected.
This is done inside Cloud Systems or
powerful computers. 2. Data Overload – So much information is
collected that you need huge storage and
4. User Interface powerful systems just to manage it all.
The part that people can see, use, or
control. It is usually a mobile App, website, 3. High Initial Cost – Buying and installing
or screen. Here you can check the status devices is expensive at first. But it saves
of devices, or give commands if needed. money in the long run.
APPLICATIONS (Where IoT is used) 4. Depends on Internet – Without
connection or signal, the whole system
1. Smart Home stops working.
Lights, door locks, cameras, and
appliances you can control using your
phone. They can also turn off lights
automatically when no one is in the room,
or lock doors when you leave. Safe, saves
energy, and very convenient.
Influence of IT on Culture Automation and Its Impact
Digital culture: -Automation:
Platforms like TikTok and Instagram The use of technology to perform tasks
allow people to share dances, memes, with minimal human intervention.
and traditions instantly. For example, Self-checkout machines in
the *‘Brazilian Dance’* supermarkets, chatbots in customer
service, and robots in car
Globalization effect: manufacturing are examples of
Cultures that were once isolated are automation.
now interconnected for example K-pop
concerts streamed online attract fans -Workplace impact:
from the Philippines, the US, and Automation increases efficiency but
Europe simultaneously. IT makes also raises concerns about job
cultural products accessible to displacement. Factories use robotic
everyone. arms to assemble cars faster than
humans. Banks use AI to detect fraud
Influence of IT on Social Behavior automatically.
Communication shift: Daily life:
Instead of handwritten letters, people Smart homes, online banking, and AI
now use Messenger, WhatsApp, or assistants automate routine tasks,
Zoom. During COVID-19 lockdowns, saving time. Smart assistants like
families stayed connected through Alexa or Google Home automate tasks
video calls. such as turning off lights or playing
music. ATMs automate banking
Behavioral changes: transactions without needing a teller
Online anonymity sometimes
encourages cyberbullying. For
instance, Twitter “troll accounts” IT Trends
spread hate. On the positive side, IT
These are the latest and growing
enables online activism like the
technologies changing the world:
#MeToo movement, which gave
victims a voice globally. - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Machines that
can learn, think, and solve problems —
Social norms: used in chatbots, recommendations,
IT redefines what is “normal.” for predictions.
example Online dating apps like Tinder
and Bumble normalized digital - Big Data: Collecting and analyzing huge
matchmaking, which was once amounts of information to find patterns
considered unusual. and make smart decisions.
- Cloud Computing: Storing and using
data/programs over the internet instead of
local computers — flexible and accessible activities and steal sensitive info
anywhere. like passwords.
● Ransomware: A digital
- 5G & Faster Internet: High-speed "kidnapping." It locks your files and
connection enabling real-time use, IoT, demands a payment (ransom)
and advanced apps. before giving you the access key.
- Cybersecurity Tech: Better tools to 2. Education
protect data and systems. While virtual learning is convenient, it
presents several academic and personal
- Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR): hurdles:
Digital experiences mixed with real life — ● Adaptability: The mental struggle
for gaming, training, education. of moving from an interactive
These trends will keep evolving and will classroom to a lonely screen.
shape every industry and daily life. ● Technical Issues: Problems
beyond your control, like poor
internet or system crashes, that
IT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES interrupt learning.
● Computer Literacy: The difficulty
What is Information Technology (IT)? students face if they don't have the
IT refers to the hardware and systems basic skills to operate new
(like computers, servers, and networks) software or platforms.
used to manage electronic data. It is the ● Time Management: Without a
foundation that allows us to create, store, physical bell or schedule, it is easy
and move information across the digital to procrastinate or get
world. overwhelmed.
● Self-Motivation: Since no one is
1. Industry watching over your shoulder, it’s
The biggest challenge in the industry is harder to stay focused and avoid
protecting the integrity (accuracy) and distractions.
security of data from Malware (malicious
software). 3. Business & Privacy
● Virus: A harmful code that hides Companies use data to sell products,
inside a normal program. It only which often creates a conflict with
spreads when a user opens that personal privacy.
program. ● Adware & Tracking: Usually
● Worm: A "self-spreading" threat. It found in Freeware (free software).
doesn’t need a host program; it It tracks your demographics and
copies itself to jump from one shopping habits to flood your
computer to another over a devices with targeted
network. advertisements.
● Trojan: Named after the Trojan ● There are many ad-supported
Horse, this software looks safe or programs, games, or utilities that
useful but hides a hidden attack to are distributed as adware, which is
let hackers into your system. often called as Freeware
● Spyware: A silent tracker. It hides
in the background to monitor your 4. Health
Healthcare has moved from paper files to
digital databases. While this makes care
faster, it creates a major risk:
● Data Security: If a hospital's
database is hacked, highly private
patient histories and personal
identities can be exposed to the
public or sold.