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w fine to be charged if returned late.
w books not returned or lost.
• Adding up new books as per requirement given by people accessing the library.
• Generating weekly, monthly, and annual reports of the books issued and available.
IT in Workplace
IT has organised our workplaces with maximum efficiency. Almost all private and public sectors either have their own
IT department or they outsource it to provide higher-quality products or services. Some of the main application of IT
at workplace are listed below:
• Virtual offices are a new trend to reduce the administrative costs with a higher degree of flexibility and efficiency.
• In offices, laptops and PCs are interconnected using Local Network and Internet for efficient flow of information at
different levels.
• Data creation, presentation, analysis using different
software tools have become an integral part of office work.
• In some companies, the reception staff is replaced by
answering telephones to take messages, due to messaging
services and cellular technology.
• Some of the daily repetitive jobs can be easily automated
by using customised hardware and software tools.
• Using emails, blogs, online forums, websites to be in touch
with the emerging technologies and other competitive
companies in the market.
• Online meetings, video conferencing, and online workshops have become new normal in professional workplaces.
• The ability to work from home or from anywhere has become feasible due to the adoption of advanced information
and communication technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this shift, bringing our workplace directly
into our homes.
IT in Education
It is important to incorporate technology to make lessons more enjoyable, creative, and effective. It is only through IT
that digital literacy can reach every child in every corner of this country.
Some of the important application of IT in education are:
• Interactive white boards and smartboards are used in classroom by teachers in classrooms to facilitate an effective
teaching-learning process.
• Through online mode, learning can be made accessible to
students living in distant places.
• Students can access any information through free and paid online
educational services like YouTube channels, tutorials, apps etc.
• Online courses are also available by many renowned universities
all across the world.
• Teachers can design lesson plans using audio-visual teaching aids
to make their teaching more interesting.
• Mock tests can be conducted through computers in offline or
online mode to develop confidence in a child before he faces his actual pen and paper exam.
• Learning Management System (LMS) is a digital learning platform that is like an online school or a college. The
system allows you to store and create eLearning courses, provide learners access to the content, and helps you
evaluate the results.
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