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In Home Computing and Everyday Life
During COVID times, we all realised that Information Technology has become a vital part of our lives at home. We
now have a SMART Home with all the SMART devices to use, to do our everyday jobs only because of Information
Technology. Some of the common home computing and everyday activities are listed below:
• We use IT to do our daily routine work at home with microwave, vacuum cleaner, kitchen automated stoves and
chimney for cooking, home security system, water level checking system in tanks, etc.
• Connected through local lines with the other members living in the same apartments or society.
• Using mobile phones or landline phones to talk to friends and families.
• For entertainment, playing favourite songs, playing games or watching a favourite movie.
• Using laptops or PCs to work from home, conduct meetings online, submit report, attend workshops, etc.
• Children attending online classes through mobile phones, laptops or PCs.
• Using the Internet to explore data as and when needed.
• Using online banking services to do transactions for different purposes.
• Online shopping of household products, grocery, milk, etc.
• Doing payments of electricity bills, water bills, tax, school fees, etc.
Library
A library is a collection of printed and non-printed material organised and maintained by an organisation and academic
institutions to provide resources to their people. Almost every function carried out in the library has witnessed a
remarkable change due to Information Technology. Some of the jobs are listed below:
• Many organisations and schools have their own digital library helping their students and staff by providing online
resources and books. The government of India has also made available to the learners’ community, different
categories of learning resources through a single-window - National Digital Library of India (ndl.iitkgp.ac.in).
• The books can be tracked and made available using the barcode reader.
• Software is used to maintain:
w the list of books in stock. w fine to be charged if returned late.
w books issued by a person. 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.
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