Advantages of Information Technology:

To understand the importance of Information Technology, it is very important to know the advantages of using IT applications.

• Creation of new jobs – The jobs of Computer engineers, Hardware and Software personnel, Database Administrators, IT Managers have all been a result of Information Technology. Undoubtedly we can say that IT has given us a lot of chance to grow.
• Communication – Another use of Information Technology is the way we communicate with our friends and family members. Making voice or video calls through internet, sending text messages through mobile phones, sending e mails have all been possible because of this invention of Information Technology.
• Global Village – It refers to bring the world closer together by removing the political, economic, social and technical barriers. It has enabled the world to become one entity and work as one interdependent system. The result is that we can now share information in quick span of time all across the world. It has shaped the world into a global village where a person sitting at one part of this village can communicate with a person sitting at the other part of the village.
• Reducing the cultural gap – IT also allows the people to communicate more freely without any cultural or social differences. People from all across the world come together and share their views on different aspects. All these features of IT help us understand what Information Technology is.
• Affordability – IT enabled services are not only fast and efficient but also very economic and affordable. IT services has streamlined the process thereby reducing the wastage and number of resources required. In other words, reduction in the processing and transaction time has further lead to the reduction in the cost.
• Continuous Service – Now all the businesses are open all the time to help the customers sitting in the other time zone. Features like 24 hours customer support service, email support and BPO industries are an example to show round the clock services of IT