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Computer in Business
• As computers started to be used in businesses establishments, the
processing of work got more stabilized.
Impact of Computers in Business
• The business process is under the IT revolution, which is
transforming the way we do the business.
• basic business operations: decision making, customer services,
operations, marketing strategies, financial management, Human
Resources management, etc. are done are being reformed with the
use of computers
• current day business operations are dependent on computers either
partially or entirely.
Impact of Computers in Business
• Consumers use computers to communicate and entertain

• Businesses are primarily interested in computer technology as it

relates to completing projects and handling specific business
activities.
• computers have had an important impact on nearly every level of
business operation.
Basic Reasons For The Use Of It In Business
• Efficient Business Operations • Globalization of Business
• Better Managerial Decision • Spontaneous Activity
Making • Office Automation
• Gaining Competitive Advantage. • Communication & Collaboration
• Business Process Re- • Electronic Commerce
Engineering
• Interactive Marketing
• Solving Business Problems
Different Technologies Used In Business
• Mobile devices • Networking
• Television • My ID Key
• Computers • Guardian
• Software’s • Mauz
• Transportation system • Open WIFI Cloud
• Galaxy HUB
Different Technologies Used In Business
➢Mobile devices: ➢Television:
➢ Use of mobile devices for getting ➢ The main purpose of television
e-mail and calendar. By using the used in business for advertising
telephone they do Customer purpose.
Service, Employee
Communication, Conference
Calls.
Different Technologies Used In Business
➢Computers: ➢Software’s:
➢ Computers used to store millions ➢ Business software that are used by
of business users to perform various
files/documents/reports,accounts. business functions accurately.
etc.,.
Different Technologies Used In Business
➢Transportation system: ➢ Networking:
➢ Transport enables trade between ➢ Networking is used as a tool for
people, which includes finding investors, customers,
air,water,rail road,cable,pipelines. staff, suppliers and business
partners with minimal cost to
your business.
Different Technologies Used In Business
➢My ID Key: ➢Guardian:
➢ It is very essential to protect your ➢ The Guardian is a wireless router
business data and information. to use mobile application. It
MyIDKey puts all your passwords supply internet to all wireless
on your fingertips. devices in office using this
advanced wireless router
Different Technologies Used In Business
➢ Mauz: ➢ Galaxy HUB:
• MAUZ is a smartphone • Technically the all
enabled pointing device that allows
you to control computers around you presentation will be done by this
using your phone, gestures and device, it can do video conferencing,
visual cues. send and receive emails, edit PDF
documents, do PowerPoint
presentationsyou can use it to show
presentation slides on any screen or
projector.
Major Fields In Business Where Computing
Where Largely Used
1. Inventory Control and Management
• inventory control and management is a crucial process, especially in
establishments related to retail and production. Computers are used for
recording all aspects of the goods coming in, details of goods and
services, distribution of stock, and storage details. Note, that in small
retail and production firms, simple computer software are generally
used. Whereas in large corporations, Enterprise Resource
Planning(ERPs) are employed.
MAJOR FIELDS IN BUSINESS WHERE
COMPUTING WHERE LARGELY USED
2. Accounts and Payroll Management
• is also believed to be an important part of the overall system in a
company. Be it any kind of industry; computers are largely used for the
purpose of managing accounts of administration, sales, purchases,
invoices, and also payroll management, which includes recording
financial details of employees. These are just some components of the
accounts and payroll management system where computing is 6 used
MAJOR FIELDS IN BUSINESS WHERE
COMPUTING WHERE LARGELY USED
3. Database management
• is associated with filing and recording, managing, and retrieval of data
whenever required. For smooth running of businesses, it is very
important that they have all procedures and details stored. This
storage of data is done with the help of large databases and servers
which have to be maintained on a regular basis. These information
databases and servers are controlled by computers by appropriate
authorities in a company.
MAJOR FIELDS IN BUSINESS WHERE
COMPUTING WHERE LARGELY USED
4. Software Development
• it can be said that for every computing need a software has to be
used. Software can only be made using computers for the purpose of
helping businesses, to combine processes and carry out their work
properly. Nowadays, ERPs are largely used in business to blend all
their processes together and execute the output as expected. There
are many other software and application packages that a business
may need to use according to the nature of work.
Computer Uses in Business
• Business Technology has forever changed the business world. In
order to stay technically competitive and efficient in today's
information age, the majority of businesses now rely on computers.
Computer uses in business range from the scanner at the checkout
line of the grocery store to the ATM at the bank and the monitor
listing flight arrivals and departures at the airport. In fact, when we
really stop to look around, it seems that computer uses in business
have grown too numerous to count.
Computer Uses in Business
• This certainly explains the push of schools, colleges
and universities around the world to offer courses,
majors and degrees in the fields of computer science
and information technology. It comes as no surprise that
the number of computer related occupations will
continue to grow incoming years. But the question that
remains is; which businesses and professions are most
computer oriented, and what are the current and future
uses of computers in the business world?
Communication/networking
• The world may have grown smaller in the internet age, but only
because the power of communication has grown by leaps and
bounds. The top computer uses in business include e-mail
communication, and networking such as video and web
conferencing, social networking, and various other online chat tools.
Even faxing, which has become increasingly obsolete in light of new
technologies, is still a relevant business use of the computer.
Search Engines and Browsing
• Computers have provided us with instant access to a world of
information. To stay competitive, businesses must utilize search
engines such as Google or yahoo to obtain real time information and
news and conduct research.
Financial Transactions/E-Commerce
• Retail purchases, credit card transactions, automatic debits… can all
be processed over computers, and through the internet today.
Banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions are
some of the best examples of computer uses in business. E-
commerce is a rapidly growing industry, promising to become one of
the top computer related professions in the future.
Storage, Archival and Retrieval
• Thousands and thousands of manuscripts, files, charts or other
document types can be stored on a tiny microchip. In the old days,
businesses needed file cabinets or warehouses to store pertinent
records and data. Today, data managements easy, thanks to
computers and computer products that enable businesses to
organize, store, and easily retrieve critical information.
Design and Presentation
• Just a few short decades ago, artists were still creating business
documents by hand. The advent of graphic design, digital
photography and printing technology has enabled businesses to
display information more clearly and artistically.
Organization
• The ease with which databases, spreadsheets and data can be
compiled on a computer has certainly improved the efficiency and
management practices of businesses worldwide. Many offices now
uses computer programs Many offices, accounting, billing, inventory
Document Processing
• Word Processing, for letters, manuscripts, proposals, etc. has
revolutionized the business world. Today, many professionals would
actually feel lost without simple editing tools such 17as spell check.
Telecommuting and Remote Business
• Business Portable laptop computers, smart phones, wireless
internet, air cards and hub spots are the wave of the future when it
comes to computer uses in business. Today, business can be
conducted remotely from almost anywhere.
Marketing
• So much of marketing has gone online. Social media marketing,
website development, blogging, advertising, e-newsletters have all
become swift means of marketing in an increasingly globalized
society.
E-learning, Web-based Training and
Software Packages
• Electronically supported training programs are made possible by
computers. Educational software, web training programs and virtual
classrooms are all highly utilized in the business world, enabling
professionals to learn new skills advance their careers.
OTHER USES
• Accounting • Customer- Interaction

• Business success is dependent • Computers now assist human

upon accuracy. Many businesses call centers with answering
use accounting software and customer questions, taking
ledgering systems to ensure the payments and providing
accuracy of their financial status. general assistance. automated
voice systems are available
with unrestricted hours and are
always friendly.
OTHER USES
• Scheduling • Websites and Advertising

• Scheduling is of great importance • The combination of websites,

to many businesses, especially advertising and marketing
businesses involved in provide a swift means to vast
manufacturing and deliveries. business globalization.
Scheduling systems allow
businesses to ensure they are
Websites helps the companies
meeting their goals while being to have an ease in-touch to the
efficient. market
CHALLENGES FACED BY
BUSINESS FIELD FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF
TECHNOLOGIES
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• A DualRole • Uncertainty
• Those who manage technological • All human beings, but it seems
change must often serve as both business leaders in particular, find
technical developers and great discomfort in uncertainty.
implementers. Uncertainty in the global economy,
uncertainty in the credit markets,
uncertainty in how new
regulations will affect business.
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Senior leadership is critical to • It is considered as self-evident
catalyzing change in an • Technology must be obvious a
organization feature exists (“the product does
• Any substantial change program is this”) and also obvious how to use
only successful when senior it
leaders are visibly committed to
the process over the long term and
able to galvanize support within
the organization, particularly from
middle management.
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Shortage of high skill man • Know how to use it.
power. • For using the technologies they
• By using the technologies the man must know how to handle the
power will be reduced and they technologies.
get no chance to use their skill at
any instance.
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Make more Money • Scheduling forSuccess
• Be creative with funding sources. • Allocating technology resources is
Always check the guidelines for easily one of the biggest challenges
the specific funding source, but of any implementation. There’s no
it’s often possible to meet several one-size-fits-all solution, so be
needs with one implementation. creative. And consider: Will the
technology always be scheduled,
or is it also available for
impromptu use?
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Diversity • Complexity
• A particular subset of human • There’s no doubt that life and
capital planning is found so often business have gotten more
in our research that it is worth its complex, even as certain tasks and
own mention. Diversity brings activities have become easier due
many challenges, as it makes it far to information technology.
more likely that people do not
agree, and the lack of agreement
makes execution very difficult.
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Information overload • Supply chains
• It is said that the only true constant • Because of uncertainty in demand
is change, and in today’s world and the need to stay lean,
nothing is changing more, or companies are carrying smaller
growing faster, than information. inventories than ever. At the same
time, uncertainty in supply, driven
by wildly changing commodity
prices.
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Problem solving • Unemployment is the major
• The lack of a sophisticated challenge
problem- solving competency • There are no easy solutions to the
among today’s business leaders is problem of unemployment. But
limiting their ability to adequately technology can overcome this
deal with the problems. This is unemployment.
why corporate managers tend to
jump from one fire to another
Challenges Faced By Business Field For
Implementation Of Technologies
• Get New Clients/Customers • Marketing
• In development of new technology • That involving users in a new
they can get New technology’s design phase boosts
Clients/Customers for their user satisfaction is quite well
business known, but the proper extent,
timing, and type of user
involvement will vary greatly from
company to company.
Types of Applications Used in Business
• There is a computer application for just about every purpose you can
imagine. Software is constantly being written, tested, and marketed
to meet every conceivable business need.
Word Processing Programs
• Word processing programs are software applications designed to
create documents that are primarily text but that may contain a few
graphics.
• Businesses use them to:
• Write letters and memos
• Produce research papers and reports
• Develop business and marketing plans
• Write contracts
• Take notes and record meeting minutes
• Create announcements
Database Programs
• Database programs are applications that allow users to store, sort,
find, choose, and organize information. The power of the database is
its ability to link information together.
• Companies use databases to:
• Maintain customer lists
• Catalog furniture and assets for insurance records
• Manage time and track billable hours
• Catalog personnel records
• Track the searches and purchases of clients 25 visiting Web sites
Spreadsheet Programs
• Spreadsheet programs are used to organize, calculate, and analyze
numerical data.
• Businesses use them to:
• Develop budgets
• Analyze financial performance
• Track loans or mortgages
• Calculate and produce a payroll• Manage business assets• Track sales and
service• Conduct marketing research
Desktop Publishing Programs
• The invention and rapid development of desktop publishing
programs illustrates both the computer’s creative potential and its
usefulness for business. Marketers use desktop publishing programs
to:• Create layouts for newsletters, books, brochures, and
advertisements• Create professional-looking forms, such as invoices
and project planning sheets
Graphics and Design Programs
• Graphics and design programs are software applications for creating
and modifying images, including:
• Drawings
• Designs
• Photographs
• Design promotion materials
• Create logos and letterheads
• Illustrate floor plans and furniture arrangements
• Create professional-looking illustrations
• Create images for presentations
Presentation Software
• Presentation software produces slide shows or multimedia
presentations.
• These programs can be used by marketers to:
• Prepare verbal and visual copy for meetings
• Present and discuss ideas interactively over the Internet
• Create slide shows using pictures or Web pages
• Add voice narration to accompany visual material
Web Page Editors
• Many businesses use their Web sites to promote their companies
and products and to stay connected to their customers. Web sites
generally contain an initial home page X which is the entry point for a
Website. In the past, Web pages were created using a complicated
code called hypertext markup language (HTML) X, but today, special
programs can create Web pages using word processors or
publishing programs.
Communications Programs
• Communications programs enable users to communicate with others
around the world through their computers. The key to any
communication software is connecting to some kind of network.
Broadband technology is a high-speed connection that transmits
information through special phone or TV cable lines. This technology
allows for videoconferencing, which can reduce expenses for
business travel.
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