Contemporary Technology_calss XII

Contemporary technology means modern or up to date technology available in the world.

1)      e-Business: The full form of the term is electronic business. It is the exchange of goods and services by means of the internet or other computer networks. Electronic business can occur between a user and vendor through online information services, the internet or other electronic forms. The main component of transaction is just electronic data interchange.

Different types of e-Business

                                 i.            Business To Business(B2B)

                               ii.            Business To Consumer(B2C)

                             iii.            Business to Government(B2E)

                             iv.            Government-To-Government(G2G)

                               v.            Government-To-Citizen(G2C)

Application

1.       Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)          3.Voice mail                       5. Web conferencing

2.       Internet shop                                                                       4. Online marketing

e-Learning:  If the teaching and learning is conducted by electronically is called e-learning. The content of e-learning is delivered via Internet, Intranet, audio/video, satellite TV and CD /

There are different types of e-Learning

a)       Computer based Training(CBT)                                   Web based Training(WBT)

b)      Distance Learning                                                          Online universities.

Advantages

1.       It improves performance by accessing different location

2.       It increases access by joining class at your free time

3.       It is flexible to learners

4.       It cost less than regular mode universities

5.       It reduces overall training time.

6.       Learners from all around the world can join on the same course.

e-governances: It is the use of informational and communication technology to transfer the traditional government by making it easily accessible, transparent , effective and accountable to the general people. It is a network of organization to include government, Nonprofit and private-sector to transform all services in the form of electronically. E-governance provides greater access to government information and services by making the moist of the government services online.

Example: http://www.nepal.gov.np/, where citizen have access to variety of information and services.

Advantages

1.       It is easy toa access data and information.

2.       It become one portal for delivery government services

3.       It handles Government To Government (G2G), Government To Business (G2B), and Government to Citizen (G2C) data and information services.

4.       The government service will be made available to the citizen in a convient, efficient and transparent way.

5.       There will be no territory boundaries to access information and services.

e-Medicines:-The use of information and communication technology to provide enhanced or speedup health care services by linking clinics or physician's office to central hospital. This process is helpful to treat patient situated at remote area.

Uses of e-medicines

1.       Tele-medicine                                                                   2.Virtual surgery

2.       Wellness                                                                              4. Health net

Advantages

1.       Medication on remote area becomes possible where access of qualified professional is not available.

2.       If equipment available, knowledge sharing at one common point is possible by e-medicine.

3.       The facility will available at home if there is internet facility.

Virtual Reality: It is a term that applies to computer-simulated environment that can be simulated in the real world as well as in imaginary worlds.

Virtual Reality environment are visual experiences, display either on a computer screen or special stereoscopic display with additional sensory information such as sound through speaker, headphone the surrounding or lightening.

Advantages.

a)       Military application for testing, implementing and training.

b)      Medical field for practice purpose

c)       It is used in flight training and gaming applications.

d)      It is used in computer related manufacturing with simulation

e)      It is used in motion pictures.

Robotics: It is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots. Hence, it is related with electronic (it is used to store information which directed by software), machines (generate frameset and shape of the robots) and software (create the robots efficient for the execution of the job for which it is designed)

Application areas

1.       It is used in industry where human are at high risk.

2.       It is used for accurate cutting and finishing.

3.       It is used in vehicle and car factory automation.

4.       Surgeons prefer robotics assistance surgery.

5.       Used for disable people.

6.       It is used in space technology.

7.       It can be used as toy for playing.

8.       Bomb diffusion, Landmines detections and military operation.