GELITE

• Educational Technology


  The study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources
• eLearning


  The delivery of learning and training through digital resources. Although eLearning is based on formalized learning, it is provided through electronic devices such as computers, tablets and even cellular phones that are connected to the internet
• Online Library


  A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital media formats or a library accessible through internet
• Audio and visual education


  Students are taught with projectors in classrooms or lectured through class speakers
• Ebook


  A digital form of a printed book designed to be read on devices like computers, tablets, or smartphones. Ebooks are vital marketing assets with multiple digital 'pages' that delivers information to its reader
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)


  A nonprofit organization that focuses on accelerating innovation in education through the smart use of technology in education. ISTE works with the education community to accelerate the use of technology to solve tough problems and inspire innovation. ISTE is committed to providing curated resources to help teachers, leaders, professors and parents use technology to keep the learning going
• Educational software


  Any computer software which is made for an educational purpose. It encompasses different ranges from language learning software to classroom management software to reference software. Educational software claims to benefit children for cognitive abilities, such as reading readiness, maths, and language and pattern recognition
• Many IT firms in India are constantly developing new softwares on daily basis by updating and innovating from the old. This Software's manages all relevant information and produces proper report whenever required which can help the institution for better management
• Features of school/college software

  • Reliable and secure
  • Parents have access to all academic information about their wards through the Internet
  • Easy performance monitoring of individual modules leading to uncomplicated error detection
• People use technology for learning, work and leisure activities
• Information technology


  Any technology used to create, process and disseminate information that is critical to business performance
• Process Improvement

  Information technology (IT) includes the management information systems (computers, hardware, software, networks) used to automate and support business tasks and decision-making. IT is used to automate simple, routine tasks such as word processing and advanced processes such as production, scheduling and logistics. In this manner, information technology enables businesses to operate efficiently and profitably
• Quality Assurance


  Systematic testing to ensure that a business is producing quality goods and services for its customers. The effective and efficient processing of information related to achieving quality assurance goals is key to the delivery of quality goods and services to business customers
• Communication


  The business sector must communicate internally with its workers and externally with its suppliers and customers on an efficient basis. Information technologies including word processing, publishing software, email, internal computer networks, and the internet facilitate these communications
• Cost Reduction

  Automation improvements achieved by deploying information technology usually decrease the number of personnel required. Economies of scale gained through the deployment of information technology reduce the overall cost for businesses to produce products and services. This has an overwhelmingly positive effect on the financial goals of business
• Over the last 20 years, successful business owners have realized that they need to keep abreast of developments in computer technology, and their application to business. Today the traditional desktop computer is giving way to the convenience and portability of laptops, tablets and smartphones. Most businesses also make use of a number of other machines to assist in the smooth running
• Examples of business hardware

  • Cash register
  • Telephone system/switchboard
  • Printers, copier, faxes and scanner
  • Portable devices
• Cash register


  Invented to keep track of cash coming into the business and were originally operated mechanically. Some modern cash registers have preprogrammed keys which automatically identify the price of particular products being sold, while others use touch-screen technology to recognize a whole range of different transactions
• Telephone system/switchboard


  Allows employees in different parts of the business premises to communicate easily with each other, while also allowing outgoing calls to be made from any extension, and the easy transfer of incoming calls
• Printers, copier, faxes and scanner


  Until fairly recently, the tasks of printing a document from a computer, making photocopies, sending faxes, and adding comments to documents were carried out using separate and different devices. Today, business has the advantage of having all these tasks performed by one machine
• Portable devices

  Just as the use of smartphones and other mobile devices now dominates social communication, businesses are also increasing the use of portable computing and communication technologies. Many business owners will make use of technology that can be taken away from the business
• Choosing a PC for Business

  It includes various connectivity components like built-in Ethernet, contains software utilities to manage networking, as well as the slots, bays and ports needed to expand memory, storage and business peripherals. It contains more memory, more storage, and a higher-resolution or larger display, because all these things not only make computing more pleasant, but also enhance your productivity
• Software


  The programs which interact with hardware to perform designated tasks. System software converts the computer, mobile phone or other device from a collection of circuits into a useful tool
• Examples of Software

  • Operating system software
  • Application Software: Word processing programs, Spreadsheet programs, Database management programs, Desktop publishing programs
• Operating system software


  The most basic kind of software, such as one of Microsoft's Windows iterations, that controls the computer's monitor, drives, printer and other components and also controls how the components work with applications software
• Application Software


  Allows a device to perform the specific tasks that the user requires, including word processing, preparing spreadsheets, web browsing and sending and receiving email
• Word processing programs


  Effectively convert your computer into a sophisticated typewriter and enable you to write and quickly edit letters, reports, and other documents. The greatest utility is that you don't have to retype an entire document to make corrections or changes to a few words or lines
• Spreadsheet programs


  Especially helpful in creating budgets, business plans, financial statements, and other reports that require mathematical calculations. The beauty is that if you change one or more numbers in the spreadsheet report, all related numbers are automatically adjusted
• Database management programs


  You can store, organize, manipulate, and update large amounts of business information. For example, you can use these programs to keep track of your customers, suppliers, or inventory levels
• Desktop publishing programs


  You can use these types of programs to help you produce professional-quality layouts for your own catalogs, newsletters, brochures, forms, and other documents