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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0

INTRODUCTION

2.0

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS

2.1 Education
Figure 1 : Information Technology in Education
2.2 Manufacturing
2.2.1 The Automotive Industry
Figure 2 : Robots make cars
Figure 3 : CAD Graph
2.2.2 Film Industry
Figure 4 : The process of making animated films,
"Frozen" by using computer
2.2.3 Record Industry
Figure 5 : Behind the scenes at recording studio
2.3 Telecommunication
2.3.1 Satellite
Figure 6
Ikonos, United States artificial satellite orbit in 1999
2.3.2 International Relations
Figure 7
Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 Streaming online via internet
2.3.3 Country Security
Figure 8
Monitoring traffic in Putra Jaya via CCTV

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2.4 Banking
Figure 9 : EFT Tools
2.4.1 Internet Banking
Figure 10 : CIMB Clicks webpage
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CONCLUSION

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THE USES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IN VARIOUS FIELDS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
With the rapid development of Information Technology and an awareness of the
importance of the role of IT, our country, Malaysia has taken the opportunity to make the
industry of Information Technology as the engine of economic country growth. Thus on
August 11, 1996 during inaugurated of the Multimedia Asia 96 trial in PWTC Kuala
Lumpur, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has announced Multimedia
Super Corridor Project (or simply the Multimedia Super Corridor MSC) which is the
Malaysian agenda to achieve the vision 2020 and the main strategies to achieve
competitive advantage in the knowledge-based economy. This announcement
demonstrates that Malaysia was heading towards the world of multimedia and at the same
time providing the country to faced the IT era.
MSC involves three giant projects, namely Putra Jaya, Kuala Lumpur City Centre
(KLCC), and Kuala Lumpur's National Airport (KLIA). MSC will be an area that has the
perfect infrastructure for multimedia applications electronically. Along with the
technological advances, it is brings the influence in all aspects of life, both in the field of
Education, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, Banking.

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Based on explanation above, here I will discuss more about Malaysia's use of IT in some
of these aspects as well as how the challenges and future direction in the context of IT.
2.0 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS
Information for the current modern era is a very important thing. This is as a result of
increasingly diverse and complex human activity in various sectors of life. With
increasing discoveries in the field of technology, especially IT, to make the technology as
a bridge that is capable to connecting millions of people in the world in getting the
information they need. IT has been proven to help solve the problem often encountered
many people, especially regarding to the factor of human foibles. Along with the
advancement of IT, it plays a role in many different areas :
2.1 Education
Malaysian government's efforts to introduce and expand the use of IT in education
sector has long been planned as a long term strategy. This has been applied in
various stages in several ways to suit the target audience. As a general strategy,
equipping schools with IT infrastructure for administration and services is the first
step. With these efforts, the spread of information will become more fluent, school
management will be more organized and transparent. Everything that can be
perceived benefits is when students register for the tests, examinations and get the
results of tests.
The benefits that can be expected of students who seek to enter the University, the
selection process and the results of the election of the student. All of it has can be
done online at the present time. In university and College institution, the use of IT
has been far more widespread. The reason is that the number of students involved is
much smaller than the public education sector. The key is that the facilities IT has
enabled some level of bureaucracy in the education sector is not only the paperless,
but also much more quickly.
Other strategies involve the use of IT is teaching and learning. Its implementation
was slow in addition to consuming time and shopping is great because it involves
infrastructure, skilled workforce, contents and teaching materials, among many
others. In implementing it, teachers are trained to be skilled in using IT. The effort
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may begin by forming a collection of students who were then given exercises IT in
order to use IT for learning. Printed and digital learning materials necessary are
provided and the user IT was built for practical learning. In the context of this
Government was forced to make multiple attempts at a typical, or special pilot
project, in all ranks: from lower school to the University.

Figure 1 : Information Technology in Education

The smart school project, or Smart School Project (SSP), is another example of the
Special trial project mentioned above. The concept of SSP not only project that was
the intention IT-oriented, but also wishes to create unity among students of various
ethnic groups. Who would like to do is combine the Vision School concept of the
smart school concept, to enable students of all races is placed under the same roof.
They will be given the facilities IT properly up to get in institutions of higher
learning, in or outside the country. All the time the education, they will be given an
opportunity that opens wide to interact so as to foster more permanent.
Meanwhile, at the Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA), a two-pronged measure
was opened. In the early stages, IT has facilities available to meet the needs of
management and administrative services to create a 'paperless', or paperless
administration. The main obstacles in this effort was the quality of the infrastructure.
It is often broken and does not work. In addition, the literacy rate IT low among
academic staff. Their skills are limited in IT has been directly limit their role as
catalyst was expected in the use of IT to enhance the learning of students.
However, IT has been used to learning not only in the context of giving lectures at
the University, but also to distance courses offered to students outside the campus.
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Multimedia University of Malaysia are examples of higher education institutions that

have used IT in full in the Administration, services and learning.
Other University is trying to combine traditional pedagogy and learning with digital
learning pedagogy and technique to get going with fully digital learning space.
Giving rise to the problem is the ability of students to use IT in full to learning.
Because they came from varying economic backgrounds, particularly from rural
areas, especially from poor families, many students still blind to IT, or half literate.
They failed to take advantage of IT every time. That lucky is the students who grew
up in the city or full boarding school and frequently visited Internet cafes.
2.2 Manufacturing
2.2.1 The Automotive Industry
Car maker industry was among the first to use computer control robot in car
manufacturing. Robot control will govern all car manufacturing process, for
example in car windscreens. In the past at the factory car, the car maker built
require many employees to complete the car. The quality of cars produced is
less satisfying and takes a long time to build a car. Now, with the availability
of IT, cars manufactured by using control robots to replace employees (Figure
2). The Robot can work in a longer time without stop compared to men should
rest intervals. With the use of a little robot was the number of workers needed.
The works are neater and a car can be built in a shorter time.

Figure 2:
Robots make
cars

Although its
price

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to set up this computer control robot but the long term is more profitable.
Among other robots are :
Able to work continuously without a break like humans
Car capable of running quickly
Able to work regularly and accurately
Able to handle heavy loads
By using the program CAD (Computer Aided Design), the design of cars,
airplanes and so forth can be done more easily, quickly, and accurately (Figure
3). It is also used in food manufacturers to make the process of creating and
packaging goods automatically. This makes the production and packaging
process quick and clean.

Figure 3 : CAD

Graph

2.2.2

Film

Industry
All

those
effects in

the world of acting, animation, and editing of the film all on record with an
electronic device which is connected to the computer. Animation was also
developed using the animations created with computer applications. As an
example of Hollywood films entitled TITANIC was actually extra animation
to illustrate the ship sinking and the broken giant, that it seems to be as similar
to real events.

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Figure 4
The process of

making

animated

films,

"Frozen" by

using
computer

2.2.3 Record Industry

To produce a good sound recording settings and modifications need to be
sound with the computer media, as well as the print of its songs also help with
computer system. To print the album into VCD or DVD need assistance
pogram computers for processing CD burning so could record sound with
very high quality.

Figure 5 :

Behind

the scenes at
recording

studio

2.3
Telecommunication
2.3.1 Satellite
If it is reviewed in more depth again, ICT not only to assist in the
Administration and management of the country, even to the IT role in
weather forecast and guide the cruise. If in the past, sailors, referring to the
position of the stars in the sky to serve as the "compass" in yachting. Now,
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with the weather satellite, a natural phenomenon can be foretold with more
precise and detailed. Through this series of weather satellite images of clouds
can be taken and so on, we can predict the State of the world's weather.
Initializing settings can do before the arrival of floods, hurricanes, tsunamis
and earthquakes to prevent the occurrence of damage to property and living
sacrifice. With the prediction of the phenomenon of El Nino and La Nina is
right, we can make early preparations. For example, aeronautical satellite
system (USA) could not contact the aircraft across the Atlantic and the
Pacific. Browsing communication technology is also important in air and sea
transport system. This technology serves as a guide for a cruise. Marine
Satellite System unable to detect ships encountered a problem while working
as a guide.

Figure 6
Ikonos,

United

States

artificial

satellite

orbit in

1999

2.3.2
International Relations
IT also speed up international relations. The world seems to have become
depressed by the existence of IT. We are able to contact anyone in the entire
world. This turned out once to strengthen the expression of a world without
borders. We are able to connect with anyone whether in chat, e-mail, Short
Message System (SMS), Skype and others. We can also get in touch with
anyone around the world using mobile phones.

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Not only that, the current developments taking place around the world could
also immediately followed such as live concerts of popular artists, world
football matches and the latest news release. The World Cup events,
conferences, etc. which took place in a country like Brazil, in Japan or in the
United States can be transmitted throughout the world directly. This
broadcast can be watched via the Internet and Astro, telephone, facsimile,
television, and video conference depends on the ICT to enable us to enjoy the
blessings of this. The Internet and laptops also work through the art
technology this. It is opening a path that ICT to the glorious future.

Figure 7
Fifa
World
Cup
Brazil
2014 Streaming online via internet

All the Government and private sectors accelerates through it's progress. This
situation not only saves time, but also energy, money the Government and the
people themselves.
The country's public and private sectors become more quickly and efficiently.
Therefore, Malaysia will more quickly achieve its vision and create a power
in the world arena. As it analogy, the document management application, and
so on to be accurate and efficient.
2.3.3 Country Security
IT has also been a significant contributor in maintaining the peace and
security of the country. The increasingly rampant criminal cases in Malaysia
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to overcome with the help of IT. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) widely

used and placed in the areas such as banks, casinos, airports, airfield, and the
supermarket.
The CCTV system is the use of video cameras to send a signal to certain
places. The signal has been sent not sent openly, this is in contrast with
television. CCTV is used to monitor the safety of a specific place only.

Figure 8
Monitoring traffic in Putra Jaya via CCTV

2.4 Banking
Now, with the introduction of E-Commerce, online transaction service then can be
applied. With the availability of ATM, then with the use of the internet makes it easy
to conduct banking services to its customers through INTERNET BANKING and
SMS BANKING.

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Figure 9 : EFT Tools

Electronic

Fund

is one example of

Transfer (EFT)
innovation

from the use of the fundamental internet technologies in the Technology Information
System (TSI) in the field of banking. Examples of products include venues of EFT
Cash Self-service (ATM), electronic home banking (commonly referred to as
internet banking), and money transfer network.
2.4.1

Internet Banking
The services provided to the customer in the form of internet banking bill
payment transactions, account information, transfer funds between accounts,
the latest information about interest rates and the exchange rate of foreign
currency, administration of Personal Identification Number (PIN), addresses
or account card, personal data and others, except taking money or deposit
money. Due to money making the ATM service and still require remittance
of money still need help bank branches. This internet banking practice will
obviously change the strategy of the bank in this endeavor. At least there's a
new factor that could affect the assessment of a bank to open a new branch
or add ATM. Internet banking allows the client to make payment-payment
online. Internet banking also provides the accommodation activities of
banking through computer networks anytime and anywhere with fast, easy
and safe because it is supported by a strong security system. It is useful to
ensure the security and confidentiality of your data and transactions made by
the customer. In addition, with the internet banking, the bank can increase
the speed and range of services in banking activities.
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CIMB

Clicks
webpage

In

the

development of banking technology such as internet banking, the bank

should pay attention to the security aspect of customer protection in
particular as it relates to customer privacy. There are four online services
security, i.e. the customer connection security, data security, security,
transaction server connection, network security and information system
from the server. In addition, aspects of delivery of banking product
information should be presented proportionally, meaning that the bank not
only inform the superiority or specificity of the product, but also the security
system the use of products offered. Security internet banking system usage
in the form of a firewall for access restrictions. Layered security is, of
course, together with security that belongs to every customer in the form of
user identification (user ID) and PIN. Coupled with Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) 3.0 with 128 bit encryption system. The seat by the bank adapted to
international standards.
3.0 CONCLUSION
Since established its Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) which was introduced by the
former Prime Minister of the fourth, Tun Dr Mahatir Mohamad, the many benefits gained
by our country. It is a Government plan toward sophisticated information technology,
which also aims to attract companies with the interim Government as well as other
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facilities such as high-speed internet. With this project, it will launch more technology in
the employment and the existence of this project will reduce unemployment in the
country. The project will open up job opportunities in our country.
With the availability of technology that was developed with the Government, it is indeed
unable to improve the living standards of society in terms of Education, Manufacturing,
Telecommunication, and Banking. In line with the information technology provide a
positive impact in terms of improving the quality of life, foster and strengthen the
relationship between humans, human as well as advancing education protection. Humans
also need to continue to strive to develop technology so that the living standards of the
community growing and thriving.
In addition, the development of Information Technology has made communication and
relationships between people easily and quickly. The use of technology allows a wide
range of information in digital form and can be distributed as fast as lightning. In
addition, the relationship between people can be drawn although they communicate from
the distance. In broadcasting, incidents and events that occur in other countries can be
watched directly via satellite with continuously. This is to increase the level of knowledge
and the culture of a society in line with the development of technology.
Information technology is the heart of the development of society and the nation to
improve the standard of living that is more perfect. The development of increasingly
sophisticated technologies has changed the way of human life and help the country to
improve the standard of living of a society.
Malaysia has managed to increase the content of information and knowledge in all
sectors of the economy and strive to ensure that all groups of society including rural
communities benefit from IT. In the move towards a knowledge-based society, Malaysia
will take advantage of network environment in line with the expansion of the MSC next
to strengthen IT as new sources of growth and the generation of wealth and position
Malaysia as a hub for multimedia destination global competitive.
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