Information Technology


 
 
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Information Technology

Information Technology (IT) and Electronics Industry : During the last few decades, the electronics industry has grown very rapidly and plays a major role in our economy.

The electronics industry covers a wide range of products from transistor sets to televisions, telephones, cellphones, telephone exchanges, radars, computers and other equipment required by the telecommunication. The principal strength of our country is the abundant availability of skilled and technically qualified humanpower. Bengaluru has emerged as the electronic capital of India. Other important centres for electronic goods are Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Gurgaon.

Software Technology Parks of India: By 2010-11, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) have come up across 46 locations at different centres of India.

It is an autonomous society set-up in1991 with an objective of promoting software exports from the country. 18 software technology parks provide single window service and high data communication facility for software exports.

Employment Generation by IT Industry : A major impact of this industry has been in employment generation, with over 30% of the employecs being women. This industry has been a major foreign exchange earner in the last two or three years because of its fast growing Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO) sector. The continuing growth in the hardware and software is the key to success of IT industry in India.

Question : How is the information technology industry able to generate more employment in India?

Answer: Major impact of IT industry has been on employment generation as compared to any other industry:

  • Upto 31st March 2005, the IT industry employed over one million persons.
  • This number is expected to increase sharply in the coming years.
  • It is encouraging to know that 30 per cent of the people employed in this sector are women. This will lead to women empowerment and their upliftment.
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    Question : 1

    IT hubs in metropolitian centres of India are _______ .

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    Which of the following industries manufactures telephones, computer etc?

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 3

    Silicon valley is located in _________ .

    Right Option : B
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