Types of Technology

It is useful to begin with a brief discussion of the different types of technology. So they can be grouped in many ways, but one simple and practical way is based on how they work. These purposes can be summarized as fallows:

1. Administrative
2. Instructional Technologies
3. Information Technology

1. Administrative: The equipment which is used to perform to support the administrative functions of the program such as telephones, photocopiers, fax machine and so on

2. Instructional Technology: In this type we will be looking primarily at instructional technology. So there are many types, the basics include are described below:

**Television: There are many channels and individual shows which is accessed by cable as well as satellite. Cable channel are less expensive then satellite. So due to the help of technology people can visit different places by not going to that place. Technology is one the basic needs of people.

**Computer: Technology is one of the important aspect due to which many kind of facilities are being given by so one of them is computer. Now a days computer make our world more smaller and smaller due to which we can talk LIVE to different people of the world. Computer plays an important role to technology. Due to computer many other things are being used such as printer, cameras and so on. Technology gives a new rise to a things and computer helps to work it properly.


3. Information Technology: The study, design and development of computer-based information systems particularly on software and computer hardware is known as information technology. According to International technology Association of America (ITAA) ; it deals with electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. Now a days many people used to read information technology with is a type of technology. When computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is information technology. So information technology is a basic part of technology.