10 Pillars of Library and Information Science: Pillar 8: Information Technology

Library Science consists of implementing scientific techniques for the management of a library, while Information Science is the discipline that investigates the properties and behavior of information, the forces governing the flow of information, and the means of processing information for optimum accessibility and usability. The ten books presented here in 10 Pillars of Library and Information Science are designed in accordance with the needs of knowledge seekers of LIS, especially those preparing for competitive examinations. Based on research conducted in India, these books cover all areas of LIS, while keeping in view the syllabi of various competitive examinations. Along with multiple choice questions (MCQs), the books contain solved question papers of almost all national and state level examinations held around the country of India in preceding years. *** Pillar 8: Information Technology - This information technology Pillar covers MCQs based on history of computers, hardware, software, storage devices, and input-output devices. Along with this, telecommunication technology - such as transmission media, switching system, multiplexing, and modulations - are also given. Networking topologies, types and hypertext, hypermedia, multimedia, and the OSI model are also covered. [Subject: Library and Information Science]