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Chapter 18 Technology Advancementsin the Workplace
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The Role of Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is hardware and software for creating, processing, storing, and communicating information.
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Telecommuting Telecommuting is a work arrangement that allows employees to work away from the workplace.
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Telecommuting The advantages of telecommuting are:
• Less commute time• Flexible hours• Improved quality of work• Fewer sick days
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Telecommuting The disadvantages of telecommuting are:• Lack of contact with other workers• Feeling of isolation• Distractions of home life• Lack of supervision• Cost of buying new equipment
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Wearable Computers Wearable computers are small, lightweight computers that workers carry with them.
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Technology in Manufacturing Computer-aided design (CAD) is software for designing products with a computer.
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Technology in Manufacturing When CAD and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programs are used together, companies can custom design and produce products.
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Technology in Manufacturing Manufacturing plants now are partly or wholly automated.
Robots and computer controlled machine tools can do hard jobs that were done in the past by people.
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Expert Systems An expert system is computer software that stores and uses knowledge that a human expert would have on the same subject.
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Electronic Information Transfer Electronic information transfer gives businesses information quickly and easily.
Many companies electronically transfer paychecks to employees’ bank accounts.
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Virtual Training Virtual training allows learners to simulate a real situation through a computer.
The user views events from inside a head-mounted display. Inside the helmet, two miniature screens imitate the human eye.
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Virtual Training A data glove is the input device. It relays the movements of the user’s hand to the computer.
The information is processed and sent to the headset. As a result, the user can “reach into” a three-dimensional scene.
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Fast Review
1. Define information technology.
2. List the pros and cons of telecommuting.
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Fast Review
3. How might CAD improve a manufacturing plant?
4. The ATM is an example of what type of technological change?
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The Internet The Internet is a collection of tens of thousands of connected computer networks.
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The Internet The Internet was made user friendly by the creation of the World Wide Web (or the Web).
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Other Types of Links An intranet allows a company to connect employees with Internet-like technology, but is closed to public access.
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Other Types of Links An extranet is a semiprivate network that allows more than one company to access the same information.
It allows different companies to share information and to collaborate.
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Managing the Threats Hackers are people who break into computer systems for illegal purposes. They vandalize Web sites, hard drives, and government files.
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Privacy Issues Cookies are pieces of information about a computer user, which are stored on your hard drive and accessed by a server when the user connects to a Web site.
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Virus A computer virus is a program that infects computer files by copying itself into those files.
Every user needs antivirus software to protect his/her computer.
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Firewall A firewall is a software program that acts as a security wall between your computer and the Internet.
