...Explain how technology has changed the learning environment. New technology such as E-learning has the use of Internet technologies to enhance knowledge and performance. E-learning technologies have provided learners with the capability to have control over contents, learning sequences, pace of learning, and media database at their fingertips which saves time. It also allows them to tailor their experiences to meet their personal learning objectives. Noe’s thoughts on new technology depicted on p.358 that new technology training methods are superior to traditional methods in one way because they allow trainers to participate in courses at any time or places (Noe, p. 358). I once read a case study which depicted an insurance company who was looking for new ways to cut cost while simultaneously maintaining their competitive edge in the insurance marketing industry. In this scenario, the company was a giant amongst its competitors, and all their employees were grandfathered in as there were practically relatives or good friends of the CEO. When the CEO died, he left the company to his son. After the first year of running the company, his son realize that he could expand the company, increase sales, make a profit, and cut expenses at the same time by using new technology such as multimedia, and E-Services. This was a great idea; very innovative marketing strategy; however, it also meant lay-offs and unemployment for most employees. His concepts for change were based on the...
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...Sustainability and Information Technology: Nigeria’s Entry Strategy The following dialogue ensued between a father and a son. Son: Daddy, why did Nigeria not join the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution? Father: We were not an independent nation; we were being colonized by the British Government, the father muttered. Son: It’s ok Daddy, the boy exclaimed. At least now that we are an independent nation, we will take advantage of the Information Technology (IT) Revolution. Father: I hope so too, my son. I write this article with so much enthusiasm and vigor that Nigeria will be able to take advantage of the IT revolution. However, for us to take advantage of the IT revolution, we need to make a sustainable investment that will enable our unborn children benefit from the legacies we leave behind for the next generation. Sustainability originates from the Latin word sustinere (meaning to hold) and in human terms, sustainability is the long-term management of the environment, economy and social entities on the face of the earth. In the articles context, we wish to adopt sustainability as a vehicle that will enable us deliver a long term strategy that will enhance Nigeria socio-economic development. So the big question is: 1. How will Information Technology sustain Nigeria’s Economic growth? 2. What strategy can Nigeria adopt to become an IT-driven nation? Let me begin the question by answering question number 2, the reason being that Information technology has become ubiquitous...
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...Information Technology? • Vital component of successful businesses • Helps businesses expand and compete • Businesses use IS and IT: To improve efficiency and effectiveness of business processes For managerial decision making For workgroup collaboration IS and IT change the business process dramatically 2 IT Inside Organization 3 SIMASTERGAMA Case study: UGM UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE SYSTEM Informasi untuk Eksekutif (Rektor, Wakil REktor, Direktur) Informasi untuk Manajer (Ka Adm, Kabag/Kasi) Academics MO DUL /AP LIK AS HR Payroll Library Accounting Informasi untuk Operasional (Front Office) I dll. Fakultas Biologi Fakultas Ekonomika dan Bisnis Fakultas ISIPOL Fakultas Farmasi Fakultas Kedokteran Fakultas Pertanian TAS KUL FA Transition of IS Governance Poor IS Governance Good IS Governance 5 Need for Audit of Information Systems 6 Information System Auditing “IS Auditing is the process of collecting and evaluating evidence to determine whether a computer system safeguards assets, maintains data integrity, allows organizational goals to be achieved effectively, and uses resources efficiently” (Weber, 1999) 7 Objectives of IS Auditing Evaluate and Improved of… asset safeguarding system efficiency IS Auditing system effectiveness data integrity 8 Information Technology Auditing IT audits: provide audit services where processes or data, or both, are embedded in technologies (Hall, 2011)...
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...BILL GATES: America’s Richest Harvard Drop-Out William H. Gates was born on October 28, 1955. The only son of William H. Gates II, Bill Gates the Third lived the life of any other normal Seattle boy. His mother, Mary Gates, was a strong advocate for education. She was a schoolteacher, served on the board of regents at the University of Washington, as well as serving as chairwoman of the United Way International. Young Bill attended a public elementary school and shortly thereafter found his passion for computer programming at the age of thirteen. Unbeknownst to his lawyer father and schoolteacher mother, their son was destined to become one most significant forces behind the growth of person computing and the software industry as a whole. In 1973 Gates left home and began his freshmen year at Harvard University. It was here he made the acquaintance of Steve Ballmer, a fellow student who lived just down the hall from Bill. During his studies at Harvard, he continued his computer programming. According to the Bill Gates web site, he developed “a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer-the MITS Altair.” After approximately two years of study at Harvard, Gates dropped out to pursue his vision of making computer technology a medium to be used by the average person on a daily basis. With the help of his boyhood friend, Paul Allen, Microsoft was born. Microsoft, destined for huge growth would later need a chief executive officer...
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...Generations can learn a lot from each other. Whether it be small lessons or life changing lesson. Things that one generation can learn from another is how to use technology, to not give up, and that to push yourself to accomplish your goals. For instance generations can teach one another how to use technology. In “Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks” it states “ High school students studying computer tech or involved with the National Honor Society sign up to help local senior citizens about Facebook, Skype, smartphones, even something as simple as a camera.” Students from a different generation where technology rules are showing elders who come from a generation where technology wasn't that advanced how to use the technology today. This is an example of how one generation educates the other. When my grandmother comes to my house, she goes on to the house computer. When she uses the computer she always asks me to help her with it. My grandmother and I both come from different generations and have different levels of efficiency with...
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... |Advance Computer Networking | Question 1. What does computer networking accomplish? 2. How does networking improve the usefulness of computers? 3. What are the drawbacks of networking computers? 4. What is the future of networking computers? 5. Is computer networking still at infancy, Discuss? Question 1: What does computer networking accomplish? Computer networking is the interconnection of two or more computers to share resources. Computer networking has evolved beyond the sharing of resources; it allows people and machines to communicate, using some of the advanced features or services. Computer networking has brought about increased productivity, cost reduction and synergy between users. Other accomplishments of the computer networks include: • File sharing and management: One of the major accomplishments of computer networking is file sharing, which includes remote file accessing. Organizations or individuals can share documents irrespective of their location provided their PCs are interconnected. It saves time, and provides a more efficient means of transferring data, rather than using storage device to copy and transport data to the other user. • Resource sharing and management: Another important achievement of computer networking is resource sharing. All computers in a network can share resources...
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...Steve Jobs and Jesus’ Prophets lived thousands of years apart yet in their particular lives they accomplished many outstanding feats. Even though the Prophets and Steve Jobs had very different occupations, we can pull out qualities and ethics that they both shared. Steve Jobs began his love for technology at a very young age, working with his father on appliances and things that needed fixing around the house. He would work in his garage with his father learning about the mechanical world. It was from a young age that Steve Jobs had been instilled with a unique passion for technology. Just like the Prophets, Steve Jobs would face trials and tribulations that would put anyone on the edge of sanity. The difficulties these men faced in their...
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...problems are management, organization, and technology problems. The three problems are all really big problems for a business to have. If these problems go without adjusting or fixing they can result in a business closing its doors. The first dimension is management, this dimension occurs when management or employees are not properly trained to do their jobs. It is usually management’s job to train all labor to do their jobs correctly. When an employee is first trained they should learn all the important aspect to the job and then management should as the employee if they have any question. When doing this will ensure all bases are covered for employee success. When employees are not trained or motivated this problem occurs within the business. The second dimension problem is technology, this problem occurs when a business has old inefficient ways of doing things with old hardware and software. A technology problem can also happen when a business networks system storage or memory capacity is not large enough to sustain the volume of information input. It is like having old apple computer with the old floppy disk and trying to put the latest version of apple software on it. Likely the computer will reject the software or it will not run properly. The Third problem is the organization dimension. This problem occurs when a business may have inner-office political problem. This is like having the bosses son running the business and the son comes in late everyday does not accept...
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...society people communicate generally through technology, no one really talks face to face anymore. The way many business gain recognition is through social networks such as facebook and linked in. Technology is the new trend of communication, society uses technology to communicate through Iphones, and computers. I am currently looking for a job, so communication plays a big role in my everyday life. In today’s society in order to gain employment a person must network his or herself through means of the internet. When a person networks his or herself it has to be done through online applications, job seeking, and resume writing. For example, first a person would type in local job search, this will give a list of job search engines (monster, jax jobs, and remedy staffing), then after clicking on a search engine the person will be guided through local companies hiring and how to apply. Very few business’s now a days except paper applications, this way the company can pick and choose people based on a resume and the company does not have to be bothered by people constantly calling to check the status of his or her application. The internet also provides people with specific tools for helping write resumes or just gain skills needed to impress employer. This is the way I must communicate very day in order to find a job. The new form of communicating is in some ways more convienent, for example, I have a five month old son and a ten year old son so I do not have a lot of free time to...
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...“All the Troubles of the World” Isaac Asimov’s science fiction story “All the Troubles of the World” explores human life in a world controlled by a single, central computer. Asimov creates a world in which Multivac (a massive computer) can predict human behaviour. As a result of its power people become reliant on Multivac and cease thinking for themselves. As people make Multivac more powerful, it becomes aware and tries to commit suicide. The story suggests that reliance on technology may result in people losing the ability to think critically. Examining the actions of the detective Ali Othman and the boy Ben Manners will make this clear. In this story, Ali Othman is one of the coordinators responsible for the care and control of Multivac. His daily job is to observe the daily crime probabilities which provided by the Multivac and take response to prevent the crimes happen. For example, Ali Othman is always based on the probability to check how many crimes will happen in a day, and then he starts to do some actions to prevent the crimes. Also he is just based on the rate of the probability to determine the crimes will happen or not. That means they do not have any real evidences before arrest and observe someone who is suspected by the Multivac. I this story, Ali Othman fins out that two first degree murders are appeared on the same day, and one of the case will be done by a man called Manner, so Ali Othman sends some police to arrest him. Even though they don`t have...
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...Well Cathy lets take a look at your current Internet speed 56-Kbps dial up modem was the standard in the late 1990s, they were the most popular access method for personal Internet usage, but their use has declined in the developed world as broadband internet technologies such as DSL and cable internet, So currently you are using a standard that has been out of date for the last 12 years so lets look at what some of your alternatives are. DSL Digital subscriber line (DSL) is a family of point-to-point technologies designed to provide high-speed data transmission over traditional telephone lines.2 The reason for the limited capacity on traditional telephone circuits lies with the telephone and the switching equipment at the end offices. The actual cable in the local loop from a home or office to the telephone company end office is capable of providing much higher data transmission rates. So conversion from traditional telephone service (POTS) to DSL usually requires just changing the telephone equipment, not rewiring the local loop, which is what has made it so attractive. (Fitzgerald 344) Fixed Wireless The most popular types of fixed wireless are WiMax and wireless DSL, which requires a line of sight between the communicating transmitters. For this reason, wireless DSL has limited application because it requires tall buildings or towers to be effective. The most common use today is to provide Internet access to multitenant buildings such as remote office buildings, apartment...
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... Lecture Outline • • • • • • • Design Process – Slide 4 Rapid Prototyping and Concurrent Design – Slide 11 Technology in Design – Slide 27 Design Quality Reviews – Slide 29 Design for Environment – Slide 33 Quality Function Deployment – Slide 36 Design for Robustness – Slide 45 © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Russell and Taylor 8e 4-2 Learning Objectives • Explain the importance of the product design process and provide an overview of each step of the process • Calculate the reliability and availability of a product or service • Understand the technologies involved in designing new products and their related production processes • Utilize techniques for analyzing design failures and eliminating unnecessary design features • Explain why and how each step of the product lifecycle can be changed for improved environmental stewardship, and provide examples of programs that support green efforts • Use quality function deployment as a design tool © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Russell and Taylor 8e 4-3 Design Process • Effective design can provide a competitive edge • matches product or service characteristics with customer requirements • ensures that customer requirements are met in the simplest and least costly manner • reduces time required to design a new product or service • minimizes revisions necessary to make a design workable © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Russell and Taylor 8e 4-4 Design Process • Product design • defines appearance of product...
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...properly. Conducting an audit will identify any problems with the newly implemented computer system. There are several types of audits that can be performed for each process. The most important factor is choosing the appropriate type of audit that best fits the process. Most audits are conducted similarly and should always be completed in an efficient and effective manner. Furthermore, there are events that could prevent the reliance of an audit through the computer in which management must be made aware of and evaluate accordingly. Types of Audits There are various types of audits that will give credence to the accounting records, accounting policies, and financial statements of a business organization. For example, an internal audit can be conducted of the accounting department to examine company policies and procedures as well as development and evaluations of internal controls. Internal audits will provide management with insight and recommendations based on analysis and assessment of data and business processes. An external audit will assess the computer-based accounting system and provide judgment on the accuracy and fairness of financial statements. “The fairness evaluation is conducted in the context of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and requires application of generalized auditing standards (Bagranoff, Simkin, & Strand Norman, 2008, p. 343). Information technology (IT) auditing evaluates the AIS by ensuring data and information is reliable, confidential...
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...Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24, 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption. Smart but directionless, Jobs experimented with different pursuits before starting Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Apple's revolutionary products, which include the iPod, iPhone and iPad, are now seen as dictating the evolution of modern technology. He died in 2011, CONTENTS * Synopsis * Early Life * Apple Computers * Departure from Apple * Reinventing Apple * Pancreatic Cancer * Later Innovations * Personal Life * Final Years QUOTES "It's in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough. It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities that yields us the result that makes our hearts sing." – Steve Jobs « prev1 / 4next » following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Early Life Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, to Joanne Schieble (later Joanne Simpson) and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali, two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave their unnamed son up for adoption. His father, Abdulfattah Jandali, was a Syrian political science professor and his mother, Joanne Schieble, worked as a speech therapist. Shortly after Steve was placed for adoption, his biological parents married and had another child,Mona Simpson. It was not until Jobs was 27 that he was able to uncover information on his biological parents...
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...Technology: Assistance or Hindrance I picked my 11 year old from the first day of 6th grade. When I was going through his backpack to sign all the papers that was sent home, I noticed an IPAD in it. I know my son does not have an IPAD, so I asked him about it. He told me the IPAD was issued to him by his teacher for all of his e-textbooks. What happened to lugging around a backpack full of huge textbooks? From smart boards, IPADs, wireless internet, and many other high tech gadgets that our public schools have, technology has changed dramatically since I graduated in May of 1998. I believe the exponential growth in technology in education is causing our students to be more distracted during class, causing school budgets to be overwhelmed, and it is causing students to loose traditional skills. First, technology in education is causing our students to be more distracted in class. Technology creates a need to multitask. Studies have shown that multitasking when learning something new or working on a project distracts from complete learning. (Study Dog, 2012) When students are using their cellphones, IPADs, or laptops in class, are they actually using them for note taking, researching topics, or other educational activities? According to a report conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education indicates that students taking laptops to classrooms might appear to be taking notes, but actually were doing activities unrelated to class work such as sending emails or using the...
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