With the advancements in technology we all are introduced to new or improved forms. There are times when advancing and learning of new technologies is a wonderful thing as long as one can also retain new information along with previously learned knowledge. In last week’s teachings we have learned new functions and capabilities as well as had a refresher course on the Microsoft PowerPoint program. Along with this informative we have also learned of the importance of the system development life cycle (SDLC) which has many steps involved such as: Systems Investigation, Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Programming and testing, Implementation, Operations and maintenance as well as information systems to include the project management of IT acquisitions, hardware and software selections. Systems investigation main responsibility is to conduct a feasibility study. If the need is found that the team does need to move forward this is when the stage of systems analysis comes in. In this stage it is when information is gathered about the existing system to determine the requirements of the proposed upgraded or new system. Once this is completed the next phase is systems design. This is the process where the team will resolve any current issues. Once this has been completed, that is when the programming and testing of this new and/or upgraded system is done. If this is successful, implementation of this system can be done. During the life of this system there may be operation and maintenance that will need to be done. We also learned about Power Point Presentations. This is a user-friendly tool can and should be utilized in where a presentation will be