If someone discovers a cure for the common cold, should he or she hide it to protect the jobs of allt he people who work in the huge cold-medicine industry?
Identify reasons why so many people react negatively to advances in technology that eliminates some jobs.
If someone discovers a cure for the common cold, many research jobs could become obsolete and many people would lose their jobs, and the economy would just be sunk. Though this is really wrong, we still must think about the greater good, curing the common cold. By curing the common cold, so many problems are solved, and if a person with bad immunity gets the common cold it could become fatal. This breakthrough could save many lives and it would be selfish to keep it but at the same time it is selfless because that person is trying to save jobs. Oh! The confusion! Most people react negatively to advances to technology because then their trade becomes obsolete and could lead to many financial and economical problems but these people need to ADAPT! This is a shark eat shark eat dog eat dog eat cat eat cat eat fish eat fish world.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Discussion Question:
Do computers increase or decrease efficiency? Explain.
- What are some fears generated by the use of tech/computers in the work place?
- List 3 jobs/skills that have become obsolete in the 21st century and 3 jobs/skills that have taken their place.
I feel that technology really has helped in the aspect of efficiency but it also can also lead to inefficiency. Why? Due to the fact that it does take time to learn and get used to the software but once one gets used to it, it really is more efficient. Some fears generated in the work place is that one might lose all their work or that confidential stuff can be stolen. Three jobs that have become obsolete is the job of the librarian, factory work, and layout artist. These jobs can be done using computers and machinery.
- What are some fears generated by the use of tech/computers in the work place?
- List 3 jobs/skills that have become obsolete in the 21st century and 3 jobs/skills that have taken their place.
I feel that technology really has helped in the aspect of efficiency but it also can also lead to inefficiency. Why? Due to the fact that it does take time to learn and get used to the software but once one gets used to it, it really is more efficient. Some fears generated in the work place is that one might lose all their work or that confidential stuff can be stolen. Three jobs that have become obsolete is the job of the librarian, factory work, and layout artist. These jobs can be done using computers and machinery.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Page 399-409
1. Define each key term.
-authoring tools: software used to create multimedia presentations.
-automated factory: a factory that uses extensive computer systems, robots, and networks to streamline and automate many jobs.
-automated offices: offices that use extensive computer systems and networks to streamline information flow and automate many processes.
-CIOs: the chief decision makers concerning enterprise systems.
-CTOs: chief technology officers.
-computer monitoring: using computer technology to track, record, and evaluate worker performance often without the knowledge of the worker.
-courseware: educational software
-de-skilled:job requires less skill
-distance education: using computers to extend the educational process beyond the walls of school.
-distributed computing: integrated all kinds of computers
-drill and practice software: teaching software based on the principles of individualized rate.
-edutainment: programs that combine education and entertainment
-e-commerce: business transactions through electronic networks.
-electronic cottage: a home which enables a person to work at home.
-electronic sweatshops: worker warehouses where most of the work is mindless keyboarding.
-filtering software: software that keeps inappropriate and offensive content from being viewed by children
-globalization: the creation of global businesses and markets
-groupware: software designed to be used by work groups instead of individuals
-intranet: an inter organized network that uses the same technology as the Internet.
-Luddites: one who opposes new technology
-paperless office: an office of the future where technology is replace paper
-satellite office: workplaces that enable workers to commute to smaller offices closer to their homes.
-smart card: a card that looks like a standard credit card but features a microprocessor.
-technophobia: fear of technology
-telecommuting: working at home by modem
up-skilled: job requires more skill
7. Describe controversy surrounding electronic sweatshop.
Electronic sweatshop is a data entry shop that contains hundreds of clerks sitting at terminals in a massive, windowless room. Workers, often minorities and female, are paid minimum wage to do mindless keyboarding. Many of these workers experience headaches, backaches, serious wrist injuries, stress, anxiety, and other health problems.
10. What kind of education does a student need to prepare for living and working in the information age?
Socrates says, education is not the filling of the vessel but the rekindling of a candle. The education a student needs in order to prepare for living and working in the information age is literacy, mathematics, culture, communication, and learning how to learn.
16. What are smart cards?
A smart card looks like a standard credit card but instead of a magnetic strip it contains an embedded microprocessor and memory.
-authoring tools: software used to create multimedia presentations.
-automated factory: a factory that uses extensive computer systems, robots, and networks to streamline and automate many jobs.
-automated offices: offices that use extensive computer systems and networks to streamline information flow and automate many processes.
-CIOs: the chief decision makers concerning enterprise systems.
-CTOs: chief technology officers.
-computer monitoring: using computer technology to track, record, and evaluate worker performance often without the knowledge of the worker.
-courseware: educational software
-de-skilled:job requires less skill
-distance education: using computers to extend the educational process beyond the walls of school.
-distributed computing: integrated all kinds of computers
-drill and practice software: teaching software based on the principles of individualized rate.
-edutainment: programs that combine education and entertainment
-e-commerce: business transactions through electronic networks.
-electronic cottage: a home which enables a person to work at home.
-electronic sweatshops: worker warehouses where most of the work is mindless keyboarding.
-filtering software: software that keeps inappropriate and offensive content from being viewed by children
-globalization: the creation of global businesses and markets
-groupware: software designed to be used by work groups instead of individuals
-intranet: an inter organized network that uses the same technology as the Internet.
-Luddites: one who opposes new technology
-paperless office: an office of the future where technology is replace paper
-satellite office: workplaces that enable workers to commute to smaller offices closer to their homes.
-smart card: a card that looks like a standard credit card but features a microprocessor.
-technophobia: fear of technology
-telecommuting: working at home by modem
up-skilled: job requires more skill
7. Describe controversy surrounding electronic sweatshop.
Electronic sweatshop is a data entry shop that contains hundreds of clerks sitting at terminals in a massive, windowless room. Workers, often minorities and female, are paid minimum wage to do mindless keyboarding. Many of these workers experience headaches, backaches, serious wrist injuries, stress, anxiety, and other health problems.
10. What kind of education does a student need to prepare for living and working in the information age?
Socrates says, education is not the filling of the vessel but the rekindling of a candle. The education a student needs in order to prepare for living and working in the information age is literacy, mathematics, culture, communication, and learning how to learn.
16. What are smart cards?
A smart card looks like a standard credit card but instead of a magnetic strip it contains an embedded microprocessor and memory.
383-387 Reading Questions
2. What are the major components of the modern automated factory?
An automated factory is a factory that uses extensive computer system, robots, and networks to streamline and automate many jobs. The modern automated factory is a robot which is a computer controlled machine designed to perform specific manual tasks such as assembly line jobs. But robots are only one factor of an automated factory, computers also help track inventory, time and delivery parts, control the quality of the production, monitor wear and tear on machines, and schedule maintenance.
3. How has the evolution of the automated office paralleled the evolution of the computer?
Modern offices have been transformed by computers. Office automations goes back to the mainframe era when banks and other large institutions used computers for behind the scenes such as accounting and payroll. They were faster than the systems they replaced but were very difficult to use. Using timesharing enabled workers to access computer data. As computer function evolved, so did the ways offices function did too.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting from the point of view of the worker? management? society?
From the worker point of view: An advantage would be saving time. Instead of driving two hours to get to work and then working five hours then driving back another two hours, telecommuting saves four hours. It can also give one a very flexible schedule. A disadvantage would be there would be no office social life and it requires a good amount of self-discipline. Lastly, workaholism cuts into family time.
From the point of view of management: Productivity skyrockets, which is a huge advantage but a big negative would be that this would not apply to jobs requiring interaction.
From the point of view of society: An advantage would be that it reduces the number of cars on the street which equals less pollution. A disadvantage would be that workaholism can lead to dysfunctional families.
5. What is de-skilling? What is up-skilling? Give examples of each.
De-skilling is when a job is transformed so it requires less skill. This is shown when offices automate clerical jobs.
Up-skilling is when a job becomes more technical, requiring the workers to have more skills. Like when some clerical jobs becomes more technical when adopting databases and other computer functions.
An automated factory is a factory that uses extensive computer system, robots, and networks to streamline and automate many jobs. The modern automated factory is a robot which is a computer controlled machine designed to perform specific manual tasks such as assembly line jobs. But robots are only one factor of an automated factory, computers also help track inventory, time and delivery parts, control the quality of the production, monitor wear and tear on machines, and schedule maintenance.
3. How has the evolution of the automated office paralleled the evolution of the computer?
Modern offices have been transformed by computers. Office automations goes back to the mainframe era when banks and other large institutions used computers for behind the scenes such as accounting and payroll. They were faster than the systems they replaced but were very difficult to use. Using timesharing enabled workers to access computer data. As computer function evolved, so did the ways offices function did too.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting from the point of view of the worker? management? society?
From the worker point of view: An advantage would be saving time. Instead of driving two hours to get to work and then working five hours then driving back another two hours, telecommuting saves four hours. It can also give one a very flexible schedule. A disadvantage would be there would be no office social life and it requires a good amount of self-discipline. Lastly, workaholism cuts into family time.
From the point of view of management: Productivity skyrockets, which is a huge advantage but a big negative would be that this would not apply to jobs requiring interaction.
From the point of view of society: An advantage would be that it reduces the number of cars on the street which equals less pollution. A disadvantage would be that workaholism can lead to dysfunctional families.
5. What is de-skilling? What is up-skilling? Give examples of each.
De-skilling is when a job is transformed so it requires less skill. This is shown when offices automate clerical jobs.
Up-skilling is when a job becomes more technical, requiring the workers to have more skills. Like when some clerical jobs becomes more technical when adopting databases and other computer functions.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
LATE: Pg 237-245 4 Reading Questions
7. What does it mean to sort a data file?
To sort data means to arrange records in an alphabetic or numeric order based on value in one or more fields.
8. How can a database be designed to reduce the likelihood of data entry errors?
Using relational databases and key fields can help reduce the likelihood of data entry errors. The data scrubbing can be done through a database and remove dirty data.
10. Do we have a legal right to privacy? On what ground?
I believe we do have a legal right to privacy on the ground to being American where we are protected by our constitution. Though the times may lead to the stripping of our privacy, we still have a legal right to it.
11. Why are computers important in discussions of invasion of privacy?
Computers are so important in this discussion because with use of computers many privacy problems arise such as identity theft, data mining, and our personal data can be sold to companies. It is sad to see that our privacy is being sold for a price.
To sort data means to arrange records in an alphabetic or numeric order based on value in one or more fields.
8. How can a database be designed to reduce the likelihood of data entry errors?
Using relational databases and key fields can help reduce the likelihood of data entry errors. The data scrubbing can be done through a database and remove dirty data.
10. Do we have a legal right to privacy? On what ground?
I believe we do have a legal right to privacy on the ground to being American where we are protected by our constitution. Though the times may lead to the stripping of our privacy, we still have a legal right to it.
11. Why are computers important in discussions of invasion of privacy?
Computers are so important in this discussion because with use of computers many privacy problems arise such as identity theft, data mining, and our personal data can be sold to companies. It is sad to see that our privacy is being sold for a price.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
3/23/11 Review Questions
6. An email address has a username, a hostname, a domain, and in some cases a sub domain whereas URLS have protocols for web pages, a domain name, a path, and a resource file. URLs and emails both use top level domains.
7. File transfer protocol allows users to transfer files. File compression saves storage space on disk and saves transmission time when files are transferred through networks.
11. Push technology is when information is delivered automatically to the client computer. Usually web pages are delivered in packets and reassembled when they reach their destination.
12. As the internet becomes more commercialized there is a whole new surge of information, bad news is that there are some consequences to this discovery such as combatting inappropriate content, credit card/identity theft, email forgery and the list goes on that is why proper protection is needed.
7. File transfer protocol allows users to transfer files. File compression saves storage space on disk and saves transmission time when files are transferred through networks.
11. Push technology is when information is delivered automatically to the client computer. Usually web pages are delivered in packets and reassembled when they reach their destination.
12. As the internet becomes more commercialized there is a whole new surge of information, bad news is that there are some consequences to this discovery such as combatting inappropriate content, credit card/identity theft, email forgery and the list goes on that is why proper protection is needed.
Chapter 9
Batch Processing: computers doing one process at a time
1957: remote connection so developers could work directly on the computers.
Arpanet lead to RAND, NPL, and CYCLADES which are the foundation for Internet
Protocol: Rules
Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) is predecessor to the Internet.
The Internet is an interconnected network of thousands of networks which links academic, research, governemnt, and commerical institutions
TCP/IP allows cross network comunication and breaks messages into packets, which is both flexible and robust
IP is the address for the packets.
The host is named using the Domain Name System which translates a string of IP address.
An email address includes: username@hostname.sub.dom.
Direct Connection: computer has its own IP address and is attached to a LAN
Dial Up Connection: limited connection in contrast to modem
Broadband Connections: DSL and Cable Modem Connection
Satellite Connection: using sattelite dishes
Email Server: post office for a particular host
File Server: like LANs
FTP allows users to transfer files.
Application server stores applications-PC office applications, databases, or other applications
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol
1957: remote connection so developers could work directly on the computers.
Arpanet lead to RAND, NPL, and CYCLADES which are the foundation for Internet
Protocol: Rules
Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) is predecessor to the Internet.
The Internet is an interconnected network of thousands of networks which links academic, research, governemnt, and commerical institutions
TCP/IP allows cross network comunication and breaks messages into packets, which is both flexible and robust
IP is the address for the packets.
The host is named using the Domain Name System which translates a string of IP address.
An email address includes: username@hostname.sub.dom.
Direct Connection: computer has its own IP address and is attached to a LAN
Dial Up Connection: limited connection in contrast to modem
Broadband Connections: DSL and Cable Modem Connection
Satellite Connection: using sattelite dishes
Email Server: post office for a particular host
File Server: like LANs
FTP allows users to transfer files.
Application server stores applications-PC office applications, databases, or other applications
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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