Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ch11 4RQs

1) What are the major components of the modern automated factory?
  • robots: computer controlled machines designed to perform specific tasks.
  • track inventory
  • time delivery of parts
  • control quaiity of production
  • monitor wear
  • tear on machines
  • schedule maintenance
2) Define or describe each of the key terms listed in the "Key Terms" section. Click your answers using the glssary.
  • 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.
  • chief info officers: Along with chief technology officers (CTOs), the chief decision makers concerning enterprise computer systems and technology in a business enterprise.
  • chief tech offiicers:
  • computer aided instructions: Software programs for teaching that combine drill-and-practice software and tutorial software.
  • computer monitoring:
  • courseware: Educational software
  • de-skilled: Transformed in such a way that a job requires less skill.
  • distance education: Using computers, networks, and other technology to extend the educational process beyond the walls of a school, connecting students and faculty at remote locations.
  • distributed computing: Integrating all kinds of computers, from mainframes to PCs, into a single, seamless system.
  • drill and practice software: Teaching software based on the principles of individualized rate, small steps, and positive feedback.
  • educational simulations: Software that enables students to explore artificial environments that are imaginary or based on reality. Most have the look and feel of a game, but they challenge students to learn through exploration, experimentation, and interaction with other students.
  • edutainment: Programs geared toward home markets that combine education and entertainment.
  • electronic commerce: Business transactions through electronic networks.
  • electronic cottage: A home in which modern technology enables a person to work at home
  • electronic sweatshops: Worker warehouses where most of the work is mindless keyboarding, computer monitoring is a common practice, wages are low and working conditions poor, and repetitive stress injuries are common.
  • globalization: The creation of global businesses and markets.
  • groupware: Software designed to be used by work groups rather than individuals.
  • interactive TV: Broadcast television with built-in options for game playing or other forms of interactivity
  • intranets: A self-contained intraorganizational network that is designed using the same technology as the Internet
  • Luddits: A nineteenth-century English labor group that smashed new textile machinery to protect their jobs; today the term is often used to describe someone who opposes new technology in general
  • massively multiplayer online role-playing game: Internet games that support thousands of simultaneous players, allowing them to assume roles of particular characters in shared virtual worlds
  • narrowcasting: Providing custom newscasts and entertainment features aimed at narrow groups or individuals
  • paperless office: An office of the future in which magnetic and optical archives will replace reference books and file cabinets, electronic communication will replace letters and memos, and digital publications provided through the Internet and online services will replace newspapers and other periodicals
  • regional work centers: Shared offices established by corporations and government organizations in various locales to reduce commuting times
  • 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 an embedded microprocessor and memory instead of a magnetic strip.
  • technophobia: The fear of technology
  • up-skilled: Transformed in such a way that a job requires more skill
3) What is de-skilling? What is up-skilling? Give examples of each
        de-skilling is to be transformed in such a way that a job requires less skill. Ex: computerized cash registers relace numbered buttons with button labels like "fries".
      up-skilling is to be transformed in such a way that a job requires more skill. Ex: many clerical jobs become more technical as offices adobt databases, spreadsheets, email systems, Internet connections, fax modems, and other computer technology.
4) Why is education critical to our future as we automate more jobs?
     Education is critical now a days becuase as more jobs are made more people are needed to work in that job. But if someone is not educated enough then they might, and probably will, not do the job correctly therefore they will actually hurt America and its economy instead of help it. We need people who are hard woking and educated to get our country back on its feet again.

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