Technology in the Workplace

Information technology includes 

• electronics
• computing
• telecommunications
• all of the above

The transmission of information over communication lines is called

• Information Technology
• Telecommunications
• Marketing 
• Virtual Reality

New technology makes it possible to do tasks in different ways. 

• False
• True

What is telecommunicating?

• Small, lightweight computers that workers can carry with them to assist them on the job.
• Hardware and software for creating, processing, storing, and communicating information.
• Using communications technology, such as computers, to keep in touch with the workplace while working away from it.
• Software for designing products with a computer.

Although technology makes completing tasks easier, using technology usually takes longer than completing a task manually. 

• True
• False

Benefits of computer-aided design (CAD) 

• decreases traffic in busy areas since workers spend less time traveling.  
• quality of work often improves 
• manufacturing (CAM) programs together, companies can custom-design and make products. 

Virtual reality is also used in training. 

• False
• True

What is virtual reality?

• worn as wrist- bands 
• An artificial, three-dimensional visual world created by a computer. 
• Robots and computer-controlled machine 

Advantages of Internet?

• connects many computer networks, allowing information to flow freely. 
• a system for accessing, changing, and downloading a large set of documents.
• used for displaying and viewing pages. 

List the privacy issues that people face from technology

• Cookies
• Virus
• Hacking accounts
• All of the above