Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
But. that. is. just. electricity. and. I. think. we. can. all. agree.
that.going.through.your.day,.that.particular.connection.to.IT.
will.persist.and.be.integral.to.everything.you.do,.unless.you.
somehow.managed.to.get.yourself.far.up.into.the.wilderness.
and.off.the.grid.(in.which.case.you.are.unlikely.to.be.reading.
this.topic).
Let's.keep.going.and.consider.the.other.connections.to.IT.
and.thus.to.electronic.records.as.you.go.through.your.day.
So,.you.got.through.breakfast.and.headed.out.the.door..
Before.you.did,.you.might.have.taken.a.moment.to.check.the.
television. or. your. computer. to. see. how. the. trafic. looks. or.
to.check.the.news..That.is.another.connection.to.IT..Those.
trafic.reports.are.entirely.dependent.on.computers.that.are.
located. throughout. the. highway. and. transportation. infra-
structure.and.that.feed.back.to.computer.modeling.systems.
to.create.those.trafic.maps.(Figure 2.3).
And,.again.with.new.television.and.computer.logging.tech-
nology,.there.might.well.be.a.record.kept.on.those.devices.
that.could.show.what.you.chose.to.look.at.before.heading.out.
the.door.
Of.course.televisions.are.now.going.all.digital,.so.they.are.
again. just. a. computer. system. that. receives. digital. signals. and.
translates.them.to.a.big.screen.for.your.viewing.pleasure..As.they.
have.gone.digital.they.also.created.more.possibilities.of.data.stor-
age.and.in.some.cases.will.store.your.preferences,.record.shows.
for.you,.and.maintain.connections.to.your.computer.networks.
So,.you.make.it.into.your.car.and.start.it.up..All.modern.
cars.now.run.with.computers.that.regulate.the.fuel.low,.brak-
ing.systems,.performance,.emissions,.and.much.more..These.
all. create. records. that. an. automobile. technician. can. access.
for. troubleshooting.. Newer. vehicles. also. include. navigation,.
security,.locks,.and.controls.for.lights,.horns,.and.even.heat-
ing.and.cooling.that.can.be.accessed.remotely.via.the.Internet.
and.a.wireless.or.Bluetooth.connection..In.fact.some.of.the.
latest. hacking. demonstrations. show. ways. that. hackers. can.
gain. access. to. these. systems. in. a. car. and. open. the. doors,.
turn.the.lights.off.and.on,.honk.the.horn,.and.so.forth.
