Information Technology Reference
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It.is.inally.time.to.head.into.work..If.you.work.in.a.build-
ing.with.any.kind.of.security,.you.may.have.an.access.card.
to.get.into.the.building.or.onto.your.loor.or.into.your.work.
area.(or.maybe.all.of.those)..Those.access.cards.connect.to.
a. computer. system. that. tracks. your. entrances. and. in. some.
cases.your.exits.as.well.
There. may. well. be. closed-circuit. security. cameras. any-
where.along.your.route.to.work.or.even.in.your.work.space..
Again,.these.are.tied.into.computer.systems.for.storage.and.
monitoring,.and.records.are.created.
As.we.already.noted,.once.you.sit.down.at.your.computer.
you.are.creating.records.of.when.you.arrived.and.logged.in,.
where.you.go.on.the.Internet,.the.e-mail.or.instant.messag-
ing.you.might.take.part.in,.and.everything.else.you.do.on.the.
computer.
If.you.go.out.for.lunch.and.pay.with.a.debit.card,.you.are.
again.plugging.into.the.inancial.system.computers,.and.your.
movements.are.recorded.through.your.access.cards.and.pos-
sibly.security.cameras.
Maybe. you. decide. to. go. work. out. at. your. gym. instead..
Once. again,. nearly. all. organizations. will. use. computers. to.
track.when.you.use.their.facilities..If.you.have.a.membership.
card,.it.might.be.scanned.or.otherwise.recorded.and.another.
computer.record.is.created.
Perhaps.you.are.heading.off.on.a.business.trip,.so.off.you.
go.to.the.airport..If.you.take.a.taxi.or.an.airport.van.or.lim-
ousine,.their.dispatch.is.all.controlled.by.computers.that.will.
have.a.new.record.of.your.trip.
Of.course,.all.airlines.rely.on.computers.for.ticketing,.and.
the. airport. will. have. a. wide. variety. of. computer-operated.
security. and. monitoring. systems. that. create. another. set. of.
records.as.you.move.through.on.the.way.to.your.light.
The. light. is. coordinated,. monitored,. and. regulated. by.
computer-enabled. control. systems,. and. more. electronic.
records.are.created.
Modern.airplanes.are.more.and.more.controlled.by.com-
puter.systems.for.navigation,.speed,.autopilot,.and.so.forth..
