Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 2.5 All.air.travel.begins.with,.is.controlled.by,.and.ends.with.
computer.records.
In.fact.some.of.the.new.jets.“ly.by.wire”.and.the.only.job.of.
the.pilot.is.to.program.the.instructions.for.the.computers.and.
monitor.what.they.do.(Figure 2.5).
At.the.end.of.your.day,.all.of.the.above.activities.will.hap-
pen. in. reverse. as. you. head. home.. Maybe. you. stop. at. the.
store.for.groceries.and.use.your.loyalty.card.to.get.a.discount..
Computers.will.record.your.transactions.including.what.you.
purchased.and.how.often.you.have.been.there.
As. with. all. of. these. computerized. systems. and. conve-
niences,.there.are.good.uses.and.possibly.bad.uses.that.you.
should.be.aware.of.and.consider.
This.walk-through.of.your.day-to-day.life.is.an.illustration.
of.the.many.ways.that.you.interact.with.computers.and.IT,.
even.when.you.are.not.sitting.at.a.keyboard..The.point.as.it.
relates.to.this.topic.is.that.each.of.these.interactions.creates.
records. that. might. at. some. point. be. important. and. require.
you.to.gain.access.to.them.
To. do. so,. you. will. need. to. communicate. with. the. folks.
who.work.with.IT.and.ind.a.way.to.work.with.them..That.
will.require.that.you.either.speak.geek.yourself,.or.have.an.
interpreter.to.assist.you.with.those.communications.
