Information Technology Reference
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TEAM ACTIVITIES
1.
Form a group of three or four classmates. Find articles from
business periodicals, search the Internet, or interview peo-
ple on the topic of software bugs. How frequently do they
occur, and how serious are they? What can software users
do to encourage defect-free software? Compile your results
for an in-class presentation or a written report.
3.
Divide your team into two groups. The first group should
prepare a report using a word processing program. Make
sure to include a large number of spelling, grammatical, and
similar errors in the document. The second group should
use the word processing program's features to locate and
eliminate the errors. The entire team should write a report
on the advantages and limitations of the spelling and gram-
mar checking features of the word processing program you
used. What additional features would you like to see in
future word processing programs?
2.
Form a group of three or four classmates. Identify and con-
tact an employee of a local firm. Interview the individual
and describe the application software the company uses and
the importance of the software to the organization. Write
a brief report summarizing your findings.
WEB EXERCISES
1.
Use the Web to research four productivity software suites
from various vendors (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Office_Suite ). Create a table in a word processing document
to show what applications are provided by the competing
suites. Write a few paragraphs on which suite you think best
matches your needs and why.
3.
Do research on the Web and develop a two-page report
summarizing the latest consumer appliance OSs. Which
one seems to be gaining the most widespread usage? Why
do you think this is the case?
4.
Do research on the Web about application software that is
used in an industry and is of interest to you. Write a brief
report describing how the application software can be used
to increase profits or reduce costs.
2.
Use the Internet to search for three popular freeware utili-
ties that you would find useful. Write a report that describes
the features of these three utility programs.
CAREER EXERCISES
1.
What personal computer OS would help you the most in
the first job you would like to have after you graduate?
Why? What features are the most important to you?
packages that could help you advance in your career. If the
software package doesn't exist, describe the kinds of soft-
ware packages that could help you in your career.
2.
Think of your ideal job. Describe five application software
CASE STUDIES
Case One
Systems Management Software Helps Fight Crime
networked, the data, software, and systems were not neces-
sarily well synchronized.
To apply system updates and patches every few months,
officers were required to check in at the main station where
they had to wait for a few hours while the notebook was
updated. With over 200 laptops on the force, this cost the
department hundreds of working hours every few months.
The York regional police protect 1,800 square kilometers
north of Toronto, Canada. Until recently, the force has been
challenged trying to keep the rugged Panasonic laptops in its
200 cruisers, boats, and helicopters up-to-date, secure, and
synchronized. Although the notebooks were wirelessly
 
 
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