Computer Technology Systems

1. Give your opinion on whether it is better to have an iPhone than an Android phone when it comes to security. Have you ever gotten a virus on your smartphone? 2.On average, how many hours per day do you spend connected online when not at school or at work? Do you watch cable on TV? Do you get still read printed newspapers or magazines? What are your thoughts about the future of printed media? 3.Do you regularly purchase items online? If so, which retailers have you used? Which retailers do you like best and why? 4.Like FedEx, UPS is a major player in global logistics. Research three IT tools that UPS uses in its global logistics. What are two differences between global logistics and domestic logistics? 5.Have you ever worked for an organization that used an enterprise system? If so, please describe it. If you haven't used an enterprise system at work, research one online and describe what you found. 6.SAS Business Intelligence (www.sas.com/technologies/bi) and Datawatch (www.datawatch.com) are among the popular packages used to design an EIS. After reading the information presented in this chapter and other sources, identify four key features of each package. What types of businesses will benefit the most from these packages? 7.Do you think that robots will take over the world one day if their A.I. becomes self-aware? If so, do you think they will be benevolent masters or evil overlords? 8.Do you store data online in "the cloud"? If so, do you feel that your data is secure? If so, what would happen if you couldn't access your data in the cloud anymore? If you don't store data in the cloud, why not? Have you shared files online where you have given another person editing rights to your file                                                                                                                                                                                                

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