Essays Tagged: "information technologies"

Analytical paper on Interactive Television

Technology is now innovating new ways to view information. Technologies that once existed by themselves are now coming together as one. Television ... ics and satellite communications, the communications industry will be able to transfer megabytes of information in fractions of a second. This will allow every American access to the information super ... ent and advertisements. However, interactive television does have some benefits in education and in information retrieval. College courses and library books from all over the world could be ordered th ...

(6 pages) 112 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Report on Information Architecture based on the text: Rosenfeld, L & Morville, P. (1997). Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. California: O'Reilly.

Although information architecture may seem to be a high-handed and daunting term, it's really nothing new or ... terious. From clay-tablet scribes to medieval monks to the folks who organize your daily newspaper, information architects have contributed in subtle but important ways to our world. Information archi ... g users of every stripe, while forcibly fitting their efforts into the constraints of the available information technologies. In many cases, information architects have been responsible for major adva ...

(4 pages) 115 1 3.9 Aug/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Knowledge engeering.

... Essentially, it embodies organizational processes that seek synergistic combination of data and information processing capacity of information technologies, and the creative and innovative capacit ... ina timely fashion. Most knowledge management activities are a combination ofbusiness processes and information technology. As currently practiced,knowledge management" is a broad-based activity:1. Do ...

(4 pages) 114 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The Unintended Cosequences of Information Age Technologies

IntroductionThe Unintended Cosequences of Information Age TechnologiesMilitary organizations are, by their very nature, resistant to change. T ... their subordinates, presents significant risks and generates considerable concern.The explosion of information technologies has set in motion a virtual tidal wave of change that is in the process of ... and individuals in multiple dimensions. The military is no exception. At the very beginning of the information age, technological advances made it possible to provide more complete, more accurate, an ...

(6 pages) 75 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

The Globalization of Markets today with specific examples of how understanding and adapting to different cultures is important to international business.

or in increased globalization has been technological advancements, including new transportation and information technologies. Presentation of information is more frequently processed by members of a v ... cultures, such as Japan, China, Arabia, tend to assume the receiver does not need much background. Information and words are not as important as what is surrounding the situation. They are more aware ...

(5 pages) 525 2 3.4 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Technology in VCE Commerce Subject: Year 11 Business Management

'Australian business studies programmes have been slow to respond to the need to integrate information technologies into the core studies and assessment materials"."The impact of Information ... have a rich source of innovative learning experiences which we cannot ignore... The rich variety of information available on the Internet is a major resource for schools and students. Thompson (1996) ...

(4 pages) 40 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Book Review of "Next: The Future Just Happened" By Michael Lewis

net culture. It is a collection of true Internet-inspired stories illustrating how the Internet and information technologies are changing our lives, restructuring our societies, families, and financia ... al advice - who took the role of "insiders" by virtue of the Internet. Their stories prove that the information age facilitated by the Internet is undermining the already fading notion that experts kn ...

(4 pages) 54 1 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

How can the ready availability of information via information technology change education and should and can these changes take place?

IntroductionIn a society, cumulatively shifting towards an information and technologically based society, the opportunities and implications that this move may ... res, are of profound importance. This societal transformation from an industrial era to that of an "information age" is certain to impact and dominate those areas of society, influenced by the service ... impact and dominate those areas of society, influenced by the services provided by information and information technology. The potential that information technology has for example, to fundamentally ...

(9 pages) 255 0 3.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Economic development

EFFECT ON DISTANCE? 6CONCLUSION 9REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 10Introduction:New communications and information technologies (ICT) have made the communication in long distance more and more convenient ... and lower cost of intermediate goods, also the benefits of specialized skilled employee supply and "information spillovers"(Paul Krugman, 1998). There were significant social and economic advantages i ...

(9 pages) 181 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Description and Appraisement of Roles of Operations Management within Hainan International Ltd

and relevance of Hainan and are discussed in the report.List of ContentsIntroduction1.0 Background Information of Hainan International Ltd2.0 牋牋牋牋Description And Appraisal ... evance of Quality Planning and Control Activity2.3.1 Construction Engineering and Technologies2.3.2 Information TechnologiesConclusionsBibliographyIntroductionHainan International Ltd has been a regis ...

(9 pages) 148 1 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Supply Chain Management

necks and backlashes by improved supply chain performance. This can be accomplished by coordinating information and planning the supply chain.BackgroundHewlett-Packard was founded by William Hewlett a ... was founded by William Hewlett and David Packard in 1939. The company offers solutions for various information technologies including personal computers, software, and business networks. A 2002 merge ...

(8 pages) 544 0 3.4 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

The impact of globalisation on business.

1. INTRODUCTION.Advancement in transportation and information technologies has opened up the world to lucrative business opportunities. Many companies ...

(20 pages) 384 0 5.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Globalization

abour markets1.3 Elements of globaliization1.3.1 Trade1.3.2 Capital Flow (movements)1.3.3 Spread of information and technology2 Who are the supporters, who are against globalization2.1 Supporters of g ... tages of Globalization3.2 Disadvantages of Globalization4 Effects of technological developments and information technologies on globalization process4.1 Information Technologies and Globalization4.2 T ...

(38 pages) 2262 2 4.9 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Using global segmentation to grow a business: United Airlines

scious about sharing the planet with people from other cultures and backgrounds.Not only can we use information technologies to e-mail, phone or fax friends, family and colleagues in other parts of th ... where so many technologies are shared, distances and time barriers have shrunk. Not only can we use information technologies to e-mail, phone or fax friends, family and colleagues in other parts of th ...

(8 pages) 81 0 4.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Vulnerability of computerised accounting information systems to computer crime.

AbstractWith the information technology development day-by-day, Computerised Accounting Information System (CAIS) pla ... reasingly significant role in the successful operation of today's business. Computerised Accounting Information System has been used more and more broadly and had as much impact on organisations, but ... organisations, but the computer crime is also an important issue related to computerised accounting information system. As the expenditures of computer spending on computer control and securities are ...

(6 pages) 168 0 3.9 Apr/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

About Information Technology Infrastructure Library

markets; enterprises need to become more adaptive. This implies that business processes, supporting information technologies and organizational structures have to be flexible and responsive to change ... modern IT operations environment.Today, many organizations are turning to best practices like ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) for guidance on how to meet this growing pressure to ...

(11 pages) 337 0 3.2 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Effect of CIS processing on the entity's internal control structure

IntroductionNowadays, with the development of information technologies, the use of IT in the accounting system has increased. At the mercy of comp ... ly performing controls in day-to-day transaction-processing activities and providing higher-quality information to management to assist them in controlling the business.1.1 Characteristics of entity w ... f transactionsunauthorized access to data and filessupervision1.2 New risks which are introduced by information technologiesWhen entities rely heavily on IT systems to process financial information, t ...

(14 pages) 107 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

About Nothing

al Age factory model. In the 1990's office, spaces are significantly being refined to integrate the information technologies that are transforming business everywhere: multimedia computers, on-line se ... werful number crunchers used by government, universities and industry to process massive amounts of information and simulate natural phenomena. This in turn reduces the cost of designing airplanes, di ...

(5 pages) 16 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Comp

rial Age factory model. In the 1990's office, spaces are being refined significantly to include the information technologies that are transforming business everywhere: multimedia computers, on-line se ... erful number crunchers used by government, universities, and industry to process massive amounts of information and simulate natural phenomena. This in turn reduces the cost of designing airplanes, di ...

(6 pages) 25 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Problem Identification and Goal Analysis

problem that I think can be solved with computer assisted instructional intervention is the use of Information Technology (IT) by high school students. This is a problem that is occurring not only in ... ome of my students were asking me what they would use this for. Being able to deal with and exploit information technologies (IT) is becoming a core expectation of literacy and social functionality. F ...

(5 pages) 93 1 4.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics