1. 6.1

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES COMPARE ARRANGEMENTS OF COMPUTER PROCESSING: CLIENT/SERVER, NETWORKCOMPARE ARRANGEMENTS OF COMPUTER PROCESSING: CLIENT/SERVER, NETWORK DESCRIBE MULTIMEDIA, TRENDSDESCRIBE MULTIMEDIA, TRENDS* 6.3

3. MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES INFO TECHNOLOGY TRENDSINFO TECHNOLOGY TRENDS* 6.4

4. CENTRALIZED: PROCESSING BY CENTRAL COMPUTER SITECENTRALIZED: PROCESSING BY CENTRAL COMPUTER SITE –ONE STANDARD –GREATER CONTROL DISTRIBUTED: PROCESSING BY SEVERAL COMPUTER SITES LINKED BY NETWORKSDISTRIBUTED: PROCESSING BY SEVERAL COMPUTER SITES LINKED BY NETWORKS –MORE FLEXIBILITY –FASTER RESPONSE * CENTRALIZED / DISTRIBUTED 6.31

5. NETWORKED COMPUTERSNETWORKED COMPUTERS CLIENT: user (PC, workstation, laptop) requires data, application, communications it does not haveCLIENT: user (PC, workstation, laptop) requires data, application, communications it does not have SERVER: component (computer) having desired data, application, communicationsSERVER: component (computer) having desired data, application, communications* CLIENT / SERVER 6.32

6. CLIENT SERVER REQUESTS DATA, SERVICE USER INTERFACE APPLICATIONFUNCTIONDATA APPLICATION FUNCTION NETWORK RESOURCES CLIENT / SERVER 6.33

7. DOWNSIZING TRANSFER APPLICATIONS FROM LARGE COMPUTERS TO SMALL REDUCES COSTREDUCES COST SPEEDS RESULTS TO USERSPEEDS RESULTS TO USER COMPUTER ASSIGNED TASK IT DOES BESTCOMPUTER ASSIGNED TASK IT DOES BEST COOPERATIVE PROCESSINGCOOPERATIVE PROCESSING* 6.34

8. NETWORK COMPUTERS NETWORK COMPUTER: simplified desktop computer stores minimum data to function (uses server)NETWORK COMPUTER: simplified desktop computer stores minimum data to function (uses server) TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO): total cost of owning technology resources (hardware, software, upgrades, maintenance, technical support, training)TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO): total cost of owning technology resources (hardware, software, upgrades, maintenance, technical support, training)* 6.35

9. SOURCE DATA AUTOMATION CAPTURES DATA IN COMPUTER FORM AT TIME & PLACE OF TRANSACTION OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR): saves characters, formatOPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR): saves characters, format BAR CODE: identifies products in stores, warehouses, shipmentsBAR CODE: identifies products in stores, warehouses, shipments MAGNETIC INK CHARACTER RECOGNITION (MICR): special ink identifies bank, account, amountMAGNETIC INK CHARACTER RECOGNITION (MICR): special ink identifies bank, account, amount* 6.45

10. SOURCE DATA AUTOMATION PEN-BASED INPUT: digitizes signaturePEN-BASED INPUT: digitizes signature DIGITAL SCANNER: translates images & characters into digital formDIGITAL SCANNER: translates images & characters into digital form VOICE INPUT DEVICES: converts spoken word into digital formVOICE INPUT DEVICES: converts spoken word into digital form SENSORS: devices that collect data from environment for computer input (e.g., thermometers, pressure gauges)SENSORS: devices that collect data from environment for computer input (e.g., thermometers, pressure gauges)* 6.46

11. TECHNOLOGY TRENDS INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIAINTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA VIRTUAL REALITYVIRTUAL REALITY ENHANCED WORLD WIDE WEBENHANCED WORLD WIDE WEB SUPERCHIPSSUPERCHIPS FIFTH GENERATION COMPUTERSFIFTH GENERATION COMPUTERS MASSIVELY PARALLEL COMPUTERSMASSIVELY PARALLEL COMPUTERS SMART CARDSSMART CARDS MICROMINIATURIZATIONMICROMINIATURIZATION* 6.51