To prepare for the Final Exam Redo the Quizzes as often as you like –This will not update your participation mark, but… –Will prepare you for the exam Be sure you understand the subject –Do not just memorize the answer –Use the text / slides / Q&A / Google… –… till you have mastered the concept For example… Slide 1

Question from the Quiz If I see "https" at the start of a URL this means that: the site I am visiting is trustworthy and reliable the data I am transmitting is encrypted to prevent interception the site has been verified by the Internet Control Committee as containing no malware all of the above Slide 2

Question on the Exam If I see "https" at the start of a URL this means that: If I enter my credit card number it cannot be misused by someone who intercepts my transmission before it reaches the Web site If I enter my credit card number it will not be misused by the Web site the site contains no ‘drive by downloads’ all of the above Slide 3

Question from the Quiz Which of the following is true of a 'trust seal' such as Verisign? it guarantees that anything I type will be encrypted as it is transmitted I can be sure that it will only appear on trustworthy sites I can click on it to verify that the URL of the site I am visiting is trustworthy all of the above Slide 4

Question on the Exam Which of the following is true of a 'trust seal' such as Verisign? I should still look for httpS, since presence of the seal does not guarantee that what I type will be encrypted I cannot be sure that it will appear only on trustworthy sites If I click on it, it should take me to the site of the security company (eg Verisign) I need to verify that the URL given as trustworthy is the same as the site I am visiting all of the above Slide 5

Slide 6 Tomorrow’s Technology and You Chapter 11 Computers in Society © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 7 Chapter 11 Objectives Describe what we can learn from Alan Kay Explore the pros and cons of modern uses of computers: at Work at School at Home © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 8 What can we learn from Alan Kay? (p ) What term, used everywhere today, did he coin? What was his ‘Dynabook’ concept? How long ago did he come up with this? What is his ‘MO’? What can we learn from this? IBM agrees! IBM agrees so what? © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 9 Chapter 11 Objectives Describe what we can learn from Alan Kay Explore the pros and cons of modern uses of computers: at Work at School at Home © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 10 Chapter 11 Objectives Describe what we can learn from Alan Kay Explore the pros and cons of modern uses of computers: at Work at School at Home © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 11 Computers at Work (pp ) Factory automation Robots – benefits? CAD/CAM – benefits? Problems? Office automation what applications are typical? what is a ‘thin client’? benefits? problems? are we ‘paperless’ yet? Telecommuting/Workgroup Computing pros and cons? teamwork problems? solutions?solutions? © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc. “We’ve shifted from paper as storage to paper as interface.” —Paul Saffo

Slide 12 Computers at Work - Issues (pp ) De-skilling and up-skilling why is each a problem? Computer monitoring pros and cons? Electronic sweatshops cons? are there pros? Are you a ‘Luddite’? Globalization what is driving this trend? what are its effects on us? on developing countries? © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 13 Chapter 11 Objectives Describe what we can learn from Alan Kay Explore the pros and cons of modern uses of computers: at Work at School at Home © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 14 Computers at School (pp ) What do we need to learn? Technology – what about it? Literacy – more needed than ever – why? Math – why, when we have calculators? Culture – why? What else? How can computers help? CAI, Games – pros and cons Productivity Tools – such as? Supporting Special needs – e.g.? Virtual School – how (and how well) does this work? Is this a good idea? (see also p 428) or this?this this? What about surveillance? © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc. “The future is a race between education and catastrophe.”

Slide 15 Chapter 11 Objectives Describe what we can learn from Alan Kay Explore the pros and cons of modern uses of computers: at Work at School at Home © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 16 Computers at Home (pp ) Managing finances (budget, taxes) Cooking, menu planning Shopping, travel planning Education & Information Communications Games and entertainment pros and cons? (see also p 429) Labor saving devices Effects on Quality of Life? Effects on Quality of Life © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

In-class Activity Choose one question from this week’s slides Open Word, and prepare a post for our Forum which answers it (make it a good one!) Save it to your N: drive Show it to your prof, for in-class points More points if you post it correctly to our Forum after class, ensuring that it does not overlap other posts Slide 17

Slide 18 Globalization – IBM’s view Today, any company can be global The Internet allows work to flow—from anywhere, to anywhere. the global enterprise can organize work based on the right costs, the right skills and the right environment Developing regions can raise their standard of living. ( © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Slide 19 More than 150,000 IBMers, family members, and clients from 104 countries, came together recently for an online conversation on IBM’s worldwide intranet. They posted more than 46,000 ideas for translating cutting-edge technologies into economic and societal value. As a result, IBM has allocated up to $100 million to explore promising new business opportunities. ( © 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.