1. Chapter 17 Your Future with Technology
Unit 5
Introduction to Business

2. As technology changes career opportunities, workers will need to update skills three or four times in their lifetime.

3. Technology and our Economy
Exciting and frustrating
Data clerks store billions of data byte in an area smaller than the eye can see.
Computer use for motion pictures and amusement rides.
Demand for the future of computers is high.

4. Technology Many people feel that computers are taking their jobs away.
People who will need to find a new job as a result of technology are called displaced workers.

5. Technology and you
As computers and other technology become more important in our lives, the ability to use this technology is vital to each person’s survival.
Computer literacy is the ability to use computers to process information or solve problems.

6. Workplace Technology Robots Expert Systems Computer aided Design (CAD)
Mechanical devices programmed to do routine tasks, are used in many factories.
Expert Systems
Artificial intelligence
Logical reasoning to make decisions.
Expert systems
Decisions based on answers provided or asked.
Computer aided Design (CAD)

7. Technology and Global Business
Multinational computer systems, along with software that translates information from one language to another, make it possible to conduct business around the world.
Text messages to another country?
Video conferencing

8. Your Window to the World
Online shopping and buying
SMART Card
Transactions recorded on chip
Credit history - medical information
Much better than banking cards
Interactive TV Interactive Computers and Appliances
Virtual Reality

9. Technology & Transportation
Airlines
Railroads
Automobiles GPS systems
Automobiles auto drive California
Automobiles computer systems
City Buses

10. Social Concerns about Computers
Potential Health Dangers
Eye strain or vision problems
Muscle tension
Nerve damage
Computer Crime
White collar
Piracy
Hackers and viruses
Privacy concerns

11. Key Terms: Artificial intelligence Computer aided design
Computer virus
Expert system
Piracy
Robots
SMART card
White-collar crime

12. Assignment Page 234 Questions 25-28 Create two purchase orders
P4331 & P4332 information is found on page 234
Due the end of the period today.