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Part 2: Information Technology

4: hardWare, SofTWare, and MobIle

SySTeMS 113

Q1 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About
Computer Hardware? 115

Hardware Components 116
Types of Hardware 116
Computer Data 117
Q2 How Can New Hardware Affect Competitive
Strategies? 119
Internet of Things 119
Self-driving Cars 121
3D Printing 124
Q3 What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About
Software? 125
What Are the Major Operating Systems? 126
Virtualization 129
Own Versus License 130
What Types of Applications Exist, and How Do Organizations Obtain Them? 131
What Is Firmware? 132
Q4 Is Open Source Software a Viable Alternative? 132
Why Do Programmers Volunteer Their Services? 134
How Does Open Source Work? 134
So, Is Open Source Viable? 135
Q5 What Are the Differences Between Native and Web
Applications? 135
Developing Native Applications 136
Developing Web Applications 137
Which Is Better? 139

Q6 Why Are Mobile Systems Increasingly Important? 139
• Ethics Guide: Showrooming : The Consequences 140
Hardware 142
Software 142
Data 143
Procedures 144
People 144

Q7 What Are the Challenges of Personal Mobile Devices
at Work? 145

Advantages and Disadvantages of Employee Use of Mobile Systems at Work 145
Survey of Organizational BYOD Policy 146