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Information

technology

The next three chapters address the technology that underlies information
systems. You may think that such technology is unimportant to you as a business
professional. However, as you will see, today’s managers and business professionals
work with information technology all the time as consumers, if not in a more
involved way.

Chapter 4 discusses hardware, software, and mobile systems and defines basic terms
and fundamental computing concepts as well as the importance of mobile systems
and modern application user experience design. You will also see that AllRoad Parts
has important decisions to make about a critical software development project.

Chapter 5 addresses the data component of information systems by describing
database processing. You will learn essential database terminology and will be
introduced to techniques for processing databases. We will also introduce data
modeling because you may be required to
evaluate data models for databases that
others develop for you.
Collaboration

Chapter 6 continues the discussion of
FBA computing devices begun in Chapter 4 and
describes data communications, Internet
technologies, and an emerging capability
known as the cloud. AllRoad Parts needs to
make decisions about building its infrastructure
Office 365 those decisions, it needs to understand the
for the next stage of its growth. To make
advantages and disadvantages of cloud-based
computing.

Source: Arsdigital/Fotolia allroad Jobs! The purpose of these three chapters is to
teach technology sufficient for you to be an
effective IT consumer, like Jason, Addison,
Parts
Drew, and Kelly at AllRoad Parts. You will
learn basic terms, fundamental concepts,

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