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LESSON 11-3 Other Technology Issues

LESSON 11-3 Other Technology Issues. Goals Explain workplace uses of technology. Identify home and personal applications of technology. Discuss social concerns related to technology. Key Terms. robotics artificial intelligence (AI) expert system computer-aided design (CAD) telecommuting

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LESSON 11-3 Other Technology Issues

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  1. LESSON 11-3Other Technology Issues Goals • Explain workplace uses of technology. • Identify home and personal applications of technology. • Discuss social concerns related to technology. Chapter 11

  2. Key Terms • robotics • artificial intelligence (AI) • expert system • computer-aided design (CAD) • telecommuting • piracy • computer virus Chapter 11

  3. WORKPLACE TECHNOLOGY • Robotics – mechanical devices programmed to do routine tasks • Artificial intelligence (AI)- software that enables computers to reason, learn, and make decisions. • Expert systems – computer programs that help people solve technical problems • Computer-aided design (CAD) – the use of technology to create product styles and designs • Telecommuting – the activities of a worker using a computer to do a job from home. Chapter 11

  4. >> C H E C K P O I N T How is computer-aided design (CAD) used by businesses? Chapter 11

  5. HOME AND PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY • School and homework • Home robotics • Household record keeping Chapter 11

  6. >> C H E C K P O I N T What types of technology tools are available to students? Chapter 11

  7. SOCIAL CONCERNS OF TECHNOLOGY • Employment trends • Retraining of workers • Skills needed with programming, operating, or repairing computer systems • Every employee needs to know how to enter, store, process, and retrieve information from computers Chapter 11

  8. SOCIAL CONCERNS OF TECHNOLOGY • Health concerns • Prolonged work at computer screen • Repetitive strain injuries • Privacy concerns • Identity theft Chapter 11

  9. SOCIAL CONCERNS OF TECHNOLOGY • Computer crime • White-collar – illegal acts carried out by office or professional workers while at work • Piracy – stealing or illegally copying software packages or information • Computer virus – program code hidden in a system that can later do damage to software Chapter 11

  10. >> C H E C K P O I N T How do companies suffer from software piracy? Chapter 11

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