Working Where?
A small portable computer designed to be used while it is worn on the body.
What are wearable computers?
Uses computing, electronics and telecommunications to process and distribute information in digital and other forms.
What is Information Technology?
Software for designing products with a computer.
What is computer aided design (CAD)?
A global computer network that connects many computer networks, allowing information to flow freely around the world.
What is the internet?
A person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system.
Who is a hacker?
Light enough to take anywhere and allow you to work from anywhere.
What are mobile computers.
Allows tasks to be done quicker. Example tranfer of paychecks.
What is an Electronic Information Transfer?
Simulating a real situation using a computer.
What is Virtual?
A system for accessing, changing and downloading a large set of hypertext-linked documents and other files located on computers connected through the internet.
What is the World Wide Web?
Bits of information about a computer user that are stored on that computer's hard drive.
What are cookies?
An arrangement that allows employees to work at home while communicating with the workplace.
What is telecommuting?
ATM
What is an Automatic teller machine?
An artificial, three-dimensional visual world created by a computer.
What is virtual reality?
A computer network used by an organization. It works like the internet, but its access is restricted to authorized users.
What is an intranet?
A program that can insert copies of itself into a computer without the user's knowledge, often damaging stored data.
What is a virus?
A decreased commute time, improvement in the quality of work, and less absences
What are the advantages of telecommuting
Allows workers to communicate and transfer information between each other electronically.
What is email?
Pilots learn to fly a plane without leaving the ground, surgeons practice surgery without patients and police officer learn to diffuse situations without danger.
What are examples of virtual training?
A program used for displaying and viewing pages on the Web. Includes Mozilla, Firefox and Chrome.
What is a web browser?
Computer software that prevents unauthorized access to system software or data on a user's computer. It can also reduce spam.
What is a firewall?
Lack of contact with coworkers, easily distracted, additional expenses of providing computers and equipment.
What are disadvantages of telecommuting?
Many business have this in order to sell their products and services online.
What is a website?
The input devices relaying movements of the user's hand to the computer.
What are data gloves?
What is a search engine?
Security programs that protect against different types of viruses.
What is anti-virus software?