Business computer systems

1. What is the most important aspect of the late twentieth-century information revolution? why?

  • Internet, because it gives us all the information we need.
2. What are two examples of high-tech industries? why?
  • Sony and Microsoft.
3. What are some of the attributes of computers that led to their early specialization in data processing? *What are some tasks that computers can perform better than human beings?
  • The easy handling of information
  • Processing and storage of information
4. Which computer applications deals primarily with numbers? *Which one allows computers to talk to each other?
  • Calculator
  • Skype
5. Which application is usually the first step in office automation? *Have you ever used a word processing program? *Which one?
  • Word processors
  • Yes
  • Open office, Microsoft word 2003, Microsoft word 2010, gmail word processor
6. Which application relies on knowledge gained from experts? *Who do you think provides the best solutions to problems (human beings or computer expert systems? *Why?
  • All computers application are made with knowledge from experts
  • Computer expert systems
  • Because they make life easier 
7. What are some other applications that are being used in business today?
  • Power point, excel
8. Why are computers being used more and more widely in  business today?
  • Because they make working faster and more efficient
9. What are some of the software applications that business will use in the future?
  • Time will say