Demystifying Technology

This chapter of the book the author tried to describe how conventional copy processing

developed through the use of new technology. This chapter was broken down into four parts. The

first one describes conventional copy processing, how it emerged and the advantages and

disadvantages it offers. What follows next is the front-end technologies that are present nowadays

which can be used as replacement for the conventional copy processing. In connection with the

second one, the third one gives an overview of the needs of a computerized copy processing. And

lastly, the cost of computerization in terms of the workers and managers are given descriptions.

Conventional Copy Processing

A brief history about how copy processing is done was described by the author. He also

enumerated the disadvantages of this. At the latter part he then connected the conventional copy

procession to computerization and how it would advantageous to adapt computers.

Front-end Technology

What followed next is the computerization of copy processing. The advantages were

described first but at the latter part a question was given as to the betterment of having copy

processing computerized.

Computerization needs staff

Another part was also given on how computerization would make major changes in copy

processing. The author described how changes in workers would be done because of the new

technologies welcomed for copy processing.

Managerial implications of new technology

And because these new technologies would be affecting copy processing, decisions of when

to purchase such would be a critical decision of the managers in this line of work. Of course

competition from other companies would also be affecting them. This part of the chapter described

the crucial decisions affected by the presence of these new technologies in the market for copy

processing.