ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

Technology Information Questions

What is inside the printer?

How many ways can a user output data?

Which features should be considered when you purchase a printer?

Which storage device meets your needs?

Technology Timeline: Storage Devices and Media

1956: IBM unveils the 350 Disk Storage Unit, the first random-access (direct-access) hard disk.

1973: IBM releases the 3340, the first Winchester hard disk with a capacity of 70 megabytes (MB)

spread over four disk platters.

1985: The first CD-ROM drives make their debut on personal computers.

1998: The DVD-ROM drive debuts with 5.2 gigabytes (GB) of rewritable capacity on a double-sided

cartridge—enough to hold a two-hour movie.

2001: Constellation 3D Inc. introduces a new type of optical disc storage called FMD-ROM, which

holds up to 140 GB of data.

2003: USB flash drives (also called keychain drives because they are about the size of a key fob) hit

the consumer market.

2006: Sony introduces Blu-ray disc technology that makes use of the shorter blue-violet wave

lengths in the light spectrum allowing for up to 50 GB on a single disc.

2008: Solid-state drives (SSD) using flash memory that does not employ any moving mechanical

components became available to consumers.

Information Systems and Commerce 1) Information Systems

a) Information System Classifications i) Distribution Management Systems ii) Office Information Systems iii) Management Information Systems iv) Decision Support Systems v) Executive Support Systems

b) Choosing an Information System i) User Interface Design ii) Niche Information Systems iii) Turnkey Solutions iv) System Support

2) Electronic Commerce a) Transaction Payment Methods

i) Check or Credit Card by Phone ii) Credit Accounts iii) Credit Cards iv) Smart Cards v) Digital Cash vi) Electronic Wallets

b) Business-to-Business Software i) Electronic Data Exchange ii) Payment and Transaction Systems iii) Security Technologies iv) Customer Relationship Management

Internet 1) Global Network

a) Communications b) Research c) Distance Learning d) Entertainment

2) Connecting to the Internet a) Hardware Requirements b) Software Requirements

3) Navigating the Internet 4) Inter Community Issues

a) Privacy Issues b) Security Protection c) Viruses d) Copyright Infringement