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How are technological How are technological components used together in components used together in
systems?systems?
All images drawn by Christopher Ashwood
What are the key components of technology systems?
Typical components include:
• PC • Printer• Scanner• Communications
devices
What types of organisation use
technology systems?• Banks
– Through cashpoints customers can• View the balance • Withdraw money• Move money between
accounts
What types of organisation use
technology systems?• Shops
– Customers can • buy goods in stores
using scanning technology
• buy goods online via the internet (e-Commerce)
What types of organisation use
technology systems?• Manufacturing or
Engineering– Employees (staff) can
• Design products• Automate production
– Many design activities would previously have been done by hand
What types of organisation use
technology systems?• Transport and Logistics
• GPS (Global Positioning System) devices are used instead of maps to provide directions from one destination to another
– Technology used to track parcels
Most organisations will use technology….
• To communicate• With other staff• Customers• Suppliers
• They will use• Mobile phones• Blackberry® devices• PDAs (Personal Digital
Assistants)
Systems have common elements
• Hardware (things you can touch like keyboard, monitor)
• Software (including applications)– Operating system (Windows® or
Linux®)– Applications (Microsoft Office®
for Word Processing)– Security software (like anti-virus
protection)