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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Week 8 - Networks & Wireless

1. Explain the business benefits of using wireless technology

Using wireless technology helps businesses to recieve and send information faster and with less problems, for e.g setting up meetings can be done via the internet and employees can get the memo straight away without any problems, its an easier for businesses to communicate and share information while on the go.

2. Describe the business benefits associated with VoIP

The benefits of VoIP include the following:
  • Cost saving-charges will be lower then using a tradition phone line  because VoIP cant be routed geographically
  • Flexibility - VoIP allows people to go mobile and call directly from there mobiles and be charged at low VoIP rates
  • Advanced features such as online call monitoring, configure extensions and online phone system access
  • A variety of choices
  • Easier application integration
3. Compare LANs and WANs

A local area network (LANs) is designed to connect a group of computers in close proxomity to each other such as an office building, school or home. A LAN is useful to share resources like files. A LAN in turn often connects to other LANs and to the internet.


an example of a LAN network

A wide area network (WAN) spans a large geographic area, such as a state or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks


An example of a WAN network


4. Describe RFID and how it can be used to help make a supply chain more effective

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies use active or passive tags in the form of chips or smart labels that can store unique identifiers and relay this information to electronic readers. RFID can help make a supply chain more effective by planning and executing there tags, which can help cut costs by requiring fewer workers for scanning items and can provide more current and accurate information to the entire supply chain

5. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of deploying mobile technology

Advantages
  • Real time processing
  • Develops innovative ideas to help business perform at there best
  • Allows mobile technology to enhance in speed and throughout abilities
Disadvantages
  • Can cause viruses if not secured prepoerly
  • Lack of privacy such as cameras
  • As a result from competition, profit margins could be brought down
Baltzan, Phillips, Lynch, Blakey. 2010. Business Driven Information Systems. McGraw Hill. Sydney, Australia

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