Ch. 4 question

Question 1

What do business professionals need to know about computer hardware?

Answer 1

Input —> process —-> output (display, print, speaks, screen)
storageprocess

also see Chapter 4 vocab

Question 2

What do business professionals need to know about software

Answer 2

Both clients and server computers need an operating system
a particular version of an operating system is written for a particular type of hardware
application programs are written to use a particular operating system

Question 3

Is open source software a viable option

Answer 3

it depends on the situation
in the future there will be a blend of proprietary and open source software
as long as operational costs don’t outweigh the money saved by using open source, it is potentially a viable option

Question 4

How can you use this knowledge?

Answer 4

as a business pro you need to be able to make decisions on what types of software will fit your needs. This includes what you need the software for, and what is your budget?
steps:
1. assessing the work your employees perform, creating job categories, and determining the work load requirements for each category