Economic, Social and Environmental impacts Flashcards
Being able to process large amounts of data quickly allows companies to do what?
- Manufacture more whilst spending less
- Communicate faster within the company and with the clients
- Target potential customers more effectively through information gathering
- Make more informed decisions regarding future products based on market analysis.
Why can many companies not afford to stand still?
This is down to the competitive advantage which is gained through computerisation
The growth of the world wide web and the creation of the global market allows small companies to do what?
Receive orders from anywhere in the world
What are some examples of business costs?
Hardware, Software, installation, training, hiring,
How are business costs recuperated ?
The growth of the company and increased products due to computerisation
Financial planning and the recruitment of suitably skilled staff is to aid what?
Maintainability
What is scalability?
The ability to adapt to changing hardware or software requirements.
Online communities have been increased how?
The increase in social media, chat rooms, forums, online reviews, online news and online gaming
This increase in online communities has created what and how can it be accessed?
Created a global community which portable devices allow access to anywhere
Increased communication has lead to what debates?
Freedom of speech and censorship, Privacy and Encryption
The use of a computer system creates what and how?
A carbon footprint because significant amounts of electricity have been required for its use
What types of things create a carbon footprint?
Any production of electrical energy and so does the software written for a computer system as it will have taken thousands of computer time and energy to produce.
How can computer systems be a benefit to the environment?
- Computer manufactured products are produced more efficiently with less waste
- Computer-controlled heating systems produce efficiency savings which reduce energy bills.
- Data analysis of delivery roots will discover the most efficient way of making deliveries to houses and again saving money.
