Review Questions: 11/11

4.) The Advantages of Telecommuting gives the ability to “commute” anywhere in the world, without actually leaving the comfort of your own home. Being able to work for any company, anywhere in the world, opens up opportunities for freelance writers that were never dreamt of prior to the birth of the Internet. The Disadvantage: Dealing with clients in a telecommuting situation, also puts the freelance writer at risk of severe frustration if they are required to work with other writers on a project, especially if they are also spread around the world.

5.) Managers in businesses use software tools for advertisement such as blogging like using wordpress.

6.) De-skilling is work requiring little work and up-skilling is work requiring more work. An example of De-skilling is working as waiter at a fast food restaurant where they can just use a touch screen where they dont need math or effort. Up skilling, clerical jobs.

7.) workers working at sweatshop often receive minimum wage and often get a lot of injuries and pain of working.

8.) Because as technology grows in the future we need the proper education to critically use these technology with proper care.

9.) Industrial Age: Students are expected to absorb facts delivered by the teacher. Modern education focuses on helping students learn how to think and learn.

10.) The student may need some technology like laptops for studying on the go which may help the student succeed.

12.) Multimedia is used by teachers and students to present slides or presentations. PowerPoint presentations have become the preferred method of information delivery in many classrooms.

13.) Distance education is attractive to parents w/ young children. Distance education also offers promise for workers whose jobs are changed or eliminated by a shifting economy.

14.) Books from the library or classroom textbooks.

15.) For entertainment, communication, education, business

16.) Smart Cards is a card that looks like a standard credit card but features an embedded microprocessor and memory instead of a magnetic strip.

17.) home entertainment is being changed by technology like big screen TVs.