Information Technology a Home Network Essay

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Processing examples are conversion of encoded or typed words to printable format or running of computer programs such as the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Lastly, controlling ensures that all other four operations of the computer are efficiently working together, while at the same time, ensuring also that each operation does not interfere with the other operations. Examples of control measures in the computer are warnings or prompts that pop up whenever an operation is detected to overlap with another operation and the System Task Manager to monitor the activities and determine the speed and efficiency of processing within the computer.

4. Ergonomics is the science wherein technical fields such as engineering and industrial design are used to develop ideas, devices, and solutions that are suitable to the working conditions of the user. In the field of information technology and computer-mediated jobs, ergonomics is critical because it ensures that the users achieve a certain level of comfort physically that would make computing or computer-related work more manageable and ultimately, more efficient. Recognizing the importance of ergonomics is important for both home and office work, since the primary objective is to increase efficiency in working through ergonomically-designed devices and workplace environment conducive to computer users.

5. Computer-based information systems are intangible structures that are composed of collected, processed, and stored data that came from different sources and transmitted through different hardware and software. Three kinds of information systems are geographic information systems or GIS, data warehousing, and enterprise systems. GIS is the conversion and visualization of physical topographical data, converted into electronic (visual) format for surveillance of a specific geographic area. Data warehouses are massive structures of collected data used for general data analysis, coming from different sources and converted from and to different formats.
Enterprise systems are integrated systems developed within businesses and companies, which include not only data collection, but also data analysis from the most basic to the most complex level.

6. The different types of memory chips are DRAM, SRAM, EPROM, and PROM. DRAM or dynamic random access memory is memory chips that constantly need refreshing and are dependent on power to preserve its memory. In contrast, SRAM is static; therefore its memory does not need refreshing and memory in it remains even when there's no power. EPROM is an erasable programmable read-only memory, chips wherein memory can be erased either electronically or thru ultraviolet light. PROM, meanwhile, is a memory chip not erasable electronically or thru UV light. Because SRAM is a more reliable and versatile memory chip than DRAM, the former is more preferred to be upgraded during a computer and/or systems upgrade. Upgrades could start from 128MB, but could increase to 256MB and 512MB depending on the user's requirements and budget.

7. The pie chart is best used in showing data in proportions (i.e., part of a whole) and if the categories are less than 10. Examples of usage of the pie chart is when illustrating how a budget was allocated to different departments or activities, or if demonstrating how a 24-hour cycle is consumed normally/regularly by a working individual.

8. Conditional formatting with highlight cells is used when formatting preference is based on the content of the cell. This is useful in business when the user wants to categorize data per row, and highlight the resulting categories through conditional formatting with highlights (e.g., "Passed" highlighted in green, "Failed" in red)......

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