Transcript 11C-E

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A Chief Technical Officer, or CTO, is the
head of the technology group.
The CTO sorts through new ideas and
products to identify those that are most
relevant to the organization.
The CTO’s job requires deep knowledge
of information technology and the ability
to envision how new IT will affect the
organization over time.
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The CTO is the company’s tops technology
executive. The CTO plays an important
essential role in the company’s strategic
direction and development.
– Lead the execution of technology strategy
platforms, partnerships, and external
relationships
– Provide visible leadership for the company within
the technology community
– Anticipates and reacts to major technology
changes to ensure that the company is up to its
competition
Cut, Copy, and Paste
 Landscape keyboard
 Parental controls
 Voice memos
 Video Recording
 Many different Applications
-such as GPS, Facebook, and Games
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Personal
– Listen to music
– Play games
– Watch videos
Professional
– Business Appointments
– Conference calls
– Current News
The iPhone can be used in many
different ways and is used by different
types of people
 It is used by people all different ages
 There are many different ways the
iPhone is used.
 The versatility of the iPhone makes the
customers want it even more.
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Student uses
› music, notes, camera
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Truck driver uses
› GPS, find restaurants, find hotels
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Stock broker uses
› Economic news, E*TRADE
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A New Mother
› Videos, email, phone/speakerphone
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According to the textbook, Web 2.0 is a
loose cloud of capabilities, technologies,
business models, and philosophies that
characterize the new and emerging
business uses of the internet.
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Web2.0 websites should deliver web based
applications to Internet users and allowing
them to make use of these applications
through a web browser.
A web2.0 website should implement social
networking capabilities allowing users to
interact with each other and create friend lists.
A Web2.0 websites should allow it's users to
exercise various controls over the website data
and content (adding/deleting/editing
content).
Google
 Yahoo
 Amazon
 eBay
 Flickr
 Digg
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An employee has a problem with the
computers and the IS department.
He/she is complaining about the
programs not working the right way, and
prefers to use a different program.
 How can we solve his problem?
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The Manager can take the side of the IS
Department.
› Find out why there are problems occurring
and try to fix them
› Explain to the employee that there are going
to be certain locks on the computer to make
sure important information is safe
› Information systems help a business achieve
its goals and objectives so the manager
should trust them
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The Manager can take the Employees
side.
› Giving the employees a little more freedom
on the computer.
› Maintain the basic necessities such as virus
scan and other programs
› Make sure the work is still done on time
› This should cause a less stressful bunch of
employees
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Having someone from the IS department
go talk to the employee
› This would solve things quicker.
› The employee can explain his/ her problems
› The problem can be solved
› The manager doesn’t have to get involved
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If an employee develops a new protocol
and it is rejected by the IS Department,
which side should the manager choose?
› As the Manager, the smart thing to do is
trusting the IS Department. The IS
Department is always looking to make things
easier and safer for the company