Wireless technology now allows business quick and easy access to a greater volume of information than previously possible. Through the implementation of a wireless infrastructure companies have the ability to increase productivity, speed delivery to market and a reduction in operating costs.
2. Describe the business benefits of VoIP.
Voice over IP allows for companies to utilise there internet connection by using them to transmit voice calls. As VoIP makes use of existing technology within companies it allows them to make call more efficiently and more inexpensively than traditional methods. This then gives the company significant cost savings, productivity gains and service enhancements. one of the most popular VoIP options for consumers has been Skype recognisable by there symbol seen below, this service not onlt allows for cheap calls but also video confrencing as well a number of other features.
3. Compare LANs and WANs.
A LAN or Local Area Network is designed to give connectivity to a group of computers that operating within a close proximity of each other such as those at a hospital or university, it is useful for the sharing of files, printers or games. A WAN or Wide Area Network allows ofr connectivity between computers that are spread over a large area such as cities, states or countries. WANs can also be used to connect a number of LAns. In this regard LAns are more approriate for smal business where there is only one location compared to WANs which are more appropriate for organisations that which have a number of locations around the country.
4. Describe RFID and how it can be used to help make a supply chain more effective.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) uses technology that gives active or passage tags in the forms of chips or smart labels that store unique identifiers for that product which is then relayed to electronic readers. This technology improves the effectiveness of supply chains by having all the information products already stored as electronic data allowing for greater accuracy and understanding of inventory and where products are located through the availability of tracking. through implementation of RFID companies in the future will have much greater access to more detailed and accurate information. The video below discusses the effect of RFID and where RFID may go in the future:
5. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of deploying mobile technology.
Mobile technology gives organisations a range of advantages such as greater accuracy and availability of information. Through the implementation of mobile technologies business wil ocntinue to be competitive as they will have the benefit of greater efficiency and a greater level of communication within the organisation. As well as greater ability for planning the through use of tracking tracking technologies available today.
Disadvantages of mobile networks are that they do allow for greater exposure to other security threats that would not have existed otherwise. Some concerns regard to the ability for people to gather personal information on people including there physical location, which is seen as a risk to their personal safety. Governments have enacted laws to try and protect users auch as the privacy act which exist in Australia.
LINKS
- This links takes you to the Privacy Act of Australia, it shows some of the lengths the government has gone to try and protect users of mobile technology:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/pa1988108/
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