TOPICS FOR TYPE WRITTEN REPORTFor IT3 A & B studentsSubmit hardcopy on October 16, 2013 (Wednesday), before you take the online quiz.

1. Access the Web sites of the major chip manufacturers, for example Intel (www.intel.com) and Motorola (www.motorola.com), and obtain the latest information regardsing new and planned chips. Compare perfor-mance and costs across these vendors.

[2.] Software Issue: Discuss/explain Software Licensing. How does your school maintain compliance? Interview concerned school personnel (like laboratory technicians).

2.[3.] Application Softwarea. Major types.b. General functions of Operating System.c. Differentiate the types of Operating Software.d. 3 Methods of developing application software.e. Types of application software.f. Major software issues that organizations face today.

3.[4.] Interorganizational Systems (IOSs) and Global Information Systemsa. Define and classify IOSs.

i. Defineii. Types

iii. IOS support technologiesb. Define and classify global information systems.

i. Define and classifyii. Benefits of global information systems

c. Major issues surrounding global information systems.4.[5.] Acquiring Information Technology applications and infrasturcture

a. The landscape and framework of IT application acquisition.b. Planning for and justifying information system.c. Strategies for acquiring IT applications

5.[6.] IT Ethics, Impacts, and Securitya. Ethical Issuesb. Impact of IT on organizations and jobsc. Impacts on individuals at workd. Societal impacts and Internet communities

6.[7.] Telecommunications System and Network Services a. Describe the components of a telecommunications system.b. Describe the eight basic types of communications media, including their

advantages and disadvantages.c. Describe the major types of network services.

7.[8.] Outsourcing and Application Service Providers, Criteria for Selecting An Acquisition Approach, Vendor and Software Selection

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8.[9.] Describe the support provided by IT and the Web to accounting and finance and human resources management.- Accounting and Finance

a. Financial Planning and Budgetingb. Managing Financial Transactionsc. Investment Managementd. Control and Auditing

- Human Resource Information Systema. Recruitmentb. Human Resources Maintenance and Developmentc. Human Resources Planning and Management

9.[10.] Competiitive Advantage and Strategic Information Systems- Define/describe competitive advantage.- Define/describe strategic information system.- Discuss the Poter’s Competitive Forces Model- 12 Strategies that companies can use to achive competitive advantage in

their industries.

10.[11.] Ethics and the function(s)/role(s) of Accountants in the business environment.a. Ethicsb. Accountant’s function/role as user, designer, and auditor.

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