ESSAY ITE 152 exam 1
questions & answers
List two professional industries that rely heavily on technology in the workplace. -
ANSWERSEducation: colleges and universities use learning management systems to set up web-
based sites where students can check their progress in a course, take practice tests, and
exchange messages with instructors or other students. Students have access to all sorts of
online material ranging from textbooks and videos, to recorded or live lectures, to online
quizzes. LMS's allows for a much more accesible learning environment, where students are able
to learn not only from home, but anywhere they choose.
Healthcare: physicians and doctors employ Mobile Health, the use of smartphones and tablets
to access health and emdical records stored in the cloud. In addition, patients have the ability to
use their mobile devices to monitor their conditions and treatments, receiving text message
reminders of when to take their medications, or when they are due for a prescription refill.
Patients can even ingest smart pills that contain sensors to monitor meditation or even tiny
cameras enabling a doctor to view internal organs without using surgery. Doctors also make use
of 3d printers so manufacturer synthetic skin for burn patients, as well as to manufacter
prosthetic devices and casts.
List 2 technology careers and explain the duties. - ANSWERSThe software and apps field:
consists of companies that develop, manufacture, and support programs for computers, the
web, and mobile devices. Software and apps companies specialize in specific areas, such as
gaming or productivity software.
Another popular technology career is web marketing. People in the web marketing field create
social media plans, including the content and timing of marketing campaigns, posts, and emails.
Web marketing careers require people to be familiar with both marketing strategies, and social
media platforms.
List 2 computer components and their purposes. - ANSWERSCentral Processing Unit: a complex
integrated circuit consisting of millions of electronic parts, and is maily responsible for
converting input (data) into output (information). Data travels in and out through embedded
wires called a bus.
questions & answers
List two professional industries that rely heavily on technology in the workplace. -
ANSWERSEducation: colleges and universities use learning management systems to set up web-
based sites where students can check their progress in a course, take practice tests, and
exchange messages with instructors or other students. Students have access to all sorts of
online material ranging from textbooks and videos, to recorded or live lectures, to online
quizzes. LMS's allows for a much more accesible learning environment, where students are able
to learn not only from home, but anywhere they choose.
Healthcare: physicians and doctors employ Mobile Health, the use of smartphones and tablets
to access health and emdical records stored in the cloud. In addition, patients have the ability to
use their mobile devices to monitor their conditions and treatments, receiving text message
reminders of when to take their medications, or when they are due for a prescription refill.
Patients can even ingest smart pills that contain sensors to monitor meditation or even tiny
cameras enabling a doctor to view internal organs without using surgery. Doctors also make use
of 3d printers so manufacturer synthetic skin for burn patients, as well as to manufacter
prosthetic devices and casts.
List 2 technology careers and explain the duties. - ANSWERSThe software and apps field:
consists of companies that develop, manufacture, and support programs for computers, the
web, and mobile devices. Software and apps companies specialize in specific areas, such as
gaming or productivity software.
Another popular technology career is web marketing. People in the web marketing field create
social media plans, including the content and timing of marketing campaigns, posts, and emails.
Web marketing careers require people to be familiar with both marketing strategies, and social
media platforms.
List 2 computer components and their purposes. - ANSWERSCentral Processing Unit: a complex
integrated circuit consisting of millions of electronic parts, and is maily responsible for
converting input (data) into output (information). Data travels in and out through embedded
wires called a bus.
