Chapter 11 "Computers at work, school, and home" Review Questions Part One

1. What are major components of the modern automated factory?
• Today's modern automated factory uses computers at every level of operation. Computer-aided design and manufacturing, robots, automated assembly lines, and automated warehouses all work together to produce factories that don't need that many workers.
2. How has the evolution of the automated office paralleled to the evolution of the computer?
• In the past, office automation centered on mainframes that were run by highly trained technicians. Today's office is more likely to use networked PCs and workstations for decentralized enterprise computing.
3. What kind of an education does a student need to prepare for living and working in the information age?
• In the information age students expect to change jobs several times, but they should be prepared for an ever-changing world by getting familiar with technological familiarity, literacy, mathematics, culture, communication, problem solving, and ability to to learn and adjust to new things.
4. What are smart cards, and how are they used?
• A smart card is a plastic medium sized card , with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data. Smart cards contain a lot of information and can be programmed for different applications. Some of them have certain programming and data to support several applications. They can be made to be inserted into a slot and read by a specific reader.