Chapter Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems “ If We Do a Native App, We Have to Do iOS and an Android Version and Maybe a Win Version ” • This sort of team, exploration, and result is common in business • AllRoad would need to develop processes and systems it didn’t already have • AllRoad will need parts designs manufacturers and rights to sell them • Simulation in which customer does not have a part number is real Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-2 Study Questions Q1: What business professionals need to know about computer hardware? Q2: What business professionals need to know about software? Q3: Is open source software a viable alternative? Q4: What are the differences between native and thin-client applications? Q5: Why are mobile systems increasingly important? Q6: What characterizes quality mobile user experiences? Q7: What are the challenges of personal mobile devices at work? Q8: 2024? Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-3 Q1: What Do Business Professionals Need to Know About Computer Hardware? • • • • • Central processing unit (CPU) - “the brain” Dual-processor and Quad-processor computers CPUs vary in speed, function, and cost CPU works in conjunction with main memory (RAM) CPU reads data and instructions from memory, and stores results of computation in memory Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-4 Storage • Storage hardware used to save data and programs common storage devices • CD/DVD • Hard disk • Thumb drives Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-5 Basic Types of Hardware Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-6 Server farm Large collection of coordinated servers Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-7 Computer Data: Binary Digits (Bits) Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-8 Important Storage Capacity Terminology Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-9 Specifying Hardware with Computer Data Sizes • Computer disk capacities are specified according to the amount of data they can contain • CPU speed is expressed in cycles called hertz – Slow personal computer speed of 1.5 Gigahertz – Fast PC 3+ Gigahertz, with dual processors • CPUs classified as 32-bit or 64-bit – Need a 64-bit processor to effectively use more than 4GB of memory Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-10 Chrome-less Interface Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-40 Example of Application Scaling Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-41 Example Use of Web Page Data Declared as Shared Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-42 Use the Cloud Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-43 Kindle Roaming Message Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-44 Q7: What Are The Challenges of Personal Mobile Devices At Work? Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-45 Six Common BYOD Policies Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-46 Advantages of Example BYOD Policies Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-47 Q8: 2024? • PC is dead, mobile web usage surpasses PC web usage in US by 2015 • Mobile applications make JavaScript major language • Microsoft will sell and support back-office operating systems and business software Be shadow of what it is today • Apple lost innovation advantage • Google innovative, but limited revenue sources • Amazon technology winner Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-48 Security Guide: “Because It’s Where the Money Is ” • Most malware creation and dissemination is a business, sometimes an illegal business guided by marketing principles • How many of you care about loss of privacy? • How many have sent something in email or text they wouldn’t want the rest of the class to know? • How many students have visited a web site or searched for terms they’d prefer you or the class not know about? Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-49 Guide: Keeping up to Speed • • • • Relentless pace of technological changes 21st century business professional cannot bury head in sand Use knowledge of IT to gain competitive advantage Don’t ignore technology Read articles, technology ads, attend seminars and workshops • Get involved as a user representative in technology committees Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-50 Active Review Q1: What business professionals need to know about computer hardware? Q2: What business professionals need to know about software? Q3: Is open source software a viable alternative? Q4: What are the differences between native and thin-client applications? Q5: Why are mobile systems increasingly important? Q6: What characterizes quality mobile user experiences? Q7: What are the challenges of personal mobile devices at work? Q8: 2024? Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-51 Case Study 4: The Apple of Your i • Tripled market share in three years • Second largest public company in world • Pioneered well-engineered home computers and innovative interfaces for students and knowledge workers • Every sales success feeds other sales successes Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-52 Case Study 4: The Apple of Your i (cont’d) Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-53 4-54 ... DBMS, see Chapter 5) • Apache (a Web server, see Chapter 6) • Ubuntu (a Windows-like desktop operating system) • Android (a mobile-device operating system) • Cassandra (a NoSQL DBMS, see Chapter. .. phones in use, largest market share of mobile phone operating systems • Android phones manufactured by 39 different vendors • No single Android phone matched iPhone in popularity Copyright © 2015... Pearson Education, Inc 4-21 Industry Information Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc 4-22 Using MIS InClass Exercise 4: Place Your Bets Now! (cont’d) • Confounded channel: 38 other Android phone