EDUCATION

• Computers are
used in schools for
teaching
• Computers are
used for
mathematical
calculation
• Students can do
their work by
using computer
 BANK
• Computers are used in
banks for storing
information about
different account
holders.
• Computers help in
keeping a record of the
cash.
• Computers help in
giving all kinds of
information regarding
any account in the
bank
 ENTERTAINMENT
• Computers are used
for playing games,
listening to music
and watching movies.
• Computers are used
for making cartoon
movies and
animation films.
• Computers are used
for making drawings.
RAILWAY STATIONS and AIRPORTS
• Computers help in
giving information
about ticket
reservations and
bookings.
• Computers help in
giving information
about the arrival and
departure timings of
trains and aeroplanes.
• Computers help in
keeping records of all
the passengers.
 OFFICE
• Computers are
used to type and
print documents,
letters, etc.
• Computers help in
keeping records of
office employees.
• Computers help in
sending e-mails
 HOSPITALS
• Computers help in
keeping records of all
the patients in a
hospital.
• Computers help
doctors in controlling
operation theatre
machines.
• Computers help in
doing a number of
medical tests.
 DEFENCE
• Computers help in
launching of missiles in
defence.
• Computers help in
keeping records of
criminals.
• Computers help in
constructing weapons and
controlling their
functions.
• Computers help in
establishing
communication links
between the soldiers and
their commanders
through satellites.
 DESIGNING

• Computers help in
designing
magazines,
newspapers, books,
advertisment, etc.
• Computers help in
designing buildings,
houses, etc.
 E-commerce
• Computer helps to
sell and buy sitting at
your home.
• Computer helps to
transfer money for
business one account
to another
 Decision making
Most Importantly:
• Computer helps
mining knowledge/ or
Pattern from historical
data and helps to
make business
decisions.
 Management Information Systems
CHAPTER 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE INTERNET,
AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
The Wireless Revolution

• Radio frequency identification (RFID)

– Use tiny tags with embedded microchips containing
data about an item and location, and antenna
– Tags transmit radio signals over short distances to
special RFID readers, which send data over network
to computer for processing
– Active RFID: Tags have batteries, data can be
rewritten, range is hundreds of feet, more expensive
– Passive RFID: Range is shorter, also smaller, less
expensive, powered by radio frequency energy
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The Wireless Revolution

• Radio frequency identification (RFID) (cont.)

– Common uses:
• Automated toll-collection
• Tracking goods in a supply chain
– Requires companies to have special
hardware and software
– Reduction in cost of tags making RFID
viable for many firms
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The Wireless Revolution

HOW RFID WORKS

FIGURE 7-17 RFID uses low-powered radio transmitters to read data stored in a tag at distances ranging from 1 inch to 100 feet.
The reader captures the data from the tag and sends them over a network to a host computer for processing.

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