How information technology is conquering the world : workplace, private life, and society / Kai A. Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, Kai A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet.

Internet--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Information technology--Social aspects.

World Wide Web.

Electronic commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How Information Technology Is Conquering the World focuses on the interface between the technologies and the real world in order to explore not only where these technologies have their advantages, but also where their limitations become apparent. The difficulty of introducing a new technology is emphasized with the practical goal of enabling readers to use technology to full advantage. This book is useful for those involved in, affected by, or interested in the technology; for students taking an introductory course in computing; and for managers and others who are interested in seeing how this

Contents:

How Information Technology Is Conquering The World; Contents; Preface; Ways to Use This Book for Teaching; Acknowledgments; Trademark Notice; Introduction; PART 1 Fundamentals; 1 Welcome to the Virtual World; 2 Information Technology; 3 Formalization; 4 Cases of Formalization; 5 Formalization Levels; 6 Cases of Formalization Level; 7 Symbolic Data; 8 Cost-benefit of Formalization; PART 2 Constraints; 9 Computer Intelligence; 10 Constraints on Technology; 11 Case Studies: Technical Constraints; 12 The Devil Is in the Details; 13 Cultural Constraints; 14 Case Studies: Cultural Constraints

15 Privacy and Security16 Case Study: Internet Elections; PART 3 Usability; 17 Interactive Computing; 18 Usability; 19 Simplicity; 20 Case: Flexible User Interfaces; 21 Bad Systems; PART 4 System Development; 22 Developing a System; 23 Software Engineering; 24 Packages and ERP Systems; 25 Simpler Software Development for Niche Companies; 26 Case 1: In-house Programming; 27 Case 2: Developing Apps; PART 5 Internet and WWW Basics; 28 HTML and XML; 29 Internet Protocols; 30 Development of Web Protocols; 31 E-mail, Chat, and Text Messages (SMS); 32 Browsers; 33 World Wide Web

Notes:

"This book is an extended and updated version of Formalizing Internet, Web and eBusiness Applications for the Real World, Scarecrow Press (2005)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8108-8721-5