Report on Technologies Relating to Businesses and Organizations

Report on Technologies Relating to Businesses and Organizations

In the 21st Century, businesses and organizations wholly depend on a

wide range of technologies. However in this report I will be

concentrating on three technologies used by businesses/organizations

to access and exchange information, and carry out transactions.

The Internet (Information Access and Exchange)

Businesses will use the Internet, the World Wide Web, to consolidate

its customers and employers. Many companies will have their own

website to sell a service or product. By changing one thing, for

example the price of a computer, it automatically advertises to the

whole world saving time and money. There is no need to send out

newsletters to individual customers or employers and notify them about

company changes individually.

What is the Internet and when was it made?

“The internet is a worldwide network of computer networks. It is an

interconnection of large and small networks around the globe. The

Internet began in 1962 as a computer network for the U.S. military and

over time has grown into a global communication tool of many thousands

of computer networks that share a common addressing scheme. Unlike

online services, which are centrally controlled, the Internet is

decentralized by design. Each Internet computer, called a host, is

independent. Its operators can choose which Internet services to use

and which local services to make available to the global Internet

community. Remarkably, this anarchy by design works exceedingly well.

There are a variety of ways to access the Internet. Most online

services, such as America Online, offer access to some Internet

services. It is also possible to gain access through a commercial

Internet Service Provider (ISP).”

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The uses of the Internet

The Internet has many uses; however the main use for businesses and

organizations is that it provides a worldwide wide connection with

customers and employers. It allows companies to access information

from other companies around the world via e-mail and websites to make

changes internally.

E-commerce is where the Internet is used to sell products or services.