Business Driven
Technology
Unit 4
Building Innovation
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Unit Four
O Chapter Thirteen - Creating Innovative
Organization
O Chapter Fourteen - EBusiness
O Chapter Fifteen - Creating Collaborative
Partnerships
O Chapter Sixteen - Integrating Wireless
Technology in Business
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Chapter 16
Integrating Wireless Technology
in Business
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe the different wireless network
categories
2. Explain the different wireless network
business applications
3. Identify the benefits and challenges of
business mobility
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WIRELESS NETWORK
CATEGORIES
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Personal Area Network
O Personal area networks (PAN) -
Provide communication over a
short distance that is intended for
use with devices that are owned
and operated by a single user
O Bluetooth - Wireless PAN
technology that transmits signals
over short distances between cell
phones, computers, and other
devices
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Wireless LAN
O Wireless LAN (WLAN) - A local area network that uses
radio signals to transmit and receive data over
distances of a few hundred feet
O Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) - A means by which portable
devices can connect wirelessly to a local area
network, using access points that send and receive
data via radio waves
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Wireless LAN
O Access point – The computer or network device that
serves an as interface between devices and the
network
O Wireless access point – Enables devices to connect to
a wireless network to communicate with each other
O Multiple-in/multiple-out technology – Receives greater
amounts of data than traditional networking devices
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Wireless MAN
O Wireless MAN (WMAN) - A metropolitan
area network that uses radio signals to
transmit and receive data
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Wireless MAN
O Worldwide
Interoperability for
Microwave Access
(WiMAX) - A
communications
technology aimed at
providing high-speed
wireless data over
metropolitan area
networks
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Wireless WAN - Cellular
O Wireless WAN (WWAN) - A wide area network that uses
radio signals to transmit and receive data
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Wireless WAN - Cellular
O Smart phone - Offer more advanced computing
ability and connectivity than basic cell phones
O 3G - A service that brings wireless broadband to
mobile phones
O Streaming – A method of sending audio and
video files over the Internet
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Wireless WAN - Satellite
O Satellite - A space station that orbits the Earth
receiving and transmitting signals from Earthbased stations over a wide area
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BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OF
WIRELESS NETWORKS
O Areas experiencing tremendous growth using
wireless technologies include
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Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
O Radio frequency identification (RFID) - Uses
electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short distances
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Global Positioning System
O Global positioning system (GPS) - A satellite-
based navigation system providing
extremely accurate position, time, and
speed information
O Automatic vehicle location (AVL) – Uses GPS
tracking to track vehicles
O Latitude - Represents a north/south
measurement of position
O Longitude - Represents an east/west
measurement of position
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Global Positioning System
O Geocache - A GPS technology adventure game that
posts the longitude and latitude location for an item on
the Internet for users to find
O Geocoin - A round coin-sized object uniquely
numbered and hidden in geocache
O Estimated time of arrival (ETA) - The time of day of an
expected arrival at a certain destination and is typically
used for navigation applications
O Estimated time enroute (ETE) - The time remaining
before reaching a destination using the present speed
and is typically used for navigation applications
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Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
O Geographic information system (GIS) - Consists of
hardware, software, and data that provide location
information for display on a multidimensional map
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Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
O Cartography - The science and art of making
an illustrated map or chart
O Edge matching (warping, rubber sheeting) -
Occurs when paper maps are laid edge to edge
and items that run across maps but do not
match are reconfigured to match
O GIS map automation - Links business assets
to a centralized system where they can be
tracked and monitored over time
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Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
O Spatial data (geospatial data or geographic
information) - Identifies the geographic
location of features and boundaries on Earth,
such as natural or constructed features,
oceans, and more
O Geocoding - A spatial databases coding
process that assigns a digital map feature an
attribute that serves as a unique ID or
classification
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Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
O Location based services (LBS) -
Applications that use location information
to provide a service
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BENEFITS OF BUSINESS
MOBILITY
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BENEFITS OF BUSINESS
MOBILITY
O Enhance mobility
O Provides immediate data access
O Increases location and monitoring capability
O Improves work flow
O Provides mobile business opportunities
O Provides alternative to wiring
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CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS
MOBILITY
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CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS
MOBILITY
O Protecting against theft
O Protecting wireless
connections
O Preventing viruses on a
mobile device
O Addressing privacy
concerns with RFID and
LBS
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CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS
MOBILITY
O Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) - An encryption algorithm
designed to protect wireless transmission data
O War chalking - The practice of tagging pavement with
codes displaying where Wi-Fi access is available
O War driving - Deliberately searching for Wi-Fi signals while
driving by in a vehicle
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LEARNING OUTCOME REVIEW
O Now that you have finished the
chapter please review the learning
outcomes in your text
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