Global Information Systems Exam Review
Global Exam review
1. Describe how technology has automated business processes during the three economic eras of US history as we evolve into a globalized economy. Specifically, discuss the impact of technology on labor, productivity, and marketplace.
We become innovative out of necessity. When we are miserable enough; we create new ways of doing things. We innovate.
* Agrarian Society: Examples
1800 – 1870 Local Economy
During the agricultural age up to 80% of the population worked in agriculture. Work was done mostly by hand and the need for labor was high. The work was hard and the days were long. As people found better ways of doing the work necessary to produce agriculture, the technology increased, making the work easier and requiring fewer workers to get the same amount of work done. Technology that increased production on the farm include; the steel plow, tractor and irrigation and fertilization advances.
As technology on the farms increased, the number of farm jobs decrease. The number of workers required for farming steadily decreased from about 80% of the population to close to 10%. As people left the farms, towns grew in size and became cities. Life in the city required new technology to transport goods from the farms to the people in the cities and to keep food longer without spoiling. As more cities formed farther away from farms, effective transportation and communication technology became necessary. People living in cities had different needs than those living on farms; factories were built in cities to produce the goods needed to sustain this different style of living. The Oil, Steel, and Railroad industries were born from these new technology needs.
– melon harvesting with machinery, satellites controlling water/fertilizer. We become so efficient that the work force decreases from 80-10% and we have high exports. People travel into towns and cities (blacksmiths, bars, general stores) and create new businesses /
1. Describe how technology has automated business processes during the three economic eras of US history as we evolve into a globalized economy. Specifically, discuss the impact of technology on labor, productivity, and marketplace.
We become innovative out of necessity. When we are miserable enough; we create new ways of doing things. We innovate.
* Agrarian Society: Examples
1800 – 1870 Local Economy
During the agricultural age up to 80% of the population worked in agriculture. Work was done mostly by hand and the need for labor was high. The work was hard and the days were long. As people found better ways of doing the work necessary to produce agriculture, the technology increased, making the work easier and requiring fewer workers to get the same amount of work done. Technology that increased production on the farm include; the steel plow, tractor and irrigation and fertilization advances.
As technology on the farms increased, the number of farm jobs decrease. The number of workers required for farming steadily decreased from about 80% of the population to close to 10%. As people left the farms, towns grew in size and became cities. Life in the city required new technology to transport goods from the farms to the people in the cities and to keep food longer without spoiling. As more cities formed farther away from farms, effective transportation and communication technology became necessary. People living in cities had different needs than those living on farms; factories were built in cities to produce the goods needed to sustain this different style of living. The Oil, Steel, and Railroad industries were born from these new technology needs.
– melon harvesting with machinery, satellites controlling water/fertilizer. We become so efficient that the work force decreases from 80-10% and we have high exports. People travel into towns and cities (blacksmiths, bars, general stores) and create new businesses /