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Coping With Computers

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Coping With Computers



Coping With Computers


CIS 101
DECEMBER 20, 1996
PROF. GARTNER


     While the twentieth century has proven to be a technological revolution,
there has not been a single development with as much impact on our day to day
lives than that of the computer.  For many, the development of the modern
computer has provided more widespread business opportunities, greater production
efficiency, and greater convenience at both work and home than any other
innovation has provided us with.
     Many of the degrees earned today did not exist twenty years ago.  Many
of the computer sciences degrees are based on technologies that were not even
developed not so long ago.  The resulting situation is a work force that has
been caught with their ‘pants down.'  For many of the senior members of this
workforce, they are at a disadvantage when it comes to competing with newer
college graduates in today's computer world.  This article deals with the
feelings of one particular person in this position.
     Linda Ellerbee, a journalist and author owns a television production
company.  She also has her own column in Windows magazine.  Her experiences with
modern computer technologies range from the terminals of the 1970's all the
through today with the Internet and e-mail.
     One of her first experiences with a computer involved sending a message
over the AP news wire.  As it turns out, she expressed her candid opinion on
some very sensitive topics at the time, including but not limited to the Vietnam
War.  Consequently, the AP was ...This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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