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Technology
Automation of a traditional process (Hotel Reservation processing)
Restaurant POS processing
-manual entry -POS workstation -self service (kiosk, mobile)
Revenue management
airline dynamic pricing (more expensive with Mac)
Auto posting of charges
posts charges to account, automatically integrated app
Hotel technology
POS, inroom entertainment,inventory control, reservations
Restaurant technology
menu management, wireless terminals, financial reports, check tracking
Hardware
input/output units (printer and touch screen), CPU, External Storage
Central Processing Unit
may be separate or integrated, "brain" of system
Read Only Memory (ROM)
can't change, contains startup info
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Can read and write from, temporary
Computer Operation
Register, arithmetic logic, control unit, data storage
Ports
physical device connection (USB, wireless, serial, parallel, ECP or extended capabilities port, IrDA or infrared device accessibility
PnP
plug and play auto config.
Software
detailed instructions that control operation of comuper
OS or operating systems
software that manages and controls activities of computer
Application software
generic or industry (POS or Property Management)
Integrated software
communicates and updates automatically
Non-integrated software
can cause problems
MultiprocessorInterfacing (5 C's)
Confidence (test separately), Contracts, Communications, Comparisons (identify installed users), Contingencies (downtime strategies)
Maintenance and support expenses not to exceed ___ market value
1%
System
how computers do things
EDP
Electronic Data Processing (Input ->process -> output, input and process linked by memory)
EDP Advantages
speed, reliability, accuracy, retention, control
Digital vs analog signals
analog is up and down, gets interference/ digital modeled by digits, saves money
Flat files
waste of time and energy to retrieve data
relational database
no redundant data, multiple related tables
hierarchical database
parent/child relationship with data, starts on top and moves downward
network database
circular less ordered relationships, more complex
relational database
organize data in tables, flexible
object oriented database
new form, multimedia and graphic based, sorted better
Database Management Systems
software providing users with ability to access and manipulate data
Primary key
unique identifier
foreign key
connector
Structured Query Language (SQL)
query format giving instructions for building and modifying database structure or data stored in tables
data warehouse
massive collection of enterprise data (menu)
data mart
limited to single division or functional area (beverages on menu)
data cube
data segmentation for intense application analysis (toppings on menu)
Data mining
finding relationship in data (profiling, clustering, targeting)
Social media
web based services allowing a public or semi public profile
Dominos Pizza and social media
posted an offending video, turned blind eye and went viral, negative, employees got fired
Why things catch on? (STEPPS)
Social Currency Trigger Emotion Public Practical Value Stories
Trigger
environmentalremider, top of your mind
User generated content
different needs, selective info processing, peripheral cues
Network
collection of computers and hardware interconnected by communication channels allowing sharing of resources
Local Area Network (LAN)
in one building within 600 ft typically
Metropolitan Area Network
within 30 miles (don't use in HB typically)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
(internet is wide area but wide area not necessarily internet)
Wireless Network or wifi
simple, cheap, convenient but security issues
Server
a lot of memory, faster CPU, gives data, more expensive than laptop (rent in HB now)
Client/server architecture
larger than peer, clients connected to server
Peer to peer architecture
limited workstations with slow speeds
Workstation
personal computer (node like PC, server, printer...)
Node
everything in a network
client
everything that gets info in a network
Cable types
twisted-pair, coaxial, fiber optic (fastest most expensive)
Bandwidth (measured in BPS)
bigger bandwidth is faster, bits per second
Network topology
bus, ring, star
Bus topology
less cable, quick setup, cheap BUT troubleshooting hard, less performance and limited stations
Ring topology
more expensive than bus, troubleshooting hard, no endpoint the signal keeps going
Star topology
most expensive, easy troubleshooting, switch/hub in middle
Network Interface Card
NIC needed for nodes to join network
Encryption
only messenger and receiver know code for message
Biometrics
very expensive, HB doesn't use a lot, iris or fingerprint
Firewalls
common in HB

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