Social Implications

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Social Implications

• General Purpose Packages

2
Effects on Jobs Careers

• Types of job
• Retraining
• Employment
• Working conditions
• Mail Shots
• Increased paper

3
Effects on Types of Jobs

• Before
• Large number of typists entering data.
• Slow regular mistakes
• After
• A small number of data entry employees.
• Faster more accurate.

4
Retraining

• Trained on how to use hardware software.
• Updating training with new hardware software.
• Therefore retraining will occur throughout their
  career.

5
Effects on Employment

• Do we need as many employees?
• No and Yes.
• Less in areas of jobs such as factories and
  administration.
• More in areas of training and creating and
  repairing hardware and software.
• Many will loose their jobs but new types of jobs
  are now going to be available.

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Working Conditions

• Modern offices should have
• Less stored paper filing cabinets
• A quieter atmosphere without noisy typewriters
• Adjustable seats monitors to improve user
  comfort
• Good lighting, curtains to reduce glare.

• But
• Issues still exist with RSI (repetitive strain
  injury)
• Monitors can damage eyesight.
• Human communication can break down.

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Other Effects

• Mail Shots
• Otherwise known as junk mail.
• Companies send out flyers, etc to promote new
  customers.
• Uses DTP and word processing.

• Increased paper
• Introduction of computers should mean the
  paperless office.
• Today it is believed that more paper is used.
• Instead of phoning people send emails which are
  then printed out.
• It is harder to read from a monitor than from
  paper.

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Economic Implications

• General Purpose Packages

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Economic Issues

• Initial Costs
• Hardware and software are expensive to purchase
  at first.
• Staffing costs may be reduced.
• Training costs will increase
• Adequate backup is essential.
• Replacement Costs
• Things break!

10
Economic Issues

• Running Costs
• Operating and maintaining equipment
• Paper, ink or toner cartridges
• Repair Maintenance of hardware
• Insurance security of hardware and data
• Updating software, etc
• Staffing Costs
• Less staff maybe but new jobs required qualified
  professionals meaning higher wages.