1004ict assignment 2 - envisioning your future jordan lees s5011252

 Jo rd an L e es S5011252

ENVISIONING MY FUTURE A 2000 word essay to clarify ad reiforce !y career "oals

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Introduction I do-t wat to c(a"e t(e world$ I-! o etre.ree#r$ A idea caot si!.ly a..ear i !y (ead/ co!.letely reol#tioary ad ioatie$ All !y life/ fro! .arets/ fa!ily ad teac(i" odies/ I was told t(at we s(o#ld ai! to create t(e et i" t(i"$ T(o#"( it is ice to 3ee. yo#r "oals (i"(/ t(is does ot lead to a stale st ale ad s#staiale career/ w(ic( i t(e lo" r#/ is !ore ee4cial to !yself/ ad ay sort of fa!ily I !ay wis( to create i t(e f#t#re$ I do-t wat to create t(e et i" o.erati" syste!$ I do-t wat to reiet t(e tele.(oe$ I wis( to assist ot(ers i t(eir #se ad adace!ets t(ro#"( tec(olo"y$ I wat to e t(ere as t(e f#t#re #folds aro#d #s$ To create a !ore accessile ad s#staied world of ifor!atio tec(olo"y$ Oe we ca all s(are$ I (ae o real idea w(at I wat to for a 5o/ #t at t(is c#rret .oit i ti!e/ !y realistic desired career is to e a IT syste! ad!iistrator$ ad!iistrator$ My drea! 5o/ (oweer/ is to assist i t(e deelo.!et of ew tec(olo"y$

My Future Career  T(ro#"( t(e .rofessio of ifor!atio tec(olo"y syste! ad!iistratio/ t(e .ossiilities of e!.loy!et are icredily wides.read$ 6retty 6retty !#c( eery #siess today t oday #ses so!e for! of ifor!atio tec(olo"y tec(olo"y to !a3e t(eir syste!s o.erate$ T(is ot oly creates !ass o..ort#ity/ #t also as syste!s #."rade ad eole/ t(ere will always e a eed for so!eoe wit( a tec(ical aility to !aitai ad s#..ort t(e!$ I wo#ld also li3e to i!.roe syste! iteractio wit( #sers/ traslati" !oder tec(olo"y ito .eri.(erals ad .ro"ra!s easy ad it#itie to #se/ .er(a.s !ore so t(a a 3eyoard ad !o#se$

Becoming the IT guy   T(i3 of a #siess/ #siess/ co!.ay or trade$ I t(ese !oder !oder days/ I et et yo# wo#ld-t e ale to t(i3 of ay t(at does-t #se so!e for! of ifor!atio tec(olo"y tec(olo"y syste!$ If yo# ca/ t(e t(ey will soo ado.t t(e tec(olo"y .ractice eca#se t(at is (ow t(e world is .ro"ressi"$ .ro"ressi"$ Accordi" Accordi" to a 7o forecast forecast so#rced fro! t(e U$S '#rea# of 8ao#r Statistics Occ#.atioal O#tloo3 9adoo3/ t(e e.ected 5o rate of &o!.#ter ad Ifor!atio Syste! !aa"ers will "o #. y 22: i t(e year 2020 ;T(iodea# 2012< I a s#rey of 100 s!all #siesses/ ==: rely o ew tec(olo"y syste!s to .#t t(eir foot i t(e world/ yet oly 1%: say t(ey (ire dedicated IT sta> to (el. !aitai t(eir syste!s ;Var ;Var Sta?"/ 201*<$ )(e t(ese #siesses "row/ ad t(e syste! !ore co!.le/ t(ey will (ae to cosider (iri" a syste! ad!i or ris3 %

#si" a ie?ciet syste!/ .otetially !a3i" t(e! lose t(e co!.ay$ co!.ay$  T(e syste!s t(e!seles ca e a iss#e$ As ti!e "oes o/ ew ew o.erati" syste!s "et deelo.ed/ forci" older oes to e #s#..orted i t(e .rocess$ A #s#..orted syste! is ot ideal for #siesses/ as it sti@es deelo.!etal "rowt(/ ad also leaes sec#rity ris3s/ as #"s ad loo.(oles are-t costatly ei" searc(ed for ad .atc(ed$ T(is was a ery real .role! d#ri" 201*/ as Microsoft sto..ed s#..orti" )idows 6$ T(ey t(e!seles !ade a state!et ao#t t(e sec#rity ris3s/ ad #r"ed #sers ad #siesses to #."rade to t(e s#.erior/ ad still s#..orted/ )idows =/ or B$1$ ;Microsoft/ ;Microsoft/ 201*<$ T(e !i"ratio for lar"e co!.aies fro! oe o.erati" syste! to aot(er was a !assie 5o$ So!e 5#st .#rc(ased ew !ac(ies alto"et(er/ ot(ers wet t(ro#"( t(e .rocess of #."radi" eac( oe/ ad so!e 5#st st#c3 wit( 6/ as t(ey saw o t(reat$ Accordi" to a st#dy doe at t(e Tec(Ed Nort( A!erica 201* &oferece/ +%: of oer100 #siesses ad!itted to r#i" 6 i t(eir syste!s$ T(is is d#e .artly eca#se so!e #siesses (ae t(o#sads of co!.#ters i t(eir .ossessio$ Ee wit( a#to!ated software/ it will e too !#c( of a tas3 to #."rade ad trasfer t(e! all ;8ace )(itey/ 201*<$ 201*<$ T(e .rocess of !i"ratio ca#sed a lot lot of (eadac(es for (i"( #. !aa"ers/ as t(eir !ac(ies were o#t of actio/ t(e sta> as t(ey (ad to lear t(e ew .ro"ra!s ad .rocesses/ ad t(e IT syste! ad!iistratio sta> reC#ired to do t(e wor3 of t(e #."rades$ T(ere is o do#t t(at t(is will (a..e a"ai i t(e f#t#re$ Soo/ w(e t(e et )idows ersio co!es o#t i a few years- ti!e/ widows = will start to e #s#..orted$ T(is is t(e way tec(olo"y wor3s/ ad ay co!.ay r#i" widows = will e adised to #."rade to B$1/ 10 or w(ateer t(e ewest ersio will e/ or ris3 (ai" t(eir sec#rity co!.ro!ised$ T(is costat liea"e of #."rades to ot( O.erati" syste!s/ ad t(e .ro"ra!s t(ey #se will always es#re t(e eed ad ecessity of IT Syste! Ad!iistratio sta> i !ay co!.aies$

Bridging the Virtual World and the Real World  New tec(olo"y is a a!aDi" e.eriece$ I wis( t(at we co#ld s(are t(at e.eriece wit( ot(ers/ #t t(at is-t always t(e easiest t(i" to do$ Eeryoe (as a di>eret leel of e.eriece wit( tec(olo"y/ so t(eir s3ills are-t C#ite as 4et#ed as so!eoe st#dyi" IT ad M#lti!edia at #iersity$ It is a "oal/ as a side .ro5ect/ to deelo. software t(at ca (el. trasitio less e.erieced .eo.le ito t(e f#t#re of tec(olo"y/ i ways t(ey #derstad$ I do-t .la o re ieti" t(e w(eel eit(er$ Ee t(o#"( t(ey saw t(e tec(olo"y t ec(olo"y a..ear ad deelo./ yo#r "rad.arets !ay ot f#lly #derstad w(at it !eas to clic3 t(e *

!o#se o t(e word doc#!et ico o t(e des3to.G$ T(ey !ay res.od to so!et(i" a it !ore fa!iliar$ Usi" Virt#al Reality ad A#"!eted reality/ I (o.e to create a od etwee t(e .(ysical world ad t(e irt#al world w(ic( t(ey co#ld #derstad$ For istace/ istead of clic3i" wit( t(e !o#se/ yo# co#ld traslate t(at ito .o3e t(e .ict#re of a .iece of .a.er t(at-s @oati" i frot of yo#G w(ile weari" a 9ololes (eadset/ or to ite"rate oice reco"itio ito !ore t(a 5#st .(oes ad dictatio software$ I!a"ie (ai" a (o#se t(at is co!.letely oice cotrolled$ cotrolled$ For a icreasi" elderly .o.#latio ;Fi"1
 T(e tec(olo"y ca ca e ada.ted for t(e ot(er ed of  t(e a"e s.ectr#!$ I c(ildre/ AR (eadsets ca e #sed to icor.orate a it#itie iteractiity to leari"$ )(y loo3 at a .ict#re of a ele.(at w(e yo# co#ld load a %d !odel of oe/ eit(er s!all eo#"( to 4t o a des3/ or 1H1 scale$ ids !i"(t 4d it also da#ti" to e "ie a 3eyoard 3eyoard wit( doDes of  #ttos/ ad a !o#se to !oe aro#d t(e scree$ As a c(ild I fo#d it Fi" 1$ 6ercet of a"i" .o.#latio i t(e world oerw(el!i"/ wit( so etwee 1K+0 ad 20+0$ 6erce.tio of S!art !ay t(i"s t(at co#ld e 9o!e Tec(olo"ies to Assist Elderly 6eo.le * doe/ ad (o.i" I did-t rea3 ayt(i"$ I a irt#alJa#"!eted syste! (oweer/ iteractio wit( o5ects/ 4les/ directories wo#ld e as it#itie as isiti" t(e local lirary/ .layi" wit( !odels or searc(i" for a oo3 o a s(elf$  T(e #lti!ate "oal is to rid"e t(e two two realities/ t(e irt#al ad t(e already eisti"/ ito a si"#larity of e>ortless/ it#itie iteractiity ad ifor!atio asor.tio t(at t(is "eeratio ad f#t#re "eeratios ca e5oy$

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The Future of Technology   T(e asol#te drea! drea! .rofessio I wis( for is to e e a .art of t(e et i" t(i"$ I do-t wat to e t(e oe w(o is at t(e to. !a3i" t(e s(ots$ I do-t wat to e t(e oe w(o desi"ed or t(i3s #. t(e eed ad wat for t(e f#t#re of tec($ I wat to say I (el.ed !a3e t(at$ As a tea!/ we were ale to deelo. t(is ew deiceG de iceG Ee t(o#"( tec(olo"y today see!s fairly f#t#risticL 6ritale ody tiss#e/ irt#al reality/ it ca oly "et etter fro! (ere$ Already (olo"ra.(ic tec(olo"y tec(olo"y is ei" st#died ad deelo.ed$ deelo.ed$ It is still i its early sta"es/ y #si" .ers.ectie ad distortio to !a3e (olo"ra.(ic i!a"es a..ear @oati" i t(e air$ ;Mic(io a3# 201*<$ Virt#al reality ca oly "et etter as well$ As ew co!.#ter cards are deelo.ed/ ad ew screes are ei" ieted ad created/ Virt#al Reality will soo e as "ood as o#r ow reality$ 9#!a ei"s are a!aDi" at desi"i" adace!ets to t(e tec(olo"y t(at we already (ae$ T(e !ar3et will always e searc(i" for t(e et i" tec(olo"y (it$ After Virt#al Reality ad A#"!eted Reality/ w(o 3ows w(ere it !ay lead$ )ill (olo"ra.(ic tec(olo"y ta3e o> &a %d .riti" e reol#tioiDed ad .erfected to t(e .oit w(ere so!e !a#fact#ri" #siesses !ay eco!e osolete  T(e f#t#re is is "oi" to e a!aDi"/ a!aDi"/ ad I (o.e I co#ld e a .art of it$ If a..roac(ed y a co!.ay wit( a a!aDi" ioatie idea/ wati" !y (el. i t(e t (e deelo.!et/ I wo#ld serio#sly cosider 5oii"$ T(is is ot a foc#sed career o.tio for !yself/ (oweer/ as it lac3s sec#rity$ Yo# co#ld s.ed years wor3i" o a fatastic .iece of tec(olo"y/ oly to 4d o#t t(at it ca-t e doe/ it will ed #. ei" too e.esie/ or so!eoe (as already eate yo# to t(e .#c(/ steali" yo#r t(#der ad !ar3et$ T(e wesite ic3starter (as see its fair s(are of failed .ro5ects/ li3e t(e Ryo Ada.ter$ I .ersoally ac3ed t(is .iece of tec($ it-s a reersile US' ada.tor$ Ufort#ately/ t(o#"( t(ey were f#lly f#ded/ t(ey eer f#l4lled t(eir .ro!ises ad t(e .rod#ct was eer !ade$ I did "et a ref#d t(o#"($ T(ey set a o.e letter sayi"  T(e  T(e !a#fact#rer !a#fact#rer wit( w(o! we cotracted (as si"i4catly altered o#r Mii!#! Order #atity ;MO< ad t(e ter!s t(at we a"reed o efore setti" #. o#r ic3starter ca!.ai"$G ;Ryo Tea!/ 201+<$ I wo#ld !#c( .refer to (ae a steady 5o 3ee.i" a syste!/ or !#lti.le syste!s/ #. ad r#i" for a co!.ay/ to (el. t(e! "et t(eir oost ito t(e lar"e iteratioal !ar3et$

Conclusion  T(e world of tec(olo"y tec(olo"y is adaci"$ adaci"$ I wat to see !yself i t(e adace!et$ T(e .erfect .lace for !e is ei" a Ifor!atio  Tec(olo"y  Tec(olo"y Syste! Ad!iistrator/ (el.i" (el.i" o#t a #siess/ #siess/ or !#lti.le ,

#siesses 3ee. t(eir co!.#ters #. ad r#i"/ .roidi" s#..ort all t(e w(ile I ca$ Yes Yes it is a drea! to e a .art of a lar"er ioatie tec(olo"y deelo.!et co!.ay/ creati" t(e et i" t(i"/ it is a it #realistic$ T(e !ar3et is too isec#re ad .redictios do-t always .lay o#t t(e way yo# wat$ w at$ I will ti3er wit( ew tec(olo"y t(o#"(/ deelo. tools to (el. itrod#ce ad teac( ot(ers w(o !ay (ae di?c#lty wit( tec(olo"y/ ito #si" t(e ew way of t(e f#t#re$ I do-t wat to c(a"e t(e world$ I wat to (el. ot(ers 5oi t(e world$

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