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ISP 523: Fundamentals of Information Technology: Instructor: Stephen Lackey December 7, 2005

The document summarizes an information technology fundamentals course. It discusses presentations by student groups on automated identification technologies like barcodes and RFID. It provides details on how barcodes and RFID work to identify items. The document also reviews the main themes covered in the course, including web technologies, content management, data organization, and communication topics. It notes the take-home final exam will be distributed on December 9th and due by December 15th.

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ISP 523: Fundamentals of Information Technology: Instructor: Stephen Lackey December 7, 2005

The document summarizes an information technology fundamentals course. It discusses presentations by student groups on automated identification technologies like barcodes and RFID. It provides details on how barcodes and RFID work to identify items. The document also reviews the main themes covered in the course, including web technologies, content management, data organization, and communication topics. It notes the take-home final exam will be distributed on December 9th and due by December 15th.

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ISP 523: Fundamentals of

Information Technology
Instructor: Stephen Lackey
December 7, 2005
Today
• Presentations
• Course wrap-up
• How we tag ourselves
– Barcodes
– RFID: brief mention
• Course Review
• Final Exam notes
• Time for questions, extra help, etc.
Ok, Present already!
• Volunteers?
• Group 1
• Group 2
• Group 3
30 second talks about things I
think you should know about
• Automated Identification (AutoID)
– Barcodes
– RFID
• Does this have anything to do with the
Web?
– Not really, but this is an intro class and you use
this technology every day whether you’re
aware of it or not
AutoID
• How we tag ourselves and our stuff so that
computers can read them
• Users:
– Automated Supply Chain Management (transportation,
warehousing, distribution of goods, and EDI to track it
all)
– DoD: Inventory control
– Document tracking (Law offices, gov’t)
– Car registration stickers, etc
Barcodes (UPC shown below)
Barcodes as AutoID
• Alternating bands of black and white to be read by
specific readers to convert into numbers / letters
• First uses: grocery stores (checkout lines)
• Inventory control
• Document management
• Allows presence of item to be quickly recorded by
computer, the reading of which subject to
interpretation by usage
– Checkout line: you’re buying what was scanned
– Washington Park: you shouldn’t have parked there
Radio Frequency Identification
RFID
• Radio Frequency ID tags
• Like barcodes, but using short range radio
• No direct line of sight required. Can scan
tagged items in your pocket / pocketbook
(like newer passports)
• Radio waves activate tiny transmitter that
sends ID code to receiver
• Can scan without your knowledge / consent
RFID and Privacy
• Tags can cost 10 – 30 cents: soon to cost 5 cents
• Expensive products can be tagged – computer
printers, cosmetics, or other small, expensive
goods
• Great for inventory control
• What happens when you throw goods away?
• Dumpster divers know you bought something
expensive without going for a plunge! (more a
problem in urban areas)
RFID
• Active
– Shipping Containers
• Passive
– Computer printers
– Other costly merchandise
• Semi-passive
– Pallets
– EZ-Pass tags
Course Review
• Web Technologies (HTML, CSS)
• Content Management (CMS, XML,
graphics)
• Data Organization (connectivity,
convergence, AutoID)
Main themes - data
• Organization of data:
– Lists, simple and complex (nested) lists
– Tables
• Management of data
– Content management systems
– Data archiving, data compression
– Image types and management
Main Themes - presentation
• Separation of structure from presentation
– HTML
– CSS
• Separation of data from structure
– XML/ RSS
– Other template systems (SSI)
Main themes - communication
• Computing and networks
– Browsers
• HTML
• CSS
– Client / Server
• Web servers (Apache, others)
• Other Application Servers (email, etc)
– The rise of “Social software”
• Instant messaging
• Blogging
• Wikis / other WCMS
• Social Bookmarking
Main Themes – Connectivity and
Convergence
• Connectivity
– Signal sharing between computing devices
(wires)
– Data sharing (bits)
• Convergence
– Different technologies brought together to solve
problems (fax machines, camera phones)
Final Exam
• Take-home final to be distributed via Web by
December 9th. Alternate arrangements can be
made if necessary.
• Exam must be returned by 3 pm, December
15th via email, or in person in Draper Hall dept
office.
• Exam will be open-book, and similar format to
prior tests.
• Check class home page for updates or news.

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