The high cost of efficiency: computers make us more productive. Do they also slow us down?
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Computers have a potential to save labor and increase productivity but they also provide workers with a capability to play online games and transmit instant messages. And activities that can seem valuable to an individual often seem pointless or counterproductive to an employing organization.
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
United States, Electronic computers, Computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Management Informatn Computer Systems, Information Systems & Theory, Management Information Systems, Digital computers, Information technology, MIS, System selection, Software/hardware leasing
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
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Shifting into overdrive: what happens when mass storage leaves microchips in the dust
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The density of transistors on microchips continues to double every year in accord with Moore's Law.?Meanwhile, mass storage technology is advancing at at even faster rate and is likely to have?a hugely significant economic impact. ?
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, Memories & Storage Devices, Computer storage devices, Industry Overview, Analysis, Forecasts and trends, Computer peripherals industry, Market trend/market analysis, Information storage and retrieval, Data storage device, Industry forecasts, Moore's Law
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
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