Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
The primary guidelines for the production and retention of reports and records comp from where?
|
Federal, state, and local requirements.
|
|
|
What are three categories of reports and records maintained by the fire department?
|
-personnel records.
-incident reports. -financial records |
|
|
What is the problem with having so much raw data?
|
The problem is determining how it can be used.
|
|
|
Expertise is defined as paying attention to the right thing at the right time. True or false.?
|
True
|
|
|
Technology is defined as what?
|
A scientific method for achieving a practical purpose.
|
|
|
Technology management is a philosophy that.....
|
Advocates the use of tools to augment human effort
|
|
|
The 'sytems model' concept promotes....
|
The belief that technology can have a significant influence on an organizational structure.
|
|
|
Technology can help overcome three facts of organizational life. What are these facts?
|
-people are busy; people are in different places; and information is not always where it is needed.
|
|
|
What are the benefits of automated systems?
|
-they assist with repetitive tasks.
-report compilations. -record updates. -and report generation |
|
|
Do computers decrease workload?
|
No
|
|
|
What is meant by leveraging time?
|
Computers have increased the capability to collect data and turn it into information. That
|
|
|
In the past ball was the best method to disseminate information?
|
The 'grapevine'.
|
|
|
Is electronic communication a substitute for face-to-face communications?
|
No!
|
|
|
The real strengths of computing are what?
|
-speed of information storage.
-retrieval. -manipulation |
