Workforce productivity: Can help users locate and view information faster and use applications relevant to their roles and responsibilities. This increases employees' ability to perform their jobs faster, more accurately, and with confidence that they have the right information.
Time: Employees can link to relevant information at a time which suits them…this is called a ‘pull’ basis
Communication: Useful to communicate strategic initiatives that have a global reach throughout the organization. By providing this information on the intranet, staff have the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the strategic focus of the organization.
Cost-effective: Users can view information and data via web-browser rather than maintaining physical documents e.g. procedure manuals and internal phone lists
Disadvantages
It is an evolving technology that requires upgrades and could have software incompatibility problems
Some employees may not have computers at their desk
Maintaining the content can be time consuming
Security features can be inadequate
Inadequate system performance management and poor user support
An intranet is a computer network designed to meet the internal needs of a single organisation or company that is based on Internet technology. An Intranet is not open to anyone outside the organisation operating the system.
Advantages * Access to internal and external information. * Improves communication. * Increases collaboration and coordination. * Supports links with customers and partners. * Can capture and share knowledge.
Disadvantages * Management fears loss of control. * Unauthorised access. * Information overload lowers productivity. * Hidden or unknown complexity and costs.
Intranets can be very beneficial for a company as it meets there needs of a fast system allowing workers to carry out tasks more efficiently. There is also the benefit of being cost effective which is crucial for companies, particularly small businesses which have a low budget.
Although the Intranet system may lack in security in comparison to other ICT systems such as Local Area Networks. This factor is important as having low security is dangerous for the company due to legal and personal reasons – all linked to the loss of data in which the company stores.
The advantages of using an Intranet in a company are • An increase in productivity. • Less time taken to perform a specific task • Communication amongst employees will improve. • Save money as money wont be needed to buy storage space or to have physical files/documents The disadvantages of using an Intranet in a company are • Technology may need upgrading and new software may have compatibility issues. • Not all employees may have computers at their desks • Keeping information up to date may be time consuming • Information may not be a hundred percent secure
How networks communicate data and the use of communication technologies
The standards used when communicating data
Outcomes
Understand De facto and De jour standards
Understand how networks communiate data
Know the characteristics of a network
Know the basic elements of a network
Key terms
Computer networking
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
Metropolitan Area Network
Intranets
Extranets
Router
Hub
Network Switch
Protocols
Internet Protocol (IP)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Examiner's tip
If you are asked for a disadvantages of networking computers, DO NOT just say that the data loading is slowe than a standalone computer. This will not the case if the network is well designed and powerful enought in terms of merory, processor speed and bandwidth.
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Advantages
Workforce productivity: Can help users locate and view information faster and use applications relevant to their roles and responsibilities. This increases employees' ability to perform their jobs faster, more accurately, and with confidence that they have the right information.
Time: Employees can link to relevant information at a time which suits them…this is called a ‘pull’ basis
Communication: Useful to communicate strategic initiatives that have a global reach throughout the organization. By providing this information on the intranet, staff have the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the strategic focus of the organization.
Cost-effective: Users can view information and data via web-browser rather than maintaining physical documents e.g. procedure manuals and internal phone lists
Disadvantages
It is an evolving technology that requires upgrades and could have software incompatibility problems
Some employees may not have computers at their desk
Maintaining the content can be time consuming
Security features can be inadequate
Inadequate system performance management and poor user support
An intranet is a computer network designed to meet the internal needs of a single organisation or company that is based on Internet technology. An Intranet is not open to anyone outside the organisation operating the system.
Advantages
* Access to internal and external information.
* Improves communication.
* Increases collaboration and coordination.
* Supports links with customers and partners.
* Can capture and share knowledge.
Disadvantages
* Management fears loss of control.
* Unauthorised access.
* Information overload lowers productivity.
* Hidden or unknown complexity and costs.
Intranets can be very beneficial for a company as it meets there needs of a fast system allowing workers to carry out tasks more efficiently. There is also the benefit of being cost effective which is crucial for companies, particularly small businesses which have a low budget.
Although the Intranet system may lack in security in comparison to other ICT systems such as Local Area Networks. This factor is important as having low security is dangerous for the company due to legal and personal reasons – all linked to the loss of data in which the company stores.
The advantages of using an Intranet in a company are
• An increase in productivity.
• Less time taken to perform a specific task
• Communication amongst employees will improve.
• Save money as money wont be needed to buy storage space or to have physical files/documents
The disadvantages of using an Intranet in a company are
• Technology may need upgrading and new software may have compatibility issues.
• Not all employees may have computers at their desks
• Keeping information up to date may be time consuming
• Information may not be a hundred percent secure
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