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web software; web technology; benefits package; benefits clerk
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1. A switch receives incoming transmissions arriving at a node and redirects them through the network to their proper destination.
2. Having created the means for maintaining the data in a database, the users wanted to be able to access the data quickly at any time.
3. Keeping track of the information on each computer in a peer-to-peer network can be difficult.
4. By testing a computer system it is possible to predict the failure or success.
5. With the aid of the Web you can visit foreign countries while sitting in front of your computer.
6. Handling or manipulating the information that has been given to the computer is called processing.
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Benefits and Uses of Intranets
1. With an intranet, all of an organization's computers whether they are stand-alone systems, connected to a mainframe, or part of a LAN or WAN can communicate with each other. There is no need to adjust the network when a new user joins. This capability allows for growth without pain, and flexibility without sacrifice. The internal web works with the same software as the World Wide Web and therefore requires no additional training for users.
2. Web software, used with intranets, will interface with most applications and databases, so an organization's existing software can still be used. Web technology is available for almost all operating systems and hardware platforms and is modestly priced. Security with several encryption packets is available.
3. Users can put the information on their Web pages onto the intranet, and all interested parties can access the information, read it, and download it without wasting the paper to copy it, or the time to make and circulate the copies. Members of a workgroup located across the world can brainstorm or exchange ideas collectively or individually. Employees can enroll in a new benefits package without leaving their desks or demanding attention from the benefits clerk unless they have a problem. Customers can request information and receive an immediate response automatically. As you can see, intranets are changing the face of communications within organizations.
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