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Sources: 

Walt Bogdanich, “Medical Group Urges New Rules on

Radiation,” 

The New York Times

, February 4, 2010; “As Technology

Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag,” 

The New York Times

, January

27, 2010; “Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm,” 

The

New York Times

, January 24, 2010; and “Case Studies: When

Medical Radiation Goes Awry,” 

The New York Times

, January 21,

2010.

CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

1. What concepts in the chapter are illustrated in this

case? What ethical issues are raised by radiation

technology?

2. What management, organization, and technology

factors were responsible for the problems detailed

in this case? Explain the role of each.

3. Do you feel that any of the groups involved with

this issue (hospital administrators, technicians,

medical equipment and software manufacturers)

should accept the majority of the blame for these

incidents? Why or why not?

4. How would a central reporting agency that

gathered data on radiation-related accidents help

reduce the number of radiation therapy errors in

the future?

5. If you were in charge of designing electronic

software for a linear accelerator, what are some

features you would include? Are there any

features you would avoid?

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P A R T   T W O

Information Technology

Infrastructure

Chapter 5

IT Infrastructure and Emerging

Technologies

Chapter 6

Foundations of Business Intelligence:

Databases and Information

Management 

Chapter 7

Telecommunications, the Internet,

and Wireless Technology

Chapter 8

Securing Information Systems

Part Two provides the technical foundation for understanding information systems by

examining hardware, software, database, and networking technologies along with

tools and techniques for security and control. This part answers questions such as:

What technologies do businesses today need to accomplish their work? What do I

need to know about these technologies to make sure they enhance the performance

of the firm? How are these technologies likely to change in the future? What tech-

nologies and procedures are required to ensure that systems are reliable and secure?

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

S

After reading this chapter, you

will be able to answer the

following questions:

1.

What is IT infrastructure and what

are its components?

2.

What are the stages and technology

drivers of IT infrastructure

evolution?

3.

What are the current trends in

computer hardware platforms?

4.

What are the current trends in

software platforms? 

5.

What are the challenges of

managing IT infrastructure and

management solutions?

CHAPTER OUTLINE

5.1

IT INFRASTRUCTURE

Defining IT Infrastructure

Evolution of IT Infrastructure 

Technology Drivers of Infrastructure Evolution

5.2