Communications Question

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Assignment 1

Both Google and Microsoft offer free lightweight online versions that include word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation programs. Compare at least two features of Google Apps (not Google Drive) and Microsoft Office 365.

In your opinion, which one comes out on top for you? Why?

Post your response and then reply to at least two classmates’ postings.

Assignment 2

Technology today is evolving at a rapid pace, enabling faster change and progress, causing an acceleration on the rate of change. However, not only technological trends and emerging technologies are evolving, but a lot more has changed due to the outbreak of COVID-19,  making IT professionals realize that their role will not stay the same in the contactless world of  tomorrow.

In 2023-24 you will constantly be learning, unlearning, and relearning (out of necessity if not desire,  and in order to qualify for the newly created and emerging jobs in the labor market.

            Artificial intelligence will become more prevalent in 2023 with natural language processing and machine learning advancement.

            Artificial intelligence can better understand and solve more complex tasks.

            It is estimated that 5G will revolutionize the way we live and work in the future.

Artificial intelligence is shaping the future of humanity across nearly every industry. It is already the main driver of emerging technologies like big data, robotics and IoT, and it will continue to act as a technological innovator  and catalyst for the foreseeable future.

What does this mean for you?

It means that staying current with emerging technologies and latest technological trends is becoming more and more important; and this means, keeping your eyes in  the future to know which skills you’ll need to know to secure a safe and long lasting job for tomorrow.

• Worldwide,  a great number of people is sitting back and  working from home. And if you wish to make the most of your time at home, you must find some emerging technology trends, and possibly, secure one of the jobs that will be created by these new emergency technologies  in the near future.
• Your work for this Discussion Question is to find information and read about three new or emerging technologies.
• When done researching and reading, talk/write about the  three emerging technologies you researched  that you think can be combined in order to create a new technology and help us solve one or more current problems we face: scientific, home, technical, transportation, food production, social, political, food production, monetary, biological, planetary, earth, information, teaching and learning, school, climate change, global warming, energy generation, etc. your choice.

Select one or two or more issues as needed and, use an emerging technology to solve a problem.

The concept presented involves recognizing the latest advancements in technology and requires utilizing your creativity and foresight to tackle a present-day challenge, and thus equipping yourself for the dynamic job market and constantly evolving global landscape.