Tiêu đề Module 1_ Industry in the Profession.pdf ✅

• Equipment Manufacturers design and manufacture computer hardware and communications products, such as personal computers, mainframe computers, PDAs, mouse, monitors, storage devices, routers, scanners and printers. Examples of these companies include computer manufacturers IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Network hardware companies such as Cisco and its subsidiary Linksys are also examples of equipment manufacturers. • Chipmakers design and manufacture computer chips and circuit boards, including microprocessors, RAM, system boards, sound cards and graphics cards. Intel, Transmeta, Texas Instruments and AMD are examples of chipmakers. • Software Publishers create computer software, including applications, operating systems and programming languages. Examples of software companies include Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Electronic Arts (EA) and Computer Associates (CA). • Service Companies provide computer-related services, including business consulting, Wed site design, Web hosting, Internet connections, computer equipment repair, network security and product support. Classic examples of service companies include AOL and the computer consulting giant, EDS (Electronic Data Systems). • Computer Retailers (sometimes called resellers) include companies that sell computer products through retail stores, direct sales representatives, mail-order catalogs and websites. Well-known computer resellers include CompUSA, which operates retails stores and mail-order retailers PC connection and CDW. Although some companies fit neatly into one of the above categories, other companies operate in two or more areas. For example, Dell manufactures hardware but also resells that hardware directly to individuals and businesses. Sun Microsystems is known for its Sun servers and workstations but also develops and sells software, such as operating systems and the Java programming language. IBM designs and manufactures computer chips and circuit boards as well as producing workstations, servers and mainframes. The IT industry also encompasses large conglomerates with one or more divisions devoted to computer hardware, software or services. As an example, Japanese-owned Hitachi produces a wide variety of electronic devices, but it is also one of the world’s largest chipmakers. Economic Factors The IT industry has been described as the most dynamic, most prosperous, most economically beneficial industry the world has ever known. That statement might be a bit of exaggeration, but the IT industry unquestionably has fueled the economies of many countries. By dollar ($) value, the biggest computer hardware producing countries are the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and China. Despite the increasing globalization of the Industry, however, it remains dominated by the United States. The majority of IT workers are in the United States, even though about two-thirds of industry revenues are from non-US companies.