1. Business Concepts and Entrepreneurial Discovery BCS-BE-7: The student utilizes technology in a variety of ways while solving business problem.

2. Technology Influences Business ________ refers to the tools and machines that people have invented to make life easier. The most common technology staple in business today is the __________.

3. The Impact of Telephones The ________ of the telephone made it possible for people to _________ instantly even if they were hundreds of miles away.

4. The Impact of Telephones Cordless ________, cell phones, and radio telephones became useful tools for _______and consumers.

5. The Impact of Telephones Cell phones are not just phones—they are small _________. _________use telephone lines to send images.

6. Modern Technology In the past 60 years, _______ devices have __________business and society. Business and consumers demand smaller, faster, cheaper, and more powerful electronic devices.

7. Modern Technology The computer has created a boom in nearly all industries. _____________(PDAs) let users send e-mail, list contacts, and access the Internet.

8. Technology and the E-Workforce According to the Bureau of _____Statistics, the _______ consists of more than 77 million workers. e-workforce people who work with ______ while doing business

9. Technology and the E-Workforce Electronic commerce, or ________, allows businesses to reach _________directly anywhere in the world. e-commerce using the _________to do business

10. Employment New markets have opened up for products such as _________, fax machines, video games, and cell phones. ________ means more jobs and more people learning new skills.

11. Employment By switching to a _________, companies use less paper. digital workflow linking all the steps in a process _________

12. Employment The digital _________means that more people have easier access to a broad range of _________. Library catalogs and encyclopedias are available in digital format.

13. Employment ___________can be found everywhere, but especially in these technology centers: California’s Silicon Valley New York’s Silicon Alley Oregon’s Silicon Forest Austin, Texas’s Silicon Hill

14. Employment The Internet has created a demand for: Software ________ ________writers Web page designers

15. Employment Companies post job __________ in several locations: On their homepage In newspaper’s online classified section Internet job services, such as _________