Week4 Assignment-Internettoolsatdirtbikes Robertmcvey

The Internet is a vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world. The Internet uses the client/server model of computing and the TCP/IP network reference model. Every computer on the Internet is assigned a unique numeric IP address. No one owns the Internet, and it has no formal management organization. However, worldwide Internet policies are established by organizations and government bodies, such as the Internet Architecture Board and the World Wide Web Consortium. The Internet must also conform to the laws of the sovereign nation-states in which it operates, as well as the technical infrastructure that exists with the nation-sate.

The Internet would allow Dirt Bikes employees to gain remote access to the company’s internal systems through its Web site. They are able to better service customers and suppliers, improve operational efficiency, increase productivity, lower operational costs, have a broader market base, and reach more individual customers on a global scale by establishing a Web presence. The cost of e-mail and other Internet services tend to be far lowered than equivalent voice, postal, or overnight delivery costs, making the Internet a very inexpensive communication medium. It is also a very fast method of communication, with messages arriving anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds or minutes.

Intranets would be another internal and inexpensive way to allow connectivity for all computers, a very valuable facility for sharing information within the company. An intranet can, for example be used to make easily and widely, where appropriate available sales reports and reports on attendance at races, and even racing videos. Human resources can instantly update employee handbooks and benefits information, not only making this rapidly available but also saving on printing and distribution costs. Finance and accounting can integrate its information online for management and to help sales and production monitor revenues...