Read this article to gain an understanding of how one company uses IT for success.

http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2013/11/no-stores-no-salesmen-no-profit-no-problem-for-amazon/

1. Choose an organization that interests you, and research it in the Library. Another option is to choose an IT related article found in the Library describing challenges and issues associated with organizations. You may find helpful the Library Research Guide found here.
2. Describe how your chosen organization uses technology to improve its business goals or discuss your chosen article describing IT related challenges.
3. Identify one or two IT disciplines (information management, programming, networking, operating systems and security) that were needed to achieve their goal.
4. Select one of the IT disciplines and identify the type of role involved (database administrator, programmer, network administrator, system administrator and security analyst).
5. Consider your personal computer and describe how well you think it would perform in the event you were in the role described in step 4 above. Support your thoughts.