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The wrenching change in human history goes under many names: Computer Revolution, Information Revolution, Communications Revolution, Binary Age, Information Age, and Information Society. It is preferable to call it the Digital Age (Sawyer, Williams, and Hutchinson, 1999). The use of computers these days is notably unstoppable; its necessity is increasing constantly- be it in public or private organizations, in academic or non-academic institutions, or for personal use. Human experiences and new knowledge come with the arrival of information technology: the latter makes possible the fusion and/or merger of several important industries.

Communications become easy with the use of newer technology, such us the following: satellite, fiber-optic cable, cellular phone, fax machine, or compact disc. These tools in information technology evolve with the emerging concepts of connectivity and interactivity. These concepts become the foundations for telecommunications networks, be it in small and simple industries or in large and complex ones. They realize the process known as electronic data interchange (EDI), which only involves the computer-to-computer transfer of data between companies (Shelly, Cashman, and Rosenblatt, 2001). Sharing and distribution of databases have become the central goal of any organization to attain efficient business processes and to solve the problems that threaten the integrity of the data.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Computer Studies
Authors	Cesar Alipis Tecson
Page Count	16
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	June 1, 2005
Tags	Assessment System, Automated, Computer Studies, Educational Measurement, Electronic Question Bank

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