PEOPLEWARE

LESSON 6
 ACTIVITY

• HOW DO THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE

COMPUTER WORK IN PRODUCING OUTPUT?
• ½ INTERMEDIATE PAPER
 WHAT IS PEOPLEWARE

• IN COMPUTER TERMS, WE ARE A PART OF “PEOPLEWARE.” IT IS THE LAST AND MOST

IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT A COMPUTER NEEDS IN ORDER TO WORK. REMEMBER THAT A
COMPUTER IS A MACHINE, AND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MACHINE, IT NEEDS A PERSON TO
OPERATE IT. PEOPLEWARE ARE THE PERSON THAT RUN AND MAINTAIN A COMPUTER. THEY ARE
ALSO THE ONES WHO ANALYZE OUTPUT AND MAKE USE OF THEM.

COMPUTER-
HARDWARE SOFTWARE PEOPLEWARE GENERATED
OUTPUT
 ALL THE PEOPLE WHO USE COMPUTERS IN THE
DIFFERENT FIELDS BELONG TO PEOPLEWARE. BUT
SOME HAVE THE SPECIFIC TASKS OF MAINTAINING
AND IMPROVING COMPUTERS TO MAKE SURE THEY
ARE OPERATING WELL. THESE PEOPLE, WHO ARE
USUALLY FOUND IN BIG ORGANIZATIONS.
 PEOPLEWARE WITH SPECIFIC TASK.

• ADMINISTRATOR – THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE

COMPUTER SYSTEM.
• PROJECT MANAGER – IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZING THE EFFORTS OF A
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TEAM
• SYSTEM ANALYST/DESIGNER – DESIGNS, ANALYZES, AND IMPLEMENTS
COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVES AS THE
COMMUNICATIONS LINK BETWEEN USER AND TECHNICAL PERSON
• NETWORK ENGINEER – DESIGNS, IMPLEMENTS AND SUPPORTS LOCAL
AREA AND WIDE AREA NETWORKS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION
 PEOPLEWARE WITH SPECIFIC TASK.
• NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR – MANAGES A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITHIN AN
ORGANIZATION. WORKS INCLUDE NETWORK INSTALLATION, SECURITY, INSTALLING NEW
APPLICATIONS AND MANY MORE
• DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR – HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PHYSICAL DESIGN AND
MANAGEMENT OF THE DATABASE AND FOR THE EVALUATION, SELECTION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
• COMPUTER ENGINEER – RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF HARDWARE.
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMER – HE DEVELOPS PROGRAMS WITH LOGICAL INSTRUCTIONS THAT
THE COMPUTER WILL EXECUTE.
• COMPUTER USER – ALL PEOPLE WHO USE COMPUTER IN DIFFERENT FIELDS TO COME UP WITH
THEIR EXPECTED OUTPUT.
 ACTIVITY:
USE THE LOWER PART OF YOUR INTERMEDIATE PAPER

IDEAS MATERIALS YOU

WHATS YOUR OUTPUT

 ASSIGNMENT: NEXT LESSON

•FOR YOUR INFO:

•INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.