CASE STUDY # 2

Select two of the following professionals:

• An insurance adjuster
• A delivery person for a courier service
• A newspaper reporter
• A doctor (general practitioner)
• Manager in a supermarket

Put forward a theory about how that person might use a hand held computer in their work.

A portable computer that is small enough to be held in one's hand. Although extremely convenient to carry, handheld computers have not replaced notebook computers because of their small keyboards and screens. The most popular hand-held computers are those that are specifically designed to provide PIM (personal information manager) functions, such as a calendar and address book.

In being a newspaper reporter, information is very important and he/she should have the wide range of knowledge in different kinds of field. He/she should be open-minded and informative of what is happening around the world. As a newspaper reporter, he/she should also have the device in order to keep track of the happenings in the globe or in his/her country. He/she will need a device that could make his/her work much easier than usual. Having a handheld computer can help and do his/her job much easier with a vast range of information in his/her palm. He/she can actually use the device in order to jut down the information’s he/she has taken. With the use of a handheld computer, he/she can easily browse the internet with just one click away on getting the hottest news around the globe. He/she can also use all the applications like video and camera in order to capture some interesting and important events.

As a manager in a supermarket, he/she will be in need of vast range of customers in order to gain clients or investors in his supermarket. He/she will be in need of the news about the prices and increases of goods that he/she is selling into his/her supermarket. Imagine having a supermarket but you don’t have the knowledge about the products that you are selling. It could end up in a bankruptcy. A handheld computer/device can actually save a sinking business with a simple glitch. He/she can use the handheld computer in order to browse the news or the change in prices or even the information’s regarding to which product should sell best. Knowing which the best is or which is not is very important in having a business like running a supermarket. Knowing the most convenient way is the best way to be successful in a business. We, people, should take advantage of what we have right now and make use of it in order to survive in this battle.