Personal and Prof Comp Use

Personal and Professional Computer Use: Current and Future

Everyday in both my personal and professional life I use some form of technology; from the computer chip in the alarm clock that wakes me up in the morning, to the computer that I am using to write this report and the computers I use at my job as a 911 operator/radio dispatcher for the City of Phoenix Police Department. As a 911 operator/radio dispatcher I use several different forms of technology everyday in order to effectively help our callers. The 911 operators and radio dispatchers are two different positions and require some different types of equipment.

On the 911 side of the room, each position has two computers. One computer serves as the telephone system, called Vesta, and the other computer is the data input system, which is called CAD (computer aided dispatch). The CAD system is used to enter request for police service from the public. Depending on the type of phone (land-line or cell) used to place the call for police service, information such as address and name can be automatically input on the CAD screen. The Vesta has a variety of functions. The Vesta’s monitor

I do not believe that there will ever be an end to new and improved technology. My children will probably never know how to work a VCR, use a type writer or use white out. They will never know what it was like to play a video game that has no real color or definition, like Atari. I will not allow my kids to use their computers and calculators to do their homework all the time. They will not spend countless hours in front of the television or a video game. My children will learn how to count without the aid of technology. They will know how to use their imagination and be able to play with their friends without a computer in sight. I am not complaining about technology, because I am one of those people that always has the newest cell phone or computer programs, when I can afford them. It is hard to imagine the future sometimes though. I think about how I laugh at my mom and dad when they tell me stories about the past. My dad once told me about the latest and greatest invention in the early 60’s. This great technology was a piece of plastic of some sort that had a rainbow of colors straight across. You would place this plastic over your television screen and all of a sudden you had a color. Although the actors faces were usually red, their clothes blue and their feet a greenish hue, it was better than black and white. He said the only picture that ever looked right were the sunsets. My kids will laugh at me the same way one day when I tell them that I had a phone with a cord on it or show them how big my cellular phone was. Their kids will probably laugh at them when they tell them that were restricted by a cord while playing a video game. I believe each generation from now until the end of time will be able to look back and laugh at the technology of the past.

I cannot imagine doing my job with out all of the computer equipment we use today. I spoke with some of the operators who have several years on the job and they like the changes that have been made. Years ago

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