Scenario $1$

Jack is working to create a communication network between a parts supplier and the myriad businesses it sells to$.$ His challenge is that each company has its own parts numbering system, and he needs to create technology that automatically handles these differences. If he doesn't, the companies may go elsewhere to order parts.

Scenario $2$

Beth has been translating codes between engineers and people at construction sites for years. However, her company is now working to standardize the systems used by both entities by creating a computer network that will more easily allow them to share information. Thankfully, all of this has come up right about the time she was considering retirement.

is an example of web services, a type of technology that allows a company to send information to another company

One important thing to remember is that all of this information technology is created to aid in the process of acquiring knowledge. Knowledge is the understanding a person gains from information and