1. What is IT infrastructure and what are its components? IT infrastructure is the shared technology resources that provide the platform for the firm’s specific information system specifications. IT infrastructure includes hardware‚ software‚ and services that are shared across the entire firm. Major IT infrastructure components include computer hardware platforms‚ operating system platforms‚ enterprise software platforms‚ networking and telecommunications platforms‚ database management software
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Parliament practise exam question – a) Explain the term life peers used in the extract (5 marks) * According to the extract‚ life peers sit in the House of Lords. They sit in the House of Lords for life and are appointed by the Prime Minister by recommendations from his/her party as well as the opposition. The Life peerages Act of 1958 set the conditions for Life peers to be appointed and examples include Lord Sugar and Lord Mandleson. Life peers make up the majority of the House of Lords
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The Hobbit: Essay Q&A Essay Q&A 1. When‚ how‚ and why does the narrative tone of The Hobbit change? The tone of the book shifts after the death of Smaug. Before the dragon’s death‚ the novel is a fairly light-hearted fantasy adventure; after Smaug is slain‚ the story takes a serious and dark turn as greed and pride ruin relationships among the various races of Middle-earth represented in Esgaroth. Tolkien effects the change in tone by giving us access to characters’ inner thoughts as well
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Group 1 Questions "The Birthmark" 1. Using inferences from the story‚ establish its likely geographical setting and historical time. Afterwards‚ review the story for at least a couple of convincing clues and hints that suggest the story will end tragically‚ i.e. that Aylmer will fail and/or Georgiana will die. The narrator tells us that it takes place “in the latter part of the last century”‚ meaning around the late 1700s. We know this because the story was written in the 1840s so prior to that
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10 -- Video Case Study Questions Note: Minimum word count for each numbered question is 200 to 250 words. 1. As a retail distributor‚ what value (different types of utility) does Netflix add for customers? Be sure to include examples from the written case study and the video in your response. 2. How does technology enable Netflix to process and ship nearly two million DVD movie rentals daily? Why is Netflix able to manage so many DVDs without the use of many large storage warehouses? What will Netflix’s
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1. What network topology has the inherent weakness of a single point of failure The Star physical network 2. Define "networking standard" The details of what a networking topology does and how it does it 3. "De facto standards" No particular standards‚ they are established as a matter of practice 4. About how many bytes are in a kilobyte (KB) 1000 bytes 5. Convert to decimal "00101011" 43 6. A single hexadecimal digit is equivalent to ______ binary digits 4 7. How are "Voice
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Management Accounting PART-A Q. 1. State three points of similarities between financial accounting and cost accounting. Ans. Both financial and cost accounting are interdependent and their co-existence enables businesses to compute costs and sales realistically‚ properly and most importantly helps them to avoid loss some of similarities are mentioned below 1 Reports Financial accounting is used to produce reports that include financial statements‚ including the balance sheet‚ income
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3m Case Study Question 1 There are many examples of successful companies. To what extent is 3M justifiably highlighted as the ‘innovating machine’? This case study has highlighted some of the key activities and principles that contribute to 3M’s performance. Many of these are not new and are indeed used by other companies. In 3M’s case they may be summarized as an effective company culture that nurtures innovation and a range of management techniques and strategies that together have delivered
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Course : GDM 2nd Sem Sub : Corporate Law Q.1. In the following statements only one is correct statement. Explain Briefly? i) ii) iii) An invitation to negotiate is a good offer. A quasi-contract is not a contract at all. An agreement to agree is a valid contract. Ans : i) Incorrect : - Its not an offer only an indication of a willingness to consider any offers and counter offers. ii) Correct : A quasi contract is a fictional contract created by courts for equilable‚ not contractual
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Sannu’s Story A. In Sannu’s case why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Leprosy is a disease that has been known since biblical times. It causes skin sores‚ nerve damage‚ and muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious and it has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear)‚ which makes it hard to know where or when someone caught the disease. Children are more likely than adults to get the
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