The focus of the CRU Computer Rentals case is the declining profitability of the business. Richard Sarkis‚ the company’s general manager‚ first noticed a problem at the beginning of this year when demand fell from 1‚000 rentals per week to only 600 units per week‚ a 40% decline. Obviously‚ less demand means less revenue and profit unless action is taken. His challenge was to find a way to keep the company profitable despite the changing environment. With this in mind‚ Mr. Sarkis developed a marketing
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Computer Systems A Programmer’s Perspective This page intentionally left blank Computer Systems A Programmer’s Perspective Randal E. Bryant Carnegie Mellon University David R. O’Hallaron Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director:
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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES This chapter consists of information gathered from studies and literature‚ both local and foreign which have extensive bearing on or relative to the problem under study. Chapter 2 also presents the theoretical / conceptual framework of the study. Theoretical/ Conceptual Framework A graphical representation of all the factors that make up a process. An input-process-output diagram includes all of the materials and information required for the
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PARTS OF THE COMPUTER All computer systems need two types of parts that work together to make them run. These parts are: 1. Hardware - The hardware is the part of the computer you can touch and see. Eg: Keyboard‚ Mouse‚ Hard disk etc. 2. Software - The software is a part of the computer you cannot touch but is very important. The software is all the programming that makes the computer run; controlling everything that the computer does. Common
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UNIT - I BASIC STRUCTURE OF COMPUTERS FUNCTIONAL UNITS A computer consists of five functionally independent main parts. They are‚ ➢ Input ➢ Memory ➢ Arithmetic and logic ➢ Output ➢ Control unit Basic functional units of a computer [pic] The operation of a computer can be summarized as follows The computer accepts programs and the data through an input and stores them in the memory.The stored data
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Influence of Computers Most people think that computers are just a modern convenience‚ which is true‚ but when thought about‚ it has influenced almost every part of daily life. Since the inventions of computers‚ they have eased work in almost every section of life including society and in the military. The first computer could be an argument in and of itself. If the definition is a machine for performing calculations‚ then the abacus would be considered the first computer‚ but if the definition
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Computer Technician I Believe a Computer Technician is a good career for me because I have been around computers for many years now and enjoy them. I began to learn the basics of computers from my father when I was about 9 years old. Since then I have pretty much taught myself and took off in the computer field. I now have 7 networked computers " linked together "‚ help run an internet provider and build web pages. About a year ago my Uncle changed jobs and now he is a Computer Technician
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GENERATION OF COMPUTERS The term generation indicates the type of technology used in the computer construction. As new technology was emerging‚ it was being used in the making of computer. The new technology improved the speed‚ accuracy and storage capacity of the computers. Different technologies have been used for computers in different times. Therefore‚ computers can be divided into five generations depending upon the technologies used. These are: First Generation (1940 - 1956) Second
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BASIC CONCEPTS IN COMPUTING WHAT IS A COMPUTER A computer may be defined as an electronic device that has the capability of accepting and processing data under the control of a stored program and producing output in the form of information. This information may be in the form of sound‚ images‚ electronic signals‚ etc. and may be stored within the computer or on an external storage device. Computers are not very intelligent but they handle instructions flawlessly and fast. They must follow explicit
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The Computer Revolution If I were to make a history book of the years from 1981 to 1996‚ I would put computers on the cover. Computers‚ you may ask?‚ Yes computers‚ because if there were suddenly no computers on the world‚ there would be total chaos. People could not; communicate‚ commute‚ make business transactions‚ purchase things‚ or do most things in their daily routine‚ because power plants use computers to control the production of electricity. Computers have evolved extreme rapidly
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