Explain the purpose of an operating system Process Management A multitasking operating system may give the appearance that a lot of processes are running concurrently/simultaneously‚ this is not true as only one process can be executing at any one time on a single-core CPU‚ unless on a multi-core or similar technology. Processes are often called tasks in embedded operating systems. The function of the task or process is something that takes up time‚ as opposed to memory‚ which is ’something that
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205 - Produce Minutes of Meetings 1. Explain the purpose of different types of minutes and other meeting records Minutes are an official written statement of the motions and resolutions taken in a meeting. It is brief but a complete record of all discussions held with the members that attended the meeting. Minutes are also the official record of the proceeding of a meeting that should be needed to approve by the participating members of the meeting. An accurate written record of meetings is significantly
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A Computerized Index Do you know how to use a computerized index to do research? Believe or not‚ it is really quite easy. First all of‚ you need to type in your topic and press the return key. Then‚ the computer will search its database of newspapers‚ magazines‚ and journals and will give you a list of all the articles related to your topic. After that‚ you can choose which ones you want to look up‚ and you can print out the list of citations. But‚ if you have to use only articles from the
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| | | | A compiler is a computer program that implements a programming language specification to "translate" programs‚ usually as a set of files which constitute the source code written in source language‚ into their equivalent machine readable instructions (the target language‚ often having a binary form known as object code). This translation process is called compilation. We compile the source program to create the compiled program. The compiled program can then be run (or executed) to do
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The four main purposes of punishment in the criminal justice system are: Deterrence - this is something intended to discourage someone from commiting a crime through instilling fear as to the consequences for their actions. There are two types of deterrence - specific deterrence and general deterrence. Retribution - its purpose of punishment is to administer justice - a deserved or morally right consequence to the offender that committed the crime. Rehabilitation - this punishment aims to reform
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description of index numbers for application in generic index computation software modules 1 Photis Stavropoulos1‚ Georges Pongas2‚ Spyros Liapis1‚ George Petrakos1‚ Tonia Ieromnimon1 Agilis S.A. Statistics and Informatics‚ e-mail: Photis.Stavropoulos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Spyros.Liapis@agilis-sa.gr‚ George.Petrakos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Tonia.Ieromnimon@agilis-sa.gr 2 EUROSTAT‚ e-mail: Georges.Pongas@ec.europa.eu Abstract The aim of this paper is to present a scheme for the description of index numbers in a standardized
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Dear Sir/ Madam‚ I am writing to express my interest in the [University name]‚ and particularly in the PhD program of Computer Science and Information System. More than ten years ago‚ I was very fascinated when I opted for bachelors in computer sciences from King Abdul Aziz University Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia and until now‚ computer still is the most exciting thing in my life. The more rapidly the technological advancements and computer science developments has risen globally‚ there is still a long
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UNIVERSAL VIRTUAL CONTENT ACADEMY (UVC) CPA PAPER 5 Index numbers By the end of topic‚ participants should be able to; 1. Appreciate the usefulness of index numbers in monitoring changes over time 1. Calculate simple indices 2. Determine simple aggregate price indices 3. Use laspeyre’s and Paashe’s price indices to determine weighted indices. What is an index number? An index number is a statistical measure designed to show/ monitor changes over a period of time in the price‚ quantity
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However‚ Antoine Lavoisier‚ a French scientist‚ named it in 1783. The name came from the Greek word “hydro”‚ which means water and “genes” meaning forming since it is one of the two elements that make up a water molecule. Hydrogen has a variety of purposes but it is widely used for the hydrogenation of vegetable and animal fats and
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Student Number: N0359348 Name:HAOYI WU "Alternative media as an alternative to mainstream media” Explain and evaluate making use of appropriate examples. People generally see everyday involve mainstream media. It disseminated the largest distribution channel. Such as: broadcast in an evening or the prime time newscast in television; tabloids‚ the variety of magazines; news portals. Therefore the mainstream media represents the majority of media consumers are preferred
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