Chapter 1 Answers to Questions 1. Multitasking refers to how a computer appears to work on more than one problem (or for more than one user) at a time. It is accomplished by the computer’s ability to break a task into many smaller subtasks. The subtasks of one problem (or user) are interspersed with subtasks of another problem (or user). The computer appears to be performing both tasks at the same time‚ when in fact only a single subtask is performed at a time. 2. Information specialists
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administrators or managers? If yes justify your answer and if no justify your answer. Yes‚ psychology is of relevance to business administrators or managers. Psychology was coined in the 16th century from 2 Greek words. Psukhe/psyche which means “breath” or “soul” and logos which means “word” or “reason” and its initial meaning was “study of the soul”. Later the definition changed to “science of mental life” when it became a science in 1879. Also in the 1920s it was commonly defined as “the
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Challenges Faced by Zara in the United States In the United States‚ fast fashion accounts for only 1% of the $181 billion U.S. apparel market‚ compared to 10% in the EU1. Although they are running 1000 retail stores efficiently‚ only 44 of them are located within the U.S.2. Zara has emerged as a global fast fashion leader as they are able to get up to the instant trends on their shelves within 2 weeks compared to their competition’s 6 weeks to 4 months‚ while still operating on a low-cost model
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MANAGEMENT (WORK OF THE MANAGER) IS UNIVERSAL Managers‚ regardless of title‚ share several common elements. Management is the process of getting things done‚ effectively and efficiently‚ through and with other people. Process in the definition represents the primary activities managers perform. Effectiveness and efficiency deal with what we are doing and how we are doing it. Efficiency is doing the task right and to the relationship between inputs and outputs. Effectiveness is doing the right
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Fiscal Policy in Kenya: Looking Toward the Medium-to Long-Term By Kamau Thugge‚ Peter S Heller‚ and Jane Kiringai[1] Executive Summary Kenya’s authorities‚ in articulating their vision for the next two decades of Kenya’s development‚ understood clearly that fiscal policy would need to play a critical role in influencing the pace at which the economy will grow and its capacity to deal with the key challenges that will arise over the next several decades. Domestic policy challenges include
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Articles recently reported that Tim Cook (Apple’s new CEO) earned $378m in 2011 He inherited a global technology juggernaut‚ renowned for its creativity and innovation; a business with $90 billion in cash reserves (The Guardian). Yet there are serious problems at one of its key suppliers‚ Foxconn‚ where a recent mass suicide threat posed an ethical dilemma facing Apple and its new leader. The Telegraph reported [11th Jan 2012]: Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn‚ the world’s largest electronics
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some point in their studies most students will have read or been told that they must write ‘using their own words’‚ or will have been warned about ‘plagiarism’ (that is‚ deliberately attempting to pass off someone else’s work as your own). The problem is that‚ particularly at the start of their studies or when returning after a long absence‚ students are not always sure what ‘writing in your own words’ means. Sometimes they are even unaware of the fact that they have copied or very closely paraphrased
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J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 5 (2011) 897-902 Remote Control of Fed-Batch Fermentation Systems Eric Moreau3‚ Floyd Inman‚ III1‚ Sunita Singh2‚ Heather Walters1 and Leonard Holmes1* 1. Biotechnology Research and Training Center‚ University of North Carolina at Pembroke‚ Pembroke‚ NC‚ USA 2. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering‚ Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ India 3.Université de Picardie Jules Verne‚ Amiens‚ France Received: June 14‚ 2011 / Accepted: July 11‚ 2011 / Published: October 10‚ 2011
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experiences. As a teenage girl she is predisposed to being violated by the ‘step’ male relatives that she’s living with. In this sense‚ she faces emotional‚ physical and psychological abuse at the hands of extended family (Finkerlhor & Browne; 1985). The type of foreseen traumatic experiences is mostly aggravated by Tina’s profile and situation in the family. Being a step daughter‚ whose mother constantly wants to make an effort to embrace the union places her in a disadvantaged angle where either one of
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Types of Production Primary Production This includes all kinds of extractive industries such as agriculture‚ mining and fishing. Secondary Production This includes manufacturing such as assembling‚ refining and construction (building) industries. Tertiary Production This includes all kinds of service industries such as transportation‚ communication and tourism. (1) Features of a Business Plan A business plan is a document outlining the goals of a business and the strategies to achieve
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