Glossary Chapter 1 accounting information system (AIS) A specialized subsystem of the IS that collects‚ processes‚ and reports information related to the financial aspects of business events. accuracy The correspondence or agreement between the information and the actual events or objects that the information represents. availability Relates to information being available when required by the business process now and in the future. It also concerns the safeguarding of necessary resources
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Theory for Generic Schema Management Models Kinan M Al Haffar UM4699SIT10550D 07/08/2007 Abstract The core of a model theory for generic schema management is developed. This theory has two distinctive features: it applies to a variety of categories of schemas‚ and it applies to transformations of both the schema structure and its integrity constraints. A subtle problem of schema integration is considered in its general form‚ not bound to any particular category of schemas. The proposed solution
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Ai Weiwei Speaks Through Art On the 19th of September of 2015‚ the Royal Academy of Arts Gallery in London (RA) launched an exhibition that showcased the works of renowned artist and political activist‚ Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei represents a generation of free thinking individuals in China who actively speak out against government corruption‚ censorship and limitation of rights. A large body of Ai’s works were produced in Beijing around 1993‚ some of which have been brought for the exhibition at the
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AI and medicine promise or threat? AI (Artificial intelligence) is the intelligence showed by machines or software. It is also an academic field which studies intelligent machines and software. The main goals of AI research include reasoning‚ knowledge‚ planning‚ learning‚ communication‚ perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects. AI include sophisticated implants which is when an object or material inserted or grafted into the body for prosthetic‚ therapeutic‚ diagnostic‚ or experimental
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1 Chapter 1 Database Systems Database Systems: Design‚ Implementation‚ and Management‚ Seventh Edition‚ Rob and Coronel 1 1 In this chapter‚ you will learn: • The difference between data and information • What a database is‚ what the different types of databases are‚ and why they are valuable assets for decision making • The importance of database design • How modern databases evolved from file systems Database Systems: Design‚ Implementation‚ & Management‚ 7th Edition‚ Rob
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Samer Shaat IS 3100 T/TH- 5:00- 6:15 How Much is a Database Worth? 1) Many small business owners have found it financially advantageous to purchase their own building. As one owner remarked upon his retirement‚ “We did well with the business‚ but we made our real money by buying the building.” Explain why this might be so. There are three reasons why a small business owner might want to own the building in which they operate. First‚ the cost of moving around is expensive. Some small business
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Gender schema theory Martin and Halverson suggested an alternative to the cognitive-developmental approach proposed by Kohlberg and called it the gender schema theory. In Kohlberg’s theory‚ children must reach gender consistency before they are able to begin imitating the behaviour of same sex role models. In gender schema theory the early gender identity acquired at about the age of three is the starting point to which children will then begin to look for schemas‚ schemas are packages of organised
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DataBase Concepts DataBase – a collection of information related to specific entity (e.g. organization‚ bank‚ college‚ library etc.) DBMS – (Database management system) – a application through which we can control the database i.e. we can store data into database‚ update the data and delete also we can retrieve the data from database. For doing these operation DBMS support a language called Structured Query language (SQL). SQL accomplishes many powerful tasks with a mere seven statements: SELECT
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Short introduction to AI: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines. There are many different fields where AI is used and many different implementations of it. Advantages: -AI can accomplish tasks that to complex and too dangerous for humans (example: Mars-Mission curiosity)‚ disarming bombs -for tasks that humans don’t want to do (youtube porn rejection‚ violent scene recognition) -as they are machines there is no need for sleep
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DATABASE: A database is an organized collection of data. The data is typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality (for example‚ the availability of rooms in hotels)‚ in a way that supports processes requiring this information (for example‚ finding a hotel with vacancies). A general-purpose database management system (DBMS) is a software system designed to allow the definition‚ creation‚ querying‚ update‚ and administration of databases. Well-known DBMSs include MySQL‚ PostgreSQL‚ SQLite
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