POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA School of Information Technology Department of Business Computing Private Bag 13388‚ 13 Storch Street‚ Windhoek‚ NAMIBIA Tel: ++264 (0)61 207 2052 Fax: ++264 (0)61 207 2051 Management Information Systems (MNS210S) Mr. Eliazer Mbaeva Mr. Dunston kawana Due date: 08 April 2013 Instructions: Use this page as cover page for your assignment. Complete the assignment (individual work). No marks will be allocated for plagiarized projects. NB!!! Maximum of 4 Pages including
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What is the difference between data and information: -Data is the lowest level of knowledge and information is the second level -Data by itself alone is not significant. Information is significant by itself. -Observations and recordings are done to obtain data while analysis is done to obtain information. 2. Discuss how computer represents data and basic units of measuring information (up to GB): Computer represents data using binary numeral system: - bit= binary unit (to 256) - bute-
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The Los Angeles Times‚ Shari Roan explains the pros and cons of the drinking age. She states that “… [there are] approximately 1‚700 alcohol related deaths in the United States among college students each year” and if the drinking age gets set to eighteen‚ this number is more than likely to rise. Alcohol is a dangerous‚ mind altering substance that if used carelessly‚ can cause an immense amount of damage both physically and mentally to adults and young adults. Critics argue that teenagers in other
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ACCT90030 Information Processes & Control Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting Seminar 5 exercise – Sales phase control assessment‚ sample solution Examine the supplied flowchart‚ and partially complete control analysis framework for processing sales orders at AB Hi-Fi. Your task is to: 1) Complete Steps 1 to 4 of the control analysis 2) Prepare a single PowerPoint slide that recommends one change you would make to the process (explain or illustrate the change) and
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NATIONAL CURRICULUM STATEMENT (GRADES 10-12) PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TASK (PAT) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRADE 11 2012 This document consists of 27 pages Information Technology Practical Assessment Task (PAT) GRADE 11 2012 Guidelines to the teacher This section consists of 6 pages A Introduction The objective of the Practical Assessment Task is to allow the teacher to directly and systematically observe and evaluate the applied
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Dr Fang (to be used in the workshop in week 1) Month-end balance sheet amounts for the dental practice of Dr Fang‚ a local dentist‚ for three consecutive months are presented below. The information is complete except for the balance in the owners’ equity account. Cash Accounts receivable Prepaid insurance Surgery equipment Building Land Accounts payable Wages payable Mortgage payable Owners’ Equity 31 October $ 9 100 16 100 700 29 800 81 000 33 000 10 100 5 100 34 700
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beginning of time‚ information has always been considered a good thing‚ a means to grow‚ and a way to develop and sustain culture. In the past‚ information had often been considered scarce‚ and truly a privilege to have. Now‚ information is being produced and received at a rapid rate. Humans cannot process as much information as the amount continuously flowing in. We are in a state of information surplus‚ an era of information overload. According to Lehtonen‚ information discrepancy is the “deficit
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of an apartment building‚ receives and makes the following payments during 2011: How much rental income must Billy Dent include on his 2011 income tax return? 5‚000+4‚000= $9‚000 4-32 Arnold and Barbara Cane were divorced in June 2011. Pursuant to the divorce decree‚ Arnold is obliged to perform as follows: a. Transfer title of their personal home to Barbara. They purchased the house in 1998 and their basis today is $400‚000. The fair market value of the house is $500‚000. The house
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Certificate of Secondary Education *5473380703* INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 2 Practical Test 0417/22 May/June 2013 2 hours 30 minutes Additional Materials: Candidate Source Files READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Make sure that your Centre number‚ candidate number and name are written at the top of this page and are clearly visible on every printout‚ before it is sent to the printer. Printouts with handwritten information will not be marked. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES
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Information Technology Acts Anissa Eddie-Ellis BIS/220 June 24‚ 2013 Instructor Samuel Fowler Information Technology Acts People often make ethical decisions about how to use freedom and power daily. Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunication equipment to store‚ retrieve‚ transmit‚ and manipulate data (Reynolds‚ 2009). The Internet allows a worldwide exchange of news‚ ideas‚ opinions‚ rumors‚ and information. The first amendment protects Americans
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