Unit 42 A1 1 TASK 1 1.1 PRINCIPLES‚ CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES OF PROGRAMMING USING A .NET FRAMEWORK The .NET framework is a Microsoft technology and was designed to allow code to be standardized to ensure that all code using the .NET framework can integrate with other code. It is made up of a group of libraries running as a layer on top of the operating system which programmers can call on to add functionality to the program they are writing. It uses applications such as printing‚ mouse clicks
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PESTEL Analysis on Apple Inc. In analysing the macro-environment‚ it is important to identify the factors that might influence the organisation’s demand and supply levels and its cost (Kotter and Schlesinger‚ 1991; Johnson and Scholes‚ 1993). A PESTEL is one of the frameworks that help to understand market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and direction for operations (Kotler‚ 1998). PESTEL analysis is also useful when entering a new market or starting business operations in a new
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Spam Image Identification Using an Artificial Neural Network Jason R. Bowling‚ Priscilla Hope‚ Kathy J. Liszka The University of Akron Akron‚ Ohio 44325-4003 {bowling‚ ph11‚ liszka}@uakron.edu Abstract We propose a method for identifying image spam by training an artificial neural network. A detailed process for preprocessing spam image files is given‚ followed by a description on how to train an artificial neural network to distinguish between ham and spam. Finally‚ we exercise the trained
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Industry & Competitive Analysis of Tourism Industry in Bangladesh for BPC (Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation) The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) (বাংলাদেশ পর্যটন করপোরেশন) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism of Bangladesh‚ established in 1973‚ tasked to promote the tourism industry of the country. It is the National Tourism Organization of the country. Here in this paper I will be focusing on the tourism industry of Bangladesh as overall and will
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Hospitality Management 18 (1999) 331}343 Life and tourism in the year 2050 Abraham Pizam* Department of Hospitality Management‚ University of Central Florida‚ P.O. Box 161400‚ Orlando‚ FL 32816-1400‚ USA Abstract This article is an essay that represents the author ’s personal vision of life and the state of the tourism industry in the year 2050. It describes the major expected developments in the areas of environment‚ demographics‚ economy and business‚ lifestyle and values‚ politics‚ housing
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Macro-environment PESTEL Analysis: Political and legal factors Political issues are very relevant in the airline industry which has been and still is under political influence. This is particularly true in the European Union where Ryanair primarily operates. A recent liberalization act came under the form of the EU-US Open Skies Agreement‚ signed in 2007and which entered into effect on March the 30th 2008‚ which gives the right to US based airlines to operate intra-EU flights‚ while European
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Tourism is travel for recreational‚ leisure‚ or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes".[1] Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. After slowly recovering from the contraction resulting from the late-2000s recession‚ where tourism suffered a strong slowdown from the second half of 2008 through the
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www.elsevier.com/locate/atoures Annals of Tourism Research‚ Vol. 28‚ No. 2‚ pp. 360–377‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 0160-7383/01/$20.00 PII: S0160-7383(00)00051-7 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TOURISM A Review of Research Approaches Karin Weber La Trobe University‚ Australia Abstract: A review of the existing literature on adventure tourism reveals that research on this subject has so far focused mainly on preconceived notions of scholars and
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PESTEL ANALYSIS- POLITICAL- • Liberal policies of the Indian government make it easier for foreign retailers to compete with Indian retailers thus increasing the competition. Indian government has given signs of dropping its traditionally protectionist stance and opening up its retail market to greater overseas investment. In 2007 it eased restrictions on foreign investment‚ allowing overseas retailers to own 51% of outlets as long as they sell only single-brand goods. • Government
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Impact of Tourism: An Economic Analysis Executive Summary The main purpose of this report is to show the importance and the role of the indirect economic effects of tourism on growth and GDP‚ employment and foreign trade. Tourism’s role in the economy is often perceived as being limited to the hospitality industry (cafes‚ hotels and restaurants) and outbound and inbound travel agencies and carriers‚ which form the leading service sector in many countries. However‚ the economic impact of tourism is much
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