1. | What is an operating system? | | An operating system is a program that acts as an intermediary between the user and the computer hardware. The purpose of an OS is to provide a convenient environment in which user can execute programs in a convenient and efficient manner. It is a resource allocator responsible for allocating system resources and a control program which controls the operation of the computer hardware. | 2. | Why paging is used? | | Paging is solution to external
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Top of Form 1 . Revenue increases when A. producer surplus increases B. producer surplus decreases C. consumer surplus increases D. consumer surplus decreases Bottom of Form Correct : Producer surplus is the difference between the minimum price the producer is willing to receive and what they actually receive. The surplus is their profit‚ and the larger the surplus‚ the greater their profit on the good. When it decreases‚ the producer receives a price closer to the minimum acceptable. The
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Lesson 1 (5.0 points) 1. What is scarcity? (1.0 points) Scarcity is the condition of people having unlimited wants but living in a world with limited resources. 2. What is an economy? (1.0 points) An economy is a system of trade. Trade is the exchange of things of value. 3. What is a commodity? (1.0 points) A commodity is something of value that can be bought‚ sold‚ or traded‚ such as a book‚ a car‚ or tutoring lessons. 4. What is a producer? (0.5 points) A producer is
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1.) Significance of a lower-than-normal hematocrit? -means your body is not fighting off something‚ but puts you at risk for problems with bone marrow or puts you at risk for a bacterial infection. anemia What is the effect of a bacterial infection on the hematocrit? -raises them 2). Development of lymphocytes with the development of the other formed elements -B lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow‚ T lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow and mature in the thymus; the
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Vanessa Flores Nutrition 101 Professor Meltz December 5‚ 2014 Project 2. RDA/AI comparison (Nutrient Report) a) Which subgroup (age/gender/life stage) of the RDA’s best describes you? I am 21 years old / female and my life stage is that I am very activate I play sports such as volleyball and I also go to the gym to work out. My workout routine mostly consists in weight lifting and 15-30 min cardio. b) List the nutrient recommendations that you met (OK) (UNDER) (ABOVE) On October 26‚2014 the
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Simple Diffusion Activity 1: Simulating Simple diffusion 1.What is the molecular weight of Na+? 22.9 2. What is the molecular weight of Cl-? 35.45 3. Which MWCO dialysis membranes allowed both of these ions through? 50‚ 100‚ and 200 4. Which materials diffused from the left beaker to the right beaker? Urea‚ NaCl and glucose diffused 5. Which did not? Why? Albumin‚ because the molecular weight exceeded the highest MWCO membrane‚ thus being to large to pass through
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Answers to Questions for Review 1. (Market Structure) Define market structure. What factors are considered in determining the market structure of a particular industry Market structure refers to the important features that determine the level of competition in an industry. These factors include (a) the number of buyers and sellers‚ (b) the products degree of uniformity‚ (c) the ease with which new firms enter or old firms exit the market‚ and (d) the ways in which firms in the industry compete
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21/07/2013 CCNA-Past Questions with Answers and Explanation: Common Subnetting Questions Orbitco-CCNA-Pastquestions.com Helping You Pass Your CCNA Exams Home Contact Us Home CCNA – Common Subnetting Questions CCNA Commonly asked Questions. Feb 2013. Question 1 Workstation A has been assigned an IP address of 192.0.10.24/28. Workstation B has been assigned an IP address of 192.0.10.100/28. The two workstations are connected with a straightthrough cable. Attempts to ping between
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1. Describe the major differences between Maslow’s need hierarchy and Alderfer’s ERG explanation of motivation. According to Gibson‚ Ivancevich‚ Donnelly‚ and Konopaske the Maslow’s need hierarchy depends on what people already have and then grows up hierarchically‚ when the Alderfer’s states that needs depends more on three factors: existence‚ relatedness and growth. Maslow’s needs are more of pyramid‚ going from the simplest needs to the more complex one to fulfill being from bottom to top:
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T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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