Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0408/02 WORLD LITERATURE October/November 2014 Paper 2: Unseen 1 hour 15 minutes No Additional Materials are required. * 4 6 9 0 8 4 1 8 9 5 * READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet
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PROVIDIAN TRUST: TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY By Melissa Dailey and F. Warren McFarlan DPDN Paul Davidson‚ Brian Dyrud‚ Lindsay Neal‚ and Jennifer Paterson October 8‚ 2003 INTRODUCTION In 1994 Providian Trust was a company rich in tradition‚ experience‚ and a high level of personalized customer service. However‚ due to the lack of efficient business processes and information technology‚ Providian Trust was slowly slipping away from profitability and was allowing competitors to become more
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HCL TECHNOLOGIES In 2011‚ HCLT ERS (Engineering and R&D Services)‚ a division of HCL Technologies‚ a global IT services corporation headquartered in New Delhi‚ India‚ had to devise next year ’s plan for the Engineering Out Of The Box (EOOTB) business concept that it had initiated in 2009‚ which transformed the division ’s ability to create "16 productized solutions" and to engage new and old customers in new revenue services. The productized solutions were heavily reliant upon IT platform-based
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WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION Technology continues to develop very quickly down to the corner of the world‚ but not with strong will and hard work‚ information technology‚ chaired by the computer becomes a linear phenomenon with the development progress of the age. The development of information technology is developing very rapidly‚ this development can not be separated from the ability of computers to perform data communication and also establish a computer network both
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Disruptive Technologies and Competitive Forces A disruptive product‚ service or technology is an innovation which creates a new marketplace and a new value web. It eventually goes on to “disrupt” an existing market environment and value web. Portable tablet computers from Apple have come and gone before‚ such as Apple’s “Newton” in the 1990s which was eventually discontinued in 1998 following poor sales. The iPad‚ launched in 2010‚ looks like it will be different. It is a beautifully designed product
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The most important decision most people make worldwide is who to marry. Since we are children‚ society shapes us into becoming a good wife/husband‚ apparently being that the reason and only goal of our existence. In fairy tales‚ love is all‚ people love each other and then‚ they live happily ever after‚ that’s the perfect recipe. But‚ is that so in real life? Is love enough when deciding on a spouse or is there something else? I believe that love is definitely an essential part when making such
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this was the first known use of technology on earth. Since that time‚ both we human beings and our technology have evolved. Over the course of history‚ technology has evolved from stone flakes to a world of space travel and super-computers. The increased availability to information could lead to the development to several necessary and desired advancements in technology over the next ten years that could affect El Arco and the world as well. My business partners and I have decided to invest
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Information Technology (I.T) Table Of Content 1. ABSTRACT..................................................... 3 2. INTRODUCTION............................................ 4 3. CURRENT SCENARIO................................... 7 4. FUNCTIONALITY.......................................... 14 5. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES......... 15 6. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY.......................... 17 7. CONCLUSION...............................................
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medical care available. The "natural" rate of maternal mortality—where nothing is done to prevent maternal death—has been estimated at 1500 per 100‚000 births. In the United States circa 1900‚ before the introduction and improvement of modern medical technologies‚ there were about 700 maternal deaths per 100‚000 births (.7%).[1] (However‚ natural childbirth advocates recognize the importance of emergency medical intervention‚ which can avert maternal or neonatal death.) At the onset of the Industrial Revolution
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Technology‚ Innovation and Change IN ASSOCIATION WITH Technology‚ Innovation and Change Andrew Drazin June 2013 Technology‚ Innovation & Change Theron LLP Andrew Drazin is a founding partner of Theron LLP‚ an executive search firm which specialises in recruiting leadership roles in the technology‚ business change and operations functions. Theron LLP‚ Berkeley Square House‚ 2nd Floor‚ Berkeley Square‚ London‚ W1J 6BD www.theron-llp.com Computer Weekly Computer Weekly is the
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