Chapter 1 Study Guide 1. What numbering system is used in most electronic devices? (4) Computers record the ideas they work with electronically‚ as bits‚ and these bits represent either a 1 or a 0 2. Define the following: a. Bit – The smallest unit of data stored in a computing device‚ representing a single binary digit of value 1 or 0 b. Byte – A unit of data in a computer‚ it is made up of 8 bits c. Word – Two bytes of computer memory‚ or 16 bits d. Double Word – Two words of computer memory
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Chapter 1 THE NATURE OF MORALITY Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 ETHICAL • • • • • • Moral Right Good Fair Just Proper Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 INDUSTRIAL OR BUSINESS ETHICS • The study of what constitutes moral‚ right or good conduct in a business context. • BUSINESS: any for-profit organization Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 MORAL OR ETHICAL STANDARDS • Concern behavior that can have serious consequences to human welfare. • IMMORAL violates moral standards • NON-MORAL does not concern moral standards
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Jamaica Management of Information Systems (CIT4016) Lecturer: Mr. D. Logan Name: Jonoi Ramsay (1001866) Assignment #1 (CASE) Date of Submission: October 7‚ 2014 Evaluate what type of IS/ IT investments that would be appropriate for a prominent Jamaican company‚ e.g. Grace Kennedy‚ TVJ‚ Paymaster. Demonstrate your understanding of all of the following terms in your discussion: TPS‚ MIS‚ DSS‚ and ESS. Company Description Watts New is an electronic and computer superstore that has maintained its
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While chapters one and 2 serve to characterize Meursault as generally emotionless (ie: his Mother’s funeral and affair with Marie) Chapter 3 works to establish Meursault as a “friend” to different people. Just the same as his relationships with his mother and girlfriend‚ Meursault’s relationships with his friends are what one can deem as unconventional. In doing so the author reveals some truths about Meursault and the nature of free will and judgement. The first set of interactions involves both
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Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? A major drawback is that there is unlimited liability to the owner. The advantage is simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. 2. What form of partnership allows some of the investors to limit their liability? Explain briefly. It allows some of the partners to limit their liability. With this arrangement‚ the partners
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The Awakening By: Kate Chopin Part I Reading Journal: Chapter 1-13 1. Plot summary of these chapters. The story starts off with Mr. Pontellier and a talking parrot on the porch. The parrot begins yelling at Mr. Pontellier who leaves to go read his newspaper elsewhere. He describes that the newspaper is a day old but he is just now reading it because he was gone in New Orleans. Mr. Pontellier observes his two sons playing in the yard with their nanny. After a while‚ Edna Pontellier and a boy named
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Chapter 1: Strategic Management Study online at quizlet.com/_bct04 1. 5 Criteria of Strategic Objectives?: 1. Measurable 2. Specific 3. Appropriate 4. Realistic 5. Timely 2. Intended strategy?: strategy in which organizational decisions 15. 16. 5. 17. 6. Romantic view of leadership: situations in which the leader 18. Stakeholder symbiosis?: Stakeholders are dependent upon 8. Strategic management: consists of the analyses‚ decisions‚ 19. 20. organizations who have a "stake" in the
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Chapter 1: The Meeting of Cultures 1. The three major Pre-Colombian American societies were the Mayans‚ Incas‚ and Aztecs. Brinkley describes their political structures and economies just as advanced and flourishing as the Europeans at the time. These three American societies created roads‚ written language‚ an accurate calendar‚ and even medical systems. 2. The Spanish conquistadors conquered both the Incas and the Aztecs. 3. The North American tribes differed from the Incas‚ Mayans‚ and Aztecs
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Chapter 1 Revision Questions 1) List three abiotic characteristics and briefly describe the main differences between aquatic and terrestrial environments. Abiotic characteristics are: Temperature‚ Pressure and Light Availability. The differences between aquatic and terrestrial environments are: Small temperature changes occur in aquatic environments while large temperature changes occur in terrestrial environments. As the depth of water increases‚ pressure increases in aquatic environments while
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Mathematics I Chapter 1 Number and Set FHMM1014 Mathematics I 1 Content 1.1 Real Numbers System. 1.2 Indices and Logarithm 1.3 Complex Numbers 1.4 Set FHMM1014 Mathematics I 2 1.1 Real Numbers FHMM1014 Mathematics I 3 Real Numbers • Let’s review the types of numbers that make up the real number system. FHMM1014 Mathematics I 4 Real Numbers i). Natural numbers (also called positive integers). N = {1‚ 2‚ 3‚…..} ii). Integers. Natural numbers‚ their negatives and zero. Z = {…….‚ -3‚ -2‚ -1‚ 0‚ 1
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