HISTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The term "information technology" evolved in the 1970s. Its basic concept‚ however‚ can be traced to the World War II alliance of the military and industry in the development of electronics‚ computers‚ and information theory. After the 1940s‚ the military remained the major source of research and development funding for the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power. Since the 1950s‚ four generations of computers have evolved. Each generation
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------------------------------------------------- History of computing hardware ) Computing hardware is a platform for information processing. History of computing | Hardware | * Hardware before 1960 * Hardware 1960s to present * Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries | Computer science | * Artificial intelligence * Compiler construction * Computer science * Operating systems * Programming languages * Software engineering | Modern concepts | * Graphical user
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References: Badawy‚ MK 1995‚ Developing Managerial Skills in Engineers and Scientists: Succeeding as a technical manager‚ 2nd edn‚ John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc‚ United States of America. Baran‚ RJ‚ Galka‚ RJ & Strunk‚ DP 2008‚ Principles of Customer Relationship Management
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1. Introduction Pricing strategies usually change as the product passes through its life cycle‚ because there is constrains on the company’s freedom to price a product at different stage. The purpose of this report is to determine and elaborate the elements in pricing strategies of Dell’s notebook. 2. Key Objectives Price is the amount of money changed for a product or service‚ or the sum of the values consumers exchange for the benefits of having or using the product or service (Kotler et al
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PRODUCTION‚ CHARACTERISTICS AND USE OF FERROCHROMIUM SLAGS Pekka Niemelä and Mauri Kauppi Outokumpu Tornio Works‚ Tornio‚ Finland E-mail: pekka.niemela@outokumpu.com; mauri.kauppi@Outokumpu.com ABSTRACT World HCFeCr production is 6.0 million tonnes. Correspondingly 1.1-1.6 t slag / t FeCr is produced depending on the raw material basis. Essentially all FeCr is produced in submerged arc furnaces‚ while the role of competitive technologies like DC is limited. In all furnaces fluxes are used
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Clin Chem Lab Med 2012;50(11):2061–2063 © 2012 by Walter de Gruyter • Berlin • Boston. DOI 10.1515/cclm-2012-0228 Letter to the Editor Homocysteine‚ folic acid and vitamin B12 levels in females with severe acne vulgaris Megha K. Arora1‚*‚ Shashi Seth2 and Surabhi Dayal3 1 Department of Biochemistry‚ LHMC and Associated Hospitals‚ New Delhi‚ India 2 Department of Biochemistry‚ Pt B.D. Sharma‚ UHS‚ Rohtak‚ Haryana‚ India 3 Department of Dermatology‚ Venereology and Leprology‚ Pt
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(2001–2004) Naval Ensign (1950–2001) Aircraft flown Attack Electronic warfare Fighter Helicopter Mikoyan MiG-29K‚ BAE Sea Harrier HAL Dhruv‚ Kamov Ka-28‚ Kamov Ka31‚ Sea King Mk.42C‚ UH-3 Sea King Patrol Boeing P-8 Poseidon Ilyushin Il38‚Tupolev Tu-142 Reconnaissance Dornier Do 228‚ IAI Heron‚ IAI Searcher Mk II Trainer HAL HJT-16‚ Harrier T-60 Mikoyan MiG-29K‚ BAE Sea Harrier Dornier Do 228 The Indian Navy (Devanāgarī: भारतीय नौ सेना‚ Bhāratīya Nau Senā) is the naval branch of the armed
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1469-1930.htm Top management teams’ social capital in Taiwan The impact on firm value in an emerging economy Chaur-Shiuh Young Department of Accounting‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Min-Hsiung‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Abstract Purpose – The paper aims to examine the contributions of top management teams’
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The M35 started out in 1949 as a design by the REO Motor Car Company. The first vehicle in the family‚ the M34‚ was quickly superseded in military usage by the M35‚ the major difference being the M35 ’s 10-tire configuration versus the M34 ’s 6-tire "super-singles" configuration. An M35A2 cargo truck with winch is 112" tall‚ 96" wide and 277" long‚ and 13‚030 pounds empty (13‚530 pounds empty when equipped with the front mount winch‚ according to dashboard dataplates). The standard wheelbase cargo
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Department of Physiology‚ Walter Sisulu University. Mthatha Martinez J‚ MD (Havana)‚ Department of Community Medicine‚ Walter Sisulu University‚ Mthatha. Foyaca-Sibat H‚ MD (Havana)‚ Department of Internal Medicine‚ Walter Sisulu University ‚ Mthatha Mashiyi MK‚ MBChB; FCP (SA)‚ Department of Internal Medicine‚ Walter Sisulu University ‚ Mthatha Correspondence to: Professor AA Awotedu‚ e-mail: awotedu@worldonline.co.za Abstract Background The study aimed to i) investigate the smoking habits of students
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