INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2008 Past Paper I Duration 1 hour 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS This paper consists of SIXTY multiple choice questions to be completed by students. Answers should be marked on the answer sheet provided. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A)‚ (B)‚ (C)‚ (D). Read each item carefully then choose the best answer. Sample Item Which of the following pairs represents general-purpose software tools? Sample Answer
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Importance of Technology in the Classroom Importance of Technology in the Classroom Technology is either a boon or bane‚ depends how and for what purpose it’s being used. If technology is used to cure diseases in people‚ to help people communicate with each other across geographical boundaries‚ to reduce human effort by making things simple‚ easy and accessible‚ it indeed is a boon. However‚ if science and technology is used to prepare nuclear bombs or other weapons of war‚ it is harmful. As
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Virtualization is the technology of my choice and it comes from my discipline of Information Technology. In simple terms‚ virtualization is simulating a hardware platform‚ operating system (OS)‚ storage device‚ or network resources where the framework divides the resource into one or more execution environments. Even partitioning a hard drive is considered virtualization because you take one drive and partition it to create two separate hard drives. It’s defined as “a method of decoupling an application
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Version 0.2 Naparima College Information Technology School Based Assessment 2013‐2014. Background: For many years both students and teachers have complained that the most difficult topic to learn and teach respectively is programming. Most students however have been able to successfully accomplish programming tasks by getting help from past CSEC IT students. After much discussion with students‚ your teacher has suggested that you embark on a project to write a local open source programming guide book
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Foursquare Technology Strategy – Case Study 1a) What is foursquare’s business model and value proposition? Business model: Up until the point in time that the case study covers‚ the company did not arrive at a clear business model. They made small monthly revenues by providing special batches for partner companies like Bravo and VH1 which they charged approximately $10‚000/month for. But these partnerships were rather seen as a possibility to increase brand awareness and brand credibility
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS & DATABASES INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information systems perform a set of information processes requiring participants‚ data/ information and information technology. The processes are collecting‚ analysing‚ organising‚ processing‚ storing/ retrieving‚ transmitting/ receiving and displaying. CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information systems are created to provide access to information for an organisation or individual and have the following characteristics: • ORGANISATION
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life. Many of us find it hard enough to communicate face to face on a day to day basis without having to compete with a computer and a social website such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter or Instagram. Our lives have been consumed with all aspects of technology that can access the Internet. In turn this leads every aspect of our lives right straight to the World Wide Web. We do things online such as paying bills‚ research‚ booking vacations‚ buying cars‚ shopping‚ getting results from the Dr. and all phone
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The importance of marketing strategy Gaining the competitive edge with Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Introduction Over the years‚ the traditional face of marketing has changed. Whilst organizations recognize that they can no longer take their customers’ loyalty for granted‚ and need to adopt ongoing marketing strategies to stay ahead of their competitors‚ the design and content of there strategies continue to evolve. Research shows that 20 years ago‚ 75 percent of marketing budgets
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2008 question paper 0418 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 0418/03 Paper 3 (Practical Test B)‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that
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Technology Strategy of a Firm Case Study: Hyflux Company Profile Founded in 1989 by CEO‚ Ms. Olivia Lum‚ Hyflux’s initial business activities revolved around providing water treatment through purchase of traditional membrane technology(MT) from other companies. However through intensive research and development (R&D)‚ Hyflux moved to designing‚ manufacturing and selling its own membranes. Today Hyflux is considered a leading regional player in the water treatment industry and ranked by Forbes Global
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