Chapter 1 – From Data to Information! Test your knowledge. 1) What are the four main purposes of information? The purpose of information is to inform‚ persuade‚ entertain and educate. Persuade: to make them believe what you’re saying. Entertain: to keep someone amused/ to keep ones attention. Educate: to be able to give someone information about a new topic. Inform: to tell people the facts. 2) What is a data type? A data type is a set of data with predefined characteristics. 3) What are
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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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Introduction: An Accounting information system collects‚ store and process the data into information which is being used by the managers‚ investors and creditors. These systems includes software which makes things easy to process the financial data for bookkeeping‚ Payroll and tax purposes. Accounting information systems are based on 6 components. * An Application to process the financial data. * Policies and procedures to secure the financial data. * Users who will use this system
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I am Professor Ernst Ruska. I was born in 25 December 1906 in Heidelberg Germany as the fifth of seven children of Professor Julius Ruska. I finished my school in 1925 than I started to study electrician. I always liked to do experiment and I was really concerned that how Busch theory proofs the effect of magnetic field of coil which electric current is passed. 1 . I started to work with Dr Knoll in 1931 on electron microscope. After working hard for three years. In 1933 I was able to put into
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Modern technology is simply an advancement of old technology‚ the impact of technology in modern life is unmeasurable‚ we use technology in different ways and some times the way we implement various technologies ends up harming our lives or the society we leave in. What we call modern technology is technically not so new in most cases. For example‚ mobile phone technology has evolved with years‚ now days we use smart phones which have been an advancement of an ordinary mobile phone. Technology is
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ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN OPEN LEARNING THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION * Prof. H.P. Sinha ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract The paper deals with the significance of Modern Technologies in development of open Learning System using Distance Education Concept. Education in considered as foundation stone for development of mankind. This is meant to equalize opportunities for everyone including poor‚ disadvantaged
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Methodius in Trnava Faculty of Philosophy Department of Anglistics and Americanistics MEDIA AND MODERN LIFE ( essay for Media in communication) Bc. NINA NOCIAROVÁ 1st year of external studies English and culture in professional communication 2011/2012 MEDIA AND MODERN LIFE The higher date the calendar shows‚ the faster the development of the society is. Every era of human beings has its most
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* Does modern technology make life more convenient‚ or was life better when technology was simpler? * * Why do people invent new technology? Have those reasons changed in modern times? * * How do you think modern technology has affected senior citizens today? * * What are your personal opinions on social networking? * * Do you think that social networking could potentially be harmful to children? * * Do you use social networking‚ if so which ones do you
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Modern Technology – Good or Bad? As I scroll through the daily Facebook status updates of all my friends‚ I noticed yet another friend of mine declared her yearning for an Iphone‚ promoting and ranting the many uses of it and how will the gadget improve her life. Notifications and ringtones indicate the overflowing of messages and emails into my inbox. One particular email catches my attention. Rather than the usual advertisements and spam mails‚ this one is special‚ bearing the title: “Modern Technology
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Modern technology is simply an improvement of old technology (Karehka Ramey‚ 2012). The impact of technology in modern life is unmeasurable. What we call modern technology is technically not so new in most cases. For example‚ mobile phone technology has evolved with years‚ now are days we used smartphones which have been an advancement of an ordinary mobile phone. Modern technology increase human skills and this technology has developed in years. In PCL International‚ cell phones have become needs
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