Checkpoint Week 8 John McManamon IRN: 9048277815 IT/205 4/16/2014 John Gosney 1. How important is the reservation system at airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue? How does it impact operational activities and decision making? As an employee of an oil company‚ I am keenly aware that the price of gulf coast kerosene (jet fuel) is almost $3.00 per gallon. With an estimated 30‚000 flights per day in the US alone‚ there is a tremendous amount of money spent by planes idling at the gate‚ or on
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the world and their usefulness. ) Identify eight to ten of these useful inventions or contributions. . The top ten inventions and contributions and inventions by the Ancient Chinese included: the wheelbarrow‚ seismograph‚ paper‚ compass‚ gun powder‚ map‚ glazed pottery‚ hot air balloons‚ and silk. The ten most useful contributions that the ancient Chinese made in our contemporary society were: paper money‚ kites‚ iron and bronze‚ gunpowder‚ printing press‚ umbrellas‚ clocks‚ compasses‚ porcelain‚ and
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In Chapter 3 “Tools of the Mind”‚ by Nicholas Carr describes the development of maps‚ clocks and other innovative advancements through the years and how it has changed the way we communicate with each other. Scientific technology has affected the progress of society and improved the history of individual’s awareness. However‚ with modern technologies individuals are continuing to learn and progress with the present-day innovations. At the beginning of the chapter Carr describes the drawings and creativity
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Week Eight Object-Oriented Design and Programming Identify both the top-level objects and the GUI interfaces of an electronic product. Describe object-oriented‚ event-driven programming. Describe a simple‚ object-oriented program. Recognize the difference between object-oriented and structured program design. Course Assignments 1. CheckPoint: Interfaces and Communication Messages Understanding object-oriented methodologies is often difficult. You already understand
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Policing Paper There are many different forms of technology used in policing in today society. This technology is very important when it comes to policing and being able to do their jobs proficiently. Some of the technology they use is database and information technology‚ computer-aid dispatch‚ records management systems‚ and mobile computing. All of these forms of technology play a vital role in policing. Without these forms of technology being available to police there could be a higher crime
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Week 8 Checkpoint 1. Assault: When someone attempts to harm or threatens someone else. 2. Breach of Confidentiality: Is when information has been released to someone who is not authorized to have it‚ or without the patients consent. 3. Battery: Touching a person without their permission. 4. Burden of Proof: Is the responsibility to prove harm or wrongdoing. 5. Defendant: This is the person that is being sued‚ or needs to defend themselves in court. 6. Contempt
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Wire A wire is a single‚ usually cylindrical‚ flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands‚ as in ’multistranded wire’‚ which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics‚ or a cable in electricity. Although
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Logic is the science and art of correct thinking and right reasoning. It is a science for it involves systematic and it utilizes theories‚ principles and laws governing human thinking and reasoning. And it becomes and art since it pertain apt theories‚ principles and laws leading to how human understand things and how they react to it not only in school but as well in actual life setting. Therefore‚ everything about it--- its definition‚ importance‚ and history must be studied. The application
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Week 8 Product Life Cycle Homework Directions: Using the structure below [and you may need more bullets for each marketing mix element]‚ find a real world [non-text] example for each stage of the product life cycle and identify the marketing mix elements for that stage. Introduction Example: Smart Car Product Strategy Engineered and designed to help you master your city “Fun wheel drive”- targeting young‚ environmentally conscience adults‚ interested in spending less on gas and more on “fun”
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Week 8- Time Value of Money Critical Thinking 5.1 “A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow’ because todays dollar can be invested to earn interest or spent. Because of this fact‚ an entity requires compensation through interest‚ for deferring consumption (spending). The value of that dollar invested grows over time and the interest rate reflects the trade-off between spending today versus saving. 5.5 Compounding: Is concerned with finding the future value of an investment. Is
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