UNIT 1: INVESTIGATING HOW BUSINESSES WORK Activity 1: Investigate what a business is and what businesses do (30 marks) RESEARCH (8 hours maximum)/WRITING-UP (4 hours maximum) – deadline 11 January 2013 Full details are given in the Controlled Assessment assignment brief. This is a help sheet based around this. As you will see‚ there are 5 tasks to Activity 1. One is the Bibliography and this should be done as you go along. You will be given a “Research Folder” in which to put all
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Lubuntu Ideal for Old PCs With more powerful PCs and laptops being introduced‚ a large portion of the new software launched in the market is targeted for these machines. Users with old PCs have often eyed this new desktop software and then moved on with a heavy heart. For whatever reason an old PC is kept‚ often times it just does not have the power or capacity to function properly with all the new software that is being introduced. This results in a lot of PCs either being abandoned or a lot of
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Myra Morningstar is the owner of the small business‚ UMUC Haircuts. It is a small shop in the college campus area and Myra is looking to expand her business to meet the needs of customers. In order for her to be successful in her new adventure she will need to consider the needs of her customers‚ use of technology‚ and competition with the new local competitor. Barriers to entry in the Hair Care industry are very minimal. When it comes to barbershops and salons‚ there are a few already in the
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of political correctness or‚ “PC culture‚” in our changing culture is viewed by many as a shift to controlling self-expression and the infringement on a individuals citizens First amendment rights. Political Correctness censors any speech and attempts to control any attitude‚ that does not align with the prevalent philosophy held by the majority power. The modern progressive definition of Political Correctness is a progressive ideology concept The avoidance
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Research Paper The Tablet PC and its Impact on the Computer Industry Submitted by XXX Prepared for XXX December 14‚ 2011 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. [pic] December 14‚ 2011 __ _________________________________________________ Signature Date
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Comparing and contrasting PCs and mainframes POS/355 February 27‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting PCs and mainframes Mainframes and personal computers have gone through an evolution‚ which computing power contains several times more than the past years. Personal computers (PC) are used by individuals one at a time‚ which are design to be use at home and office. PC is a small powerful system‚ with advanced graphical user interfaces‚ which support many output devices. Mainframes are costly
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As what I know about those definitions when I hear grandmother Mary Ellen has decided to get a computer‚ so I would define the following terms and concepts for her making a new ideas. PC is a short terminology of personal computer‚ which include software‚ hardware and operate system. In there‚ hardware is all what we see and what you touch‚ such as keyboard‚ mouse‚ monitor‚ video card‚ hard drive ‚…ect. Operation system controls the computer‚ operates the hardware with driver.
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Tablet PCS and the Decline of the Laptop Abstract On September 8‚ 2011‚ Gartner‚ Inc. lowered its forecast for personal computers for the remainder of 2011 and 2012. Based on the recent surge of tablet PCs‚ personal laptops are experiencing a decline as consumers hold onto their laptops longer or replace them completely with tablets. Increased mobility and a need for social media may be two of the forces driving consumers to choose tablets over laptops. This journal seeks to explain the
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controller to a PC is not as difficult as one might expect‚ and typically requires PC users to do little more than plug their controller in their PC’s USB input. All you really need is a USB cable. Although most stock wireless PS3 controllers come packaged with a USB charge cable‚ players can purchase a third-party charge cable ($1.50) if missing the component. Since you need those to charge the controller‚ you’ll need one regardless. Here’s our quick-hit guide to connecting a PS3 controller to a PC‚ so you
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5-pen pc technology P-ISM is a “Pen-style Personal Networking Gadget Package”. This technology is a technology of five gadget package which has five functions: 1. Pen-style cellular phone provide handwriting data input function. 2. Virtual Keyboard. 3. Compact size Projector. 4. Camera Scanner. 5. Personal ID key with cashless pass function. These five gadgets communicate with each other by the use of short-range wireless technology. This technology uses the cellular phone
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