Information Technology What is a computer? CXC notes TUTOR: MR. G JAMES It is an electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory that can accept data‚ manipulate the data according to specified rules and produce results and store result for future use. Four fundamental functions are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Input Processing Output Storage The computer comprises of a variety of hardware components. These include input device‚ output device‚ a system unit‚ storage
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Stategic Plan Executive Summary –Harley Davidson Strategic Plan The motorcycle industry is a consolidated industry. The U.S. and international heavyweight motorcycle markets are highly competitive. The major players‚ such as Yamaha‚ Suzuki‚ and Honda‚ generally have financial and marketing resources that are substantially greater than the non-major players. Competitions in the heavyweight motorcycle market are based on several factors; price‚ quality‚ reliability‚ styling‚ product features‚ customer
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fraudulent activities by the youth‚ and unlike the traditional criminal groups‚ both gender are functionally involved in it (Adeniran‚ 2008). The antics of the ‘yahoo yahoo boys’‚ also known as ‘yahoo yahoo millionaires’ has raised a new generation of lazy youths‚ who spend hours on the internet perfecting their game and literally killing their prey (Nkanga‚ 2008); cyber crime is becoming one of the fastest growing-internet (fraudulent?)businesses in Nigeria (Aghatise‚ 2006). Numerous crimes
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1.0 Introduction In today’s rapidly changing business world‚ the need has arisen to harness the resources to its optimum use in order to gain success in the business arena. Technology plays a vital role as this applies to the most valuable resource of Human resource too. Technology has greatly influenced the transformation from traditional and personal management to a more strategic human resource management approach. The ongoing technology improvement has paved the way for quick access to
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No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.” - Andrew Carnegie Motivation The definition of motivation is to give reason‚ incentive‚ enthusiasm‚ or interest that causes a specific action or certain behavior. Motivation is present in every life function. Simple acts such as eating are motivated by hunger. Education is motivated by desire for knowledge. Motivators can be anything from reward to coercion. A common place that we see the need to apply
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Information Technology Management Question 1 As the team of a group of consultants engaged to design a network plan for a medium sized company‚ you are required to develop a network plan for the company. Your plan must include a covered of the following aspects: a) The type of network to be used b) The type of topology that best fits the requirements of the company c) The server support required d) The types of peripheral devices required e) The communication media to be used Answer In many
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The world we live in today is ever changing with the advancement of technology in our daily aspect of life. Technology has changed and improved the way we communicate and relate with each other‚ the way we shop‚ do businesses‚ the way we make plans for the future and has gone far by bringing the world closer than ever before. This essay will focus mainly on certain areas such as‚ the differences between the traditional communication and the current communication style. It will slightly elaborate
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The effects of computers on the world Abstract In our societies today‚ no one could really predict the actual effects of computers‚ but the changes that have taken place on the people’s daily lives are actually evident. The manner in which people over depend on the computers technology has rapidly increased and has brought several changes on the economic sector‚ political sector‚ and the education sector. The computers could possibly isolate from each other. They could also alter the face-to-face
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The discipline of Strategic Management has evolved through time .Discuss various strengths and developments that have given rise to the importance of Strategic Human Resources Management Definition of Strategic Human Resource Management. Strategic Human Resource Management is defined by Guest(1999:9)as “a distinctive approach to employment management which seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce using an array of cultural
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Intro Compensation and benefits packages are used by companies to retain and attract talent. Benefits can be used to keep employees happy at work and to up your overall productivity. In this economy it is vital to offer competitive compensation and benefit packages to assist in the retention as the economy rebounds from its current state. In order to offer a competitive package‚ you should be aware of the types of employees you are looking to attract and also the employees that are currently working
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