networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter‚ there has been much debate on their benefits and detriments. While social networking sites are a useful tool in our increasingly connected world‚ they can also adversely affect our development and the nature of our social interactions. Hence‚ it is important to first identify their advantages and disadvantages to effectively use them. Social networking sites offer a medium for people to keep in touch with their acquaintances and maintain constant contact
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Case Study: Network Topologies Research You have been asked to help upgrade the LAN at a very successful ABC firm with five departments in one building and a total of 560 employees. Although the firm’s employees understand accounting‚ they haven’t spent much time improving their network. Currently‚ it runs 10Base-T Ethernet and relies on 35 hubs to connect every user workstation to the network. Most of these workstations were purchased within the past two years‚ when the firm experienced a growth
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ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF CREDITS CARDS Advantages | Disadvantages | Convenience--Credit cards can save you time and trouble--no searching for an ATM or keeping cash on-hand. | Overuse--Revolving credit makes it easy to spend beyond your means. | Record keeping--Credit card statements can help you track your expenses. Some cards even provide year-end summaries that really help out at tax time. | Paperwork--You’ll need to save your receipts and check them against your statement each month
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1. Framework A. Identification of the risk Financial Risk There are three kinds of financial risk: market risk‚ liquidity risk and credit risk. Market Risk Price Risk The risk of a decline in the value of a security or a portfolio. Interest Rate Risk The risk that the value of an investment will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates. Example Dexia had a great interest rate risk. They had a lot of mortgage loans (long term). They financed the long term liabilities
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cases though‚ the traditional budget usually ends up being too rigid. http://blog.trginternational.com/trg-in-the-board-room/bid/162036/Traditional-budgeting-approach-advantages-and-disadvantages http://www.12manage.com/forum.asp?TB=fraser_beyond_budgeting&S=11 http://www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/incremental-budgeting.htm Advantages of traditional budgeting The budget is stable and change is gradual. Managers can operate their departments on a consistent basis. The system is relatively simple to
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Risk Management Problem Set II Risk Management Problem Set II 17-1 (Spot exchange rates) An American Business needs to pay (a) 10‚000 Canadian dollars‚ (b) 2 million yen and (c) 50‚000 Swiss francs to business abroad. What are the dollar payments to the respective countries? A) 10‚000 ( Canadian $) x .8437 ( U.S. $/Canadian $) =$8‚437 B) 2‚000‚000 (Yen) x .004684 ($/Yen) = $9‚368 C) 50‚000 (Swiss franc) x .5139 ($/Swiss franc) = $25‚697. 17-2 (Spot exchange rates)
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING INTERNET In the history of mankind‚ the Internet is the greatest development in the domain of communication industry. Internet has tremendous potential and a lot to offer in terms of services. We can notice advantages and disadvantages of using Internet. In the beginning we can indicate some advantages. At first‚ Internet is a source of information. There is a huge amount of information available on the Internet for just about every subject known to man‚
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following questions: What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media? One advantage of social media is the ability to stay connected to friends and family‚ especially those you may not see often. You can share photos and even host events which you can invite your friends to. Social media is also a good way to meet new friends and share interests with others. Most social media sites offer groups
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Introduction All methods involve observation‚ but participant observation is characterized by the extent to which its advocates insist on observation and interpretation of a situation‚ informed by an understanding of the situation from the point of view of the participants rather than the observer. An attempt is made to avoid imposing categories from outside. Participant observation is the method of anthropology‚ although it is used in a wide range of sociological studies when the researcher has ’become
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with no central location. A dealer market with no central location is referred to as an over-the-counter market. They are largely unregulated markets and each contract is with a counterparty‚ which may expose the owner of a derivative to default risk (when the counterparty does not honor their commitment). Some options trade in the over-the-counter market‚ notably bond options. LOS 1.b: Contrast forward commitments and contingent claims. A forward commitment is a legally binding promise to
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