L.S.E. Dept. of Finance FM423-Michaelmas Term 2010 Questions for the HMC case study 1. What is the size of HMC’s portfolio? How is the portfolio managed and what are the management costs? What is the role of the Policy Portfolio? 2. Why is HMC focusing on real returns? 3. HMC’s estimates of expected returns‚ standard deviations and correlations differ from the twenty-year historical estimates. Why might this be? Comment on the difference between the two sets of estimates‚ focusing especially
Premium Investment The Return Microsoft Excel
Qno1 POS= Point of Sale It take place where the transaction occurs. We can also say that it takes place at the check out point.POS system generally includes the hardware and software devices or components ‚such as computer ‚monitor ‚cash drawer ‚receipt printer‚ customer display‚ barcode scanner and other suitable software.Pos system are generally use for the reporting purposes‚ sales cost volume profit analysis ‚it also give the information regarding the cost of goods purposes and we can use
Premium Point of sale Receipt
PART A SAP BASICS 1.(4 points) When should you log off the SAP system and why? Answer: when I am finish using the SAP system‚ I must log off. Because if I don’t log off the system‚ someone may enter the system behind me and do something that I don’t want to do in my system. 2.(2 points) What is the check mark icon on the Standard Tool bar used for? What is the white box at the top left of the SAP system used for? Answer : You can click it to enter the transaction you type. You can enter
Premium Accounts receivable Invoice Accounting software
The Business Environment and the AIS An AIS does not exist in a vacuum; rather it is an integral part of the firm it serves. The AIS has close relationship with the organization of the firm and its physical operations or process. The firm itself is a system with its own environment. Many of the business and accounting events that are captured and processed by the AIS arise within the environment of the business firm. There are three subsystem of the firm: organizational‚ operational and information
Premium Data management General ledger Business
AI and medicine promise or threat? AI (Artificial intelligence) is the intelligence showed by machines or software. It is also an academic field which studies intelligent machines and software. The main goals of AI research include reasoning‚ knowledge‚ planning‚ learning‚ communication‚ perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects. AI include sophisticated implants which is when an object or material inserted or grafted into the body for prosthetic‚ therapeutic‚ diagnostic‚ or experimental
Premium Artificial intelligence Implants Artificial limb
allowed entry to a network and which are dropped. 2) Access Control Matrix: A table specifying which portions of the system users are permitted to access. Compatibility tests utilize a(n) ________‚ which is a list of authorized users‚ programs‚ and data files the users are authorized to access or manipulate. 3) Authentication: Verifying the identity of the person or device attempting to access the system. Multi-Factor: The use of two or more basic authentication methods. Authentication Control:
Premium Backup Internal control Access control
Reasons for ERP: a. Intergrated financial system b. Intergrated customer order info c. Standardize & speed up manufacturing process. d. Reduce inventory e. Standardize HR intergration. QUESTION 2 (a) (page109 - 111) 3 types of CASE tools: a. Prototyping tools b. Data design tools c. Programming tools d. Diagramming tools (b) (PAGE131) end user uses computer technology ratehr than relying on system professionals. Risk associated
Premium User interface User interface design Computer
shows the various entities being modeled and the important relationships among them. Anything about which the organization wants to collect and store information is called a. a data model. b. an entity. c. a schema. d. a tuple. e. none of above 1 points Question 2 The __________ in the REA model include all of the organization’s business activities. a. resources b. events c. agents d. entities e. evolution 1 points Question 3 How many types of relationships are possible between
Premium Entity-relationship model Relationship Data modeling
your name and student number at the top of each page to facilitate corrections. Answer all questions in English only. Due to lack of available books‚ you are allowed to bring copies of the books specified above You are allowed to make notes inside the book and bring copies of the lecture slides. No other documentation is allowed (nor is it needed) This exam consists of four parts. Good luck! Name: EXAMPLE EXAM Student number: PART 1: AIS/APM CONCEPTS AND TYPOLOGY (12 POINTS) Question
Premium Internal control Internal audit
Short introduction to AI: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the branch of computer science that aims to create intelligent machines. There are many different fields where AI is used and many different implementations of it. Advantages: -AI can accomplish tasks that to complex and too dangerous for humans (example: Mars-Mission curiosity)‚ disarming bombs -for tasks that humans don’t want to do (youtube porn rejection‚ violent scene recognition) -as they are machines there is no need for sleep
Premium Artificial intelligence