Computers – An Introduction A computer is defined as an electronic device that accepts input‚ processes it as per the given instructions and produces meaningful output. The term computer is used to describe a device which is combination of electronic and electromechanical devices. It is derived from the word “Compute” which means Calculation. “Charles Babbage” is known as the father of the computer. Data and Information Data refers to raw facts that are gathered and fed to the computer. A computer
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A product that I have had experience purchasing is a computer. I bought it for attending college‚ but I have used it for so many other purposes. Today‚ having a computer has almost become a necessity; people use them for school‚ shopping‚ research‚ and communication. Many things that you may be on the lookout for‚ you can only find on the internet. Today‚ many people own a computer already and have no need to purchase another one. New discoveries in technology could be a factor in the change of supply
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LEAN ACCOUNTING: BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATION "Costs do not exist to be calculated. Costs exist to be reduced.” – Taiichi Ohno‚ father of the Toyota Production System Lean Accounting-It is simply the application of lean principles to the accounting and associated functions within the enterprise. The idea is simple‚ but the application is not obvious within the framework of traditional accounting systems. Lean Accounting was born in the early 90’s through the experiences
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A computer system consists of mainly four basic units; namely input unit‚ storage unit‚ central processing unit and output unit. Central Processing unit further includes Arithmetic logic unit and control unit‚ as shown in the figure:. A computer performs five major operations or functions irrespective of its size and make. These are • it accepts data or instructions as input‚ • it stores data and instruction • it processes data as per the instructions‚ • it controls all operations inside a computer
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computing | Hardware | * Hardware before 1960 * Hardware 1960s to present * Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries | Computer science | * Artificial intelligence * Compiler construction * Computer science * Operating systems * Programming languages * Software engineering | Modern concepts | * Graphical user interface * Internet * Personal computers * Laptops * Video games * World Wide Web | Timeline of computing | * 2400 BC–1949 * 1950–1979 * 1980–1989
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unmanageable. With the introduction of computers in those activities‚ the manual method of accounting is being gradually replaced. And finally‚ the database technology has revolution the accounts department of the business and non business organisations. In the use of computerised accounting system the risk of data loss is eliminated‚ high speed in data manipulation is maintained and larger volume of data are kept safely. In computerised accounting system calculation became easy and controlled
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MZUMBE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMERCE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON; EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMPUTERISED PAYROLL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM A CASE STUDY AT THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS DAR ES SALAAM BY HASSAN MOHAMED HANGAI BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE (B.A.F) OCTOBER 2010 A RESEACH PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE ON BUSINESS ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE AT MZUMBE UNIVERSITY MOROGORO-TANZANIA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 0.0 MEANING
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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (86) The Aim: 1. To empower students by enabling them to build their own applications. 2. To introduce students to some effective tools to enable them to enhance their knowledge‚ broaden horizons‚ foster creativity‚ improve the quality of work and increase efficiency. 3. To enable students to learn to use the World Wide Web in order to gather knowledge and communicate with students and the academic community all over the world. 4. To enable students to learn to process words
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Case Study on Transfer Pricing: BYRCH’S PAPER COMPANY If I were to price these boxes any lower than $480 a thousand‚ said James Brunner‚ manager of Byrch Paper Company Thompson Division‚ I’d be countermanding my order of last month for our salesmen to stop shaving their bids and to bid full cost quotations. I’ve been trying for weeks to improve the quality of our business‚ and if I turn around now and accept this job at $430 or $450 or something less than $480‚ I’ll be tearing down this
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Computer hacking is the practice of modifying computer hardware and software to accomplish a goal outside of the creator’s original purpose. People who engage in computer hacking activities are often called hackers. Since the word “hack” has long been used to describe someone who is incompetent at his/her profession‚ some hackers claim this term is offensive and fails to give appropriate recognition to their skills. Computer hacking is most common among teenagers and young adults‚ although there
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