WHAT IS A SOFTWARE A set of instructions that cause a computer to perform one or more tasks. The set of instructions is often called a program or‚ if the set is particularly large and complex‚ a system. Computers cannot do any useful work without instructions from software; thus a combination of software and hardware (the computer) is necessary to do any computerized work. A program must tell the computer each of a set of minuscule tasks to perform‚ in a framework of logic‚ such that the computer
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Types of Risk Stand-Alone Risk This risk assumes the project a company intends to pursue is a single asset that is separate from the company’s other assets. It is measured by the variability of the single project alone. Stand-alone risk does not take into account how the risk of a single asset will affect the overall corporate risk. Corporate Risk This risk assumes the project a company intends to pursue is not a single asset but incorporated with a company’s other assets. As such‚ the
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Type I and II errors Mistakenly rejecting the null hypothesis is a type 1 error. These errors are not avoidable and are part of statistical testing‚ but we can lessen the occurrence by setting the significance at a lower level. However‚ by setting the significance level lower; let us say .001‚ we then increase the chance of type 2 errors. Failing to correctly reject the null hypothesis creates a type 2 error‚ this is because; according to Aron (2009) “with an extreme significance level like
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Type 1 Diabetes- Usually diagnosed in children and young adults‚ and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. The body does not produce insulin. The body breaks down the sugars and starches you eat into a simple sugar called glucose‚ which it uses for energy. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to get glucose from the bloodstream into the cells of the body. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments‚ even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long‚ healthy
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uses the laws to govern how they act in public‚ drive‚ and interact with one another. Without laws there would be chaos and people doing what they want. Business would be out of control‚ making their own rules and businesses would likely fail. There are different types of laws and each plays a role in business and society. Some of those laws are administrative‚ common‚ statutory‚ and constitutional law. Administrative law is rules and regulations that allow the executive branch‚ and other independent
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HAIKU Haiku is an unrhymed‚ syllabic form adapted from the Japanese: three lines of 5‚ 7 and 5 syllables. Because it is so brief‚ a haiku is necessarily imagistic‚ concrete and pithy‚ juxtaposing two images in a very few words to create a single crystalline idea. The juxtaposed elements are linked in Japanese by a kireji‚ or “cutting word”—poets writing haiku in English or other Western languages often use a dash or an ellipsis to indicate the break or cut between the linked images. Haiku poems
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LESSON 2: ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS An introductory topic on Management Information System Organizations are formal social units devoted to the attainment of specific goals. The success of any organizations is premise on the efficient use and management of resources which traditionally comprises human‚ financial‚ and material resources. Information is now recognized as a crucial resource of an organization. Examples of organizations are business firms‚ banks
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Discrimination is likely during the recruitment process. The online Oxford Dictionaries (2010) defines discrimination as “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people‚ especially on the grounds of race‚ age‚ or sex”. On the other hand‚ Townley (1989: 97) argues that recruitment “involves a process of discrimination”‚ and it was found that in most situations‚ the discrimination that takes place during the recruitment process is not “unjust”. In this essay‚ authors are drawn
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Skepticism Solipsism Theory Truth Uncertainty v t e Probability (or likelihood[1]) is a measure or estimation of how likely it is that something will happen or that a statement is true. Probabilities are given a value between 0 (0% chance or will not happen) and 1 (100% chance or will happen).[2] The higher the degree of probability‚ the more likely the event is to happen‚ or‚ in a longer series of samples‚ the greater the number of times such event is expected to happen. These concepts
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Types of Speeches “There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave: the one you practiced‚ the one you gave‚ and the one you wish you gave.” - Dale Carnegie‚ Writer and lecturer Public speech comes in dozens of forms. From the motivational to the ceremonial‚ the christening to the eulogy‚ the rehearsed best man to the impromptu – the chances are good that in your lifetime‚ you will experience just about every genre of public speaking. We will explore a variety of speeches styles
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