is that a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a few programs as fast as possible‚ whereas a mainframe uses its power to execute many programs concurrently. In some ways‚ mainframes are more powerful than supercomputers because they support more simultaneous programs. But supercomputers can execute a single program faster than a mainframe. The distinction between small mainframes and minicomputers is vague‚ depending really on how the manufacturer wants to market its machines.
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A description of each organisation clearly identifying their main purpose and type of ownership P1 Introduction I am going to investigate and describe two contrasting organisations. I will clearly identify their main purpose and type of ownership. My two chosen organisations are Oxfam and McDonalds. These are two organisations are good examples because they are different in their purpose‚ type of ownership‚ size and scale. OXFAM Description of Oxfam organisation Oxfam was founded in 1942
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Types of Environment Audits Site Audit 1. Reclamation of Land * Important because the inception of the Mining Act was passed in 1869. * was periodically amended and in 1991 included closure and reclamation * Therefore‚ after the amended Mining Act in 1991 when a mine begins its operation it must have plans‚ procedures and funds to restore the land to its natural state. 2. Longer term protection of close sites * A closed mine site can be monitored forever due to the hazardous
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Types of Banks. Commercial banks differ from investment banks.Most financial consumers think of “the bank” as a place to keep liquid financial resources‚ such as checking accounts and savings accounts. A consumer may have personal accounts at acommercial bank. The commercial bank’s primary business involves taking in financial assets as deposits then lending these assets to other customers at a rate of interest. The interest rate the bank charges on loansand revolving lines of credit or other credit
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Types Of Printers -A Report By Group 2 Introduction A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on paper. Major types of printer Printers can be divided into two main groups‚ impact printer and non-impact printer. Impact printer produces text and images when tiny wire pins on print head strike the ink ribbon by physically contacting the paper. E.g. Dot matrix printer‚ Daisy wheel printer. Non-impact printer produces text and graphics on paper
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Sole trader – Definition: A sole trader is a company started and run by one individual A sole trader - also known as a sole proprietorship or simply proprietorship - is a type of business entity which is owned and run by one individual and where there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business. Sole trading is widespread- A very large proportion of business conducted in the UK is undertaken by the trader working on his own usually providing his own money (capital) to start
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Types of grasses. * Cool season grasses all thrive in northern areas‚ including Canada‚ as well as higher elevations farther south. The main growing period for cool-season grass is in spring and fall when soil temperature is 50 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit‚ and the air temperature is 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Come high summer‚ cool-season grasses go dormant unless regularly irrigated. Kentucky bluegrass‚ Bentgrass‚ Ryegrass‚ and the fescues are all cool-season grasses. * Warm season
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Basic layout types The chapter describes four basic layout types. Remember though‚ at the end of doing this the chapter does make the point that most layout types are hybrids of two or more of these four basic types. Nevertheless it is important to understand each of them so that their advantages and disadvantages can be identified. Fixed position layout Unusually‚ in a fixed position layout the resources travel to the product or customer rather than the other way round. Several examples are
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[pic] Westminster International College Module Title: Research Methodologies Programme: MBA Part Time Groups: 9‚10‚11‚12 & 13 Module Period: 22 February 2013 - 23 March 2013 Lecturer: Dr. Lester Massingham Tutor: Dr. Kui Juan Tiang Date of Completion and Submission: 23 March 2013 Submission Method: Online via turnitin Assessment Type: A type-written assignment Assignment Question: The aim of the module is to equip students to plan and conduct a research project leading to the production
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WEAR___________________________________________________ * Wear is a process of removal of material from one or both of two solid surfaces in solid state contact‚ occurring when two solid surfaces are in sliding or rolling motion. * The rate of removal is generally slow‚ but steady and continuous. Figure 1.4 shows the five main categories of wear. Abrasive Wear: * Abrasive wear occurs when material is removed from one surface by another harder material‚ leaving hard particles
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