refers to the Western Roman Empire. ------------------------------------------------- FALSE Horseshoe arches were an important architectural feature of the: MOSQUE AT CORDOBA Which European country contains the best examples of Islamic architecture? SPAIN The Dome of the Rock is in: JERUSALEM A mihrab is: A NICHE IN A QIBLA WALL Which of the following cultures influenced Islamic art? ALL OF THE ABOVE Islamic decoration makes extensive use of what kind of motifs? ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Multi-Tier Architecture The Three Tier Model Business applications today all access data as part of their core functionality. As relational database servers gained in popularity 20 years ago‚ the industry moved from a one tier (mainframe) model to a client server model where we had a client performing the presentation logic and most of the business logic and the server with the data storage and some business logic in the form of stored queries. By the early 1990s this model broke down due to
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Networking - Client/Server Architecture Introduction to 2-Tier Architecture 2-tier architecture is used to describe client/server systems where the client requests resources and the server responds directly to the request‚ using its own resources. This means that the server does not call on another application in order to provide part of the service. Introduction to 3-Tier Architecture In 3-tier architecture‚ there is an intermediary level‚ meaning the architecture is generally split up between:
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MIPS Architecture MIPS stands for ’Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages’ RISC Instruction Set Architecture 32 bit general purpose registers PC (program counter) holds address of next instruction all MIPS Instructions are same length Few Instruction formats and simple addressing modes Implementing MIPS • • Implementation of the MIPS instruction set Simplified to contain only – arithmetic-logic instructions: add‚ sub‚ and‚ or‚ slt – memory-reference instructions:
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how is organic architecture and/or organicism defined‚ and how does this terminology vary from example to example‚ changing meaning from the nineteenth into the twentieth century? Organicism: The doctrine that everything in nature has an organic basis or is part of an organic whole. Every object that takes up space and has mass is known as matter. A pen is made up of matter‚ as is a tree and even humans. In the same vein‚ a skyscraper is made up of matter; so can we argue that in its truest
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Utopias‚ by definition‚ are something too good to be realized. Utopian ideas have long existed throughout the human history of civilization and they did not come from a vacuum: they carry political connotations. They are often depicted as a place like paradise in an age of gold. They have to be elsewhere and happen in the lost past or a future that is beyond reach. According to sociologist Karl Mannheim‚ utopias are the opposition’s means to replace an established order. He wrote: ‘[Utopias are]
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Case "Enterprise Architecture at American Express" What are the key components of the architecture American Express has created? The key components of the architecture American Express has created were the ability to more effectively do business utilizing new payment methods and mobile devices. This was done through technology road map‚ reference architecture road map and utility/capacity road map. The enterprise architecture team created road maps to understand the leadership‚ organizational structure
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We the Architecture team will implement the process to build both the baseline and target. The architectures are maintained through a continuous modification to reflect the current business structure‚ practices‚ organizational goals‚ visions and technology. The Chief Architect will organize and manage the Enterprise Architecture core team; directs the development of the baseline and target architecture. This particular Enterprise Architecture is considered a Service Oriented Architecture as such
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Fordham University | Service Oriented Architecture | The Whirlpool Case | 3/28/2011 | Service oriented architecture (SOA) is an approach to build IT systems that connects applications across a network via a common communications protocol‚ allowing organizations to reuse old software‚ often with the help of Web services to create new business processes and functions. It is a set of design principles and approaches to software development and a methodology for organizing and using independent
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Comparative Study between Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese Architecture Johann Angelo Britto Modern Architectural History Judith Gibson-Vick Thursday‚ March 7‚ 2012 Frank Lloyd and Japanese Architecture Architecture reflects mankind’s artistic and engineering achievements. A building may merely be used to house people or property‚ but it represents the designs and structural marvels of that specific period. As we move from one architectural period to another‚ we find individuals who have contributed
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