Operating System UNIT - 1 Roadmap • What is an Operating System? • • • • • • • • Operating System Objectives/Functions The Evolution of Operating Systems Major Achievements Structuring methods Design of API’s Interrupts Device Organization User/System state Transition What is an Operating System? • A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. OR • A program that controls the execution of application programs. • Kernel – the one program
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Delta Airlines Competing in a Low Cost Environment Prepared by: Prepared for: 11/20/2013 DELTA AIRLINES COMPETING IN A LOW COST ENVIRONMENT The airline industry is highly cost-driven creating an extremely competitive environment in which to operate. The majority of customers prefer an inexpensive and hassle-free airline experience; for those business customers who previously paid for the extra features‚ such as first class‚ the ability to reduce costs has become more important causing them
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Social Care Theory for Practice Assessment 1 Outcome 1 ALISON HERRIOT Values 1) The values that I hold at this point in my life have developed over the years there have been many influences like family‚ friends‚ work‚ and my life experiences have played a part in the development of these values. Values are a guide that I feel I need to have in order for me to continue my life in the right direction and be as happy as it can be. These are some of the values and what influences I feel gave
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are there to foster the relationship with all employees. Without leadership‚ organizations start to stagnate and become lethargic. They fail to achieve their goals‚ Leaders not only play a role in strategy formulation‚ but more importantly‚ play a crucial role in implementation of organizations strategies (Mills‚ 2005). In order for this to be successful‚ leaders steer the organizations through planned changes or behaviors. They are responsible for the long-lasting change within an organization by
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Southwest Airlines Resources Tangible Resources Financial Resources - Southwest has always managed its cash well . In the financial year 2001 ‚ the airline had generated 64 ‚446 ‚773with an operating income of 821 ‚659 and a credit value very good Physical Resources - In all the cities it operates instead of having agents or computerized booking system Southwest has its reservation centre and vending machines at the airports . Previously Southwest only operated in cities near Texas ‚ but started
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experience is “Prayer is a plant the seed of which is sown in the heart of every Christian‚ but its growth entirely depends on the care we take to nourish it.” addressed by Catherine McCauley. Some key values that are given from this quote include: reflection‚ challenge‚ care‚ competence and compassion. These key values represent McCauley’s quote because she believes that our connection with God will only develop if we challenge ourselves to show care and compassion to others as we are competent to do so.
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Vision and Values: Vision: The vision and value of Whole Foods comes from their Declaration of Interdependence “Our motto — Whole Foods‚ Whole People‚ Whole Planet — emphasizes that our vision reaches far beyond just being a food retailer. Our success in fulfilling our vision is measured by customer satisfaction‚ team member happiness and excellence‚ return on capital investment‚ improvement in the state of the environment and local and larger community support”(History‚ 2008). Values: “Providing
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Case 3-1: Southwest Airlines Corporation What is Southwest’s strategy? What is the bases on which Southwest builds its competitive advantage? Cost cutting SWAC uses a low-cost strategy. They had the lowest operating-cost structure in the domestic airline industry. Employee satisfaction Together with this strategy‚ they want to achieve customer satisfaction by employee satisfaction. They are famous for their customer and employee relationship. SWAC has been recognized by multiple organizations
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Starbucks: the keys to creating value Starbucks is probably one of the biggest names in the coffee business and they have a clear mission. Their mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit: one person‚ one cup and one neighborhood at a time (Starbucks‚ 2011). Therefore the enterprise value of Starbucks is divided in two main parts. They want to offer the best quality coffee and they want to create a unique customer experience. The value of quality is offered by serving great Starbucks coffee
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Recognize strategies to avoid and understand why they are dangerous Some strategies that could be considered corporate‚ business‚ or functional are very dangerous and managers who lack creativity may be trapped into considering one of the these following strategies. * Follow the leader- This is where copying a leading competitors strategy may seem to be a good idea since they are doing so well but it ignores the competitors strengths and weaknesses and the possibility that they might be wrong
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