1. During the install‚ the option to sync with NTP (Network Time Protocol) server was checked. From a security perspective‚ why is it important for a system to keep accurate time? UNIX systems base their notion of time on interrupts generated by the hardware clock. Delays in processing these interrupts because UNIX systems clocks to lose time slowly but erratically. These small changes in timekeeping are what the time scientist call jitter. The Time protocol provided a server’s notion of time in
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to get an accurate and precise reading of measurements to its actual true value. However‚ in order for the experiment to be effective is must consist of validity‚ reliability‚ and objectivity. Validity is defined as the ability of a test to measure what it claims to measure. Reliability is the consistency of test results and objectivity is defined as a test administered by different investigators. The calibration of speed‚ elevation on a treadmill‚ and cycle ergometer is important because it ensures
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Chapter 1 Exercise What is free software? List three characteristics of free software. Free software is code that is available for free to everyone‚ but it is also free in the sense that it can be used and altered freely to the user’s desires. It is free to be studied‚ redistributed‚ and modified. Why is Linux popular? Why is it popular in academia?Due to the operating system’s distribution among universities‚ students were able to become used to it’s sophisticated developing environment which
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Financial Econometrics (AP/ECON 4140 S2) Winter 2013 Instructor: Yasin Janjua Assignment # 1 Total Points (100) Part I: Do the following Questions 1. Define American Call/Put option 10 pts Answer Options allow investors to hedge against risk. If one expects stock prices to rise‚ then he/she may like to invest in stocks. However‚ buying stocks also entails risk because of price fluctuation. The risk will be potentially large in case price falls to zero. In order to avoid
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Lab 1 – Ubiquity of Microbes Bacteria are the most widely distributed organisms in the biosphere. They are found in all different types of soil‚ water and even in the bodies of other living organisms. Every single place that humans have explored on the Earth‚ have shown to contain microbes. Bacteria are living organisms and like all living organisms‚ they require energy and carbon sources in order to metabolize and reproduce. And like all living organisms they respond to changes in their environment
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Rothaermel Exercise 1 BUSI 690 29 June 2014 Discussion Question 1.1 (2 parts to this question): 1.1. A strategy is a term used to describe the firm’s “overall efforts to gain and sustain competitive advantage” (Rothaermel‚ 2013‚ p. 9). The “translation of the strategy into action takes place in the firm’s business model‚ which details the firm’s competitive tactics and initiatives” (Rothaermel‚ p. 11). Basically‚ a strategy will explain how a firm will make money but the difference between a
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GROUP CASE STUDY 1 INSTRUCTIONS Complete a case study of ABC Corporation (your instructor will assign the specific company for the case study at the beginning of Module/Week 3) in the case section of the text (e.g. Case Number 1). A formal‚ in-depth case study analysis requires you to utilize the entire strategic management process. Assume your group is a consulting team asked by the ABC Corporation to analyze its external/internal environment and make strategic recommendations. You must include
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Unit 1: THE THREE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY The economy infrastructure Vocabulary prominent | | | | To illustrate | | | | various | | | | infrastructure | | | | extract | | | | To scatter | | | | mosaic | | | | commotion | | | | To cram | | | | semi | | | | current | |
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CHAPTER 1 The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business Environment ANSWERS to Review Questions 1-1 The explosion in e-commerce will affect managerial accounting in significant ways. One effect will be a drastic reduction in paper work. Millions of transactions between businesses will be conducted electronically with no hard-copy documentation. Along with this method of communicating for business transactions comes the very significant issue of information security. Businesses
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Unit 1 Lab Questions: Jeannie Lozowski Hair Detective 1. Describe the crime that you are investigating in this activity. In this activity‚ we had to discover who stole the rock bands hair products. While the band was in rehearsal‚ someone snuck into their dressing room and stole it. The trail of hair gel lead to the room of another girl band. 2. What evidence do you have to identify the culprit of the crime? We have strands of hair of the culprit and other band members. We tested the hair
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