Vaal University of Technology Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department Electronic Engineering Study / Lecturer guide Digital Communication II EADOM2B index 1 Word of welcome 1 2 Qualification information 2 3 Subject / Module information 3 4 Learning material / Textbook 3 5 Assessment 4 6 How to study 4 7 Time schedule 4 8 Syllabus - Chapter outline‚ Chapter outcomes & due/completion dates 5 1 Word of Welcome The Department of Electronic Engineering welcomes
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digital divide The term ’digital divide’ describes the fact that the world can be divided into people who do and people who don’t have access to - and the capability to use - modern information technology‚ such as the telephone‚ television‚ or the Internet. The digital divide exists between those in cities and those in rural areas. For example‚ a 1999 study showed that 86% of Internet delivery was to the 20 largest cities. The digital divide also exists between the educated and the uneducated‚ between
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Apple vs. Microsoft By Teka Lee Professor Miles ITE 119 11 October 2012 Outline Thesis: Apple’s website differs from Microsoft’s website in the homepage‚ navigation‚ and consistency. I. First‚ Apple’s homepage differs from Microsoft’s homepage. A. Apple 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space B. Microsoft 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space C. Therefore‚ the differences in Apple’s and Microsoft’s homepage are significant. II. Second‚ Apple’s
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VLC Media Player Description VLC media player is one of the most popular multimedia player software on the Internet today. A program that was originally designed to run and display numerous audio and video files and formats (MPEG‚ DivX‚ Ogg‚ etc) has now been developed into a great server to stream live videos from the Internet. Over the years‚ it has been upgraded into providing a better audio experience‚ great web improvements‚ faster decoding in HD resolutions‚ and supports almost all multimedia
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Introduction Microsoft has grown from revenue of $197 million and 1442 employees in 1996 to $19 747 million and 31 575 employees in 1999. This growth has seen them evolve and change their human resource philosophies‚ polices and practices developed at start up in the 1980s. Recruiting Microsoft Corporation was started by former Chief Executive Bill Gates and co-founder Paul Allan. They started the company by recruiting the brightest people they knew from school – their “smart friends” and
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Kodak’s current position in digital imaging is focused on three areas: 1. Image capture (digital cameras) – cameras are still not boosting profits‚ but Kodak has secured 15% of the market‚ and have boosted advertising spending towards s more integrated marketing effort 2. Services (online photo manipulation) - spent significant dollars on R&D developing software 3. Image output (digital kiosks‚ inkjet printers‚ paper and inks) – network of 19‚000 kiosks at retail stores are highly profitable
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Introduction The Digital Natives are a prominent concept because the digital technologies have had a huge significance on a lot of peoples’ lives. The technology has improved extremely. The digital natives can be described as the people who are born after the year of 1980‚ Prensky (2001a) and they were born into a hyper connected world and they believe everything should be in demand in real time. These people are comfortable with the uses of computers. In contrast‚not the all the people who are born
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Threat of Entry Significant economies of scale the price of laptops has come down in recent years and the prices of some printers are more expensive than others that are smaller! Part of the reason for this is that there is a different degree of technology involved in the production of some of these products and‚ in addition‚ it is not likely that they will be produced in the quantities that will allow the benefits of economies of scale to manifest themselves. With most multinational corporations
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hired‚ why do people work so hard at Microsoft? What motivates them? Answer: First‚ the culture of Microsoft. As the vision Gates mentioned: a computer on every desk in every home‚ running on Microsoft software‚ spirited many young to work hard. Second‚ rigorous and firm recruiting policy and process. As Ballmer said‚ “ We want people who are smart‚ who work hard‚ and who get things done.” Third‚ Challenging work assignments and tasks. Microsoft believed that individuals were best developed
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Digital Cinematography For over a century motion picture have entertained the masses‚ allowing people to view life taking place on a large screen. For the majority of this time these movies were shot using the same film found in photographic cameras. Technology always seems to take over and the film industry seems poised to be the next target. With digital picture acquisition getting better everyday‚ movies are beginning to be shot completely digital. There are a number of plusses and minuses
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