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The POSitouch System
Number of Words: 209 / Number of Pages: 1
... the use of
computer technology. During there search they found systems but none meeting
there total needs. That is why the Fullers created the company, (R.D.C)
Restaurant Data Concepts. RDC keeps developing better and more efficient
equipment to be used in the food service industry.
Overall, I feel that POSitouch is well worth the initial expense. It
should be looked at as an investment, saving time, and money in all areas needing
tight controls. This management tool has been shown to cut labor, and food costs in
many food service establishments, not to mention the speed of the system, which ...
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ITT Trip Scheduling
Number of Words: 1411 / Number of Pages: 6
... new ITT system. I
finish the paper with a discussion of maintaining the system.
The first step in building any DSS is planning. Planning is basically defining
the problem. The planning also involves an assessment of exactly what is needed.
In this case I deal with trip scheduling. In the case description this would
include: How many trips to offer, the days of the week to have particular trips,
and when to cancel trips. Obviously the scheduling ties to other information
such as profit and participation, but for this paper I will only cover the
scheduling portion of ITTs problem. Therefore I ha ...
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Privacy And The Internet
Number of Words: 4771 / Number of Pages: 18
... The Internet
Introduction
According to Bill Eager, "The Information Superhighway refers to the multitude of technologies and businesses that encompass the eletronic distribution of video, data and voice via communications networks. Currently, for individuals, the Information Superhighway refers primarily to the use of personal computers (PCs) and modems to access information and services and to distribute messages and files via the networks" (3). This new medium allows information to be transformed at rates multiple times faster than ever before. The worldwide impact of such a communication break ...
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NetWare SALVAGE Utility
Number of Words: 783 / Number of Pages: 3
... working files. These deleted
files can also be purged manually with the SALVAGE utility, which is a great way
to make sure that a file you don't want others to see is completely removed from
the system!!!
For a user or administrator to retrieve a file using SALVAGE, the create right
(right to edit and read a directory area or file) must be assigned to the
directory in which the file resides. If the directory still exists, the files
are put back into the directory from which they were deleted. If the file being
salvaged has the same name as a file that already exists, then a prompt will be
prese ...
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Nuclear Power Plants
Number of Words: 430 / Number of Pages: 2
... money which they would have used in order to renew their power plants, and use it to research others ways of receiving power. For example, if the U.S. developed solar power more and made it less costly, as well are more convenient for the average person, then there would be no more problems. In the past century many advances have been made in terms of energy. Power plants became the main source of energy, and towards the end of the century, new advances have been made such as solar power. I predict that in the upcoming century, many new advances will be made which will benefit the human race enormously ...
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The First Generation Of Computers
Number of Words: 312 / Number of Pages: 2
... The UNIVAC became a household word in 1952 when it
was used on a televised newscast to project the winner of the Eisenhower-
Stevenson presidential race with stunning accuracy. That same year Maurice V.
Wilkes (developer of EDSAC) laid the foundation for the concepts of
microprogramming, which was to become the guide for computer design and
construction.
In 1954, the first general-purpose computer to be completely
transistorized was built at Bell Laboratories. TRADIC (Transistorized Airborne
Digital Computer) held 800 transistors and bettered its predecessors by
functioning well aboard airplanes ...
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Identity Theft
Number of Words: 696 / Number of Pages: 3
... victem to identity
theft. you see a criminal likes easy prey. They don't want to have to work for
it. It's like locking your car at the mall, sure someone might break in anyway,
but chance are if your doors are lock the will probably move on to another car.
First off... Never give your credit card number online out unless you are
positive that the company you are dealing with is legitimate and reputable. If
you aren't sure call the better burough of business. Never give out your social
security number unless you absolutly have to, the only times you are legally
obligated to give out your soc ...
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Computer Literacy
Number of Words: 508 / Number of Pages: 2
... typing a document in a word processor, running a specified program,
and using a modem to check e-mail and access the Internet.
Personal computers now have a tremendous entertainment value due to
their versatility. Not only can a computer do all the things that are unique to
computers, it can be a television and a radio as well. Computers have also
attracted millions of people with games galore. Immersive, three-dimensional
games such as Doom 2, Quake, and Duke Nukem 3D can keep people glued to their
computers for hours. With current technology, two friends can connect from
anywhere in the worl ...
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The Internet: It Was To Be The Great Equalizer
Number of Words: 1033 / Number of Pages: 4
... do you go? You gravitate towards the brand names you
already know -- the biggies."
While Web site affordability has made it easier for companies like
Phillip's to establish an Internet presence, the same is true for his
competitors. Hence, a glut of small to medium-sized florists camp out on
the Internet and fight to draw consumer attention to themselves and away
from deep-pocketed and more recognizable competitors such as FTD and 800
Flowers.
"There are now so many [floral] sites that the worthwhile ones often become
lost," says Lloyd Kennedy, founder and CEO of (888) Live Flowers. "And
because ...
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Telecommunications
Number of Words: 3010 / Number of Pages: 11
... line called a leased, or
private, line (see Telephone). It can also take the form of a microwave or a
communications-satellite linkage, or some combination of any of these various
systems.
Hardware and Software
Each telecommunications device uses hardware, which connects a device to the
transmission line; and software, which makes it possible for a device to
transmit information through the line.
Hardware
Hardware usually consists of a transmitter and a cable interface, or, if the
telephone is used as a transmission line, a modulator/demodulator, or modem. A
transmitter prepares informatio ...
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