...software is a program or group of programs designed for end users. These programs are divided into two classes: system software and application software. Application software resides above system software and includes database programs, word processors, spreadsheets, etc. Application software may be grouped along with system software or published alone. End user is the simplest because it is the actual person or organization that will be using the computer as a whole. The use of the computer wouldn’t be possible without the hardware and software 2. List the main benefits of Windows 8, Fedora 20, and Android. Research and write how these benefits have evolved from the very basic historical functions to the sophisticated functions of today in each operating system. Benefits of Windows 8: The benefits of Windows 8 is that it is optimized for touch devices that features a new ‘Start screen.’ It has advanced security such as antivirus abilities and supports secure boot with a shorted boot time, taking less than 8 seconds. There is no need to upgrade your PC to have Windows 8, any...
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...Business Research Report OS of Champions Assessment Code: RWT1 Student Name: Date: May 18, 2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 5 Apple IOS 5 Pro’s and Con’s 5 Ease of use 6 Versatility 6 Security 6 Analysis 6 Android OS 6 Pro’s and Con’s 6 Ease of use 7 Versatility 7 Security 7 Analysis 8 Microsoft Windows OS 8 Pro’s and Con’s 8 Ease of use 9 Versatility 9 Security 9 Analysis 9 Recommendations 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Executive Summary As we prepare to arm our Sales Managers with a devise that will not only keep us competitive in the market, but give us a technological advantage over our competitors. Allowing them to: • Present sales pitch to the customer • Analyze sales performance • Track Sales in real time • Manage Sales Force • Manage Accounts • Conduct training • Keep our data secure • Order equipment direct to the market We must decide which OS best fits our needs. We have researched in depth the three leading operating systems on the market. Apple IOS, Android Jelly Bean, and Microsoft Windows 8.1. While each operating system had great advantages and disadvantages we found the following to be true: Microsoft Windows 8.1 is the clear winner. I recommend we provide each Sales Manager with a phone and tablet computer running the Windows 8.1 operating system by Microsoft. It will give them everything they...
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...less of an experience. Most individuals at some point in time have pulled up MapQuest or Google Maps to get directions from point “A” to point “B”, printed thier directions and were on their way. But the experience is a lot richer when you are mobile and you’re Smartphone or other device automatically plugs in your current location. The relevant data you send and receive changes as your location changes. These applications are able to do this through a GPS chip inside the device. The chip uses satellite data to calculate your exact position. In the event that there is interference or the service is unavailable, the chip uses information from cell towers to triangulate the approximate location of the device. The efficiency of these apps is dependent heavy upon service availability. Something as simple as driving through a heavy rain storm, cloud cover, heavy trees or a valley can hinder the GPS chip from communicating with the satellite. There can also be issues if you are inside or if your location is confusing because there are several businesses within close proximity at the same location like a strip mall. But if you are driving...
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...advanced McBride Financial Services is working hard to keep its competitive edge in the finance industry. Recently the company has decided to create an App for smart phones that will make applying for a loan easier and more convenient. The marketing research team, for the company is going to conduct the research needed to see if the need exists in the finance market. The research team will decide if creating the APP will benefit the company and be worth the financing that will be needed to get the return on investment. This APP will allow any customer interest in applying for a mortgage to enjoy a secure site from a mobile device. McBride Financial Services (MFS) goal is to be the preeminent provider of low cost mortgages using state of the art technology. Currently McBride’s Financial Services has an online mortgage application, and it is not complex. The turnaround time for an application is within one business day. MFS’s target markets are families, professionals, and retirees. Two of these potential customers has something in common, limited time. There is a skill to balancing the full schedule of a family, and finding the time for personal business as well as professional. Already in place is MFS’s online user friendly mortgage application however developing a secure user friendly Smart phone application will benefit those families or professionals that have limited time. Developing a smart phone application keeps McBride’s Financial Services at the fingertips of...
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...Katheryn Mason MKT 320-020 October 27, 2015 The Diffusion on Izon Wi-Fi Video Monitor Relative Advantage This product beats its competitors because it has a relative advantage. It is a much better product than old security systems because it is more up to updated with today’s standards and is easy to use. It provides a camera inside and outside of your house that you can access anytime, anywhere. You are able to control Regular security systems; you can only set them and disarm them. The Izon provides different features, like being able to control electrical things around your house when your not home. People would feel safer with this product and would be more willing to purchase it because of all the great features it offers compared to old security systems. Compatibility The compatibility of this product is perfect for people today all over the world and is unbelievable. So many people are concerned about their own safety along with the safety of their families. This product makes that part of life easy for people because they can monitor their home whenever they feel the need. I think it would and is very successful in today world because it’s a new technology that people are interested in. Everyone who owns a home and has a family will do whatever they can to protect them and this product is the perfect product for that need! It is also extremely inexpensive so more people are willing to test it out. This product would be great for early adopters because once many...
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...that can be spent focusing on generating revenue rather than toiling on admin”. Moving the company in a mobile direction and creating an application is the smartest thing to do. Applications are now probably the best way for the company to add value to the business and communicate directly with the customers. A huge positive with using applications is they are very cost effective and efficient. “The modern client will always go for the products or services that meet them at their comfort zone. You can only achieve this by creating applications that run on the most used gadgets around the globe, making it easier for prospective clients to reach you.” In a world dominated by the internet ,smartphones, and tablets the importance of mobile apps cannot be dismissed. I feel in the near future that applications will be just as important as having a website for your business. The roles that smartphones play in society is huge anymore, so being a business why not use that to your advantage. So from a business stand point it only makes...
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...* APP update for ALDI * ` * Executive Summary This report involves how information system solves the issues experienced by a leading global supermarket chain and how the proposed plan will be enforced its targets of capturing more market shares and increasing company’s profits. Firstly, our team will describe the main problems to be confronted by ALDI. Then the goals and objectives of the project will be clarified, and the crucial factor for business future development is also listed. The following sector offers a full view of the business case. Specifically, this part contains the reasons and motivations for exploiting the new project, and the business case organizer. Additionally, the relevant environment conditions are described from several aspects in detail. Meanwhile, the current situation and opportunities are analyzed via SWOT model. After that a detailed description of assumption and obstacles about present condition and future projects is shown. Next, we provide two feasible options for ALDI, and we adopts several elements and methods to weigh both options. Then a constructive and enforceable recommendation and opinion is given through previous analysis. Finally, the implementation strategy of project will be identified briefly. * 1. Introduction Nowadays, online shopping in brick-and-mortar stores is a common consumer practice. Mobile devices, especially smart phones, have become a key tool for web shoppers (Turban, Volonino and R. Wood...
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...applications provide to capture geolocation data and customer data, and quickly upload to a processing server without users having to use a desktop system. I will evaluate benefits realized by consumers because of the ability to gain access to their own data via mobile applications. Examine the challenges of developing applications that run on mobile devices because of the small screen size. Describe the methods that can be used to decide which platform to support, i. e., iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone, or Android. I will also talk about Mobile applications require high availability because end users need to have continuous access to IT and IS systems. I will discuss ways of providing high availability. Finally I will discuss mobile devices are subjected to hacking at a higher rate that non-mobile devices and discuss methods of making mobile devices more secure. Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………....... 2 Contents ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Effectiveness & Efficiency mobile-based applications to capture Geolocation data ……. 4 Benefits realized by consumers to access their own data via mobile apps ………………. 5 Challenges of Developing apps to run on mobile devices because of small screens …….. 6 Methods that can be used to decide which Platform to use………………………………. 7 Mobile apps require high availability for end users need continuous access IT/IS systems. 8 Discuss ways of providing high availability …………………………………………… 9 Discuss methods...
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...reengineer their business processes to accommodate the many mobile devices. Mobile computing and social networks are part of the daily lives of millions of Americans. 42% of American adults own a mobile and tablet computing device. “Additional research shows that about three quarters of U.S. adults are online, with about 66% of them using social networking sites” (Brenner, 2012). Specific methods for how IT departments and mobile app developers and designers can decide on supporting different mobile platforms like the Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Windows Phone, or Android supported smartphones and tablets will be discussed. Other topics addressed in this paper include the issue of “high availability” for mobile app users’ Based on these considerations organizations and businesses are nowadays focusing on the implementation of these applications, while replacing their desktop platforms to the mobile devices (Shih, et.al. n.d). “On the other hand, it is also observed that, these applications may also enhance various risks and vulnerabilities, regarding the security and confidentiality of customer’s and organizational information. In this scenario, it is necessary for the organizations to introduce and implement effective strategies in order to ensure the integrity of their organizational operations” (Kalil, 2009). Lastly this paper incorporates the brief discussion on the efficiency and effectiveness of mobile based applications in...
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...2015 U.K. Consumer Mobile Payment Study “Do you think someday we can open a bank account or ask for a loan without physically having to come to the bank?” — Bill Gates TSYS® is excited to publish its first research report exploring mobile payments (m-payments) in the U.K. The report includes information regarding U.K. consumer payment preferences and other insights. The aim of this report is to provide valuable information to help our clients and other stakeholders in navigating the current market trends for m-payments and related topics like mobile banking, communication and retailer apps. In line with our belief in keeping payments people-centred, this primary research is based on the end-user of the technologies explored. The goal of this research is two-fold: 1) to investigate consumers’ current behaviour; and 2) to understand how their attitudes and concerns could help predict future behaviour. With the increase of choices among consumers, mobile payments is approaching a critical mass, if not maturity. In 2013, worldwide mobile payments reached $154 billion, and it has been predicted that this figure will reach $721 billion by 20171. In the U.K., mobile payments are expected to reach £53.6 billion in the next ten years, and 75 percent of the U.K. population is expected to have a smartphone by 20192. According to The Financial Times3, U.K. consumers are increasingly using mobile phones and tablets to make purchases — with mobile spending reaching £9.7 billion...
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...This final term paper for week ten of CIS 500/Information System Management will assess the effectiveness and efficiency of mobile-based applications provide to capture geolocation and customer data, summarize the benefits realized for consumers having the ability to gain access to their own data via mobile applications, examine the challenges of developing applications that run on mobile devices because of the small screen size, describe the methods that can be used to decide which platform to support, why mobile applications require high availability because end users need to have continuous access to IT and IS systems, ways of providing high availability, why mobile devices are subjected to hacking at a higher rate that non-mobile devices, how to make mobile devices more secure. Once the reader has finished reviewing this term paper, the likely hood technology as we knew it yesterday will have evolved and there will be a new more improved mobile application to support mobile devices of all kids. There will be a new phone which is running the latest applications that cannot be run on your current phone, and thus the cycle of having to have the latest and greatest new widget and gadget continues because we as a society have become so dependent upon mobile communications. Moreover, due to the evolution of the mobile community we are losing soft skills and tend to be less personable because we don’t have to visit friends and family to stay in touch rather just sit in our living...
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...therefore as a parent one must take all precautions before exposing your child to the internet. However there is also wonderful, educational and enlightening material too available on the internet which your child can benefit immensely from. Should your child be deprived of the good because of the bad? Well not anymore, the IPad software is now installed with parental control software which allows a parent to set limits and restrictions to what your child can be exposed to on the internet. Several parental control applications have been developed and installed which allow the filtering of both websites and content directly on the IPAD browser. To draw an analogy, it is very similar to parent’s supervision while your children play in the park. The parental control acts like the eyes of the parents even when the parent is not around. The choice of restrictions, limitations, filtering or even blocking websites and content are completely controlled by the parent. These controls are essential for any parents who are exposing their children on the internet so that the children may benefit from the resources without being prey to online manipulators. The IPAD parental control can be easily set up by any parent by accessing the “Settings” menu available on the home screen of the IPAD. There beneath the “general” menu is the set of restrictions which a parent can organize according to the age of his child. The...
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...itself. Now-days there are many home appliances in the market that help people flee from the main routine by doing most of the stuff by their own. For example fridges scan barcodes and register different foods on their database, creating a file in the phone of the owner. Someone may control his dishes being prepared or his clothes being washed by a few taps on the screen’s phone while the person is enjoying a drink in front of the TV. Speaking of TV-s, branches like “Samsung” have created a code installed in the TV’s memory that allows the object to scan the perimeter in order to guess the age of the audience with the purpose of displaying the best appropriate program (Hall & Plummer, 2014). The Gaming Industry is using more and more AI. It is using AI more and more effectively and creatively. In games like Quake II, there are significant changes with respect to the previous versions such as Quake 1. The ducking routines used by the characters in the game, for example are better in chasing, searching and firing guns. Quake2 uses what we call “state-based” AI where the state of certain character will change depending on what happens around him. Some of the changes that will be seen in future games are the enemies flocking together to attack, retreating to get reinforcement, or dodging more intelligently and using intelligent ambush tactics. Security is a prime factor to humans. Companies that apply on the security business have created smart home alarms. These type of alarms stay...
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...What is Cloud computing and accounting? What accountants need to know? INTRODUCTION In recent years, with the advances in technology, for example cell phones, tables and laptops, business are turning to cloud solutions to increase productivity. While the concept of having crucial data at your fingertips sounds fascinating and attracting. Business need to be quarry and resource the software in depth before they commit to a cloud solution. During this paper will explore the pros and cons about Cloud solution software’s. Are they the next big thing in business or a disaster waiting to happen? HISTORY Many people agree that cloud computing can be traced all the way back to the sixties when J.C.R. Licklider. His vision was for everyone on the globe to be interconnected and accessing programs and data at any site, from anywhere, explained Margaret Lewis, product marketing director at AMD. "It is a vision that sounds a lot like what we are calling cloud computing." But we had to wait until the late nimieties since the internet only started to offer the necessary bandwidth cloud computing requires. The first major milestone for cloud computing can be attributed to Salesforce.com in 1999. Salesforce.com vision was to create a customer relationship management (CRM), which would help companies create communication with its customers. Some other milestones was Amazon Web Services in 2002, Amazon launched its Elastic Compute cloud (EC2) in 2006. By 2009 companies like Microsoft and...
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...| | |Mobile Computing & Social Networks | | | | | |Denise Washington | |12/14/2014 | Professor Janet Durgin CIS 500, Information Systems for Decision-Making Social networking is powerful and convenient. Consumers are using these avenues to dictate demands on companies and organizations. With over 5 billion mobile phones connected globally, a company must have a mobile offering with plans to invest for the long term. The impact is huge for every business and you must embrace both mobile and social media to survive in today’s economy. Consumers prefer mobile technologies. They use text...
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