...Business in Computers I understand that some students that have already graduated from College are having a bit of trouble getting their new businesses started. I know of a tool that will be extremely helpful and is already available to them; the Internet. Up until a few years ago, when a student graduated they were basically thrown out into the real world with just their education and their wits. Most of the time this wasn't good enough because after three or four years of college, the perspective entrepreneur either forgot too much of what they were supposed to learn, or they just didn't have the finances. Then by the time they save sufficient money, they again had forgotten too much. I believe I have found the answer. On the Internet your students will be able to find literally thousands of links to help them with their future enterprises. In almost every city all across North America, no matter where these students move to, they are able to link up and find everything they need. They can find links like "Creative Ideas", a place they can go and retrieve ideas, innovations, inventions, patents and licensing. Once they come up with their own products, they can find free expert advice on how to market their products. There are easily accessible links to experts, analysts, consultants and business leaders to guide their way to starting up their own business, careers and lives. These experts can help push the beginners in the right direction in...
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...z FETAC LEVEL 5 L22142 By Declan Brady Date: 05/02/2013 Tutor: Val Coakley Table of Contents Introduction 3 Methodology 4 History of Computers 5 Computer Hardware and Computer Software 9 The Four Main Components of Computer Systems 10 Types of Computer Systems 12 Examples of Computer Input Devices 14 Examples of Computer Output Devices 15 Printers 17 Equipment of the Modern Office 19 Storage Devices 21 Computer Networks – LAN and WAN 22 Systems Software and Application Software……………………………………………24 Conclusion 24 Bibliography 25 Introduction This project is been carried out for the Business Computing module for the Computer and Network Technician FETAC Level 5 Certificate course. In completing this project I hope to acquire a greater understanding of computers and the technology that is commonly used with them in the modern workplace. The carrying out of this project itself will also hopefully leave me better equipped with the skills to carry out projects in the workplace if I am required to do so in the future. For this project I will use the internet to research for the information that this report requires. Once I feel confident I have enough sources for the topics that need to be covered I will start choosing relevant information from these websites and use them in my report where needed. If needed the information taken from websites will be rephrased so that the content is fully relevant to the project. For this report...
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...PC Repair PC Repair will provide computer and technical consulting and will provide you with various services like repairing, training, networking and upgrading to all local small businesses as well as home PC users. The company will focus on marketing, responsiveness, quality and creating and retaining customer relations. PC repair was initially formed as a sole proprietorship but was reconfigured as an S Corporation in December 2004. PC repair will currently be a home office start up, utilizing one studio room in the owner’s home situated in Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. In the third month of our plan, we will move into a leased office space and hire a second technician. As our sales and profits increase, we plan to hire more personnel. With the extraordinary rate of technological development in the computer industry, there is a constant need for businesses that are specialized in updating and advising customers on computer related issues. Small business PC users will provide the majority of our business revenue. PC Repair has decided to focus mainly on the small business market, as these customers usually don’t have a full time IT person, but have full time IT needs. PC repair will offer an affordable, on demand service for these customers. We can also offer maintenance agreements that generate additional monthly income. For our residential customers, we will offer a very affordable and helpful service with a very flexible schedule to meet their needs. Our market...
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...1.0 Executive Summary 1 Chart: Highlights 2 1.1 Objectives 2 1.2 Keys to Success 3 1.3 Mission 3 2.0 Company Summary 4 2.1 Company Ownership 4 2.2 Start-up Summary 4 Chart: Start-up 5 Table: Start-up 5 Table: Start-up Funding 6 3.0 Products and Services 6 3.1 Product and Service Description 7 3.2 Technology 7 3.3 Macro-environment 7 3.4 Future Products and Services 7 4.0 Market Analysis Summary 8 4.1 Market Segmentation 8 Chart: Market Analysis (Pie) 9 Table: Market Analysis 9 4.2 Target Market Segment Strategy 9 4.2.1 Market Needs 10 4.2.2 Market Trends 10 4.3 Service Business Analysis 10 4.3.1 Business Participants 10 4.3.2 Competition and Buying Patterns 11 5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary 11 5.1 SWOT Analysis 12 5.1.1 Weaknesses 12 5.1.2 Opportunities 12 5.1.3 Threats 12 5.1.4 Strengths 12 5.2 Competitive Edge 13 5.3 Marketing Strategy 13 5.3.1 Distribution Strategy 13 5.3.2 Marketing Programs 13 5.3.3 Positioning Statement 14 5.3.4 Pricing Strategy 14 5.3.5 Promotion Strategy 15 5.4 Sales Strategy 15 Table: Sales Forecast 15 Chart: Sales Monthly 16 Chart: Sales by Year 16 5.5 Strategic Alliances 17 6.0 Management Summary 17 6.1 Organizational Structure 17 6.2 Management Team 17 6.3 Personnel Plan 18 Table: Personnel 18 6.4 Training 18 6.5 Feedback and Control 18 7.0 Financial Plan...
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...Yang Yuanqing was not content to be chairman of Lenovo, the largest computer company in China with over 35 percent of the PC market. He envisioned being a worldwide leader in computers and, almost overnight, Yuanqing transformed Lenovo from a $3 billion Chinese computer company to a $13 billion global technology giant with the acquisition of IBM’s personal computing business in 2005. Now with headquarters in Beijing and Raleigh, North Carolina, he is chairman of the world’s third-largest computer company behind Dell and HP. Blending an upstart Chinese company that is much smaller than the American business icon (IBM) it acquired has been a challenge. Yang realized the need for Western management skills to help run the company and hired William Amelio, former head of Dell’s Asian markets, as president and CEO. The two have a complex managing relationship with Yang focusing on marketing and distribution while Amelio concentrates on supply chain, a critical area as it targets new markets, including the United States. The company believes its success in China can be replicated around the world. As Yang states, “We want to extend the business model that was so successful in China out across the world.” Its home market represents its most profitable market, not unlike many other companies with worldwide operations. However, Lenovo’s strong position in China is under attack by competitors. Over the past several years, Dell has invested $16 billion in China, building factories and...
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...Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business While Introducing iPhone and Apple TV Donna Prevatte Instructor: Jacinta Acquay BUS499 Sr. Seminar in Business Administration 31 January 2012 Apple Computer, Inc. changed online music tremendously in 2003 by developing the first legal online music service known as Apple’s iTunes Online Music Store. They were first online music service to have agreements with all five major record labels. Although initially available only for Macintosh users, iTunes sold more than 1 million songs by the end of its first week in operation (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2011). Describe the key strategic challenges facing Apple Computer. Apple Computer, Inc. is currently a very innovative company. It has gone through many ups and downs over the past thirty years. From a successful company that brought in millions thanks to two guys, a garage, and a dream, to Steven Jobs, one of the founders, walking away from the company and in the process causing competitors to acquire ideas due to legal mistakes. Eventually, Apple came back, thanks to Jobs rejoining and also because of the introduction of iTunes. But securing their information from this highly competitive industry is just one of their challenges. Apple saw a way to capitalize on the emerging trend of cheap music downloads by creating a legal online music distribution network. iTunes would be the key to exploiting the market (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson...
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...Microsoft Windows 10 A Consumer and Business Solution Abstract The new version of Windows Enterprise has been released as a technical preview and is generating a raves for both personal computing and as a client side solution for businesses. It appears to be geared up to deliver what Windows 8 could not do as a client side application for business users: An intelligently designed upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 that focuses on the familiar Windows desktop experience, while adding productivity-boosting improvements. The return of the traditional Start menu is the tip of the iceberg of a cross platform operating system designed not only to bring back consumers with bells and whistles and business’s with improved deployment and security features that will keep IT departments happy. Microsoft Windows 10 A Consumer and Business Solution On October 7th 2014, Microsoft released a technical preview of their flagship operating system, Windows 10. It appears to be geared up to deliver what Windows 8 could not do as a both a consumer favorite and client side applications for business users: An intelligently designed upgrade for Windows 7 that focuses on the familiar Windows desktop experience, while adding productivity-boosting improvements. Business and consumer customers were sluggish when making the transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista or Windows 7. The new security model that was implemented, as well as increased minimum hardware requirements, virtually...
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...Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business While Introducing iPhone and Apple TV Describe the key challenges facing Apple Computer. Key Strategic Challenges There are a number of key strategic challenges Apple Computer must face. Apple’s competitors try to exceed them in performance by producing similar products and often at lower prices. An example is when Apple introduced the iPad. Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced the TouchPad. In order for Apple to stay on top of the market they had to come up with a new innovation – iPad 2. The iPad 2 was slimmer, lighter, had new features and a new chipset. Apple computer must continue to introduce innovative products to the market. Another challenge for Apple is in diversification. They have to continue entering into other areas of consumer electronics. The personal computer market has intense rivalry among competitors within the industry which is driving prices down. Apple stands to create considerable value through related diversification. Products like the iPod and iPhone show that Apple continues to create its path of innovation. Apple is broad in targeting their customers ranging from users’ on-the-go, at home, as well as unsophisticated users to the power users. upon level of headings; these are illustrated here. Do not begin a new page with each new heading. In a standard paper, only the abstract, the first page of the paper, the reference page, and any appendixes begin on new pages. This paper illustrates...
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...legal mistakes. Apple computer has faced many challenges throughout its 24 year history. Steven Jobs left Apple over disagreements with John Scully, whom Jobs recruited as Apples president and CEO and started next. During Jobs absence from Apple, Apple partnered with IBM and Motorola to produce the Power PC Chip. One of the key strategic challenges that Apple Computers faced was the loss of the exclusive rights to interface design, due to a poorly negotiated contract. With this loss Apple was now in a position in which it needed to gather d its resources and fight a battle toward standardized software as... Abstract Apple Computer, Inc. is a leader in the technology industry. Whenever one thinks of Apple, computers are the first product that comes to mind. A study of Apple’s history shows that while computers may be the public’s idea of their flagship product, in truth iTunes is the product that propelled Apple’s entrance in a host of other product offerings. Apple’s challenge remains how to maintain the music division of the company while continuing their sponsorship of two equally lucrative products: the iPhone and Apple TV. After all, few companies can have the Wal-Mart effect, being able to be a one-stop-shop. Entrance into the Music Business When Steve Job returned to leadership at Apple Computers Inc. in 1997, Apple was primarily concerned with resolving the dispute between Apple and Microsoft over making operating systems and computers compatible. Eventually...
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...Apple Computer, Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while Introducing iPhone and Apple TV Overview/Introduction Through an analysis of the case study of Apple, Inc. this paper will describe key elements that helped make Apple the successful company it is today. The analysis of the three key environments of a business will be examined, including; general, industry, and competitor environments. Also explored will be the available lessons that readers and other companies can garner from Apple’s success. Apple’s Success Story Apple’s success rests squarely on the shoulders of innovation. In the beginning, the founders of Apple, Stephen Wozniak and Steve Jobs focused on providing something new to the market. They not only brought innovative products to consumers like the Mac computer and iPod, they did it in an innovative manner. Memorable advertising campaigns based on consumer reaction rather than technological jargon made the beginnings of a cult-like following. Apple lost its way in the mid to late eighties as it struggled to find its focus and protect its core competencies, resources, and capabilities. Steve Jobs returned to the company after a decade removed, recognized the speed with which technology moves and took steps to insure that Apple, Inc. was strategically focused to be the leader in new technology. The key to Apple’s success is their mission to make the Mac “the hub of the consumers’ digital lifestyle” (Ireland, 2009, p. C-16). From this point...
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...General Electric (GE) competes in many different industries ranging from appliances, aviation, and consumer electronics, to energy, financial services, health care, oil, and wind turbines. These industries are quite diverse, but there are similarities among several of them. In fact, GE’s businesses are grouped in four divisions: GE Capital, GE Energy, GE Technology Infrastructure, and GE Home & Business Solutions. In recent years, more than 50 percent of GE’s annual revenue has come from its financial services businesses. However, GE has reduced its assets in financial services—GE Capital provides approximately one-third of its total earnings. In 2012, much of GE’s growth in revenues came from the manufacture and sale of jet engines for major airliners and from its increasing business in the oil and gas industry. In 2013 (based on 2012 data), GE was ranked the eighth largest corporation in the Fortune 500. Additionally, in 2013 it was ranked eleventh in Fortune magazine’s list of the 50 most admired companies. Thus, GE has been a highly successful company. GE has an impressive history and is one of the few widely diversified firms to achieve such success. GE is a highly influential global corporation. Its CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, was selected by President Obama to chair an advisory group on economic and job creation concerns. However, GE has experienced some “bumps in the road” along the way. This is to be expected because it is difficult to manage a large, widely diversified...
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...oil also provides the opportunity to produce and sell natural gas from these reserves. Any company wishing to operate in the E&P sector needs to prove its credentials to the respective government in terms of: its technical ability to bring the potential oil and gas fields into production; its awareness and track record in respect of environmental issues; the company’s financial capacity in respect of the investment required to bring the oil and gas field into production. This report is about the issues of YJ E&P Company in relation to licences, resource availability, environmental issues, outsourcing, etc. ISSUES OF YJ YJ, an oil/gas exploration and production company, has applied for 4 licenses which are necessary for the business to carry on its operations. Three out of four were won by YJ and got the right to test drill on three different fields (EEE, FFF and GGG). But the concerned issue here is within two weeks, the firm has to give its acceptance for all three fields and the work must be commenced by 31 March 2015 and all test-drilling...
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...STARTING A COMPUTER REPAIR BUSINESS Anthony Carlile BUS 107 Fundamentals of Business Strayer University Instructor: Professor Jay Greely December 5, 2010 According to Holloway (2006) the key to effectively open and operate a my own computer repair business, I must have a solid business plan in place so that there’s some guidance and comfort level about the direction my company should take. Holloway (2006) further reports that the business plan does not have to be 100 pages long and prepared by an MBA, but it should point out what the market opportunity is and how I am going to entice my customers, on service and on price. A well-prepared outline, according to Holloway (2006) no only helps to envision the development of my business but also guides lenders and investors. Included in my business plan will be my company name, mission statement, and overview of the business, target market, my financial projections and a two-page summary Holloway (2006). Clark (2007) reports that I will definitely have to do my homework before implementing a plan for a business. According to Clark (2007) to begin, I must go to the library and study the demographics of my community in which your business will be established. People who love computers, technology and working with people find that running their own business is incredibly fulfilling and can bring substantial revenue. Clark (2007) further reports on five tips that can help me successfully start my own computer repair business...
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...that personal computers are pretty much a must have in every household, school, or business cyber-criminals have moved from just being a hacker for fun into an estimated multi-million dollar world of computer crimes. New revenue streams have been realized and viruses in choice Computer crimes encompass unauthorized or illegal activities perpetrated via computer as well as the theft of computers and other technological hardware. As firms of all sizes, industrial orientation, and geographic location increasingly rely on computers to operate, concerns about computer crime have also risen, in part because the practice appears to be thriving despite the concerted efforts of both the law enforcement and business communities to stop it. But computer experts and business consultants alike note that both international corporations and modest family-owned businesses can do a great deal to neutralize computer "viruses" and other manifestations of computer crime. “http://rahimimohammad.blogspot.com/p/law-for-computer-crimesand-economic.html” Many analysts believe, however, that small business owners are less likely to take steps to address the threat of computer crime than are larger firms. Indeed, many small businesses admit that they are passive about the threat because of costs associated with implementing safeguards and the perception that computer "hackers" and other threats are far more likely to pick on bigger companies. But as Tim McCollum flatly stated in Nation's Business, "companies...
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...LESSON 5.4 - The Advantages of Computers in Business ✓ Innovations in computer technology have revived and revolutionized business both in local markets and worldwide. ✓ The advantages computers provide to small businesses and major corporations alike are many. ✓ Computers have made it possible for small companies to expand into larger markets. ✓ Computer use can provide a business: Multitask Capability ✓ The computer's use as a multimedia tool allows businesses to be more independent. ✓ Computers link various technologies such as interactive video, CD-ROM, audio, graphics, printing and faxing capability, and various programs that can handle highly complex tasks. ✓ This can eliminate the need for outsourcing by allowing staff to handle jobs that would have previously been given to external parties. ✓ This keeps the majority of company operations in-house and empowers the business to be more self-sufficient and less vulnerable to failure due to mistake by outside parties. Cost Effective ✓ Emerging innovations make for a more affordable technology that can be used by companies to cut costs both for office equipment and staff payroll. ✓ Potentially profitable corporations can be started with little overhead cost. ✓ Email decreases heavy postage costs, videoconferencing may reduce the cost of travel and for many businesses, and software eliminates the cost of employing costly accounting departments. ✓ All of this trickles down to the consumer...
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