...Mohammed Rafi 1 Mohammed Rafi Mohammad Rafi Background information Born Origin 24 December 1924 Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, British India Indian Died 31 July 1980 (aged 55) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Genres Indian classical, ghazal, playback singing Occupations Hindi and Punjabi playback singer Instruments Vocalist Years active 1944–1980 Mohammad Rafi (Urdu: ,عیفر دمحمHindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी; 24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980), was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades.[1] He won a National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[2] In a career spanning about 40 years, Rafi sang over 26,000 film songs.[3] His songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans, and from slow melancholic tunes to fast and melodious fun filled songs. He had a strong command of Hindi and Urdu and a powerful range that could accommodate this variety.[4] He sang in many Indian languages including Hindi, Konkani, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Maghi, Maithili and Assamese. He also recorded a few English, Persian, Spanish and Dutch songs. An article in Times of India, published on 24 July 2010 sums up his voice as, "If there are 101 ways of saying "I love you" in a song, Mohammed Rafi knew them all. The awkwardness of puppy love, the friskiness of teen romance, the philosophy of...
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...topics in this overview, visit www.intel.com/go/responsibility to view or download our 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative’s G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. What can we make possible? The paper is certified Ancient Forest Friendly and according to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. Contains 100% post-consumer recycled fiber and is processed chlorine-free. Produced at an FSC-certified printing facility. Copyright 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, Intel logo and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. © *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Recycled Supporting responsible use of forest resources 0509/SPF/LAI/AP/7.5K Please Recycle To view or download the Intel 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report, visit L E T T E R F R O M O U R C E O www.intel.com/go/responsibility Throughout our 40-year history, Intel has pushed the boundaries of innovation, creating products that have fundamentally changed the way people live and work. But what we make possible goes well beyond our product roadmap. By working with others, we are finding opportunities to apply our technology and expertise to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges—from climate change and water conservation to education quality and the digital divide. Our commitment to corporate responsibility is unwavering, even during economic...
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...A ∑ E= This eBook is provided by www.PlentyofeBooks.net mc 2 Plenty of eBooks is a blog with an aim of helping people, especially students, who cannot afford to buy some costly books from the market. For more Free eBooks and educational material visit www.PlentyofeBooks.net Uploaded By Bhavesh Pamecha (samsexy98) 1 By Matt Smith http://smidgenpc.com/ Edited by Justin Pot This manual is the intellectual property of MakeUseOf. It must only be published in its original form. Using parts or republishing altered parts of this guide is prohibited without permission from MakeUseOf.com Think you’ve got what it takes to write a manual for MakeUseOf.com? We’re always willing to hear a pitch! Send your ideas to justinpot@makeuseof.com; you might earn up to $400. BUYING LAPTOP COMPUTERS 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1: The Current Laptop Market 1.2: Ultrabooks Hit The Spotlight 1.3: Buy The Whole Laptop 2. Discovering What You Need From A Laptop 2.1: Performance: What Do You Really Need? 2.2: Portability And Battery Life: Still Exaggerated, Still Good Chapter 2.3: Screen Size Showdown Chapter 2.4: Thick or Thin? Think About It 3. Hardware Explained 3.1. Central Processing Unit (CPU) Basic – Will get the job done. Slowly. Entry – Quick enough for most tasks Performance – Can quickly handle almost any task 3.2: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 3.3: Random Access Memory (RAM) 3.4: Hard Drives Chapter 3.5: The Display Chapter 3.6: Connectivity 4. Brand Reliability And Customer...
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...باللم�س 2.1 MP Front Camera, Wi-Fi, GPS Available in 2.2 GHz Quad Core معالج 20.7 MP Rear Camera كاميرا 16 GB Built-In / Upgradable ذاكرة 5.0” FHD TriluminosTM �شا�شة باللم�س 2 GB RAM, 2 MP Front Camera, Wi-Fi Available in Water resistent up to 30 minutes in 1.5 meter water مجانًا FREE SR SR 150 2499 Gift Voucher �شهادات هدية SR 2699 الرياض-جدة-الخبر-الدمام-الظهران-الجبيل-الهفوف-بريدة-عنيــزة-المدينــةالمنــورة-مكـةالمكــرمـــة-ينبع-الكويـــت-قطـر-أبوظبـي Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Al-Dammam, Al-Dhahran, Jubail, Al-Hufof, Buraidah, Onaizah, Madinah, Makkah, Yanbu, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE Laptops الكمبيوتر المحمول KILLER PRICE LAPTOPS Satellite C50-A271 04.2 جيجاهرتز Intel® Pentium® M 2020M 2.40GHz Intel®...
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...alarms should Intel have identified in their strategic pursuit ---------------Page 6 What Intel should have done to compete technologically?...............................Page 7 The generic business level strategy Intel pursues today……………………….Page 8 The corporate level strategy Intel pursues today……………………………..Page 9 Intel when into a strategic alliance with Microsoft, explain what possible competitive.Advantages or disadvantage could Intel gain from this relationship…Page 10 Project Future Trends…………………………………………………….Page 13 Introduction In 1968, Intel Corporation was originated by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore. Both of them were engineers with outstanding reputations in the field of incorporated course. They had no difficulty in getting venture funding to start up Intel. Intel announced the 4004 microprocessor in the year 1971 and in next year they increased the number to 8008. Intel had employed nearly 25,000 employees in the year 1984, but the business of their memory chip was throbbing because of the competition from Japan. In the year 2000, Intel had incorporated 70,000 employees in the year 2000. Intel appointed Craig Barrett as the Chief executive, is looking for ways to expand beyond processors, into chips and products for networking and communications. Company appointed Grove as a wandering Intel promoter whereas day-to-day operations are handled by Barrett. (Tim, 1997) Intel creates an amazing increase in technology every day. Intel is the world’s...
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...Intel Corporation is the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world and has changed the global marketplace radically since it was founded in 1968. The first handheld calculators and PC’s were developed through the innovation of Intel’s microprocessors. The company is currently valued at more than $54 billion and employs more than 100,000 people. Intel’s product line of Pentium processors have become a household name. Today, at least 80% Intel processors are used in PC’s globally. Suppliers:. The essential material used to create semiconductors is silicon which is an element of sand and is plentiful in nature. Suppliers cannot alter the prices of this primary commodity to significantly influence Intel Corp’s business because Intel can afford to have several suppliers. Additional suppliers provide the metallization needed between the silicon layer and the plastic for the packaging of the fully manufactured processors. These too are plentiful and Intel can afford to have several suppliers at considerable prices. Competition rivalry:. Intel Corp continues to enjoy large market shares with minimal competition. In 2011, the company controlled 79.3% of the PC processors market and 84.4% of the of the mobile PC microprocessors. These figures included a 2% drop from the first quarter of the year. The decline in market share could be attributed to increased competition from companies such as AMD, Samsung, Texas Instruments, and Toshiba. These companies sell their products at reduced...
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...To: From: Subject: Date: Andrew Grove, PhD – President and CEO of Intel Corporation FT50812 Intel Pentium Chip Controversy December 17, 1994 Summary Intel’s reputation as a producer of quality microprocessors is being questioned. Public perception views Intel as insensitive to consumer concerns and overly profit driven. The investments Intel has made in the Pentium chip to secure a competitive advantage will be pointless if consumers lose trust in the Intel brand. Analysis of Issues Intel’s dilemma is whether to recall a product that is defective under certain conditions (p. 2).1 This decision requires consideration of the financial and operational issues, as well as the potential long-term impact to Intel’s competitive advantage in the computer industry and Intel’s relationships with companies that purchase microprocessors. These issues are further described below. Competitive Advantage The new Pentium chip is the embodiment of Intel’s advantage over other companies. Intel has the distinction of being first in the industry to engineer and produce microprocessors (p. 2). In addition, Intel has made significant investments in research and development to design the Pentium, has incurred significant expenditure in promotions, and has secured its investment with a name-based patent (p. 3). 1 All page numbers referenced herein are drawn from the following case study: Narayanan, V.C. (2002). The Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (A). Harvard Business School. 9-196-091...
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...Intel Final Paper MGMT 480- Frankforter Executive Summary As the world’s “foremost semiconductor maker,” Intel Corporation has a reputation to uphold and a future to build. Founded in 1968, Intel has grown to a company of over 90,000 employees who operate Intel’s facilities in nearly fifty countries. Intel produces processors, motherboards, chipsets, network adapters, flash memory, software, storage devices, and wireless products. Many of us are the end-users of a wide variety of Intel’s products, but the Intel’s numerous other customers are primarily OEM manufacturers who utilize Intel’s components, end-user consumers (which includes individuals, large and small businesses, and service providers), and “other manufacturers, including makers of a wide range of industrial and communications equipment.” Intel has capitalized on its ability to lead the semiconductor industry by continuous innovation. Gordon Moore, one of Intel’s founders, introduced a principle that continues to guide Intel which states that “the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubles every two years.” In keeping with Moore’s Law, Intel’s key to success in the semiconductor industry has been constant innovation. Such a strategy has allowed Intel to remain a leader among competitors such as Texas Instruments, Advanced Micro Devices, International Business Machines, and Freescale Semiconductor, among others. The semiconductor industry is extremely competitive, but...
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...9-797-137 REV. MAY 22, 2008 DAVID COLLIS GARY PISANO Intel Corporation: 1968-1997 By January 1997, Intel, a Silicon Valley start-up, had attained a stock market valuation of $113 billion that ranked it among the top five American companies. Much of Intel’s success had been due to microprocessors, a product it invented in 1971 and in which it continued to set the pace. Despite the company’s illustrious history and enviable success, its Chairman and CEO, Andy Grove, worried about the challenges ahead: Business success contains the seeds of its own destruction. The more successful you are, the more people want a chunk of your business and then another chunk and then another until there is nothing left. I believe that the prime responsibility of a manager is to guard constantly against other people’s attacks.1 This case begins by describing Intel’s origins as a semiconductor company before turning to its evolution into the leading manufacturer of microprocessors. Intel: The Early Years Intel was founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce (one of the co-inventors of the integrated circuit) and Gordon Moore, both of whom had been senior executives at Fairchild Semiconductors. They, in turn, recruited Andy Grove, who was then Assistant Director of Research at Fairchild. From the beginning, this trio was the driving force behind Intel. The company’s initial strategy was to develop semiconductor memory chips for mainframe computers and minicomputers. Andy Grove recalled that after receiving...
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...The technical approach for implementing Dell Mobile Precision the five key components: (1) system functionality, (2) system architecture (3) database structure, (4) user interface and (5) products. The system at hand will be implemented by rapidly approaching clients and soliciting and developing an avenue for user feedback. This will guarantee that user issues will be taking care of, the graphical user interface is tailored to user specifications. Functions of the system: Addressing any user issues User friendly interface Each user productivity and efficiency The system initial functions were developed as a first for Dell Mobile Precision. Our development team spend much time in developing a product that tailored directly to the user and this is what the users want for a while now and we’re the first company actually take the user feedback and implement and build a system that will help minimize any user issues and the interface is very user friendly. Other functional components: - Building a road map - Synchronizing data without a delay - Stay updated - System maintenance constantly perform - Easy to use e.g. input data It is necessary for the user to stay inform of any changes and this system can help a company maximize that by using the system capability of automatically send out updates to members, but this are updates that maybe the CEO brief the mangers on. The actual update will be sent to each member of the company on the date one chooses. Staying...
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...Intel Processor Transistor Count Processor Model Year Transistor Count 4004 1971 2300 8080 1974 6000 8086 1978 29000 80286 1982 134000 386 DX Processor 1985 275000 386 SL Processor 1990 855000 Pentium Pro Processor 1995 5.5 million Pentium 3 Xeon Processor 2000 28 million Celeron M Processor 383-333 2004 140 Million Core i7 940 2008 731 Million Quad core itanium Tukwila 2010 2 billion Core I7-3930K 2011 2.27 billion The first processor that contained two billion transistors is the Intel Quad core Itanium Tukwila processing chip. The chip was first announced in 2008 but was delayed. In February 2010 the processor was released to the public. Looking at the growth of transistors and using Dr Gordan Moore’s law, which states that “every 18 to 24 months the growth the processing power will double” has over all remained true with some exceptions. From my sources the transistor count roughly stayed the same from 1974 to 1976 as well as from 1985 to 1988. Looking at the rate of transistor growth, for me, besides some periods of slow development namely from 1993 to 1998, as a whole it seems surprisingly fast as the years have passed. To use some examples in 1997 Intel released the 8088 chip which contained 29000 transistors, 1 year later they released the 80286 chip that has 134000 transistors, that’s quadruple the amount of transistors in 1 year. Another example is from April 2007 to march 2008 the count went from 167million...
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...Manufacturer | Intel 4004 | 2,300 | 1971 | Intel | Intel 8008 | 3,500 | 1972 | Intel | Intel 8080 | 4,500 | 1974 | Intel | Intel 8085 | 6,500 | 1976 | Intel | Intel 8086 | 29,000 | 1978 | Intel | Intel 8088 | 29,000 | 1979 | Intel | Intel 80286 | 134,000 | 1982 | Intel | Intel 80186 | 55,000 | 1982 | Intel | Intel 80386 | 275,000 | 1985 | Intel | Intel i960 | 250,000 | 1988 | Intel | Intel 80486 | 1,180,235 | 1989 | Intel | Pentium | 3,100,000 | 1993 | Intel | Pentium Pro | 5,500,000 | 1995 | Intel | Pentium II Klamath | 7,500,000 | 1997 | Intel | Pentium II Deschutes | 7,500,000 | 1998 | Intel | Pentium III Katmai | 9,500,000 | 1999 | Intel | Pentium II Mobile Dixon | 27,400,000 | 1999 | Intel | Pentium III Coppermine | 21,000,000 | 2000 | Intel | Pentium 4 Willamette | 42,000,000 | 2000 | Intel | Pentium III Tualatin | 45,000,000 | 2001 | Intel | Pentium 4 Northwood | 55,000,000 | 2002 | Intel | Itanium 2 McKinley | 220,000,000 | 2002 | Intel | Itanium 2 Madison 6M | 410,000,000 | 2003 | Intel | Pentium 4 Prescott | 112,000,000 | 2004 | Intel | Itanium 2 with 9 MB cache | 592,000,000 | 2004 | Intel | Pentium 4 Prescott-2M | 169,000,000 | 2005 | Intel | Pentium 4 Cedar Mill | 184,000,000 | 2006 | Intel | Dual-core Itanium 2 | 1,700,000,000 | 2006 | Intel | Core 2 Duo Conroe | 291,000,000 | 2006 | Intel | Core 2 Duo Wolfdale | 411,000,000 | 2007 | Intel | Core 2 Duo Allendale | 169,000,000 | 2007 | Intel | Six-core Xeon...
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...COUNT | YEAR INTRODUCED | | | | Intel 4004 | 2,300 | 1971 | Intel 8008 | 3,500 | 1972 | Intel 8080 | 4,500 | 1974 | Intel 8085 | 6,500 | 1976 | Intel 8086 | 29,000 | 1978 | Intel 8088 | 29,000 | 1979 | Intel 80186 | 55,000 | 1982 | Intel 80286 | 134,000 | 1982 | Intel386 DX Processor | 275,000 | 1985 | Intel386 SX Processor | 275,000 | 1988 | Intel486 DX Processor | 1,180,235 | 1989 | Intel386 SL Processor | 855,000 | 1990 | Intel486 SX Processor | 900,000 | 1991 | Pentium | 3,100,000 | 1993 | Pentium Pro | 5,500,000 | 1995 | Pentium II | 7,500,000 | 1997 | Pentium III | 9,500,000 | 1999 | Pentium 4 | 42,000,000 | 2000 | Itanium 2 McKinley | 220,000,000 | 2002 | Itanium 2 Madison 6M | 410,000,000 | 2003 | Itanium 2 with 9MB cache | 592,000,000 | 2004 | Core 2 Duo | 291,000,000 | 2006 | Dual-Core Itanium 2 | 1,700,000,000 | 2006 | Atom | 47,000,000 | 2008 | Core i7 | 731,000,000 | 2008 | Six-Core Xeon 7400 | 1,900,000,000 | 2008 | Six-Core Core i7 | 1,170,000,000 | 2010 | Quad-Core Itanium Tukwila | 2,000,000,000 | 2010 | 8-Core Xeon Nehalem-EX | 2,300,000,000 | 2010 | Quad-Core +GPU Core i7 | 1,160,000,000 | 2011 | Six-Core Core i7/8-Core Xeon | 2,270,000,000 | 2011 | 10-Core Xeon Westmere-EX | 2,600,000,000 | 2011 | Quad-Core + GPU Core i7 | 1,400,000,000 | 2012 | 8-Core Itanium Poulson | 3,100,000,000 | 2012 | 62-Core Xeon Phi | 5,000,000,000 | 2012 | (Intel Microprocessor Quick Reference...
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... 1 | 1 | Dell Latitude E6430 | | | Base: Latitude E6430 : Standard Base | | | Processor: 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3630QM Processor(2.40GHz, 6MB cache) | | | Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64Bit) English | | | Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Memory | | | Keyboard: Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Non-backlit Keyboard(antimicrobial) | | | Hard Drive: 320GB (5.400 Rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive | | | Optical Devices: DVD +/-RW Media Bay Drive | | | Wireless Networking: EMEA Dell Wireless 1504 (802.11 b/g/n 1x1) Half Mini Card | | | Shipping Documents: English Shipping Docs | | | Enhanced Service Packs: 3Yr ProSupport and Next BusinessDay On-Site Service (Emerging Only) | | | Resource DVD: Resource DVD Media Kit, Drivers andUtilities | | | Bluetooth: Dell Wireless™ 380 Bluetooth Card 4.0 LowEnergy Module | | | Placemat: English Setup And Features Guide | | | Order Information: Latitude Order -EDB | | | Primary Battery: Primary 6 cell 60W/HR ExpressChargeCapable Battery | | | Energy Star: Epeat/Estar 5.2 Info mod | | | Base Options: NVIDIA NVS 5200M (GDDR5 1GB) DiscreteGraphics | | | Windows Live: Windows Live | | | Camera: Integrated Microphone and no Camera | | | Image Restore: Dell Backup and Recovery Manager forWindows® 7 | | | Optical Software: PowerDVD already included | | | Labels: Intel Core Label i7 | | | LCD: 35.6cm (14.0") HD (1366x768) Wide View LED-backlitLCD Panel | | | Microsoft...
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...trends. Intel company is a great example of their always trying to keep up with the consumers trends. Due to the rise of smartphones and tablets, the sales of PC’s have been declining in the past few years. Intel has created a product that will help them with their declining pc sales. Intel had started from humble beginnings. Intel Corporation was formed in Mountain View, California in 1948. It was founded by Gordon E. Moore who was a chemist, Robert Noyce who was a physicist and Arthur Rock who was an investor/venture capitalist. Originally they wanted to name the company Moore Noyce but it sounded like “more noise” which meant that the technology was having some problems. It was initially call NM electronics then it was later called Integrated Electronics (Intel). In its early years, Intel were able to distinguish themselves by making semiconductors. Their first product was a 64 bit random access memory (RAM), which was able to outpace its competitors. In the same year Intel released their 1024 bit read only memory (ROM). By the 1980’s Intel sales were declining because the growing success of IBM. Intel decided to shift it’s focus to microprocessors. For 10 years, Intel was the primary supplier to the PC industry. By 1991, Intel was able to create brand loyalty with customer selection. At the turn of the century, the demand for their high end microprocessors slowed down. Intel biggest competitor, AMD, had the biggest share of the market, so Intel decided...
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