...PM Page 1 C A S E S T U DY NEXT-DAY AIR SERVICE This is the beginning of a cumulative case study about a fictitious firm we call Next-Day Air Service (NDAS). The case study begins here in Chapter 1 and continues throughout the rest of the book. It requires you to complete tasks that are related to topics covered in each corresponding chapter of the text. The end of each chapter contains the case narrative, related figures, and a set of questions and problems. These do not have one unique solution. There are too many alternatives when dealing with LANs, WANs, MANs, BNs, and the Internet, so a reallife network design and development problem can have several workable answers. As with any real-life problem with ambiguities or unresolved considerations, you must make your own assumptions. Feel free to read ahead or use the index to find related subjects that support your recommendations. Your instructor may provide additional guidelines regarding report formats, Web and library resources, key assumptions, and the like for the various questions and problems presented in this case study. Be sure to provide adequate justification for any recommendations you make. (NDAS) was founded in 1985 to compete in the expanding market for overnight package deliveries. NDAS provides local pickup and delivery of these parcels and other small freight items. The founders initially restricted their efforts to the rapidly growing central Florida region. To support its operation, NDAS purchased a...
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...Next Day Air Assignment – Chapter 1 1. Briefly describe the current state of NDAS’s office automation, system integration, and networking. Begin by explaining how each department uses information technology, what hardware it uses, and what functions currently are automated. Also assess which department is most in need of a network. NDAS was established in 1985. The main objective with NDAS is to compete in todays growing market for overnight package deliveries. The current state of automation varies among departments. Computers are linked to a LAN that only attends for Sales and Marketing. The Accounts Receivable Department, led by Jane Van Dyke, is accountable for all billing and collecting, as well as payroll.. The minicomputer that the company was using was recently replaced with a microcomputer server. An asset to this new server offers databases for bad debts and customer billing. The Fleet Maintenance, however, has no computer competence. The management in that department made a decision to track all the essential information manually. The remote offices currently communicate with corporate headquarters and each other via phone, fax, and mail. It is worth noting that there are desktop computers available in the remote offices, and a number of managers have laptop computers. Management realizes its need for regulating their systems, the equipment, and its procedures before any further networking can be proficient. The management also expect any of...
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...Chapter 1 – Introduction to Data Communications Th is is th e b egin n in g of a cu m u la tive ca s e s tu d y a b ou t a fictit iou s fir m we ca ll Next-Da y Air S er vice (NDAS ). Th e ca s e s t u d y b egin s h er e in Ch a p ter 1 a n d con tin u es th r ou gh ou t th e r es t of th e b ook . It r equ ir es you to com p lete ta s k s th a t a r e r ela ted to top ics cover ed in ea ch cor r es p on d in g ch a p ter of th e text. Th e en d of ea ch ch a p ter con ta in s th e ca s e n a r r a tive, r ela ted figu r es , a n d a s et of qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s . Th es e d o n ot h a ve on e u n iqu e s olu t ion . Th er e a r e too m a n y a lter n a tives wh en d ea lin g with LANs , WANs , MANs , BNs , a n d th e In ter n et, s o a r ea lis t ic n etwor k d es ign a n d d evelop m en t p rob lem ca n h a ve s evera l wor k a b le a n s wer s . As with a n y r ea l-life p r ob lem with a m b igu ities or u n r es olved con s id er a tion s , you m u s t m a k e you r own a s s u m p tion s . Feel fr ee to r ea d a h ea d or u s e th e in d ex to fin d r ela ted s u b jects th a t s u p p or t you r r ecom m en d a tion s . You r in s tr u ctor m a y p r ovid e a d d ition a l gu id elin es r ega r d in g r ep or t for m a ts , Web a n d lib r a ry r es ou r ces , k ey a s s u m p tion s , a n d th e lik e for th e va r iou s qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s p r es en ted in th is ca s e s tu d y. Be s u r e to p r ovid e a d equ a te ju s tifica t ion...
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...NDAS Case Study – PART 1 Read the following case study and answer the following questions. 1. Briefly describe the current state of NDAS’s office automation, system integration, and networking. Begin by explaining how each department uses information technology, what hardware it uses, and what functions currently are automated. Also assess which department is most in need of a network. [5 marks] The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system. For example, the Sales and Marketing Division has a desktop computer for each of the account representatives. All of these computers are connected to a small local area network (LAN) that serves only the Sales and Marketing Division. The Accounts Receivable Division recently downsized its minicomputer to a powerful desktop computer with a faster processor, motor memory and increased disk storage space. This new desktop supports databases for both customer billing and “bad dept” expenses. The Accounts Payable Division has an older minicomputer and is in the process of downsizing to a modern powerful desktop computer. It has its own vendor database that includes invoices received by NDAS from other carries stored on the older minicomputer. Fleet Maintenance prefers to process all its information manually; however, this area is being considered for automation. None of the departmental...
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...Chapter 1 – Introduction to Data Communications Th is is th e b egin n in g of a cu m u la tive ca s e s tu d y a b ou t a fictit iou s fir m we ca ll Next-Da y Air S er vice (NDAS ). Th e ca s e s t u d y b egin s h er e in Ch a p ter 1 a n d con tin u es th r ou gh ou t th e r es t of th e b ook . It r equ ir es you to com p lete ta s k s th a t a r e r ela ted to top ics cover ed in ea ch cor r es p on d in g ch a p ter of th e text. Th e en d of ea ch ch a p ter con ta in s th e ca s e n a r r a tive, r ela ted figu r es , a n d a s et of qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s . Th es e d o n ot h a ve on e u n iqu e s olu t ion . Th er e a r e too m a n y a lter n a tives wh en d ea lin g with LANs , WANs , MANs , BNs , a n d th e In ter n et, s o a r ea lis t ic n etwor k d es ign a n d d evelop m en t p rob lem ca n h a ve s evera l wor k a b le a n s wer s . As with a n y r ea l-life p r ob lem with a m b igu ities or u n r es olved con s id er a tion s , you m u s t m a k e you r own a s s u m p tion s . Feel fr ee to r ea d a h ea d or u s e th e in d ex to fin d r ela ted s u b jects th a t s u p p or t you r r ecom m en d a tion s . You r in s tr u ctor m a y p r ovid e a d d ition a l gu id elin es r ega r d in g r ep or t for m a ts , Web a n d lib r a ry r es ou r ces , k ey a s s u m p tion s , a n d th e lik e for th e va r iou s qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s p r es en ted in th is ca s e s tu d y. Be s u r e to p r ovid e a d equ a te ju s tifica t ion for a n y...
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...COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING Department Course Name : Faculty of Information & Communication Technology : B Sc (Hons) in Software Engineering with Multimedia, B Sc (Hons) in Information Technology, B Sc (Hons) in Business Information Technology, B Sc (Hons) in E-Commerce B Sc (Hons) in Mobile Computing Semester : 01 Commence Date : Week 9 Deadline Date : Week 12 Unit Controller / Examiner : Pn. Noris Ismail Contact Number : 03-8317 8408 E-mail : norismdn@gmail.com Group Assignment Answer QUESTIONS NDAS Case Study – PART 1 Read the following case study and answer the following questions. 1. Briefly describe the current state of NDAS’s office automation, system integration, and networking. Begin by explaining how each department uses information technology, what hardware it uses, and what functions currently are automated. Also assess which department is most in need of a network. [5 marks] The level of automation varies significantly among the NDAS departments and offices. In addition, NDAS is in the process of downsizing to achieve a more cost-effective computer support system. For example, the Sales and Marketing Division has a desktop computer for each of the account representatives. All of these computers are connected to a small local area network (LAN) that serves only the Sales and Marketing Division. The Accounts Receivable Division recently downsized its minicomputer to a powerful desktop computer with a faster processor, motor memory and increased disk storage space. This...
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...Chapter 1 – Introduction to Data Communications Th is is th e b egin n in g of a cu m u la tive ca s e s tu d y a b ou t a fictit iou s fir m we ca ll Next-Da y Air S er vice (NDAS ). Th e ca s e s t u d y b egin s h er e in Ch a p ter 1 a n d con tin u es th r ou gh ou t th e r es t of th e b ook . It r equ ir es you to com p lete ta s k s th a t a r e r ela ted to top ics cover ed in ea ch cor r es p on d in g ch a p ter of th e text. Th e en d of ea ch ch a p ter con ta in s th e ca s e n a r r a tive, r ela ted figu r es , a n d a s et of qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s . Th es e d o n ot h a ve on e u n iqu e s olu t ion . Th er e a r e too m a n y a lter n a tives wh en d ea lin g with LANs , WANs , MANs , BNs , a n d th e In ter n et, s o a r ea lis t ic n etwor k d es ign a n d d evelop m en t p rob lem ca n h a ve s evera l wor k a b le a n s wer s . As with a n y r ea l-life p r ob lem with a m b igu ities or u n r es olved con s id er a tion s , you m u s t m a k e you r own a s s u m p tion s . Feel fr ee to r ea d a h ea d or u s e th e in d ex to fin d r ela ted s u b jects th a t s u p p or t you r r ecom m en d a tion s . You r in s tr u ctor m a y p r ovid e a d d ition a l gu id elin es r ega r d in g r ep or t for m a ts , Web a n d lib r a ry r es ou r ces , k ey a s s u m p tion s , a n d th e lik e for th e va r iou s qu es tion s a n d p r ob lem s p r es en ted in th is ca s e s tu d y. Be s u r e to p r ovid e a d equ a te ju s tifica t ion for a n y...
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...Class: BBA 1 (Section B) Course title: Introduction to logic Assignment no 1 Chapter no 3 Categorical proposition Submitted to: Sir Imran Exercise I. State the converses of the following proposition and indicate which of them are equivalent to the given proposition. 1. No people who are considerate of others are reckless drivers who pay no attention to traffic regulations. Answer: No reckless drivers who pay no attention to traffic regulation are people who are considerate of others. (Equivalent) 2. All those who pass the NDA exam are commissioned officers in Indian army. Answer: *All commissioned officer in Indian army are those who pass NDA exam. (Not equivalent) *Some commissioned officer in Indian army are those who pass NDA exam. (Limit) (Equivalent) 3. Some Korean cars are overpriced and inferior quality automobiles. Answer: Some overpriced and inferior quality automobiles are Korean cars. (Equivalent) 4. No reptiles are warm-blooded animals. Answer: No warm-blooded animals are reptiles. (Equivalent) 5. Some film producers are elderly persons who are incapable of producing works of quality anymore. Answer: Some elderly persons who are incapable of producing works of quality anymore are...
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...Trade secret In regards of Schlossberger’s suggestion that the duty to respect trade secrets has limit and is overridden, it seem more emphasizing in whistle blowing aspect. So the question rises that under what conditions is whistle blowing moral justified? In my opinion, it does not matter what one’s obligations or confidentiality agreements, one is never exempt from the general obligations we have to our fellow human beings. One of the most fundamental of these obligations is not to cause harm to others. In particular, obligations of confidentiality and loyalty cannot take precedence over the fundamental duty to act in ways that prevent unnecessary harm to others. Agreements to keep something secret should have no moral standing unless that secret is morally justifiable itself. Such agreements should be morally void if the organization is engaged in illegal or immoral activities. In that case, one’s obligation to the public overrides one’s obligation to maintain secrecy. For example, one cannot have an obligation to keep secret a conspiracy to murder someone, because murder is an immoral act. It is for this reason also that employees have a legal obligation to report an employer who has committed or is about to commit a felony. For the same reason, an employee cannot justify participation in an illegal or immoral activity by arguing that one was merely following orders. Some people have argued that whistle blowing is never justified because employees have absolute obligations...
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...can be broadly classified as pre-clinical and clinical Pre- clinical refers to experimentation that occurs before it is given to human subjects; whereas, clinical refers to experimentation with humans. Within the realm of clinical research, clinical trials are classified into four phases. [pic] Classification of Various phases of clinical trials: There are five different phases of clinical trials, which include: ➢ Phase 0 Trials (Micro dosing trials) ➢ Phase I Trials (Human Pharmacology/ First time in Man Studies) ➢ Phase II Trials (Pilot Trials/ Therapeutic Exploratory trials) ➢ Phase III Trials ( Expanded clinical trials/Therapeutic Confirmatory trials) ➢ Phase IV Trials ( Post Marketing trials) 1. Phase 0 Trails/Micro dosing Trials: Micro dosing, or human phase 0 clinical trials, is a technique whereby sub pharmacological doses of prospective drug candidates are administered to human volunteers. A micro dose study provides early pharmacokinetic data in humans and only requires minimal preclinical toxicology safety testing’ A micro dose is defined as 100th of the pharmacological dose (or predicted pharmacological dose) or a maximum of 100μg. Micro dosing is a relatively recent innovation and there remains a degree of uncertainty as to whether such a small dose will adequately predict the pharmacokinetics of the therapeutically active dose Distinctive features include...
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...Homework Assignment 4 (20 pts) - Due Wednesday 11/14/2012 8:00am Please complete the Next Day Air Case questions for Chapter 3 (handed out in class and posted to Blackboard) as per the instructions below: A, Complete Question 3 – noting that this is all for using dial-up modems. B. Complete Question 4. C. Complete Question 2 – as if you were were redesigning their network(s). D. Complete Question 5. Post to the Assignments area of Blackboard, and bring a hardcopy to class to turn in. Please turn in hardcopy at start of class in order to not lose any points for being late. Ex e r c is e s 1 . Pres id en t Coon e is b a ffled a b ou t h ow d igita l in form a tion from a com p u ter ca n b e s en t over a n etwork con n ection . Prep a re a b rief p os ition p a p er for m a n a gem en t exp la in in g th e wa y in form a tion is tra n s ferred from on e com p u ter to a n oth er over d igita l lin es . Keep it s im p le. Be s u re to d es crib e th e typ es of d evices u s ed in d a ta tra n s m is s ion . In clu d e com m en ts on th e role of d a ta com p res s ion in in crea s in g tra n s m is s ion ra tes . J u s tify th e ob s erva tion th a t a s a gen era l ru le, it is b es t to p u rch a s e th e fa s tes t d evices you r com m u n ica tion s lin es ca n s u p p ort. 2 . As you b egin th in k in g a b ou t th e red es ign of th e n etwork , you rea lize th a t th ere a re va riou s typ es of m ed ia...
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...1. Describe the major trends in the evolution of health care services in the United States over the past 100 years. There are four major trends in the evolution of health care services in the United States over the past 100 years. The trends are broken down into specific epochs and are identified by the important development in health care during significant eras. The trends are identified as 1850-1900; 1900 to World War II; World War II to 1980; and 1980 to present. 1850 is the starting point of formal organization in health care services in the United States and the development of the first hospitals. Prior to that point in time, many health services were conducted by general physician house calls. The primary disease targets for this epoch was epidemics of acute infections related to food, water, housing and conditions of life (Williams, S., Torrens, P. 2008). There was no technology available to deal with the largest health issues. Because there was no social organization for health care, individuals had to rely upon themselves and charity to deal with sickness and disease. This lack of a social organization forced people to care for their own families despite the fact that they had very little factual knowledge. By 1900, many of the acute individual ailments were slowly being controlled, so the new system turned its attention to acute illnesses affecting individuals versus entire groups. During this time period, technology was slowly advancing and started the rapid...
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...INC COWEN AND COMPANY - BARAL, RITU, ET AL 33 - 37 Rpt. 25736405 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC CREDIT SUISSE - NORTH AMERICA - SHEPARD, JEREMIAH, ET AL 38 - 56 Rpt. 25732665 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC RBC CAPITAL MARKETS (CANADA) - SIMEONIDIS, SIMOS, ET AL 57 - 62 Rpt. 25732827 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC JMP SECURITIES LLC - COMPANY REPORTS - BAYKO, LIISA 63 - 67 Rpt. 25735100 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC OPPENHEIMER AND CO - RESEARCH DEPARTMENT 68 - 72 Rpt. 25736008 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC RBC CAPITAL MARKETS (CANADA) - SIMEONIDIS, SIMOS, ET AL 73 - 78 These reports were compiled using a product of Thomson Reuters www.thomsonreuters.com 1 Table of Contents Rpt. 25736195 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY - LUGO, TIM, ET AL 79 - 83 Rpt. 25736196 01-Apr-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC LEERINK PARTNERS LLC - SCHWARTZ, JOSEPH, ET AL 84 - 87 Rpt. 25684726 24-Mar-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC COWEN AND COMPANY - BARAL, RITU, ET AL 88 - 97 Rpt. 25676066 23-Mar-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC JMP SECURITIES LLC - COMPANY REPORTS - BAYKO, LIISA 98 - 102 Rpt. 25678704 23-Mar-2015 SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC - BEHANNA, HEATHER, ET AL 103 - 107 Rpt. 25649780...
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...rP os t 9 -7 1 2 -0 3 8 REV: MARCH 12, 2014 LAKSHMI IYER RICHARD H. K. VIETOR India 2014: The Challenges of Governance op yo Introduction In January 2014, India’s government faced significant economic and social challenges. Economic growth rates had slowed from 10.5% in 2010 to only 4.9% in 2013. Inflation remained stubbornly high at 10.1%, despite sustained interest rates of around 10%, and the rupee/dollar exchange rate depreciated from 45 rupees in March 2011 to 62 rupees in December 2013. tC The ruling Congress Party faced worsening political obstacles as well. After the 2009 elections, the government had found it very difficult to enact substantive new legislation, owing to gridlock caused by opposition political parties and the Congress Party’s own coalition partners. A decision to allow foreign investment in retail megastores had been put on hold following objections by the Trinamool Congress, a key political ally.1 In September 2012, legislation was passed to allow foreign investment in multi-brand retail stores in states which agreed to implement the decision. 2 After making more than 100 amendments to satisfy diverse stakeholders, a new Land Act was passed in August 2013 to enable the state to acquire land for industrial growth more efficiently, with increased compensation for landowners.3 No Over the past few years, a series of high-profile corruption scandals had resulted in the resignation of several cabinet ministers and state chief ministers. These scandals...
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...06 08 The verdict FDI in retail: Why the politicians are illogical, and have got it wrong Don’t pity the kirana guy, he knows how to fight back Economy, not kirana shops, is biggest loser in retail FDI debate Why the kirana dukan doesn’t care about Big Brother 11 13 15 17 All sides of the debate GOVERNMENT FDI in retail ‘distinct and different’: Sharma Out on a limb: Govt says FDI in retail will ‘immensely benefit farmers’ Reader debate: Is FDI in retail bane or boon? PUBLIC India Inc appeals political parties to support FDI in retail India Inc divided over FDI in multi-brand retail INDUSTRY FDI in retail: Opposition, allies term it anti-people Will not allow Parliament to function until FDI in retail is withdrawn: NDA OPPOSITION Why some farmers are relieved to be dealing with Wal-Mart Farmers Retail FDI: The merits are over-hyped, say academics Academics Cong meets over FDI in retail: Is a rollback on the cards? Will FDI last? FDI nod given, global retailers wait for more clarity The world is waiting FDI in retail What is ? Retail battle: It’s finally about politics and numbers, not FDI he Congress is hell-bent on pushing through its proposal for foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail. It says the move would create jobs and curb inflation besides creating infrastructure which the agriculture sector lacks. However, the bigger motive is to fight the overwhelming perception that the government is caught...
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