Computer Science Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Hardware Different Categories of Computer and Computing Devices Tablets The lightest and most portable Touch interface, good for “light” work Laptops/Notebooks Larger display area; adds CD or DVD as well as physical keyboard They are portable; price for performance is not as good as desktop, choice of hardware is limited Specialized Variant Laptops Ultrabooks Thinner, and lighter than laptops Cost is higher than laptop (all
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MIS Summary chapter 5 ‘’IT infrastructure and emerging technologies’’ -IT infrastructure: shared technology resources that provide the platform for firm’s specific information system applications. (Including investments) Service platform (Figure 5.1, page 196) 1. Computing platforms that connect employees customers and suppliers in an digital environment. 2. Telecommunication services (provide data, voice and video connectivity) 3. Data management services that store and manage corporate
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING INTRODUCTION Nowadays, the way many people interact with each other changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative development? It is true that nowadays technology rules the world. Undoubtedly, human interaction has been influenced through introduction of new technological devices. Obviously, there are positive and negative impacts on people communication that
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vehicle and process the contravention automatically. The BLPR is to help eradicate road accidents on our roads which has become a headache to the government since all efforts are proving futile. It is been developed with Visual Basic.Net and Structured Query Language(SQL) Server using the Waterfall model. All data gathered by the BLPR system is stored in a database for future analysis and reporting. This project will provide an efficient way of combating crime and making the work of the MTTU easier
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client/server model while Cognos is an integrated web-based system built on SOA. SQL Server can only be installed on Windows while BW and Cognos also support UNIX, Linux and IBM. SSRS report formats are HTML, PDF, CSV, XML, TIFF, Word and Excel. In BW, query results can be viewed as HTML, CSV and Excel. Cognos report formats are HTML, PDF, CSV, XML and Excel. The educational need for SQL Server and Cognos is low and may often be solved internally or through e-learning. In contrast, BW uses its own
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SPECIAL ISSUE: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu.edu} Business
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Application 13 The Tests 15 Conclusions 17 Acknowledgements 18 Bibliography 19 Appendix A : Baseball Database Organization 20 Database Tables 20 Master 20 Teammaster 20 Batting 21 Pitching 21 Fielding 22 Sample Query 22 Figure 1: The Dell and Sun Solution Implementations 6 Table 1: Database Server Comparison: PowerEdge 6450 and 8450 vs. Sun Enterprise 4500 8 Table 2: RAID Organization for Three Configurations 9 Table 3: Oracle Database Layout 9 Table
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Front cover WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Handbook Best practices Sample integration scenarios SOA governance Chris Dudley Laurent Rieu Martin Smithson Tapan Verma Byron Braswell ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Handbook March 2007 SG24-7386-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xv. First Edition (March 2007) This edition
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SPECIAL ISSUE: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS: FROM BIG DATA TO BIG IMPACT Hsinchun Chen Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 U.S.A. {hchen@eller.arizona.edu} Roger H. L. Chiang Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0211 U.S.A. {chianghl@ucmail.uc.edu} Veda C. Storey J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4015 U.S.A. {vstorey@gsu
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list, and so on. Suppose that a club member, who appears on a number of lists, changes her e-mail for the second time this year. With only a set of lists, you'd have the tiresome job of changing that information everywhere it occurs. With a well-structured database, you'd have to change it only once. The database takes care of everything else. If you're just working with 10 or so items, then you'll probably want to create a simple list, perhaps as a worksheet in Microsoft Excel or a bulleted list
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