...Global Warming: Fact or Fiction AIU Lower Division Capstone BUSN 300 Outline Introduction/Thesis: I. History of Global Warming A. A driving force for the argument 1. A debate that global warming is in fact a fiction 2. A debate that global warming is a fact II. Argumentation A. The Melting Glaciers B. Weather that is Difficult to Follow Conclusion/Closing: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction For years the glaciers have been melting and catching people’s attention, this has resulted in the rise of over 6 in. in the sea level where as a hundred years ago it was much lower. This raises the question as to whether global warming is a fact or fiction. Literature on global warming is comprised mostly on intelligent discussion on having "too much caution on global warming" (Nature, 1991) or "global warming is real" (Kerr, 1989, p. 603) rather than fiction. Let me break this down for you people, society is using to much resources and energy in assuring ourselves that global warming is in fact an issue at all. The top debate in favor of global warming being fiction is the lack of scientific evidence connecting the emissions of greenhouse gases as a result of human activity with global warming (Brown, 2010, p. 26). First and for most any connection at all is completely uncertain and there is no proof. Then we also have, people in today’s that say global warming is a fact and say that society, "have caused a number of environment issues, such as global...
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...do not have access to it’s operating system’s code. Linux on the other hand is a software system which does allow it’s users access to it’s code. By doing so Linux allows it’s users to personalize the software according to their computer needs and their computer preferences. With Windows, only an elite group is able to do so. Windows’ lack of flexibility pushes it’s users to conform to it’s unyielding operating system. After studying the feature of no access versus full access, one would think that Linux would be the favored operating system. However, for an inexperienced computer user who is not technology savvy, this seems like more difficulty than ease. An inexperienced computer user would rather have their system simplified so they can perform their tasks at hand without being confused with personable codes. And since the majority of people who use computers don’t major in Information Technology, Windows’ generic operating system is put to better use for these consumers. A second major difference between Windows and between Linux is the licensing restrictions and the licensing freedoms. This means that when a consumer goes to a store like Best Buy for example, they buy the software and can only be downloaded onto a certain amount of computers. If consumers want to be able to download Windows without being pursued legally, they can...
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...ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (NY) [pic] Best Buy Swindled Out of $31 Million Internal Control Issues Joseph Chung Professor Jay Ranade ACC 628 Internal Auditing Overview of the Case An Illinois couple allegedly swindled computer giant Best Buy Inc. out of $31 million dollars over the duration of four years (2003-2007). Russell Cole and his wife Abby was allegedly accused of masterminding a multi-million dollar online bid-rigging scheme along with former Best Buy employee Robert Paul Bossany, who pleaded himself guilty in February 2009 to 29 counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. Investigators found that the Coles had reported $15.5 million dollars in income from 2003-2007, with $14.2 million suspected to be in connection with the fraud. The Chicago Tribune said that Russell Cole called his $2.75 million dollar home in Deerfield, IL "the house that Best Buy built," but was under scrutiny by investigators who claim that the money was obtained through fraud. The Coles lavish lifestyle also included owning a Ferrari coupe, a Lamborghini convertible and nine other luxury/high performance vehicles with a total worth of about $2.8 million dollars that was confiscated by authorities. The Coles' attorney told the Chicago Tribune that the Coles' "did not engage in a fraud against Best Buy...We intend, at this point, to present evidence to the contrary if they've ever charged." As for Bossany, he cooperated fully with...
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...in the order, how much amt will be payable from A’s account ? a Rs.32500 b Rs.35500 c Rs.37500 d Rs.40000 e Rs.39500 3 M/s Rahim Khan and Company import certain goods and after payment of the documents to the bank, send the shipping documents to their clearing agents M/s Shoab Clearing Agents with the instruction that they may dispose of the goods and also stipulate the minimum rate for which these goods can be sold. The clearing agents sell the goods for a price little less than the stipulated price. M/s Rahim Khan and Company claim the return of the goods from the buyer: a since the clearing agents have sold the goods for a price lower than the stipulated one, the buyer will have to return the goods. b since the clearing agents have sold the goods at a lower price without seeking confirmation from the principals, the goods will have to be returned c the buyer cannot be forced to return the goods, since they do not have any notice of the condition stipulated by the principals d the buyer cannot be forced to...
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...history of computer was kind of interesting since it high lightened our mind about where the computer had really came from. Not only have that, it also made us understand how the computers of today became very wonderful and powerful. Before, computers only existed in the imagination of humans and were believed that creating such monstrous device was impossible. It was a huge leap in the field of computer during the 19th century when Charles Babbage developed the 1st modern computer called the difference machine. The most advantageous feature of this machine is that it reflected Babbage’s attitude of being a perfectionist. Although his work was not finished, the detailed text that was written by Ada was significant in modifying his versions and for documentary purposes of his work. The rapid increase of the American population, on the other hand, triggered the development of a machine that will help the census tabulate such population very fast. Hermin Horrith’s occupation was very helpful to the development of this machine since he used business to gain money to revise his machine which had later evolved into the international business machine. Although war causes devastation to the environment as well as the people involved, it also had contributed to the development of computers, which is the birth of ENIAC, the first large-scale, general purpose, digital computer that is used to calculate the paths of artillery shells. It was a good and helpful machine during the war since it is...
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...Introduction Recognizing that effective communication with external people is more important than ever for engineers. Professor Ian Phillips from ARM Corporation had delivered a presentation focused on the importance of communicating engineers’ role to public. Despite engineers had done marvelous achievements since the first Industrial Revolution in 1750, however, they failed to present these accomplishments to public so that people could not give enough credits for the hard efforts. One important factor is that there seems to be a significant gap between the effectiveness of delivering the right impression. Even through electronics are everywhere existed, they usually covered by human interface and do not directly show in sight, which makes them invisible to the public. The whole UK electronics industry is just recovering from a major global downturn and did not have enough confidence to gain catholic concern. Part of the failure of communication might be related to technical thresholds. Most populace does not have professional knowledge about engineering. And they normally mislead by politicians and media. After all, politicians and media are not expertise in engineering and they are just the representatives of the public. From a UK government 2011 report, 92% of men and 84% of women erroneously consider that engineers play an important role in tacking climate change. And even most of them think engineering have a significant impact of the last 50 years, they could...
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...The Evolution of Human Computer Interface and Beyond Contents 1. Abstract 2 2. Introduction 3 3. Evolution of HCI 4 4. Important features and facts to ponder 5 4.1 Operating systems and their role in HCI 5 4.2 HCI in the making of a virtual reality 6 5. Glimpse towards the future of HCI 7 5.1 HCI for enhancing human life 7 5.2 Uses and Impacts of HCI 9 6. Conclusion 11 7. References 12 Abstract “HCI concept came into the spotlight after various researches; the improvement of GUIs paved the path for a better and advanced interaction between humans and computers. Interaction with computers has become so close; it almost devoured the human life styles. Future human life will be much dependent upon technology than ever before.” Introduction People live in a curious and modern world where they go to no lengths to embrace technology. It is people who pick and choose what to use more efficiently. HCI (Human Computer Interface) is one of the catalysts which revolutionised the computer technology to a greater extent during the past three decades. HCI concept came into the spotlight after various researches which had been done on various universities and other research labs mainly across USA. But HCI took the centre stage after the rapid growth of GUI (Graphical User Interface)...
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...centers: ➢ Ohio ➢ Indiana ➢ Illinois ➢ Iowa Environment: • Competitors: ➢ Competitors are getting more computer literate • Suppliers: ➢ Products sold by Midwest are manufactured by other companies but guided by the designs and specifications provided by Midwest. • Customer: ➢ Prefers face to face dialogue with sales rep due to some limitations by phone conversation. Firm as a system: • The management is organized and communicates well. • The management provides one week classes to sales reps on new fertilizers, waste water recovery, computer assisted farm management techniques. The classes are not designed to make them experts in the subject, rather make them competent to discuss the topics to their customers • Current systems are fine, but a system upgrade might be necessary • John Kubanna - “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it”. But I just don’t think that’s a good idea when it comes to computer applications Subsystems of the firm: • Human Resource • Marketing • Manufacturing • Financial Services Statement of the Problem: • What type of database suits the need of Midwest Farm Supplies? Areas of Consideration: • Midwest’s management and employees have comprehensive computer training • Sales reps in Iowa have their “office” in their home • Branches connects to mainframe via web or dial-in • A new ‘smart’ system is...
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...The first computers were people! That is, electronic computers (and the earlier mechanical computers) were given this name because they performed the work that had previously been assigned to people. "Computer" was originally a job title: it was used to describe those human beings (predominantly women) whose job it was to perform the repetitive calculations required to compute such things as navigational tables, tide charts, and planetary positions for astronomical almanacs. Imagine you had a job where hour after hour, day after day, you were to do nothing but compute multiplications. Boredom would quickly set in, leading to carelessness, leading to mistakes. And even on your best days you wouldn't be producing answers very fast. Therefore, inventors have been searching for hundreds of years for a way to mechanize (that is, find a mechanism that can perform) this task. This picture shows what were known as "counting tables" [photo courtesy IBM] A typical computer operation back when computers were people. The abacus was an early aid for mathematical computations. Its only value is that it aids the memory of the human performing the calculation. A skilled abacus operator can work on addition and subtraction problems at the speed of a person equipped with a hand calculator (multiplication and division are slower). The abacus is often wrongly attributed to China. In fact, the oldest surviving abacus was used in 300 B.C. by the Babylonians. The abacus is still in use today...
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...Computers: The Perfect Idols More often than not in today’s world you will tend to use computers. Directly or indirectly they have been increasing their influence on our lives from their invention in the 50’s, until the current state of their presence in every aspect of our lives. What before was done on paper, today is done on the same paper, a computer, a copy, and a form to input the data into the computer. The paperless revolution has turned sour. The very purpose of the computer as a business machine -- to reduce clutter, to organize data better and faster, and mostly to reduce the paperwork -- has been abandoned for a system dictated to us by the needs of our computers. This is only one way that computers are being misused in our society. Think for example of the regular answer you would get if you call up any bureaucratic agency, such as a bank or a government agency, with any problem. The first response would probably involve something like: “Our computer doesn’t show that record”, or “The computer doesn’t say you did so and so.” That is also probably as far as you will get to solving that problem. The computer is the perfect cover-up for the clerk on the other end of the phone line. If the computer says so, how can anyone argue? The computer shows no record of such and such a paper, and therefore it must not exist, and that is the end. The clerk need not involve himself/herself in though as to why the record is not in the computer, or how it got out of the computer...
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...Computer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Computer (disambiguation). "Computer technology" redirects here. For the company, see Computer Technology Limited. A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem. Conventionally a computer consists of some form of memory for data storage, at least one element that carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control element that can change the order of operations based on the information that is stored. Peripheral devices allow information to be entered from external source, and allow the results of operations to be sent out. A computer's processing unit executes series of instructions that make it read, manipulate and then store data. Conditional instructions change the sequence of instructions as a function of the current state of the machine or its environment. The first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.[2] Simple computers...
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...institute and, to be a distinguished alumnus amongst such a lot is something whose greatness could not be expressed only in words. Professor Arogyaswamy Paulraj is such a distinguished alumnus who has achieved remarkable success in his field. He received his Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1973 while on deputation from the Indian Navy. During his deputation, he led the development of an improved version of antisubmarine sonar for the Indian Navy. Later, he headed a team at the Naval Oceanographic Laboratory, Cochin to develop very large sonar systems giving India the most advanced sonar technology. He also supervised the development of a large systems software suite for parallel computers at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore and the development of radar and communications systems at Bharat Electronics. He was the founding Director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Bangalore, and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore. He is currently a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University, where he has pioneered the development of a new wireless technology using multiple antennas. Professor Paulraj’s research has spanned several disciplines, emphasizing estimation...
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...Evolution of UNIX Evolution of UNIX Bill Stewart December 01, 2011 Marshall University CIS155: UNIX Operating System In the late 1960's computers worked entirely different than the ones that we do our work on every day. They did not talk to each other and programs written for use on one computer did not work on another. Today’s basic cell phone has more processing power and memory capabilities as computers from the 1960's. The few operating systems available at that time performed very limited tasks and were exclusive to the computer it was written on. In other words when one upgraded to a newer computer, the operating system and all data that you wanted transferred from the old computer had to be rewritten on the newer model. In 1965 a joint effort of Bell Labs, MIT and GE began to develop a general computer operating system that was named the MULTICS (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) mainframe timesharing system. The MULTICS project was being funded by the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The goal of the MULTICS group was to develop a feature-packed information utility that would allow timesharing of mainframe computers by large communities of users. It was also designed to be able to support multilevels of security with the military in mind. When Bell Labs joined the project their goal was to obtain a timesharing system for use by members of the technical staff at Bell Labs. When the planned time had passed and...
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...Evolution of UNIX Evolution of UNIX Bill Stewart December 01, 2011 Marshall University CIS155: UNIX Operating System In the late 1960's computers worked entirely different than the ones that we do our work on every day. They did not talk to each other and programs written for use on one computer did not work on another. Today’s basic cell phone has more processing power and memory capabilities as computers from the 1960's. The few operating systems available at that time performed very limited tasks and were exclusive to the computer it was written on. In other words when one upgraded to a newer computer, the operating system and all data that you wanted transferred from the old computer had to be rewritten on the newer model. In 1965 a joint effort of Bell Labs, MIT and GE began to develop a general computer operating system that was named the MULTICS (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) mainframe timesharing system. The MULTICS project was being funded by the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The goal of the MULTICS group was to develop a feature-packed information utility that would allow timesharing of mainframe computers by large communities of users. It was also designed to be able to support multilevels of security with the military in mind. When Bell Labs joined the project their goal was to obtain a timesharing system for use by members of the technical staff at Bell Labs. When the planned time had passed and...
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... Student ID: 16389756 Course: NT1110T Computer Structure and Logic Unit 5 Analysis THE FLAW IN THE INTEL PROCESSOR CHIP Since computer evolution, various computer companies have made their marks on the shores of revolutionizing computer as we know it. Hence, Intel, one of the world’s computer company giants, is not an exception to the zeal of making computers more efficient as the world evolves with time. However in 1994, Intel was hit by a major setback related to a flaw in its P5 Pentium Floating Point Unit (FPU) rolled out that year. This defect was first discovered by Professor Thomas R. Nicely, a professor of Mathematics at Lynchburg College in Virginia. According to the chronology, Professor Nicely in his quest to perfecting codes to enumerate primes, twin primes, and prime quadruplets unraveled the incoherence in his calculation. This abnormally occurred only after he had added a collection of computers manufactured by Intel to his group of computers. At first, he was unable to eliminate this flaw due to other factors such as: motherboard, programming errors and chiplets. After series of attempts to bring the attention of Intel to this error proved abortive, Professor Nicely then went public with it, and his claim was concurred by other internet users using Intel computers. Out of concern for the ripple effects of admitting to this error as it is, Intel flagrantly rebuffed the assertions...
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