...brain is a so-called meat machine, and giving different examples of metaphors that prefer to the function of the human brain. I also will be explaining how Victor Frankl would answer the question, “What does it mean to be human?” The author will give his definition of what it means to be a human, while describing what metaphors Victor Frankl used to communicate his ideas. He will also be discussing the different difficulties of addressing certain characteristics and whether the characteristics are limited to humans. When it comes to metaphors and the roles they play in helping people understand artificial intelligence, they are significant to people who need a demonstration or idea of what’s going on. Artificial intelligence is basically computer created to perform human like activities, so describing a situation such as cars, machine made will make the definition of it more understandable to some. After reading and defining different terms to help me understand the situation, I have come to the conclusion that the brain is a meat-machine because it controls the body and it daily functions. That is similar to a machine because it is set to perform daily tasks to perform a certain goal. Different metaphors that have been used are the spider-web which is delicate and connects many things, it responds instantly and simultaneously to outside events. Also a prism can be considered a metaphor for the brain also because it breaks white light into many colors. After reading his idea or...
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...Category | Example and Key Words (verbs) | THE BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OLD VERSION | | | | Knowledge: Recall data or information. | Examples: Recite a policy. Quote prices from memory to a customer. Knows the safety rules.Key Words: defines, describes, identifies, knows, labels, lists, matches, names, outlines, recalls, recognizes, reproduces, selects, states. | Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words. | Examples: Rewrites the principles of test writing. Explain in one's own words the steps for performing a complex task. Translates an equation into a computer spreadsheet.Key Words: comprehends, converts, defends, distinguishes, estimates, explains, extends, generalizes, gives an example, infers, interprets, paraphrases, predicts, rewrites, summarizes, translates. | Application: Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the work place. | Examples: Use a manual to calculate an employee's vacation time. Apply laws of statistics to evaluate the reliability of a written test.Key Words: applies, changes, computes, constructs, demonstrates, discovers, manipulates, modifies, operates, predicts, prepares, produces, relates, shows, solves, uses. | Analysis: Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes...
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...to become a Medical Transcriptionist, and she wasn’t good with computers and she wasn’t detail-oriented. I would explain to her that medical transcriptionists are the people who type documents from dictated recordings by health professionals. Basically, any type of medical treatment, procedures, diagnostic tests, etc. must be documented into a patient’s medical record. Transcriptionists will also transcribe the information into a typed document, which is then forwarded to the dictator for review and signature. I would also explain to her that transcriptionists must have an in-depth understanding of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, procedures, and treatments. They must also be able to translate abbreviations and have the ability to reference terms through printed or electronica reference materials. They must also have knowledge of the appropriate format or style that apply to each specific document being transcribed. Once I was done explaining to her what a medical transcriptionists is and what they do, I would advise her to take a medical transcriptionist training to course which she could do at home online. I would also recommend maybe she take a couple refresher course to freshen her up along with taking a computer course to teach all about a computer and all the things she needs to know. Along with all of that I would also advise she take a keyboard class which will also teach her a lot about the computer and it will enhance her speed for typing. And I would wish her...
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...Casa 2-4 Spyware can be good but also bad so we are going to compare the good vs. the bad. The definition of spyware is a program that is install into your computer and gathers information wether for good or bad reasons. Lets talk about legitimate spyware and there are many. For example, Cookies: computers automaticly have cookies to track were you been and it records its. For business side it a good idea to have cookies because it can tell you whether the person is on or how many times and if your in shopping kind of business that helps out a lot. Cookies also authenticate your site. There are other good perpuses of spyware but I would have to look longer. Now for the bad spyware, and there are a lot of bad stuff about spyware. For example, Spyware can never go away one click away from hackers having your information can not be seen collact data such as valueble information popup keyloggers And the list just goes on and on, over all its a bad idea to have spyware but we need it too because it helps us identify if we got hacked through cookies and yet cookies are bad too. Technology is growing and some stuff we can not control but we can prevent from it getting out of hand. Referrence http://www.vbmb.org/Resources/Technology-Help/SpyWare-Facts.cfm http://www.pcsndreams.com/Pages/Articles/spyware_facts.htm http://lockergnome.net/questions/72264/what-are-cookies-are-they-a-good-thing-or-do-they-take-up-space-and-slow-down-your-web-browser http://exids...
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...methods of defending a system against a botnet. My final goal is to understand the existing measures to combat botnets and if there are any precautionary measures which can be taken to prevent a system from becoming part of a botnet. 1. Introduction: A botnet is a group of computers used by a hacker in order to launch an attack on a network. Botnets pose a great threat and combatting them is one of the biggest challenges being faced today. 2. An overview of botnets, how they work, types of botnets and detection techniques 1. The working of a botnet 2. Types of botnets i. Classification of botnets based on architecture ii. Classification of botnets based on the network protocols/technology. 3. Detection techniques for botnets i. Signature based detection ii. Anomaly based detection iii. DNS based detection 3. Prevention and mitigation of botnets 1. Various techniques used to defend a system against botnets 2. Preventive measures against botnets 4. Conclusion: In many cases, users’ systems become a part of botnets without their knowledge. By understanding how botnets work, how they can be detected, we may be able to take steps to prevent our computers from becoming a part of a botnets or know the techniques to defend against...
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...required to perform include, responding to patron’s complaints, plan customer services, explaining the use of the library and its equipment also resources and services. Must be able to locate patron’s special informational requests, reviewing and evaluating the library’s materials, plan and teach classes that consist of, technology, information literacy, and library instruction. Other tasks to perform include, teaching patron basic computer skills, searching standard reference materials, analyzing requests and assisting with locating information. Some of the basic knowledge you must have to perform this job includes, knowledge of media production, communication methods and techniques, having some basic knowledge of business and management principals and knowledge of administration and clerical functions. Education and training is a must, this includes being able to instruct individuals and groups of people as well as training abilities. You must have knowledge and structure of English language sentence structure, and content of the English language. Computers and electronic is a must and the ability to work with customers and give great personal service. As a librarian you must also have skills and abilities to perform the job. Some of these include reading, writing, and critical thinking skills also, oral comprehension, written comprehension, and oral expression. This is a job description for a librarian so she or he may understand what requirements must be help to perform this job...
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...records and reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, and shipping. Ensure that you discuss job performance to the employees for them to identify causes and issues to the work on resolving problems. Track employee hours using HR software. Monitor activities and evaluate the performance of the employees. Standards: Guide your employees to handle difficult and complex problems so they can resolve complaints and disputes. To succeed financially customer complaints need to be resolved and answer customer questions regarding policies and procedures. Equipment: Knowing how to work on computers, HR software, and photocopying equipment. Conditions: The store is clean, safe, and a comfortable work environment. Relationships: Employees provide service to customers in a friendly manner. Corresponding needs are co-workers, moral values, and social service. Report to the manager or the one of the two assistant managers. Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of business, knowledge of supervision, customer service, and marketing-training....
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...In the Recruitment and Retention of staff : While in the process of hiring and selecting individuals in an organisation, the management has to identify a certain selection criteria. This selection criteria consists of a list of abilities and skills, in addition to certain education standard an individual must possess if he has to qualify for that position. An individual who has acquired certain skills like computer knowledge (hardware / software) will be more valuable for an organisation than the one who does not have this skill. The organisation will not have to train the individual who already has this capability. The organisation will get a “Ready Made” asset which can be utilized straight away on a project. The Alcatel can also short list those individuals with certain basic knowledge or skills in a specified field. The individuals can be trained on special task or assignment with minimum effort. For example if an individual has basic skills and knowledge of operations and maintenance of Computers then he can be trained quickly to operate and maintain small computer and telecom networks. That individual will have more value than an individual who does not possess such skills. The individual who is hired and has good background knowledge...
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...Bookert MGT/426 August 13, 2014 Jeff Mausig Article Review Time and change are the two things that we always have to think about, no matter what you do as a job or life. If you are not willing to change and understand the time that we live then success will never be an option. The article that really impressed was from the required readings from University of Phoenix. The article title is Putting the Positive in Change Creates an Inspired Work Team. This paper will discuss the article, the author’s conclusion and/or recommendation, my conclusion and/or recommendation, and how the concept in the article applies to my organization. Individuals that are in the health care business need to understand what it takes to be successful. Understanding the many steps it will take to attain the goal is what the author had in mind. Since it is the healthcare environment that is every changing then it would be great for the reader to understand this very truth. These steps planned out by the author allow those in the health care provisions to attain a higher accuracy rate. There are many different ways to do have a positive change in the work force through teamwork. The ideas that were given are very beneficial to the team. Some of the main points were to be open, cultivate change, to positively embrace change, and then to encourage change. The idea very well might be the best ideas for teamwork. You must be open, and understand that if you are open that the rest will follow. A closed...
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...Puffery in Advertisements: The Effects of Media Context, Communication Norms, and Consumer Knowledge ALISON JING XU ROBERT S. WYER JR. Ads often contain puffery—product descriptions that purport to be important but actually provide little if any meaningful information. Consumers’ reactions to these descriptions depend on whether they perceive themselves to be more or less knowledgeable about the product than others whom the ad is specifically intended to influence. When an ad appears in a professional magazine that is read primarily by experts in the product domain, puffery generally increases the ad’s effectiveness. This is also true when the ad appears in a popular magazine but readers perceive themselves to know less about the product than consumers at large. If readers believe they know as much as or more than general consumers, however, puffery decreases the ad’s effectiveness. In addition, the media context in which an ad is encountered has a direct effect on judgments by consumers who perceive themselves to have little knowledge about the type of product being advertised. O magazines, such as Dairy Field and Dairy Foods, which are primarily read by processors and suppliers in the dairy food industry. Dannon is not alone in using promotional materials that consumers do not understand. In some cases, advertisements describe technical details that are only appreciated by experts in the product domain to which the ads pertain. Other attribute descriptions...
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...D M A S O N understanding understanding S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E W Y O R K P R E S S Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 2003 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mason, Richard, 1948– Understanding understanding / Richard Mason. p. cm. — (SUNY series in philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5871-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5872-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Comprehension (Theory of knowledge) I. Title. II. Series. BD181.5.M27 2003 121—dc21 2003042557 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 for Margie Contents INTRODUCTION, 1 CHAPTER ONE WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, 7 CHAPTER TWO HOW WE UNDERSTAND, 21 CHAPTER THREE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE, 39 CHAPTER FOUR INTELLIGIBILITY, 51 CHAPTER FIVE FAILURES OF UNDERSTANDING, 67 CHAPTER SIX BEYOND UNDERSTANDING, 89 viii CONTENTS ...
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...3/27/12 English 90 The hunger games In the book by Suzanne Collins “The Hunger Games”, Katniss goes on to achieve atonement because she was “at-one” with her new self and life. In her journey Rue, one of the tributes that became Katniss’ ally, was killed. Katniss had to absorb the changes caused by the journey and she was fully reborn, after Rue’s death. This made Katniss balance herself by understanding, accepting, and realizing what she had to do. I believe this made katniss a hero because of the atonement. First of all, Katniss starts to understand what Haymitch wanted all along. In this quote, “one kiss equals one pot of broth.”(p.261) Katniss realizes that Haymitch wanted her to give the audience more. She had to show romance between herself and Peeta. This made her more powerful in a way because she just had to kiss Peeta and show romance. Then she would receive a gift. Katniss understood what Haymitch wanted her to do. Second of all, Katniss starts to trust and she starts to accept Peeta. In this quote “This is the first kiss where I actually feel stirring inside my chest” (p.298) and she realizes that she wants another kiss. This means that she is starting to accept Peeta in a romantic way. In this other quote, “No one has held me like this in such a long time.” (p.299) she feels like she is beginning to trust him because no one had ever held her like that in a...
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...relationships among the people serving the company are also important. Disruptive behavior by any employee can seriously challenge teamwork, and reduce productivity and efficiency. It also can damage the effectiveness of a business. first step is to develop a written policy together with my mangers with in full consultation with the employees. The process of the policy development is as important as the policy statement itself. Joint work between employees and mangers helps to show what causes unwanted behavior, involving employees leads to to develops trust and confidence between employees and mangers. Policy awareness: policy awareness can help employees increase awareness of individual responsibilities. familiarity and understanding of acceptable behavior. recognition of continued commitment by senior management. Training: the success of dealing with the unwanted behavior initiative depends on a planned and systematic education and training program. The content of training programs must fit the needs of employees. Knowledge: explain the type of behaviors marked as unwanted behaviors. Describe what is reasonable and what is unreasonable behavior. Skill: how to recognize bad behavior. How to solve it quickly. Promoting healthy workplace environments: tensions can happen in any job, and in healthy organizational cultures those tensions can viewed as a good thing because it help change the working environment as needed. Mangers play an...
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...Alliant Energy is an electrical power company that puts significant emphasis on diversity. It is committed to “creating a workplace that welcomes an individual’s talents, ideas and perspectives”. Alliant believes that by having a diverse workforce they will have more opportunities to succeed. Diversity will benefit this company by providing numerous sources of information for the use of global and social knowledge; positive perception from the media as diversity is a big issue in our world today and ensuring they have fair opportunities in the marketplace. Having diversity in the workplace brings a source of new knowledge, creativity and understanding to a business that makes it unique and brings the benefit of a worldlier point of view. It is important for an organization to recognize the potential of people of differing cultures, genders and lifestyles and the positive effect it can have. For example having an employee from a certain culture can educate a company on how to do business and negotiate with certain countries of the same culture. In a nation of so many different races and backgrounds it is important for a company to be able to cater to all the wants and needs of such a diverse community. The best way to do so is to have a diverse team of employees and managers working together to communicate, teach and understand each other and work on bringing the best service possible to a given market. Alliant understands these concepts and that is why it so committed to workforce...
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