Essays on Gigabytes

At one point during the life of a small business, the owners find themselves with the decision of whether or not to change from a manual system to a computerized system. There is an incentive for small business owners to automate the processes. Among other reasons, automation eliminates the mundane tasks that take up the time of the employees (Moore and Justin 536). For instance, the generation of reports by an accountant can be laborious when done manually. However, a computerized system will allow the accountant to generate reports quickly and allow more time for other tasks. Additionally, automation ...

Abstract

The paper investigates state and international policies on e-waste and on so called “planned obsolescence”. But first it explores the personal emotional story behind the most important and meaningful electronic device in the author’s life. Keywords: favorite personal electronic device, international policies on e-waste, planned obsolescence problem

My favorite device

My favorite and really meaningful for my whole life electronic device now is the Seagate Fast HDD Portable Drive which can store up to 4 terabytes of files and documents of any nature. It looks like a black cigarette package with attached to it a short 40 cm cable with the ...

Analysis Essay 2

Overview of the Server-Side and Client-side Hardware and Software Requirements of the Defense Travel system The Department of Defense has many systems that enable it to streamline the delivery of its mandate. One of the systems is the Defense Travel System. This is a system that was developed to help the Department of Defense streamline and provide automation to its travel processes, offer support in meeting the travel requirements, and also as a cost cutting measure. The automation provided by the Defense Travel System allows the officers in the Department of Defense to perform most of the administrative tasks ...

Management Information Systems

Linux is an open source software that can be downloaded free from the internet and used by the end users. Though the original creator of the software gave it freely, some firms have redesigned the operating system and sold it for profit. Other software firms have used it to create their commercial applications such as Oracle. The free availability of Linux has led to its wide use in mobile phones, enterprise software and consumer electronics. Despite its wide use for other purposes, only a small fraction has been used in desktop computers. There are various reasons why this occurs ( ...

Virtualization is a concept in information technology that combines an organization’s IT resources, such as networks, processors and storage, into pools from which the dynamic allocation of the resources is possible. It has the overall effect of improving utilization of IT resources. The use of system virtualization helps to create several virtual systems using one physical system. Implementation of system virtualization is possible using Hypervisor technology. A hypervisor refers to software with the capabilities of virtualizing system resources.

Type 1 and Type 2 virtualizations are the two main forms hardware virtualizations approaches normally used in IT. In type 1 ...

The exchange of health information is a critical component of healthcare service provision. All modern healthcare institutions have an integrated patients’ information management system. These systems store patient’s records in electronic format for retrieval by the care providers in various departments. The electronic exchange of patients’ information has many advantages. It enables the care providers to get patients’ medical records in a timely manner. Thus, it helps improve the quality of medical services provided by the institution. It also minimizes costs by reducing incidences of repeat tests. Moreover, it facilitates the transfer of patients’ records to insurance companies. The quick ...

Gladys is a business lady who specializes in offering computer services such as typing and printing of thesis, scanning and other computer related services. In having a conversation with her, she seemed to have a lot of complaints regarding the inefficiency of computers and other hardware devices she uses to accomplish her work. She added by saying that of late, even her previous customers tend to divert to her competitors after realizing the persistent queue of customers at her business place who continues to complain of slow service delivery.

Process used to elicit information

In order to solve this problem, I decided to obtain more information from ...

My notebook computer has Core ™ i5 processor which runs at a speed of 1.70 Gigahertz. Its installed memory, RAM, is 8 Gigabytes out of which 7.88 Gigabytes is usable. It has a 64 bit operating system. There are 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, three on the left side and one on the right side. There is an audio jack to connect headphones/earphones. An Ethernet port to connect to the internet is also present. There is a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port. My computer is ideal for use by a student who has to do a lot of research work. The speed ...

Data storage dates all the way back to the beginning of the digital age when data was stored on tapes and punch cards. Back then, the amount of data was smaller and that is why punch cards were commonly used. Over time, the use of magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, optical disks, flash RAM and solid state drives (SSD) began to be used. Magnetic tapes are plastic tapes coated with iron oxide used in magnetic recording and storage of data and digital information. They are non-volatile memory as they can store information even if they are not constantly supported with ...

1.0 Introduction Technology and developments in the printing industry have led to the emergence of higher definition and more realistic images. This is more pleasing to the audience and gives a clearer message. Following a high demand in high quality 3D printing, an opportunity arose to fulfill this need. The business will to serve its customers with quality 3D prints. Following this keen evolution of printing technology, there is a feasibility of starting a printing business, which will work with other related products and services. The business will be a sole proprietorship. The proprietor will make all the decisions. The owner will be ...

Executive summary

Procuring a Smartphone in the market today is not the easiest of things. It is one of the biggest dilemmas shoppers find themselves entrapped in. the major reason for the dilemma being the fact that all the major brand manufacturers are becoming more creative by day. The world is waking up to innovative developments each and every day. The shortcomings in one smart phone are catered for by another phone which also has its shortcomings. The strengths of the Smartphone vary from one brand to another. The battle of operating systems is the beginning of the Smartphone wars (Ilyas, 26). ...

Designing an Ideal System for a Home Office or Small Business

Computer System Configuration: Designing an Ideal System for a Home Office or Small Business

Now, in my home office I use a notebook computer with 1.86 GHz processor, 1 GB of operating memory, 250 gigabytes of hard disk space. From peripheral devices I use inkjet printer and scanner, combined in one device. I set up a wireless access point for my Smartphone and for more convenience. I have some problems with such computer system, because nowadays it does not have high enough characteristics, which are needed for performing all tasks that arise. Problem is that sometimes, while web browsing few ...