Essays on Karat

Access control is a mechanism that is used to control the access of users to a certain resource. There are various levels of controlling access to a resource in information systems. One of the methods is to control access at the operating systems level. The other access control levels are client/server access control, and web-based service oriented architecture access control. In the operating system access control, one example is the use of JVM Sandbox mechanism. This is the access control that enables users to be able to download the Java Applets without having to be worried about the execution code that ...

Tanishq: Positioning to Capture the Indian Women’s Heart

Situation Analysis: Tanishq was the jewellery division of India’s leading watchmaker, Titan Industries, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, one of India’s most trusted and respected business houses. It was country’s only ‘national jeweller that sold gold and gem-studded jewellery in boutiques across India. Indian jewellers were retail stockist, who took supplies from vendors. These vendors controlled 3-4 head ‘karigars’ or craftsmen who in turn controlled 10 to 20 ‘karigars’ respectively. These jewellers had long standing relationships with their vendors and were very loyal to them. With lifting of controls in the Indian market by the Indian ...

Critical Thinking and Learning

Introduction

Software and system development can be achieved through several means. The information system development process is largely determined by the need for creating the system. However there are two major techniques that are generally used in software development; the agile software development and the structured techniques. This paper thus provides a review of the two techniques and how each operates. This review is based on research work of scholars in the field of software development and also credible sources that can be used for academic purposes in the field of system analysis and design and also software development. ...

A. Attention

In reference to statistics from the National Safety Council, over twenty eight percent of road accidents are as a result of people using their cell phones while sending messages or talking and driving at the same time. A higher percentage of these crashes calculated per year and estimated to be 1.4 million, result from mobile phone conversations while about 200 000 are blamed on sending messages. These crashes lead to permanent and partial injury to people leading to death or disability. They also damage property belonging to the public as well as private investors.

B. Need

In an effort to reduce these ...

Introduction & Purpose

Typing is one of the essential skills that a white-collar or even a blue-collar employee should learn (David 2-5). An aerospace firm situated at the heart of Seattle, Washington is concerned about the keyboard typing skills of it’s over 2000 white-collar employees. Most of the tasks involved in the company require the use of a computer and other gadgets that utilizes a QWERTY pad. Mr. Underwood, the firm’s personnel manager, together with the director of training is planning to conduct a company-wide training program so that aims to enhance their slow and poor keyboard-typing skills.

In order to make the process of ...

The distinction between gold plated and gold clad can be confusing. If an item is sold as having any amount of gold the quality of that gold is regulated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. 24 karat gold is 99.9 percent pure. By FTC standards, only 24 karat gold may be called gold without additional reference, abbreviation or qualification. However the processes used for how the gold is applied and how thick it is not always regulated. Because of this, it may not be easy to figure out how valuable the item is. To add to the confusion, both ...