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Multi-Programming and Time Sharing, 2005.
This paper discusses the historical evolution of operating systems with a focus on multi-programming and time sharing, two major milestones that led to modern local and wide area networks.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that multi threading or programming entails an operating system literally slicing time up so that each program can run smoothly to completion without interfering with any other program. The author points out that new operating system technology allows programs such as MS-Word, which has been written and compiled to run in a certain sequence, to be run out of sequence yet the results still comes out correctly to the user as though the program ran in order; this technique, called Out-Of-Order execution is similar to how multi-threading works. The paper relates that background processing allows printing or backing up a system's pertinent data while playing Solitaire in the foreground or for KaZaA users to create a CD while listening to another song playing in the foreground.
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"New programming languages such as Java and C++ all recommend that for programmers to incorporate multiple threading concepts directly into programs so operating system have less responsibility. Java implements a thread scheduler that can help decide if and when each thread should execute. Operating systems of the past could only tell dumb programs how long a particular thread was but not when to run it in a CPU cycle -- today, programs like Java can make this type of decision. "For instance, when a lower-priority thread is running and a higher-priority thread resumes (from sleeping or waiting on I/O, for example), it will preempt the lower-priority thread." "
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Problem Solving Knowledge Sharing, 2006.
A look at how companies successfully overcome knowledge sharing obstacles by adopting a multi-faceted approach to knowledge sharing.
1,776 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This study examines the knowledge sharing process in order to determine what factors can successfully influence a manager's ability to overcome knowledge deficits and improve an organizations bottom line. Key aspects of knowledge sharing examined in this synopsis include operations management, information management and project management. In addition the researcher defines knowledge sharing as a strategy that contributes to continuous improvement in organizations large and small. For purposes of this study large organizational strategies are considered.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Synopsis of Knowledge Sharing Problem
Project Management
Operations Management
Information Management
Combining Operations, Information and Project Management To Foster Knowledge Sharing
Conclusions
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"One of the most formidable challenges facing managers is facilitating productive knowledge sharing throughout the organization. Knowledge sharing is the process of exchanging or sharing information and knowledge within an organization in a manner that results in the greatest organizational success. There are many factors that can impede knowledge sharing within an organization. These include: lack of partnership, the lack of desire to seek advice from others or uncover new ways of doing things, failure to understand how useful knowledge might be for others, lack of trust and lack of time (Skyrme, 1). "
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Profit Sharing, 2002.
This paper explores the topic of profit sharing. The writer examines the history of the concept and whether or not profit sharing improves productivity.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 25 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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The economic slump in America the last few years has been counter productive for employee morale. The workers who have faced lay offs, pay reductions ,and removal of overtime, are having a hard time finding a reason to work hard and stay focused on productivity. One of the ways to motivate employees is through profit sharing. The way each program is set up may vary, but the concept is still the same. If the company makes more, the employees make more; therefore, it behooves the employees to crank up the productivity and the quality of the product or service they represent.
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"The success of profit sharing has been questioned for years. Business owners wonder if it is really worth their while to give up some of the profits in the hopes it will make the workers feel they have a stake in the company?s outcome. Profit sharing is a plan that can backfire by costing the business money with no return, or it can be the prod that spurs the employees to increase profits by increasing productivity. It is a program in which it either helps or it hurts with no in between."
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The DARE Program (Drug Awareness Resistance Program), 2002.
This paper discusses the DARE program. DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Program), a program designed to educate students about illegal drugs
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper relates that DARE guides children to resis using as they get older and others begin to experiment. The author explains the program, its positive and negative sides and supports the premise. The paper gives suggestions To improve the program.
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The Ins and Outs of File Sharing, 2005.
This paper takes a look at the issue of file sharing and the methods used in order to enable the sharing of files and data between various computer stations by means of the internet.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 13 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses whether file sharing should be permitted, taking into account the legal issues. This paper also takes a look at the website methodology of file sharing, currently centered on music but which will expand to include motion pictures once the broadband issues are solved allowing large files to be easily transferred.
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"The computer revolution put a computer in virtually every home, creating many new opportunities for users to access information, use a new means of communication, find new ways to engage in commerce, and other possibilities. One of the possibilities explored by many has been file sharing, or the sending of files to other people over the Internet. In popular parlance, file sharing more often means specifically the sharing of music files, which is only one of the types of file that can be shared. Because such files are digital, there is virtually no loss of quality from the original recording, meaning that millions of perfect copies can be downloaded from websites without payments being made to copyright holders. This created an economic threat to the music industry first and more recently to the film industry (since films can be sent over the Internet in digital form as well). "
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Sweeps Programming: America's Other Favorite Past Time?, 2004.
This paper entails what sweeps programming is,when it occurs and what content is included in this programming.
2,681 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper presents a way in which television stations attempt to gain viewers during so-called sweeps weeks. A description of how sweeps determine the price that advertisers pay to television stations is also addressed as well as the impact of advertising revenue on television stations. The types of news stories promoted to attract viewers are also discussed. A content analysis of a local broadcast news story, WHAS 11, as well as several others, offers direct findings that sweeps occur close to home and nationwide.
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"The research presented in the following pages will address the characteristics of broadcast news programming during the sweeps weeks. Sweeps are periods in which news channels seek to gain high ratings by means of programming that sparks viewer interest. In local TV news, the golden rule of story selection is: "If it bleeds, it leads." However, during sweeps months, its best if the story captivates and entertains."
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The Use of Arrays in C++ Programming, 2006.
This paper defines the technical term array and examines its usefulness in C++ and COBOL programming.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper defines "array" as a type of data structure that can contain multiple items, all of the same kind. An array can also be defined as any variable type, that can form the basis of an array definition. Arrays are used to pass on information and are applied to various types of computer programming such as C and C++ assembly language as well as Pascal, one of the earliest programming languages. Higher level languages such as COBOL and the Pick family of languages use arrays as well. This paper details in technical terms the advantages and disadvantages in using arrays in programming. In computer programming, arrays are used anytime a collection of strings needs sorting or analysis. This would include most business uses. Arrays are helpful in electronic data interfacing as well.
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Background on Arrays
What is an Array?
Why is an Array Used?
Advantages of Using Arrays
Disadvantages of Using Arrays
Uses of Arrays in C++
How Arrays Must Be Handled
How Arrays Sort and Search
Types of Arrays Used
Parallel Arrays
Indexed Arrays
Multidimensional Arrays
In What Applications are Arrays Used
An Example of an Array
Works Cited and Bibliography
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"Borland C++ for Dummies calls Arrays, "Arrays of Hope". Michael Hyman goes on to say that the great thing about arrays is that each element in the array has a number, called an index, that you can use to easily access the information in that element. You can also use loops to look at all the elements (or a range of elements) in a particular array. The array index lets you access any of the items in the array immediately. This makes random access much faster than using lists for storing information." COBOL programming uses lists or tables to store information and its access time is much slower than C. On the other hand, Pick Systems use Arrays to store strings the same way that C and C++ does. This automatic data base language also uses loops to read and print strings the same as C does."
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Ritualistic File-Sharing, 2002.
This paper explains how the intellectual property laws are ignored on Napster, Kazaa, Gnutella and other file-sharing networks.
3,245 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 93.95
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This essay is an in-depth analysis of file-sharing technology (Napster, Kazaa) and its relation to modern intellectual property laws. In order to structure the analysis, theoretical work from two prominent communications scholars - Harold Innis and James Carey - is employed. These authors divided media into two types: Innis categorized media as either time-biased or space biased, while Carey said media was either ritual or transmission. Ritual/time-biased media resist control and intellectual property laws, and file-sharing networks are ritual and time-biased. This essay defines the medium of file-sharing networks, intellectual property, the terms used by Innis and Carey, and shows how the nature of the medium explains why intellectual property laws are ignored on file-sharing networks.
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"From a modern, literate, perspective the current economic and legal debate over file-sharing is a teeming with contradictions. Most people find the thought of shoplifting a CD repugnant, yet many of those same people wouldn?t hesitate to borrow a copy from a friend or download a song from a complete stranger. What is the cause of this dichotomy? Can one be a consumer and a thief at the same time? This essay proposes that answers can be found by examining the media in question. Most modern investigation of this subject, critical and legal, is rooted in one specific perspective, but media scholars like Harold Innis and James Carey have in fact proposed two. Logically and historically, intellectual property rights appear in one and not the other. The following pages will define the medium in question and the two perspectives. Next these definitions will be used to place the medium in the most appropriate frame. Once the medium is categorized, the work of Innis and Carey will be applied to show how the nature of the medium determines the role of intellectual property."
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Programming Languages, 2004.
This paper lists the ten most important things to know when selecting a programming language.
700 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 24.95
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This paper explains that there are quite a number of programming languages in the market; hence, a developer needs to match the capabilities of a programming language against the requirements of the program he will develop. The author points out that it also is essential to consider the environment, both technical and operational, in which the new program will operate. The paper lists one of the considerations as the speed of the programming language.
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"Most of the time, system integration, wherein programs are made to connect with each other, is needed to allow a more successful automation. However, programs are not usually developed in the same programming language. Hence, in such a case, it is essential that the programming language to use must have communication capabilities to other programming platforms."
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Gender-Specific Programming, 2005.
A definition and explanation of gender-specific programming in the juvenile corrections system.
792 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper explores gender-specific programming for females. It explains that gender-specific programming is defined as services developed and/or targeted for either males or females. Gender-specific programming began in the early 1990s due to the increasing number of females entering the juvenile justice system; the majority of programs in place at that time were geared towards males.
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"Researchers working on the development of programs for females maintain that a gender-specific program should also address the particular issues and problems that affect females, not just programs that serve females exclusively. While both sexes in the juvenile justice system share some issues, each has their own unique needs and issues. Sexual abuse, physical abuse, substance abuse, poor academic performance, and teen pregnancy increase females' risk for delinquency. Females are considered the weaker of the sexes. They need positive female role models, a sense of belonging and emotional security to strengthen their resistance against delinquency. Their needs are different from males (Holsinger, 2003)."
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Popular Culture Today: File Sharing, 2005.
An analysis of the cultural implications of peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet.
1,477 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The paper examines how far John Fiske's theories of popular culture as resistance still apply in the 21st century, using the contemporary example of peer-to-peer file sharing. The focus is on examining file sharing as a cultural activity which is interesting in an anthropological sense, rather than the ethics or legality of file sharing. It explains how, by resisting the power of advertisers, shops and even the music industry as a whole, individuals are reclaiming culture.
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"Arguably, the meanings attached to advertising are what is challenged the most by file sharing. If we think of advertising as a 'commodity', we can begin to examine how, like other commodities it can be used in different ways. In dominant culture, the only position a person viewing an advertisement can occupy is that of the consumer, and the only power granted to the consumer is the decision to buy or not buy; in other words, 'containing social diversity within the needs of capitalism.' In popular culture, advertisements can mean more; for example, people can attach their own individual meanings to a memorable slogan. Moreover, users of file sharing use advertisements to help them decide what songs and albums to search for and download. 'To attract customers is to attract tricksters' . "
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Employee Profit Sharing Plans, 2005.
This paper explores Employee Profit Sharing Plans and discusses their benefits and how they can be used.
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The paper delves into this matter by looking at the issue of Employee Profit Sharing Plans, more commonly known as EPSPs. More particularly, a general overview of EPSPs is furnished and some different types of employee profit sharing plans are reviewed, if for no other reason than employees must make every effort to find the financial package that will work best for them. The paper also discusses the benefits and debits of employee profit sharing plans.
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"Employee profit-sharing plans offer a number of benefits to working men and women that simply cannot be passed over lightly. As social security in both the United States and in Canada erodes under the weight of an aging population and declining birthrate, North Americans are being encouraged to find alternative means by which they can provide for their future. The following paper will delve into this matter by looking at the issue of Employee Profit Sharing Plans (more commonly known as EPSPs)."
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What is Extreme Programming?, 2001.
This paper is a review of the article "What is Extreme Programming?" written by Ron Jeffries.
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This paper examines the article, ?What is Extreme Programming?? written by Ron Jeffries. The author looks at Jeffries definition of extreme programming as well as scrutinizing his article. He details the core practices commonly used in an extreme programming environment-- including elaborating on the members and individual roles of an extreme team, the planning stages of producing the software, the design and development stages and the basic tenets that are followed throughout the development process.
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"The second part of the extreme process covered in the article involves the planning stage. Extreme planning addresses two key questions in software development: predicting what will be accomplished by the due date, and determining what to do next. The first component of accomplishing the completion of the planning stage involves ?release planning,? a practice whereby the business representative presents the desired features to the programmers and the programmers communicate regarding difficulty and cost estimates. The business representative then determines a plan for the project based on the programmer?s feedback. Although the initial release plans are imprecise, Jeffries claims that enough information is available to make a decision, keeping in mind that the plan is revised regularly by the team as components change. The project is a fluid and versatile creation that changes easily based on new information, data, or objectives."
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Programming Paradigms and Mathematics, 2008.
This paper looks at programming languages that are grounded in mathematical logic.
762 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper outlines the paradigms within the programming arena that have a close link to mathematical logic and provides an explanation for that link. The paper points out that it is difficult to separate the mathematical logic from the programming paradigms, which highlights how connected each programming logic is to the mathematical concepts, functions, methods and logic.
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"The procedural paradigm refers to the programming language that specifies steps it takes to reach a desired state. Within the language the operations contain a series of steps that are completed to finalize a desired action. The object-oriented paradigm is the programming language where each object is considered a separate entity that translates processes, receives and sends data throughout the process, (Hudak 360). The objects are collectively responsible for operations, but each object has its clearly defined role within the system. Functional programming paradigm uses mathematical functions for processing and evaluating data, and focuses on the application of functions as the avenue for programming languages. The logic paradigm is the mathematical concepts for computer programming, with the programming language utilizing logic for the problem solving and model development process."
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The Java Programming Language, 2008.
This paper examines the definition, use and importance of the Java programming language.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Java currently means several things depending on who is defining the term or identifying the concept of Java. The writer then explains that Java, as it is currently employed, typically implies one of three aspects: 1) the basic Java programming language, 2) the Java Virtual Machine and 3) the Java platform. The writer explains however that Java is a programming language that can allow writer programs to be universally run on any platform or operating system in its own right. The writer notes that many of the Internet's most popular websites rely on Java technology and applications in order to function properly or to offer the visual graphics and animation that they do. The writer concludes that in the future Java should see more widespread use in large companies as a method to monitor transactions and bring various data streams together.
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Java Overview
Java Development & History
Java Importance
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"Strangely enough, the Java programming language was not developed to allow applications to operate universally within Internet environments and on web-browsers. Additionally, Java is not an old, relatively speaking since no real programming language is old in sort of classical since, because it was only begun as a side project in 1990 by Sun Microsystems developers. Sun Microsystems formed a team in 1990s comprise of, among others, Naughton, Joy, and Gosling, to formulate a programming language which could write applications that would operate on multiple platforms and systems without requiring the traditional application program interfaces (APIs) that had to be added to any program for each platform it was intended to be run on. These APIs created much more work for the programmers and extended the development times for all programs which resulted in project delays, cost overruns and ongoing application errors after a program's release."
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