Describing the ICT systems of EDS
The organisation, which I will be describing on how they use ICT is
called EDS, EDS is situated in Milton Keynes. EDS was founded and set
up in 1962 and it is the leading global information technology
services company. EDS stands for Electronic Data Systems. EDS has
approximately 137,000 workers in 60 countries and about 12,000 workers
worldwide. This is 200 workers, which work part time, and 11,800
workers who work full time. In this essay I will describe the ICT
hardware they use. EDS use mostly Laptops for their work because it's
easy to move their laptop from company to company and once finished
their work they put it away into a bag for carrying around.
Software application used
Purpose for using the application
Microsoft Excel
For spreadsheets and managing budget and their sales.
Microsoft Access
For making databases
EDS uses a variety of hardware components is based on many hardware
components. They have a variety of input devices, output devices and
some storage devices. For a main processor they only use one processor
which the Intel Pentium. I will describe more in the paragraph below.
First of all they have input devices; these input devices are
Mouse, Keyboard and a Scanner. They use a mouse for controlling
Windows on the PCs and also to guide them on to where they want to go
and what they want to open, to do this you need something which will
show you where you are, this is shown on the PC by a pointer, which
helps you find and see clearly where you are going to and what you are
doing. The mouse is used in the offices connected to the PCs at the
back of the hard drive by using a USB port and on the laptops given by
the organisation, it has a built in mouse so you put your finger on
the small ball or small pad and guide it to where you want it to go.
The mouse they use is a standard Microsoft mouse.
Another input device is the keyboard, which has keys, which you press
and then send a signal to the computer, and then responds by putting
the text or number into the PC so you can see what you done. They use
a keyboard for entering text and numbers into the screens to either
make documents or spreadsheets. The make of their keyboard is just a
normal standard keyboard.
Another input device, which they use, is a scanner. A scanner is a
hardware device that captures images or text and converts them to a
Some of technology they will need to decide on will be whether to install a server computer, which is a computer on a network that performs important network functions for client computers, such as serving up Web pages, storing data, and storing the network operating system (and hence controlling the network). Server software such as Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, and Novell Open Enterprise Server are the most widely used network operating systems. As well the network operating system (NOS) routes, manages communications on the network, and coordinates network resources. It can reside on every computer in the network, or it can reside primarily on a dedicated server computer for all the applications on the network. In considering how their workers will communicate with each other in...
This passage is written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Chronicle of a Death Foretold. It is about Divina Flor who explains to the writer why she did not warn Santiago Nasar that he was going to die. She recounts that, as a child, she was sexually assaulted by him. This passage is so important to this book because it brings out the themes of women's roles in Latin American Society, power and culture. These themes help the Marquez bring out the important contexts of the story so readers can understand the motifs. Gabriel uses structure techniques, symbols, contrast, foreshadowing, imagery and figurative language to bring out the theme of gender roles.
Are mental map helping people? In the essay On Habit by Alain de Botton and “Possible World: Why Do Children Pretend?” by Alison Gopnik, both of the author indicate that humans develop mental maps to organize knowledge of location and characteristics of environment to get going experience. Gopnik believes that using mental maps to organize experience help people be efficient because it offers people direct information and solutions. He writes that once people have mental map in their mind they can find shorter and more convenient routes they could have taken.
Father Amador, despite being the catholic priest, was subject to prejudice because he was Spanish. In terms of his job as a priest, he was well respected as a religious figure, but when he was assigned to perform an autopsy of Santiago Nasar the prejudice was set free. The native Colombian doctor was the most critical of father Amador, he comments “there was never any way to make [Father Amador] understand that we tropical people have larger livers than greenhorn Galician Spaniards” (76). Marquez incorporates the doctor’s criticism as a metaphor to explain that the doctor believed that Amador did not understand the Colombian way of life because he was Spanish. Yet, the Colombian townspeople trusted Father Amador to guide them spiritually. Marquez focuses on this ironic issue when the Vicario twins come to him to seek forgiveness “‘we killed [Santiago] openly’ Pedro Vicario said, ‘but we are innocent.’ ‘Perhaps before God,’ said Father Amador” (49). Father Amador may have been Spanish, but the prejudice against him did not extend to his religious abilities, because his religious position was so vital to the
...ion to the will of Allah. Islam sees peace as consisting of two elements; to be at peace with God or inner peace, and secondly to be at peace with the rest of the world, or global peace.
printed out in a series of blue dots. The good thing about this method is that
It can also be used to determine your future position by projecting the present course and speed from your present position.
Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC) personnel were briefed regarding several areas that were a concern to Task Force Mercury (TFM) personnel. ISEC is assisting TFM in ongoing Special Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) projects for the Yongsan Relocation Program / Land Partnership Program (YRP/LPP). Areas of ISEC concern include security standards for SCIFs but also the obtainment of In Line Network Encryptors (INE)s. These items will be included in a future Augmentation to Table of Distributions and Allowances (AUGTDA) being prepared in support of new YRP/LPP requirements. ISEC personnel were also briefed on the future deployment of Common High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) Interoperable Manager to Efficient Remote Administration (CHIMERA) in supporting the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) and the Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System Korea (CENTRIXS-K) networks. They were also briefed on the possibility of the CHIMERA being used on the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications
...uing a perfect submission to Allah through the faithful completing of the Five Pillars. The requirements of the Five Pillars are evidently stated in the Qur'an for Muslims. For Christians the New Testament provides meaningful guidance on the examples of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Although both Muslims and Christians work determinedly for peace, their influence is limited. For Muslims the prejudices, misconceptions and stereotypes are difficult to overcome. Despite their best efforts the progress is slow and challenging. For Christians, the growing secularization of Western culture has led to a major fading of Christian impact, even in countries such as Australia where the bulk of the population are supposedly Christian. However both religions have principal teachings of peace that guide their adherents and contribute to individual and world peace.
Hargie, O. (2011). Skilled interpersonal communication : research, theory, and practice (5th ed.). London : Routledge.
Euthanasia was an idea created in the mid 1800’s, when John Warren recommended the used of chloroform to hasten death and take away pain. By definition, it means good death. Even if a death was brought upon out of mercy from a physician, but nothing good didn’t came from it, it’s not consider to be euthanasia. The greater good and the lesser evil can be interpreted in different way, and what is the value in life and it’s relation to the definition of death can also vary. Consequently, countless debates and cases emerged, where the decision to whether or not kill the patient was situated. Who get to decide and is it morally permissible in the first place. This problem emerges from each individuals’ value on life and how they perceive death. People can perceived death as an ending to a suffering, and denying that choice is inhumane, or they can perceived it as an end to self, and you can’t just kill yourself because its convenience. There are a lot of grey areas that emerged from this debate, but a deep look inside the debate. We can see that how our personal belief on life and death dictate our opinion. The debates on euthanasia, an important issue that can govern the relationship between hospital and the community, are separated into two sections, one for and one against, both sided used their individual interpretation of life to argued their opinion on the debate and when taking a closer look, we can see how the view in death dictate their opinion on the issue and how that affect the laws implemented by their government.
Clarity will form a direction you will head towards in your life. It will tell you where not to go. It will show you want you want. You will no longer have second thoughts and be uncertain of what you want. By clearly defining a destination you are able to map out a path as to how you will arrive
Ultimately, international regulations such as treaties or conventions may have an impact on the International Business Entrepreneur and its business enterprise. The remainder of this chapter examines these different sources or levels of regulations.
This helps people in their daily lives by making them think: What is reality? Can we really trust our brain, eyes, ears or taste? Our brain can make us think that we are seeing the thing but are we certain that it is true? Or is our brain just lying to us? An example is when we look at an optical illusion, our eyes make us believe that it is moving even though it is not; but we think it is moving because of the patterns. Our eyes tell our brain something and it can be false. We struggle with what is true. We are uncertain of things and we would rather believe what other people tell us instead of trying to figure out for ourselves if it is true. We live in ignorance by not knowing if what we know is
Interpersonal skills are valuable in everyday life and in business. There is a wide difference between people in their mastery of interpersonal skills. However, the assumption is that each skill can be learned and developed by everyone if they make the necessary effort.