Communication Methods and Media
Communication Methods and Media Task 1 Method Description of Method How Used Within Insurance Company Simplex Communication in only one direction. Head office sends sales advisors updates using pagers. Pagers can only receive data and cannot send data, therefore this is simplex communication. Half-duplex A channel that can carry data in both directions but not at the same time. When sales advisors are working in pairs going door to door they use walkie talkies to communicate with each other, this is half duplex communication. Duplex This is when communication can take place in both directions at the same time. Within the company e-mail is used as a communication tool. This is duplex communication. Parallel This is when multiple bits of data are sent at once and each bit uses a separate wire. This is suitable for short distances. Because parallel transmission is used within very short distances it would be used within the company's computer system. E.g. buses. Serial Serial communication is when data is sent over a single wire and timing information is required. This is slower than parallel but is suited to long distances. The company uses serial transmission to communicate with their brokers all around the world. Task 2 Transmission Medium Description/ Features Situation Where Used Explanation of Suitability Thin wire coaxial cable This is a
Relations between Taeko and Galeano’s Systems
Chantel Pomerville World Literature One Relations between Taeko and Galeano's Systems The system of society that Japanese women were to follow during the 1930's can be related to Eduardo Galeano's portrayal of "The System". His work, The Book of Embraces, is a compilation of many short writings on society and human emotions. The three essays entitled, "The system", tell how people act, how people are expected to act, and how people think. In the Japanese society that Taeko, from Junichiro Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters is from, women are expected to think and act as dictated by men. Taeko is the rebellious sister, who does not want anyone holding her ambitions back. She builds her own career, and denounces her family name so she can live freely. Galeano's idea of the system of the world is one where people give off an aura of indifference, immorality and impatience. The Japanese system is not so much immoral as it is unyielding to change. Taeko attempts to bring about a modern change, and every time she was penalized by society. "The System 1" describes how the modern government and political 'system' fails to operate correctly. The system does not work, and everything is a lie. Money rules everything, and laws cease to exist. "Nothing is worthwhile when the people are at the service of things" (131). In "The System Two", Galeano implies that image is always
Communications in business.
Communications In business there are different forms of communication happening every day, there are many different ways that you can communicate with people and many different times you will need to communicate with people in business because things are always changing. You could be having a meeting with you bosses, talking to you co-worker or on the telephone talking to someone. Communication is not just talking to someone or a group of people, when you speak to someone this is known as verbal communication and there are many different for of this. There is also non-verbal communication, this is when you communicate with someone but you don't have to be speaking to him or her. You could be using written words, books, fax, email or a PowerPoint presentation. These forms of communication could be used when there is a company meeting or just showing someone something. The are two different times people will need to communicate in business, you could be communicating formally or informally. Formal Formal communication is when you are talking about work and only work, and this may include many things. You could be on the phone, in a meeting, writing a report or just talking to you boss. Th a word line of communication is to do with Organisation charts, it is the way employees formally communicate through the Organisation and whom they usually communicate to. The manager
To What Extent Was the Poor Law a New Poor Law?
To What Extent Was the Poor Law a New Poor Law? In 1832, the government was aware that something was needed to be done about the increasing rates for poor relief around the country. Eight commissioners were appointed to investigate how effective the Elizabethan Poor Law actual was, and whether it needed reform. The commission argued that the current system was inefficient, not cost effective and bad for the poor, but whether these assumptions were actually pure truth or whether they were exaggerated just to accelerate reform is debatable. In the past, poor relief was given by different parishes to those who appeared eligible. Each parish was responsible for their own ways of working, with one overseer (a landowner or trader) in control of giving out relief, and the rate payers giving into a central fund for that community only. Now, there was a national system to be set up, where all the relief would be controlled by a central body. The poor law commission were appointed to draw up a bill which recommended how poor relief could be improved in England and Wales. Three commissioners were appointed to oversee the investigations. They were mainly politically prominent figures, who had no real care for how the poor law was. These were based in London, and given the power to issue regulations regarding how the poor relief was given. In the commissions, the workers were paid
Different types of E-commerce.
E-commerce Ecommerce is the ability to, browse, decide, purchase goods online through the use of the internet and internet transactions exchange procedures. There are four different types of E-commerce and they are • Business to Business (B2B) • Business to Consumer (B2C) • Consumer to Consumer (C2C) • Consumer to Business (C2B) The advantages of using of ecommerce for the customers are * Buying can be easy and private because the product you want to buy maybe in another country making it easier to buy it from your own home and it can be brought privately this way because no one has to know that you have brought that product. * You would have much choice over the internet because the internet has become so big there are endless products you would want to buy. * It can also save you time buying something over the internet because the place you would want to go to could be a long distance away making it more efficient to do it over the internet. * Buying is interactive and immediate because you can buy it with instant success making it easier and immediate. * Can be used 24/7 because the internet ever closes. Disadvantages of ecommerce for the customers are: * Security concerns with personal and credit card details. * You can't check the quality when purchasing like you could in a shop. * Things might look different online to what you get e.g. slightly
Electoral College Reform.
Electoral College Reform By David Timan January 6, 2003 At one time, it was impractical for the People to vote directly for their President, but times have changed. The People of the United States of America are now left with the Electoral College, an ineffective and at times obstructive system of electing their president. I propose that the obsolete Electoral College be abandoned and that a more democratic popular vote system be used. The need for such a change is very evident when one examines the possibility in the system for the most popular candidate to lose, the ridiculous nature of the congress choosing the President in a case of no majority and the unnecessary complexity of the system. The possibility for the Presidential Candidate with the majority of the popular vote to loose an election is ever present in this ridiculous system. Three times in American history, democracy has been defeated in this way by the Electoral College. Occurring in 1876, 1888 and most recently in 2000, such a catastrophe cannot be taken lightly. In each of these cases, the second place candidate (by electoral college votes) received more popular votes than the candidate who was sworn into office did. If Abraham Lincoln correctly described the United States, as a, "government of the people, by the people, for the people," in his Gettysburg address, then why is the direct choice
Electoral Reform it
Politics: When looking at Electoral Reform it is important to understand that there are many factors that effect whether a particular electoral system is effective in producing the results it is needed to. For example, in some situations it is important for the results to be conclusive, to sway in one particular direction so that things can be implemented. Yet in other situations it does not matter because people are only voting for one of two options and results are therefore conclusive and can only go one way or the other. Therefore it is important that there are different electoral systems because not all systems would be suited to the situation. Due to first past the post being seen as an unrepresentative voting system there are many supporters of electoral reform. However, when thinking about Electoral Reform it is important to note that anyone who has power is unlikely to want to give it away. Therefore due to this, those who can get to power by first past the post (Labour) will not want reform, and those who cannot get to power by first past the post (Liberal-democrats and other minority parties) will want it. Yet even though first past the post is unrepresentative due to the constituent candidates it is however very effective at being able to produce decisive governments. It is a plurality system, and this way parties can campaign with a clear manifesto and
Using Search Engines
Task 1 Using Search Engines Introduction In this task I have been asked to research for a website by using a search engine that I think is best suitable for the research. In this research I will be finding a weather station website that contains forty years of data on rainfall. The reason for why I want this is because I need to see whether there has been a decrease or an increase in rainfall. In order to do find the website I will have to type in specific words and phrases into the search engine; to tell the search engine what exactly I'm looking for. As part of the task I will also have to use logical operators which are, AND, NOT and OR to search for the website. I will be explaining each of the logical operators in detail below: - AND: - In search engines they automatically put this is a search so you don't really need to put it in the search bar. So if you put in a search like 'birds bees,' it will put in AND to make 'birds and bees' and will only bring back websites that have 'birds and bees' in the website. OR: - In a search this would bring up more websites. For example if I put in a search like birds or bees, it will bring up sites with just birds in it, websites with just bees in it and websites that have both Birds and bees. So by using OR it brings back more websites. NOT: - By using NOT, it will dismiss anything I put after NOT. So for example if I put
Making Reference To Leading Alternative Systems, Critically Assess the Case For Electoral Reform In the Uk.
MAKING REFERENCE TO LEADING ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS, CRITICALLY ASSESS THE CASE FOR ELECTORAL REFORM IN THE UK. Voting and elections are essential for true democracy. A democracy is a political system were everyone within that system has the right to have a say on how the system is run. Whilst direct democracy is impractical, representative democracy can be as good. Instead of having 30,000 people having their say on each issue that comes to their attention, one representative can try his/her best to sum up the feeling of their constituency overall on the matter at hand. This both saves a lot of time and also means that the representative must work to ensure that he retains the vote of the electorate to retain his/her seat in the representative assembly. The current system of voting representatives for general elections in the UK is the 'first past the post' or 'simple majority' system. The UK is split into different geographic locations, called constituencies. These constituencies have approximately the same population. As people constantly move, the boundaries of these constituencies have to be altered from time to time to ensure people are receiving fair representation, and in the UK this is done by the Boundary Commision. One candidate will be elected from each constituency to represent it in the House of Commons. The winning candidate needs only a majority of the
Developing a Network.
Syemtec Computers Developing a Network Symtec's Opportunity for developing a network for Eye-lights Introduction Eye-lights Network Solution A graphics company called Eye-Lights has approached Symtec. Eye-lights have asked Symtec to create a network system that will allow the workers of the company to share a printer. Eye-lights are based in Birmingham. It opened 2 years ago in Birmingham. Now one of the company's workers is going to move to London but still continue working for the company. Also an opportunity has arisen to work with a designer from Paris. Research in to possible solutions Symtec have looked into the possible solutions for developing a network in the Eye-lights office. But for the users outside of Birmingham will need to connect to the same network within the Eye-lights building another method will need to be looked into for this. On the following pages is research into this problem and a clear explanation for the possible solutions that could be used within the Eye-lights company. After looking at this research I have discovered the ideal network for the company. But there are a few factors still missing from the research I need to have a look at the following things: * Operating System * Application Software to be distributed across the network * Security on the network * Antivirus Software * Hardware This research will be shown on the
