Today piracy is one the of biggest problem in the world

Why pirate a software: Today piracy is one the of biggest problem in the world. It is getting less in very time-consuming way, Original soft ware companies are not trying enough to support more sales by customized coupons, pricing that supply to individual customers, capacity discounts, license options and more. Original soft ware companies are not trying enough to switch more shoppers into buyers first-time visitor special offers, voucher, bundles, and cross-sell messages. Original soft ware companies are not trying to build up customer relationships and develop the business with targeted e-mail promotion. They are not able to increase customer satisfaction by giving the (peace of mind) assurance and a backup which version is obtainable at all times. In most of the poorer countries there is a big problem of there own currency because there currency value is very low it's very hard to for a middle class or poor person to buy legal software. The software which is legal can also provide evidence that it is costly in more than one ways. Users have to pay high price each time they upgrade. The price is very high in poorer nation that's why people buy most of the pirate's software at there. Governments haven't took extreme actions to put an end to illegal copying. People are enthusiastic to low-priced entertainment so they will not pay outside what they already are,

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The impact of ICT on an adult in full-time employment and the effects on his/her working style

The impact of ICT on an adult in full-time employment and the effects on his/her working style The person that I interviewed is a recent graduate, he has been living in Stafford for less than a year and works for the County Council in the financial area of Social Services. Work His work wholly revolves around I.T, mainly using financial system's, the Internet of which the majority is e-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook Express. All the computers are run off servers which are most probably similar to the ones used in our school and the Internet is run through an Intranet (the Internet run through a network) which also runs the website which is used for people to find out about everything the council does from charity funding to social care for fostering and domiciliary patients, it also contains phone numbers etc. for schools, local council offices and other services as well as government regulations and policies. It also has message boards which can only be used by employees all though it is used as a buying and selling forum. There are a lot of restrictions on the network as well in the form that everyone has there own password for every piece of software that they use and they are restricted to the areas that they work in, an example of this is if he tried to get into an area that contained information about people enquiring about fostering and/or adoption then

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What is a Topology?

What is a Topology? A topology is the shape of a local area network or communications system. Topologies are either physical or logical. A physical topology is the layout of the network and how each node is connected to the network. This shows how the devices on a network are arranged and how they communicate with each other. A logical topology is the way the node (computer) communicates with the network and the way data is sent to each of the nodes. . What is a Bus topology? A bus topology is single cable that provides the network. This is called the central cable because it provides the network for all the nodes (computers). .2 Advantages of a bus topology? The advantages of a bus topology are that it is not very expensive to implement because a minimum length of cable is required to create the network. Another advantage of the bus topology is that computers can be added and removed without affecting the rest of the network. .3 Disadvantages of a bus topology? The disadvantages of a bus topology are that it is unreliable and the fastest computers delay the slower computers communication with the network. A break in the network will cause the whole network not to work. The performance of the network is decreased when more computers are added. .4 Where are bus networks used? Bus network are usually used at home when networking two computers together so that you

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ICT Implementation

3. Implementation: Tables 3.11 Item on Order table: The first thing I did when creating my database system was creating the tables. I made 5 different tables which include; Item Stock, Supplier, Order, Item on Order and Transaction table. In my first table (Item on Order) I entered fields that are relevant to gaining information about the order list in order to update the stock, like the id number, quantity ordered, price paid etc. I also entered the data type for that field like whether it was an AutoNumber, Text, and Date/Time etc. The primary key for tblItemOnOrder is ItemOrderID. Validation- to ensure only the correct format would be accepted: * Quantity on order- User can only enter quantity between 1 and 24 * Price Paid- User cannot enter price below £1 or above £50 The price paid field was tested with both normal and erroneous data, the validation was a success as it allowed the correct price values to be entered, but I like boys incorrect data displayed an error message. The user can only enter a value between £1 and £50. There are also lookups in the Item on Order table such as on the field id number; it needs to be looked up from the Item Stock table. The screen above shows a lookup being implemented into the item on order system, so when the user selects id number he can select which item of stock. The lookup is successful the user

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How a particular organisation can take advantage of IT developments

How a particular organisation can take advantage of IT developments I am going to make a report about a particular organisation (Golita Plumbing and Heating Supplies) can take advantages of IT developments in their organisation to improve it overall. This will basically include: start selling online, using or bringing computers in to the shop to do work on it and as well as how they can monitor their progress by using computers. The organisation The organisation (Golita Plumbing and Heating Supplies) sells a lot of products such as plumbing, heating, paints, electrical and garden products. It is situated locally here in Blackburn. Why recommend IT for the organisation (Golita)? As you already know, Golita sells a lot of products thus they can create a professionally made website where they can sell some of their items/products online as well as locally. This will benefit the organisation immensely. It will give Golita Plumbing and Heating Supplies more customers as they will get customers from outside of town such as Bolton, Preston and other local towns. By having an official website can give the organisation lots of benefits. Consumers will be able to see what kind of items they sell and whether they sell the right product for the right price that the customers are after. Other benefits are that it will also allow the other customers that are not local i.e. people

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Project Management - The Project Manager must have the necessary technical skills but he should have additional managerial skills i.e. the ability to lead and motivate a diverse group of people.

Project Management What is a Project? It is a short-term activity that brings together people, equipment and resources with a shared objective. The project must: * have a specified objective * be developed within a specified time frame * be developed within a given budget The Project Manager Must have the necessary technical skills but he should have additional managerial skills i.e. the ability to lead and motivate a diverse group of people. Business experience is necessary. The project manager has to plan and staff the project, analyse risks, monitor progress, control budgets and prepare performance appraisals. It is his responsibility to ensure that the project is kept on budget and on time. The project should be broken up into sub-tasks with set "milestones". The project manager has to allocate tasks to individuals or groups. He has to manage resources (e.g. people, equipment and materials) in the best possible way, in order to get the job completed on time and within budget. The project manager must interact with management of the client organisation. He must agree acceptance criteria with the client. Characteristics of a Good Team * Leadership * Appropriate task allocation * Following proper procedures and standards (e.g. the right documentation) * Monitoring, costing and controlling * Project standards agreed by all team members * A

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Network topology.

network topology network topology: The specific physical, i.e., real, or logical, i.e., virtual, arrangement of the elements of a network. Note 1: Two networks have the same topology if the connection configuration is the same, although the networks may differ in physical interconnections, distances between nodes, transmission rates, and/or signal types. Note 2: The common types of network topology are illustrated [refer to the figure on this page] and defined in alphabetical order below: * bus topology: A network topology in which all nodes, i.e., stations, are connected together by a single bus. * fully connected topology: A network topology in which there is a direct path (branch) between any two nodes. Note: In a fully connected network with n nodes, there are n(n-1)/2 direct paths, i.e., branches. Synonym fully connected mesh network. * hybrid topology: A combination of any two or more network topologies. Note 1: Instances can occur where two basic network topologies, when connected together, can still retain the basic network character, and therefore not be a hybrid network. For example, a tree network connected to a tree network is still a tree network. Therefore, a hybrid network accrues only when two basic networks are connected and the resulting network topology fails to meet one of the basic topology definitions. For example, two star networks connected together

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Visual Basic and Databases.

Visual Basic and Databases . Introducing Visual Basic and Databases Preview * In this first chapter, we will do a quick overview of what the course entails. We will discuss what you need to complete the course. We'll take a brief look at what databases are, where they are used, and how Visual Basic is used with databases. And, we'll review the Visual Basic development environment and the steps followed to build an application in Visual Basic. Course Objectives ==> Understand the benefits of using Microsoft Visual Basic to build a 'front-end' interface as a database programming tool ==> Learn database structure, terminology, and proper database design ==> Learn how to connect to a database using the Visual Basic DAO (data access object) control ==> Use the ADO (ActiveX data object) data control and data environment to connect to a database (Visual Basic 6 only) ==> Learn the use of Visual Basic data bound controls ==> Learn to make database queries using SQL (structured query language) ==> Understand proper database search techniques ==> Learn how to use the Visual Data Manager to create a database ==> Learn database management techniques ==> Learn to create and produce database reports ==> Learn how to distribute a Visual Basic database application ==> Understand connection to remote databases ==> Introduce other advanced database concepts Course

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Formal Specification, Verification, and Automatic Test Generation of ATM Routing Protocol: PNNI

Formal Specification, Verification, and Automatic Test Generation of ATM Routing Protocol: PNNI 1. Introduction For the reliability of ATM networks, there is an urgent need to apply some formal methods in validating these protocols and in generating test cases. The tools needed to accomplish these purposes include: a technique to model the protocol, a formal description language to describe the model, a protocol simulator to perform verifications, and a test generator to produce test cases. This work is a case study of applying formal verification and test generation tools to the ATM network routing protocol, or the ATM Forum Private Network-Network Interface (PNNI) Specification Version 1.0 [1]. The PNNI specification consists of three layers of protocols: the Hello protocol for identifying the status of NNIs; the Database Synchronization protocol for maintenance of routing databases; and the Peer Group Leader Election protocol for operations of hierarchical routing. Each of the PNNI sub-protocols can best be modeled as communicating Extended Finite State Machines (EFSM) with parameters [2]. The system behavior of the PNNI protocol system is the combined effects of three communicating EFSMs. The issue at hand is: Is it necessary to develop a complete composite state machine to correctly model PNNI, and if so, how? Furthermore, since a PNNI system represents an ATM network

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ICT in Organisations.

Assignment 2: ICT in Organisations Portfolio Assignment (2b) Graduate School of Education at Queens' University of Belfast Michael Edwards 11D Mr Kinkaid Introduction In the Graduate School of Education they use many different types of computers for many different things. Some staff will use their computers for typing long documents or letters; others may use them for creating PowerPoint presentations for lectures. In most organisations people will use their computers for similar things, but this isn't the case in a university. Server Hardware There are a number of servers, and these all do different jobs. Each server is allocated a name, and this is unique over the whole campus. Most of the main file servers are held within the computer centre. This allows them to rectify any problems that may arise if a server fails. All of the main servers work on dual hardware, and are hot swappable. This means that if one processor fails, or if one Random Access Memory slot fails, they are able to replace it, without any down time. The only time the server would go down would be in the case of a Power Supply Unit failing, and this can be fixed in a matter of minutes. In the computer centre all the computers are connected to a UPS and surge protection, in the form of sockets around the centre. The surge protection will stop computer components being damaged due to a

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