Essays Tagged: "Computer Industry"

Computer crime

Computer Crime:The Crime of the FutureEnglish II6 April 1996Computer Crimes Explosive growth ... ast decade has made newtechnologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As a result, computersplay an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life areinfi ... impersonal mischievousness. But whatever theirmotives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer. An attack by a hacker notonly affects the victim, but others as well. One case invo ...

(4 pages) 175 1 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

American computer Industry

od, has a few flaws Good structure, good organization, but wanders from time to timeAmerica and the Computer IndustryOnly once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect of ou ... siness in the U.S. and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredibleinvention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have be ...

(10 pages) 274 2 2.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Windows 95 or NT

the superior operating system for years to come.As one already knows, that if you keep up with the computer industry, that Microsoft Windows has been around for a long time. The Majority of all PC us ... does not carry this very useful feature. If one has ever tried to install a new peripheral to ones computer it can be a headache alone trying to decipher the instruction manual that comes along with ...

(3 pages) 91 0 3.5 May/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

THe Evolution of the PC and Microsoft

Xerox, Apple, IBM, and Compaq all played major roles in the development of the Personal Computer, or "PC," and the success of Microsoft. Though it may seem so, the computer industry did no ... t. It took many years of dedication, hard-work, and most importantly, thievery to turn the personal computer from a machine the size of a Buick, used only by zit-faced "nerds," to the very machine I a ... very machine I am typing this report on.Xerox started everything off by creating the first personal computer, the ALTO, in 1973. However, Xerox did not release the computer because they did not think ...

(3 pages) 189 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

2000 Problem

ally around the corner, promising a new era of greatness andwonder . . . as long as you don't own a computer or work with one. The year 2000 is bringing aPandora's Box of gifts to the computer world, ... the latch is slowly coming undone.The year 2000 bug is not really a 'bug' or 'virus,' but is more a computer industrymistake. Many of the PC's, mainframes, and software out there are not designed orpr ...

(12 pages) 202 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Marketing project

nicadvancements have amazed us all. Unfortunately, the educational gap for the commonman/woman as a computer end user has left many far behind. There are those who knowand those who don't. This gap is ... as left many far behind. There are those who knowand those who don't. This gap is the anchor of the computer industry. One questioncomes to mind. 'Why would I buy a computer, investing thousands of do ...

(5 pages) 245 0 2.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Immigration Reform

eruse of the family reunification laws, and the exploitation of employment based immigration in the computer industry are reasons for immigration reform.The United States welfare system has difficulti ... les County was responsible for 78,000 new jobs. They claim that the U.S. work force, especially the computer industry, will suffer from the withdrawl of highly skilled workers. The current unemploymen ...

(3 pages) 268 0 3.5 Apr/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

DELL: Annual Report Analysis The computer industry has become one of the most competitive industries in the world. With technology growing at amazing paces

The computer industry has become one of the most competitive industries in the world. With technology gr ... the most competitive industries in the world. With technology growing at amazing paces, many of the computer companies have fallen behind and even out of the industry since the development of the comp ... t of the computer. Only the strongest companies have been able to be profitable and efficient. Dell Computer Corporation is one of the few corporations to be able to remain at the top of the market. A ...

(8 pages) 1043 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Employee benefits programs are crucial to the recruitment and retention of employees in any industry. Effective programs enable employees to better cope with the demands of home and the workplace.

to lower employee turnover rates, retention of qualified employees, and motivation of workers. The computer industry has become the leader not only in technology and business, but also in the need fo ... 2 2. Data extract: Study of benefits and working conditions among manufacturers...APPENDIX A In the computer industry, as in any industry, companies are always striving to attract and retain skilled, ...

(16 pages) 1554 3 3.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management

Psychoanalysis of Bill Gates. Includes Freudian theory and Humanistic theory, Also includes biography. 2,543 words.

ccomplished entrepreneurs. His company, Microsoft, continues to both revolutionize and dominate the computer industry. Like a star athlete, Bill Gates is one of the largest business celebrities known. ... on had far reaching effects on Bill Gates life. For at Lakeside, Bill Gates was first introduced to computers. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13" ...

(10 pages) 250 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

History of database

Founding the FutureLike a lot of technologies in the computer industry, the foundations of relational databases can be tracked back to IBM in the 1960's ... elational models being invented along with a large number of other database models and a lot of the computer technology which is in use today.In 1970 an IBM researcher named Ted Codd published the fir ... l journal had insisted on the BNF for SQL being published in an article. The BNF is the syntax of a computer language, it explains exactly how each command interacts with each other and what is can an ...

(22 pages) 926 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The essay is entitled 'Dell's Supply Chain'. It's a descriptive business case about the uniqueness and strength in Dell Computer Corporation Supply Chain.

THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF DELL COMPUTERINTRODUCTIONAppealing to exactly what the customer wants would ultimately be an ideal organi ... nal cost to the customer, would be too good to be true! This however, is actually the edge for Dell Computer when it took the computer industry by storm with its direct model distribution and build-to ... st of its competitiors' off-the shelf models!Not surprisingly in 2001, Dell emerged as the number 1 computer systems company in the world and earned the number 7 spot on the Fortune magazine list of t ...

(6 pages) 1371 1 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Cisco System's control over the computer networking market and the history of their development.

The largest technology company in the world won't touch your desktop computer. The largest computer company in the world--or at least, the most valuable--is no longer Mi ... o another: Cisco Systems, which doesn't have any products you are likely to install on your desktop computer soon. Since then, Microsoft's stock has tumbled hard, and Cisco has solidified its leadersh ... its mission: they have cut Microsoft down to a size in which it no longer thoroughly dominates the computer industry.But if you feel any relief from that statistical adjustment, your next question mi ...

(8 pages) 283 1 4.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Bill Gates-story of...

INTRODUCTIONWe are living in the information age. Everything nowadays revolves aroundcomputers and electronics. A person in California can play another competitor in Iran a game of ches ... fornia can play another competitor in Iran a game of chess without leaving their home by the use of computers. Computers have become a lot smaller and much more famous around the world. One individual ... me a lot smaller and much more famous around the world. One individual has played a big role in the computer industry. He is an American business executive, chairman and chief executive officer of the ...

(2 pages) 68 2 3.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Book: Bill Gates Author: Adam Woog

e it is a biography on Gates, and I wanted to learn how the richest man in the world got started in computers.Bill Gates' life has been an interesting one. He is famous for his work in the computer in ... in the family.When Bill Gates was in grade school, he loved science and math. He got interested in computers when he visited the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle where he saw the Univac mainframe compute ...

(3 pages) 24 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Computer Programming as a career

Computer Programming Computer programming is an important career in the computer industry tod ... Computer programming is an important career in the computer industry today. Bill Gates was a computer programmer and look how far he got. The number of computer programmers is rising and ... g significantly, the number of programmers today is increasing slower than the number of some other computer specialists. In the year 2000, there were about 585,000 computer-programming jobs th ...

(2 pages) 68 0 2.7 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Strategic Analysis of Apple Computers Inc.

Apple Computer, Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino, California is a leader in the PC field for home, busin ... , business and education markets. Their products include the Macintosh line of desktop and notebook computers, the Mac operating system, the iPod digital music player. The manufacturing facilities are ... Apple and its subsidiaries worldwide had 11,000 employees and over 2,500 temporary employees.Apple Computers has experienced both good and bad times since it began its garage operation in 1976. Altho ...

(18 pages) 1551 1 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

Computer programmers Compare and contrast

Computer ProgrammersHave you ever wondered who made every game that you have played such as Mineswee ... h as Minesweeper, any word processing software that you typed your essay on such as Microsoft Word? Computer programmers made all those programs. Nowadays Computer Programmers are an indispensable uti ... ce businesses, private and public businesses, and in many other industries. Many people expect that computer companies usually employ Computer programmers, but in fact, computer programmers are employ ...

(5 pages) 112 0 4.4 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Programming Languages

COMPUTER AND ITS USE

Few industries have changed so much in such a short time as the computer industry, and the pace of change shows no sign of slowing. The computer now has a role in a ... ly affected the way people work, play, study and organize their lives.As we enter the 21st century, computers are influencing ways of teaching and learning, as access to computers in schools is becomi ... elop at his or her own pace and makes the whole learning process more flexible. In a teaching mode, computers provide a wide variety of information and practice material. They can also play a testing ...

(3 pages) 65 0 3.9 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

How can Dell use price to increase its market share?

into those arenas. Dell must increase market share in areas outside of the United States, where the computer industry is still rapidly escalating. By placing the primary focus on international expansi ... om the company via the Internet.There is an emphasis on the direct sales model approach in the Dell Computer Corporation. The sales model allows the organization to price beneath competitors like Hewl ...

(4 pages) 131 0 4.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing