Instructions
Write an essay (2 page minimum) response to this question:
Explain and define a Health Savings Account. Is it good or bad idea for health care? Does it expand or limit your options as a health care consumer? Please support your position with scholarly evidence.
Explain the difference in the way Isaac Newton, Sigmund Freud, and other socially influential public figures of their time used cocaine and/or opium and how socially influential figures of the time (Athletes, movie stars) of our time used cocaine. What justified the use of cocaine 200 – 300 years ago, compared to today?
Who are the Parsees of India? Describe how the Parsees and the British profited from the distribution of Opium in World Trade(Use the Internet) https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-57612365-dt-content-rid-455266483_1/xid-455266483_1
Altitude Online: Choosing Hardware
Jon Cabezas and his colleagues at Altitude Online are eager to take advantage of the benefits provided by new state-of-the-art hardware. Although they still need to collaborate with an ERP vendor to determine the specific requirements of the new ERP system, the systems administrators have a good idea of the general hardware requirements.
As a result of earlier acquisitions and mergers, Altitude Online currently has four separate information systems supported by four servers, each maintained by a systems administrator. An ERP system will combine the work of the four servers into one centralized computing facility or data center. Jon and his systems administrators plan to use blade servers at the core of the ERP to manage the enterprise-wide systems. They will house the servers in a small data center at corporate headquarters in New York. They also plan to use a storage area network (SAN) with solid-state drives for storage. To get the most our of each blade server, they will use virtualization. Using blade servers and a SAN means that Altitude Online can add more servers and drives as they are needed, allowing the system to scale to meet the demands of the growing company. Jon and the systems administrators will determine the exact amount of processing power and storage capacity they need after further investigation and collaboration with the ERP vendor.
Altitude Online has a sizable mobile workforce and office staff. To support its employees, the company needs desktop workstations in house and notebook PCs for its mobile users. Rather than desktop PCs, the system administrators are planning on using thin clients to save money and take advantage of the blade server system. Because some employees have relatively new desktop computers, the blade computers will be adopted gradually over time.
Altitude Onlines mobile workforce includes sales representatives and marketing engineers that work side-by-side with clients. The sales reps need to access records quickly and in any environment. Jon determines that tablet PCs will provide that flexibility. Marketing engineers need more computing power, and always work at a desk or table, so for them, a high-end notebook should do the job. Altitude Online will replace all of the mobile computers with a new tablet or notebook so that they have a standardized platform across the enterprise. In addition to mobile PCs, employees that work outside the Altitude Online offices will be equipped with BlackBerry smartphones so that they can have convenient access to e-mail and corporate systems from any location.
In addition to servers, PCs, and smartphones, Altitude Online will need to replace outdated printers, scanners, and special input and output devices it uses for graphics design and editing. These specialized devices include digital cameras, graphics tablets that support pen input, and large displays.
Question 1: How will Altitude Online determine the computing power and storage requirements of the new systems?
Altitude Online: Choosing Software
Typical enterprise-wide system development projects include the development of server software, to provide information from corporate databases or other information and communications services, client software to run on the users machines, and sometimes middleware to allow different types of systems to communicate.
The ERP system in which Altitude Online is investing will provide the software and systems that act as the backbone of the organization. It will manage and store business records such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, payroll, human resources, and other standard business systems and operations. All of the core enterprise software will be provided by the ERP. Jons team has been interviewing several vendors for an ERP solution and considering their bids for the contract. So far, it looks as though the team favors SAP for the job. However, businesses typically require more software than is used in its core enterprise systems. They require the special software tools of their trade.
Jon maintains a comprehensive list of all the software used at Altitude Online. He has to since maintaining a record of software licenses is a legal requirement for all businesses. Altitude Online uses a mixture of Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac PCs for its work force. Many of its Web developers and graphic artists prefer the Mac platform, while its business staff tends to prefer the Windows platform. Altitude Online uses Microsoft Office for its word processing, spreadsheet, email, and presentation capabilities. Many of its customers and partners use Office as well, so using the same software makes Altitude Online compatible with those it does business with. There are versions of Office for both Windows and PC platforms.
Altitude Online also uses several media development and production applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. Video production is done using Final Cut Pro for Mac. The Altitude Online Web developers utilize Adobe Dreamweaver, Cold Fusion, and other programming IDEs. There are a number of other applications in use across Altitude Online to meet the needs of individual employees.
Most of the personal application packages in use at Altitude Online will not be impacted by the upcoming system upgrade. They will continue to be used until they fall out of favor or require an upgrade. The company doesnt typically upgrade software unless the upgrade provides significant advantages. Once the ERP system is decided on, there may be minor adjustments required in personal application software. For example, the new ERP system may provide a unified communication system that makes Microsoft Outlook obsolete.
Once the contract is finalized with an ERP vendor, the team can begin the serious work of designing its enterprise-wide information architecture. Little else can proceed on this initiative until the ERP is decided on.
Question 2 : Why do you think Altitude Online uses two PC platforms Windows and Mac rather than standardizing on one?
Question: 3
Think of a software product that is currently not offered as a service. How would the requirements for this product change if it were offered as a service? How would the business processes change if the product were offered as a service? How would the business plan for such a transformation?
Note, Please answer this question on a new page and name it Question 3
Be sure your essay contains the following:
An opening paragraph that states a clear thesis that is focused, plausible, and arguable and that gives direction and purpose to the paper
A fair-minded, balanced, and objective development of the pros and cons of the issue in a well-organized sequence of ideas, free of mechanical errors
Credible, reliable, and authoritative evidence in support of the points made
A strong conclusion that summarizes your views, reminds the audience of the issue and its importance, and shows in brief that you have successfully defended your thesis
Length: 4-6 pages (not including title page or references page)
NO PLAGIARISM
Dr. Knowles talks of considering organizations as living entities. As an example, please read the two articles that I posted at the bottom of this discussion: Institutional memory – US Air Force and Organizational knowledge – Ghana local government.
Explain your understanding of Knowles’ use of describing organizations as living organisms. In light of the fact that the average worker changes professions every 4.2 years, how do organization’s build and retain memory?
Watch the clip from the movie Last of the Mohicans!!!!
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Watch the clip from the movie Last of the Mohicans detailing siege and guerrilla warfare in the Seven Years War. Explore the dynamics of siege warfare, the differing ideas of honor and actions of diplomacy by the British and French commanders and compare that with the type of warfare conducted by the Native Americans.
Think about how different views of war and honor influence our interpretation of people in the past as being “good” or “bad.”
Also think about the filmmaker and the use of history to create a narrative and the interplay between good and bad guys. The film establishes the Mohican forces as “good” whereas the Huron are “bad” and their leader provides a “nemesis” for the main actors to oppose. Watch the clip from the movie and post a discussion that answers the following questions:
Is this movie an accurate depiction of history and the complex interactions between European powers with various native groups? Or, was the film simply creating a story for effective movie making?
Describe how the director sets up “good” and “bad” characters. How do viewers know the difference?
Describe the differences between European warfare and native warfare.
Topic: Investigating Social Media/Online Dating Scams
Required post: What are your suggestions for preventing this crime/fraud in the future (casebook question # 12).
You may also discuss the case and ask questions here:
2019 Match.com Fraud
For this module, you will be reading the attached research articles and also researching the following case:
2019 Match.com Fraud
Open up the following file and create a first spreadsheet: Lab 4 Example.pdf
Lab 4 ExampleB.docx
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1. type all the data as it is shown in the example and then format it afterwards.
a. first cell – Budget
b. second cell – Three-Week Trip to Europe
c. third cell – Expense Unit Unit Cost Number Total
d. fourth cell – Airfare from Los Angeles, Ticket, $ 850.00, 1
e. fifth cell – Accommodations: Youth Hostels, Night, $ 30.00, 10
f. sixth cell – Accommodations: Pensions, Night, $ 80.00, 8
g. seventh cell – Accommodations: Hotels, Night, $ 100.00, 3
h. eight cell – Food, Day, $ 75.00, 11
i. ninth cell – Food: Hostels, Day, $ 20.00, 10
j. tenth cell – Car Lease, Week, $ 400.00, 2
k. eleventh cell – Gas, Kilometer, $ 1.50, 40
l. twelfth cell – Sightseeing, Day, $ 20.00, 21
m. thirteenth cell – Shopping, Day, $ 10.00, 21
2. adjust columns from A to B so that the labels on the left that starts with “Airfare from Los Angeles” so that it does not overlap to the next column.
3. highlight “Budget” from left to right until you are just over the totals below and select merge and center.
4. highlight the “Three-Week Trip to Europe” and merge and center it like you did “Budget”.
5. For Budget – make the font size 18 and change the background to dark red by choosing the paint bucket icon and selecting dark red. Change the font to white.
6. highlight “Three-Week Trip to Europe” and change the font to size 16, dark blue.
7. highlight “Unit Unit Cost Number Total” do a right-click and choose format cells, alignment, on the “Degrees” box, type the number 90.
8. in the first totals box, enter an equal sign, select the first unit cost, put in a * and select the first number under the label Number. Hit enter
9. On the bottom right hand corner, select the dark black cross – autofill handle and copy it all the way down.
10. Total this totals column by selecting the empty cell below the las total and select auto sum and enter. To the left of that total type Expense Subtotal. Adjust column as necessary.
11. Select the cell under that total and type the formula: =.10*4605 and enter. To the left of that total type – Contingency: 10%
12. Add the two totals ( contingency and expense subtotal) select the empty cell below and select auto sum. Adjust the circular cell reference so that it highlights the two totals and then enter.
REFLECTION: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Here is your goal for this assignment:
Write an essay discussing internationalism and isolationism
Discuss the advantages of both internationalism and isolationism. One thing to think about is how the isolationists’ and interventionists’ opinions differed regarding America’s responsibility to other nations. Determine whether you prefer a foreign policy of isolationism or internationalism. Defend your position in the form of a 500 word newspaper editorial. Use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling in your editorial.
Read Kutsche, pp. 27 – 37. Begin to work on the assignment described in Kutsche “Private Language” (this should be 3 – 6 pages in length).