Essays on Computing Technology

Abstract

The discussion over the advantages and disadvantages of the cloud computing is being held over the years. There are three models that are used in order to define has this technology will be used, such as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. This paper provides the overview of the differences of those models and cover the concerns that are associated with the use of the cloud computing. Even though the future of any technology is not easy to predict, we try to analyze the current market of cloud computing and based on that try to predict how it will evolve with ...

Introduction

The invention and development of computers have changed many aspects of human society. Most of these changes were too revolutionary, that it is often hard to imagine a life without computers. This increasing reliance of the society towards computing technology is referred to by scholars as ‘internet of things’, a term they use to describe the interconnectedness of people and computing technologies (Gubbi, Buyya, Marusic & Palaniswami, 2013, p.1646). One of the most impacted professions in the advancement of computers is the accounting profession. In fact, computing and accounting are so related that they are often used interchangeably. For accountants, ...

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Introduction

Cloud computing is a considerably new development which has taken root in the business world (King, 2008). Mell & Grance (2011) define cloud computing as a model that enables the convenient, ubiquitous, and network access to configurable computing resources that are pooled together. These resources include computer services, network servers, networks, and storage space for data. These resources can be provided to prospective customers and also forfeited without the need for significant management effort. The interaction between the provider of cloud computing services and the customer is also not required for this model (Mell & Grance 2011). Cloud computing consists of ...

True cloud competencies

In the midst of fresh companies coming up to provide cloud based services each day, the first step is to decide a provider whose main capabilities are concentrated on the cloud. On premise vendors of systems have extremely dissimilar sets of skills, software design, business models, approaches, as well as infrastructure as compared to those central part competencies of a cloud service provider. Much of cloud computing companies’ businesses achievement is dependent on an optimistic performance experience of the system. It is for this reason that real multi-tenant companies for cloud computing places an important resource ...

Introduction

Technology has been a significant component in design and interaction. With the use of technology, the ways in which designers interact with each other has changed considerably. Moreover, technology has changed the way designers come up with their work due to advancements in computing technology and the development of software that offers greater versatility and innovation. . Digital design is the leading and the most widely adapted form for designers these days facilitated by technologies developed in order to ensure better delivery of service. The rise in technological advancements changed the concept of digital design in today’s contemporary business environment. ...

For : Prof. Muhamad Ali

President, Katen Mills, Inc Electronic storage industry This memorandum presents to you some sustaining innovations and disruptive innovations that have affected the electronic storage manufacturing industry for the past 10 years. Sustaining innovations that has helped the industry are the creation of Nanotechnology that enabled the production of storage devices that are smaller but with bigger capacities. On the other hand, the industry has also been affected the presence of the cloud computing technology. Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that is focused on designing and producing systems on a molecular scale. It is considered a sustaining innovation in ...

Introduction

Background literature indicates that recently there has been a remarkable technological revolution in health care. Advances in cellular devices, social networks, data analytics, and wireless connectivity have developed enough to make the conception of wireless medicine an actuality. According to Kumar, Khambantla, Hu, Lifson and Xiao, wireless technologies have enhanced better quality of patient care. In the light of these technological advances stimulated by participative internet use and social media, this paper details the use of Mobile Computing (MC) technologies in health care. It also discusses the implications of social networking in health care support and security alarms about the ...

Business technology has transformed how the business world operates with many business enterprise approaching the role played by technology.Technology has had a positive impact with many businesses now thriving on the use of technology rather than the traditional means of business operations. Business success is now being determined by how well a business adopts and integrate technology in its operations starting from the top level management to the senior most employees.Competition is now based in technology with companies adopting the use of technology in almost all areas of operation. Data storage is a key area where technology has played a key role; ...

Gmail is an email service that is provided by mogul company Google well known for its browser services Google provides several internet services in cloud computing that include; Google Calendar, Google App Engine, Google Docs, Google Cloud Storage, and Gmail among others. Foremost, the choice for Gmail as a mailing service for an institution such as a university presents several security advantages. Gmail employs user passwords to ensure the security of user accounts. The passwords are integrated into the browser information that is stored in the programs files of the primary disk C of the computer. What is more the password ...

Ethical considerations

The features of cloud computing as discussed previously have given rise to several ethical issues with regard to cloud computing. This section will discuss some of the ethical issues specifically associated with cloud computing.

In essence the cloud computing amounts to three developments;

- Transfer of control from technology users to third parties servicing the cloud due to outsourcing and offshoring of ICT functionality to the cloud . - Data storage in multiple physical locations across several servers across the world owned, managed and administered by different organizations. - The multiple service interconnection across the cloud. At the different levels functionality and service is provided by the ...

Questions About Computers

- What are ASCII & UNICODE? Why are they important? ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. An ASCII code is the numerical representation of English characters. UNICODE is a computing industry standard that provides numbers for characters regardless of the platform, program or computing language. Computers deal with just numbers and therefore ASCII and UNICODE are the useful in transferring data between computers and standardizing computing operations. - If you were going to purchase a new PC in the next month, what type would you buy? Justify your selection based on the discussions and the course materials. ...

Abstract

Large scale implementation of information systems undergoes a lot of process and risk management. With organization-wide information systems that are bound to automate large-scale business processes, complexity is increased as there is a need to have good integration of the divergent processes in the organization. With automation in the business processes in many companies, there is the saving of operations costs and the possibilities of attaining collaboration in a creative and innovative way. The recent developments in large-scale information systems have made the working of the various departments synergized so that the human resource department can work on the information from the ...

Introduction

This paper seeks to examine the emerging technologies that are being adopted by tech firms in the need to go green. Companies such as Facebook and Google have come up with initiatives through which they have reduced the amount of energy that the companies use. The policies adopted by Facebook and Google have had a very impactful influence on most small businesses globally (like and ). and are cloud computing service providers with a large number of servers that need to be energy efficient. Therefore, green technology is important when it comes to ensuring that tech companies are energy efficient. The term ‘ ...

Wikis are Web 2.0 tools that can be used to publish and share information through a Web site (Frydenberg & Press, 2009). As a collaborative tool, a wiki can be used for online discussions, for facilitating coordination on group projects, and can reduce the need for frequent meetings (“Eight Ways to Use School Wikis,” 2009). It can also be used for the posting of announcements and notes that users can easily refer to when necessary. In addition, it makes the sharing of documents and ideas easy. It can also be easily set up and has a very intuitive interface that anyone can quickly ...

Apple Company

Introduction

Apple inc. came into being during the April 1, 1976; the company was incorporated during the January 3, 1977, as Apple Computer Inc. Apple Inc. is one of the key players in the computer and digital electronic industry. It is a multi-national corporation based in the United States; it focuses on the design of computer software, hardware and various brands of consumer electronics. Some of the most common products in the market produced by Apple Inc. include Macintosh computers, iPod, the iPhone and the iPad (Young 2005). Apple also various brands of computer software suites in its list of ...