Essays on Spreadsheet

Interprocess communication (IPC) is a group of programming interfaces which enable a software developer or programmer to coordinate different tasks and activities among different program operations which execute simultaneously in the operating system. IPC enables a program to handle many user requests at the same time. An user request results in execution of multiple processes in the operating system. The processes must communicate with one other to carry out their tasks. The interfaces of IPC aids in communication,data exchange among the different processes. There are advantages and disadvantages present in every method of IPC. A single program can ...

CREATING FORMULAS IN EXCEL

Overview. Formulas are one of the most commonly used features of Excel. They can be used to carry out simple addition and subtraction or far more complex mathematical calculations. This guide is a primer on adding formulas to an Excel spreadsheet and performing basic calculations with them. Formulas perform calculations on data that is stored in the cells in a spreadsheet. The whole reason formulas exist in Excel is that they are used to perform calculations dynamically, in other words, they make life easier for users. Say, you have a spreadsheet with a column that has 100 rows and ...

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, ...

 Fire Alarm Monitoring- contact Datawatch and have them change status to “testing” during any inspection or anything that could trigger the fire alarm. Fire Alarm Out of Service: Datawatch is the facilitator for fire alarm services in the building. The code of building is 966, and the contact number of Datawatch service center is 240-683-6520. He will take few minutes to come and resolve all the issues related to fire alarm without charging any additional amount as it is a free service.  Roof Leaks- Call Firestone. We use Tecta America as the company that provides the service. Our warranty ...

Capstone Project of a Community Surveillance System in Kentucky: Evaluation of the Community Surveillance System and the HealthSIS system (Emergint technology Inc.) used in the Northern Kentucky Health Department and St. Elizabeth Hospital

Abstract . 4

Surveillance Systems Overview 5 Disease Surveillance: Responsibilities and Procedures . 6 Project Goals .. 8 Emergint, Inc. (HealthSIS) .. 9 Monthly Log .. 11 Emergent: Health Department and St. Elizabeth Interface .. 12

Performance Issues at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 13

Questions Regarding Performance Issues at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital . 14

Performance Issues at the Kentucky Department of Health 15

Possible Solutions for Performance Issues .. 16

Using DCTS Computer Software 18

Conclusion and Recommendations .. 19

Works Cited 21

Appendix A .. 22 Abstract The surveillance systems for hospitals are crucial ...

Part A - The impact of accounting on the IT Development 4

Part B – Question 1 - Introducing or Upgrading Computerized Accounting Systems 5 (a) Advantages and Disadvantages of using a Computer Accounting System 5

Advantages 5

Disadvantages 5 (b) Considerations when setting up a Computerized Accounting System 6

Completion of an Accounting Cycle 6

Recording all Transactions from Manual Trial Balance 7 Running a Trial or Testing Phase 7 Verification of the Computerized Accounting System 7 (c) Chart of Accounts and Coding Structure is Followed by Impetus Limited 8

Part B – Question 2 - Accounting Packages 8

(a) The Features of an Accounting Package 8

Security 8

Reporting 9 Interdepartmental Operations 10 (b) ‘Module’ in an Accounting Package and its Purpose 10 (c) ‘Integrated’, ‘Semi-Integrated’ and ‘Non-Integrated’ Modules ...

Performance reports/dashboards are essential key metric tools in the health care system since they assist managers especially nurses to have access to up-to-date holistic data concerning the wellbeing of the patients, the state of the facility financially, work operations/schedules and the quality of care rendered to patients. Additionally, it saves time that a health practitioner would use to go through a pile of files manually and compile a comprehensive report for further analysis. A dashboard in my place work (St. James Hospital) where I work as nurse manager would be critical in improving health care services to our clients ...

LIMITED LEVERAGE

One thing that is clear from the vignette is Frank does not want to close his business and work for someone else. However, he must replace his primary asset, his truck, or he will be forced to close the business. Since he does not have the equity to purchase the truck, he must find the funds somewhere else. The only options are to find an investor or borrow the money. The vignette mentions nothing about an option to find an investor. He is adamantly against using debt. His daughter Stephanie suspects he does not know the proper use of ...

Introduction

An electronic research tool is a device that aids the process of gathering details and facts to be needed in a case. Its emergence has been able to provide lawyers the platforms where there they can get more facts about their respective cases as evidence without leaving out vital pieces of information. The two major ways through which an electronic research will enhance my performance level as well as productivity in this case are stated and explained below for proper understanding.

Updated legal information

This is perhaps one major role of electronic research tools and how they will aid me to get ...

Introduction

Graduating as a financial student is a significant achievement that guarantees an individual in the broad field of finance. However, financial professional needs to identify a suitable career option and assess which financial institutions have suitable opportunities for new professionals. This paper identifies financial career options that a new financial professional may pursue. The paper also describes the value that each career option adds to a company. Also, the paper identifies some of the important skills that would make a person eligible in each financial position.

Body

Describe two financial career options that a person with a finance education would ...

Recommendations to the Restaurant Manager

In the current state, the restaurant is profitable. The break-even point is 89,474 covers with a margin of safety of 10,526 covers, and the net profit is £60,000. This implies that the restaurant sales have to fall, by at least 10,526 covers for it to start making losses. The manager has several considerations to make on measures to improve the profitability of the restaurant. The available options and offers are discussed below.

Reducing the price to £10.00

If the price is reduced to £10.00, there will be a rise in sales to 12,000 covers. The contribution margin will fall ...

The Cooking Hut Company (CHC), a kiosk retailer, has never budgeted due to its nature as a start-up.  CHC is now reaching the point where operations are predictable enough that a budget would be helpful for planning purposes.     Using spreadsheet software, prepare 2016 budget schedules & pro forma financials by quarter and in total, unless otherwise noted, based on the assumptions provided in this narrative. You will submit one Excel workbook (or Google spreadsheet).  There should be only three worksheets in the workbook. Each worksheet is a stand-alone budget scenario: (#1) base case scenario, (#2) modify cash flow scenario, and ( ...

Evaluation of franchise investment

The franchise investment project is evaluated based on the net present value and the internal rate of returns. The available information is used to determine the NPV and IRR of Schneller Zug and Kyuko Densha. The two measures are used to assess whether each project is viable. NPV and IRR also help in choosing the better project between the two. NPV and IRR are determined using the cost of capital for Javelin Railway Co.

Determination of the cost of capital

The cost of capital is the return investors require from investment to secure funding. It is the minimum return projects must generate to be funded ...

Introduction

The firm randomly sampled 30 customers that visited the restaurant between 1st match 2016 to 28th march the same year. The overall is further divided into three strata with each having a total of ten respondent based on whether the customer purchased alcohol beverage, non-alcoholic beverage or food. The decision is taken since the paper aims at understanding its ability to retain customers based on satisfaction and probability of return measures in each business line. In addition, the firm is interested in understanding satisfaction level associated with the support facilities such as the washroom, interior design, sink cleanliness and ...

Reflection

Part 1 List three concepts, ideas, or techniques that you learned. Describe how the content relates to your current job or career goals. The first concept learnt is relational database basics: the video is very effective in explaining the basics of database understanding. The video focuses on how to use the database and for such it requires for the understanding of the basic of the database management. The video explains how CRUD TASK is done and its relevance to database management. In addition to creating and interacting with a database, the DBMS provides maintenance and user administration capabilities. DBMS ...