how smart are computers really

... the fact table that are accessed by the SSBM queries are not very compressible if they not have order to them, since they are either keys (which have high cardinality) or are random values The ... compressed data [4] Like the other two systems, it shows that a column-store can dramatically outperform a row-store on warehouse workloads, but doesn’t carefully explore the design space of feasible ... caseby-case implementation in row-stores, in all column-stores (that we are aware of), blocks of values from the same column are sent to an operator in a single function call Further, no attribute...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 13:20

... are only two things in life worth striving for One is happiness; the other is success There are a lot of happy people who aren’t very successful And there are a lot of successful people who aren’t ... say.” — Maura Moynihan, Author, Yoga Hotel SECOND EDITION YOU ARE A BRAND! SECOND EDITION YOU ARE A BRAND! In Person and Online, How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success CATHERINE ... always the smartest person in the room Now, it’s nice to be smart, but that doesn’t necessarily make you successful, as Catherine points out in this book Sometimes being smart is a handicap Smart...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:28

... Objectives • Describe wireless wide area networks (WWANs) and how they are used • Describe the applications that can be used on a digital cellular telephone • Explain how cellular telephony functions ... devices • Messages are limited to about 160 characters – Applications • • • • • Person-to-person Agent-to-person Information broadcast services Software configuration Advertising How Cellular Telephony ... beyond the cell area – Same frequency can be used in other cells at the same time – Except in adjacent cells • Cell phones have special codes How Cellular Telephony Works (continued) How Cellular...

Ngày tải lên: 13/09/2012, 10:52

... you really make money through social media or is it primarily for building awareness and loyalty? How I write messages that will generate more sales? Are there any established norms for how many ... #4: How I improve customer engagement with social media? Many marketers aren't sure how to connect with customers and prospects via social media Here are a few related questions: • • • • How ... This chart shows how B2B social media use differs from B2C-focused businesses B2C are more focused on Facebook and B2B are more focused on LinkedIn and video Also note that B2B companies are utilizing...

Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2013, 08:51

... after which its ends and individual wafer discs are sliced off The wafers are generally available in diameters of 150 mm, 200 mm, or 300 mm, and are mirror-polished and rinsed before shipment ... temperature Finally, the lead frames are cut apart into individual packages Characteristic Selection  The packaged IC chips are tested and selected The IC chips are tested by direct current (DC) ... characteristics The IC chip packages are individually set on a tester, and their DC characteristics and function characteristics are tested according to a program prepared in advance Printing and Lead...

Ngày tải lên: 25/01/2014, 10:20

... my marketing efforts, but there are so many options that I don't know where to begin Where are the best places to start? How newbies like me get started? #4: How I manage the social balance? ... question people want answered Here are a few related questions: • • • How I respect the medium and maintain proper etiquette for each social media outlet? How carefully should we proceed with social ... media platforms are customers going to be looking at in three months and three years from now? Which elements are persistent and long-term versus those that are fads? What sites are best to use...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 02:20

... repeated game, however, needs more communications and cooperation among the players We have compared the benefits of improving security technology and improving incentives In particular, we show that ... Assume there are n “players” The security investment (or “effort”, we use them interchangeably) of player i is xi ≥ This includes both money (e.g., for purchasing antivirus software) and time/energy ... is shown in Fig Then, ¯ ¯ ¯ y ∞ ¯ the social cost G = · f (¯) + y Note that y (−f ′ (z))dz = y ¯ ¯ f (¯) − f (∞) = f (¯) (since f (y) → as y → ∞), therefore y y ¯ in Fig 1, · f (¯) is the area...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 23:20

... current bondholders are concerned they’ll be left holding depreciating assets when rates reverse course The biggest questions for most are how much might I lose? and for how long? Lessons from ... When Bonds Fall: How Risky Are Bonds if Interest Rates Rise? The Inverse Relationship between Interest Rates and Bond Prices Bond coupon rates are typically set at, or close to, ... knew that already.2 How would Aaa bonds compare on a similar measure historically? This answer appears in Figure below The following chart plots the largest such events, and shows that drawdowns...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:21

... than ,000 employees 4.52% are executive management 23.47% are middle management 6.6% are executive directors 3% are execution staff 6% are other 8% of respondents are from the US and Canada, ... expensive; therefore, they are a natural irst category to cut Only 7% of respondents are increasing investment in this area: 33% are not changing investment while 59% are decreasing it Print advertising ... smaller companies are still growing and need to grow marketing to gain market share Many mid-sized companies are in growth mode as well Executives at Indicative Software, for example, are increasing...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 21:20

... Router l Routers are computers l Router CPU and Memory l Internetwork Operating System l Router Bootup Process l Router Ports and Interfaces l Routers and the Network Layer Routers are Computers Leonard ... diagnostics software stored executed by hardware modules? ROM Where is the backup (partial) copy of the IOS stored? ROM Where is IOS permanently stored before it is copied into RAM? FLASH Where are the ... administrative access l Interface normally refers to interfaces that are capable of sending and receiving user traffic l Note: However, these terms are often used interchangeably in the industry and even...

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 13:20

... Government Size and Business Cycle Volatility; How Important Are Credit Constraints? Markus Leibrecht∗ Johann Scharler† Abstract In this paper we analyze how the availability of credit influences the ... effects are sufficiently strong Nevertheless, a negative correlation between government size and the volatility of output can still be obtained in these models However, as Andres et al (2008) show, ... fiscal distress, we are interested in the influence of fiscal policy on the amplitude of fluctuations in general Auerbach and Gorodnichenko (2010) show that fiscal multipliers are larger in recessions...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 07:20

... Hits Home How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement? Lois M Davis, K Jack Riley, Greg Ridgeway, Jennifer Pace, Sarah K Cotton, Paul S Steinberg, Kelly Damphousse, Brent L Smith Prepared for ... Office for Domestic Preparedness, U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data When terrorism hits home : how prepared are state and local law ... Support Needs and How They Are Resourcing Preparedness Activities 65 Introduction 65 Analytic Approach 65 Law Enforcement’s Support Needs 66 How Law Enforcement...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20

... may be shown via essential data flow diagrams4 or as entity life history diagrams.5 There are fewer notations available, however, to describe action assertions Most notable of these few are Object ... things known or how known things fit together STRUCTURAL ASSERTIONS are frequently portrayed by entity/relationship models TERMS AND FACTS As shown in Figure 5, STRUCTURAL ASSERTIONS are of two kinds: ... terms are part of the basic vocabulary, for example, ‘year,’ ‘calendar,’ etc., and are taken as axiomatic to avoid writing circular definitions Context an environment where shared BUSINESS TERMs are...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 21:20

... location? These are the types of questions marketers are seeking answers to in this category Here are a few more: • • • • How I tie all the applications together to get the best results? How I best ... This chart shows how B2B social media use varies from B2Cfocused businesses B2C are much more focused on Facebook and B2B are much more focused on LinkedIn Also note that B2B companies are utilizing ... marketers are seeking step-by-step social media guidance and tactical advice Here are some sample questions: • • • • Can you provide a comprehensive guide for how to use all the tools? How I fully...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 01:20

... 2 How companies are marketing online: A McKinsey Global Survey A survey of marketers from around the world shows where online tools are most important, how they’re being used, ... tools are at least somewhat important for companies in their industries At least two-thirds of companies are using these tools in all the areas they deem most important However, far fewer are using ... from around the world shows that in marketing, things are starting to change: companies are moving online across the spectrum of marketing activities, from building awareness to after-sales service,...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 20:20

... business strategy As we’ll show, the stakes are high—environmental issues are real and pressing And more and more “stakeholders” care deeply about how companies act and are not afraid to pressure ... law are generally much clearer in the environmental realm, as are the opportunities for gaining a competitive advantage while doing the right thing This is not to say that social issues are unimportant ... 2005 2006 Year These companies aren’t perfect Some are strong on one aspect of environmental performance but weak on others But they are all making strides They are demonstrating a new way of...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 13:11

... longitudinal data are available, another estimate may be derived from the test-retest correlation or ICC [6] As discriminative instruments are not used to measure change, they are not required ... Responses to each item are not summed in the usual manner but are used to describe a unique 'health state': for example 11111 is a different health state to 11221 Since there are five items each ... development The tabulated data (Table 3) show item scores, reliability and discrimination for an eight item dichotomous test of numeracy Also shown are the reliability and discrimination of the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... and to compare it to that of market products is to draw non-market goods into the pricing system Chapter will show how green accounting can achieve this in a practical manner Note however that ... destruction and catastrophe show the cost of human ingenuity in exploiting nature’s resources References to the further-reading section at the end of each chapter are shown in brackets as FR and ... stabilized [5, p 11] - Ecosystems, human health and economy are all sensitive to climate change; many regions are adversely affected, some effects are beneficial for some regions [3, p 215] - Climate...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 10:20