Chapter 5, Problem 4RQ

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Hardware:

• Hardware is a general term which refers to physical components of the computer system.
• There are different kinds of hardware that can be installed inside and outside of a computer.
  • Computer components found inside the computer Motherboard, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Random Access Memory (RAM), Hard Disk and many such.
  • Computer components found outside the computer Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer and many such...

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Principal issues in managing hardware and software technology:

• If an electromechanical or electronic component in a system experiences a fault, it is known as hardware failure. To rectify the fault, the component should be repaired or replaced...

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Capacity planning and scalability of technology resources:

• The operation that tries to determine the necessary bandwidth amount required to support an application or set of applications in the organization is referred to as capacity planning.
• There are four different techniques to perform capacity planning,
  • Linear projection: Based on the current network parameters, one or more new network capacities are predicted.
  • Computer simulation: According to the varying user demands, the existing or proposed application is modeled using a computer a based simulation tool...

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Cost components used for calculating TCO of technology:

• Hardware cost: It includes the total cost of purchasing different types of hardware like monitor.
• Software cost: It includes the cost of purchasing the software license for users.
• Installation cost: It includes the cost of installing the software...

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Benefits of outsourcing:

• Outsourcing is the process of providing the subcontract of job to the third party.
• It reduces the cost, energy, and time, and it is similar to globalization.
  • Globalization of job is the important technology that affects the employment.
  • Nowadays, the product is not developed and sold in the same country...

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Benefits of cloud computing:

• Cloud computing is a type of computing that relies on computer resources sharing rather than the application running on local computing devices such as servers, computers, tablet, and Smart phones.
• In a cloud computing the cloud is used as a symbol for the internet, it means that the cloud computing is a type of internet based computing.
• The general characteristics of cloud computing are:
  • On-demand self service
    • The customer or the subscriber of the cloud, without communicating to the human from the cloud provider, can increase or decrease the computing requirements on demand.
    • The computing requirements are server, network storage, and software applications.
  • Broad network access
    • The broad network access is an important component of cloud computing.
    • The services provided by the cloud provider must be accessible over the network from any location and any standardized platform.
  • Resource pooling
    • Resource pooling is the ability to provide the services to multiple subscribers for their need at the same time...

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Benefits of mobile platforms:

• Mobile platform improves the productivity and efficiency of the computer.
• The cost of integrating the systems with required infrastructure is high...

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Importance of software localization in global companies:

• The process of converting the software or application into other languages is known as software localization...