An Exercise in Systems Development
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This 8 page paper provides an exercise in systems development. A set of mock interviews are provided. The interviews confront users on their experiences with a particular application. Appendices provide user data, questions and the interviews themselves. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA346sys.rtf

An Overview of Artificial Intelligence
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This 10 page paper looks at theories as well as what scientists are doing in respect to AI. Science fiction is looked at as well, but the paper focuses on practical applications and future implications of artificial Intelligence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA345AI.rtf

An Overview of Finite Element Analysis
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A 5 page paper which provides an overview of Finite Element Analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAfea.rtf

AN OVERVIEW OF GROUPWARE, DEPLOYMENT AND LIMITS
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This 5-page paper offers a discussion about electronic collaboration software, its upsides and downsides. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTgroupwar.rtf

Analysis of Alan Lightman’s “The Diagnosis”
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A 5 page paper which compares Lightman’s 2000 fictional text to the experiences and observations of the average citizen, with references made from popular culture and the intersection between global technology and how human bodies are affected by technology. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGaldiag.rtf

Analysis of the Cafeteria Services IT System
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This 10 page paper considers what assts may be at risk in an IT system used in a collage cafeteria looking at physical and intangible assets and assessing their value and vulnerability. The second part of the paper then considers how the risk for each identified asset may be minimised. The items considered include preventing or detecting hackers, viruses, physical damage and general unauthorised access. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEcafeserv.rtf

Analysis of the Failure of Information Systems
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6 pages. Information systems can fail for many reasons and because of this it is sometimes a difficult task to quickly determine the cause of the problem. Businesses cannot afford major downtime of their information systems, and for this reason it has been found helpful to have hybrid managers on hand to help troubleshoot problems. This paper explains why people with knowledge in specialized fields such as finance in addition to information technology can spot problems more quickly and prevent failures before they start. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAhybrd.rtf

Article Analysis: Advances in Business Programs
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(5 pp) This discussion will examine how information technology can be used to support and enhance the strategic objective of current businesses. The article used is: Making the Passage to a Portal. Samuel Greengard. Workforce, Sept 2000 v79 i9 p22. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: BBbusanl.doc

Article Reviews
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Approximately 4 pages worth of 2 paragraph article reviews on articles about various key concepts in computers such as Internet navigation, software piracy, robotics, and so forth. Citations are included for each article reviewed.
Filename: Compuart.wps

Artificial Intelligence
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6 pages in length. Much has changed since the ancient Greeks first conceived of the notion of intelligent machines; indeed, the extent to which modern man has become wholly dependent upon automation is both grand and far-reaching. Post World War II, however, is the key point in artificial intelligence (AI) presence – a term coined by John McCarthy in 1956 - inasmuch as computers began to "create programs that perform difficult intellectual tasks" (Buchanan, 2003). Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCArtInt.rtf