Essays and Research Papers on Computer Industry

A 4 page paper discussing disaster recovery in these three operating systems. Windows® products – specifically 2000, 2000 Server and XP – are rather narrowly targeted to specific uses. All of the products considered here are more for business use than for gaming and other similar activities of non-business Windows® versions such as ...

A 24 page revision of the 25- and 26-page papers of the same name. This version adds discussion of a VRML97-X3D Extension for managing “massive” scenery; IPIX; X3D; and a discussion of future directions for 3D in ecommerce. Bibliography lists 23 sources.

A 6 page paper which criticizes the entrepreneurship of Andrew S. Grove. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page analysis of computer network design. The author analyzes factors such as SAM, paged pool size, registry size, CPU size, pagefile size, and physical RAM. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5-page paper attempts to examine diversity practices at Google by examining this company's culture and studying Silicon Valley's attitudes toward diversity and inclusion programs in general. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

4 pages in length. The user-friendly advantage that has long been associated with a Macintosh (Apple) has given way to the IBM (Microsoft) operating systems, which have come to mimic the ease of application for which Macs have been known. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing three IT articles published in the “Harvard Business Review” and the “MIT Sloan Management Review” in 2003. IT has reached a point in its existence that its usefulness is changing. Still critical to competitive advantage and corporate success, its uses have become commonplace. It still remains enigmatic ...

This 3-page paper is an overview of India-based Tata Consultancy Services, one of the world's largest software services companies. The paper focuses on the mission on the company, the service it offers, its clientele and other factors. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper considers two studies; “An Empirical Study of the Causal Antecedents of Customer Confidence in E-Tailers” by Sandeep Krishnamurthy and “Organizational commitment and ethical behavior: An empirical study of information system professionals” by Effy Oz. Both look at the impact and perception of information technology, the first at e-commerce and how customers ...

This is a 4 page paper discussing reading software programs for use in the classroom. Review studies and recommended programs are included in the paper. Within the last several years, software learning programs have gradually been introduced into school curriculums to aid teachers in meeting the educational requirements of students. Since the introduction of reading ...

This 15 page paper discusses the case study of the IDE product called Pay-EZ and its impact on the micropayment industry. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper comparing common operating systems. Several operating systems continue to vie for most-used status in networked computers; the three examined here are Windows NT/2000, Windows 2000 Server and Linux. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the industry with a focus on Delta Electronics and Tellabs. Several questions posed by a student are answered in the course of the discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Data compression is becoming increasingly important as companies seek to maximize their use of bandwidth. The 5 page paper compares the different data compression techniques of two companies; Peribit and Expand. The paper looks at how they work, the cost of the solutions offer and the support that is provided. The bibliography cites 5 sources. ...

This is a 4 page paper discussing the question of whether or not the hacker community could be considered a counterculture. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines “counterculture” as “a culture, especially of young people, with values or lifestyles in opposition to those of the established culture”. Jay Michaelson extends the definition ...

This 3 page paper outlines the SIGI-PLUS system, an interactive computerized career guidance program, looking at its’ components as well as who may gain form their use and how they can be used. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the problem of deadlocks in distributed networks. The paper begins by defining what a deadlock is and explaining how and why they occur. The paper then looks at the issues of detection and resolution and the work that has been carried out to find a resolution to this ongoing ...

This 7 page paper explores the reasons for protocol layering. Advantages of layering are the focus of this paper. The OSI and TCP/IP models are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Layer manufacturing is the use of computer controlled and latest Materials and forming processes in building the physical model layer by layer based on a digital model. The 10 page model looks at three different systems that make use of layer manufacturing; the Thermojet Printer by 3D systems, The Perfactory Concept Modeler from Envisiontech and ...

3 pages in length. Linux was created in 1991 by Linus Benedict Torvalds, a twenty-one-year-old Finn who was attending the University of Helsinki. His self-taught talent of hacking served him well by affording him the deep understanding of how and why computers operate the way they do; from this knowledge was born an ...

This 5 page paper highlights the features of multimedia that are used to teach various programming languages. Java is used as an example. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the file access security systems of Unix. The paper discusses the file permission system, as well as Kerberos and the kernel. Bibliography lists 9 sources. Includes 2 tables and a figure

A paper which considers the concept of multimedia as a signifier of social elitism, and looks at the way in which social cultures accept or reject its technological elements. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 10 page paper evaluates Brochure which is related to wireless networking. Weick's theory of organizing is explored in depth. How one can utilize Weick's theory in the context of analyzing Brochure is explored. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 25 page paper that begins with an executive summary. This paper investigates the mass storage system industry and EMC's position in the industry. Sections include: EMC and Industry Structure; Industry Analysis using Porter's 5 forces; a simple strategy group map; Evolution of the Industry and trends; Strategy Formulation for EMC and Conclusions. This is ...