Essays and Research Papers on Computer Technology

This 5 page paper considers the uses and sources of spatial data and the way they can be used and accessed in order to be utilized in the solving of specific problems that need spatial data inputs. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

A 2 page paper providing minimal discussion and a screenshot of a project plan available as a Microsoft Project® file. The following project plan presents an overview of designing and implementing electronic medical records capability in a large teaching hospital. The plan addresses only the IT portion of the effort and does not ...

This 8 page paper considers the setting up of a distributed system, using a database, the World Wide Web and JSP technology. The paper looks at other applications that have used this type of architecture along with the advantages and disadvantages of this format and the way that some of the problems may be overcome. ...

This 4 page paper examines the creation and use of tables and frames in respect to designing web pages. Frames and tables are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines how PowerPoint presentations can help teaching English in EFL/ESL classes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 10 page paper analyzing the reasons behind a failed IT project at a large hospital. The hospital properly identified features it wanted and needed in its final system but added a dozen computers and high demand. The consulting firm overseeing the project allowed the hospital to downgrade the server the project planned ...

This 7 page paper examines data retrieval and how things have changed over the years. Several issues are discussed and examples provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 15 page research paper that examines a new paradigm in the field of software programming development, which is known as agile programming. This new method is compared with traditional plan-driven methods in regards to whether or not it is possible to find a middle ground or balance between these concepts. Bibliography lists 15 sources. ...

This 3 page paper explains what a data base is and how it is used. The paper includes two examples of a database used in a business scenario, the example of a website using a database, the applications of databases and how the information may be used in a business report. The bibliography cites 2 ...

This is a 5 page paper which discusses the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) technology. The bibliography has 5 sources.

This is an 8 page paper which compares and contrasts three web authoring tools - FrontPage, Dreamweaver and ColdFusion. The bibliography has 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper which introduces the concept of protostype software development and evoltionary rapid prototyping. The bibliography has 4 sources.

A 3 page paper answering two questions and using only a single article appearing in a 2003 issue of CIO. One question is, "How can being resourceful in the use of Information Technology help other companies gain a competitive advantage?" the other is "Under which circumstances can resourceful use of Information Technology hinder progress ...

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 ...

A 5 page case analysis of a company mourning its lack of success with clinging to legacy, mainframe-dependent systems that are more than 20 years old. The company pours millions into "fixes" each year and seeks to recoup some of those costs by selling its system to non-competing transportation companies. The paper recommends ...

This is a 3 page paper which compares Oracle Database and Filemaker Database to Microsoft Access. The bibliography has 4 sources.

A 7 page paper assessing the woeful state of IT at a private hospital in Arizona. Individual departments are operating as though they are autonomous, separate units rather than parts of a whole that has need for departmental data across the entire organization. The paper recommends replacing existing systems with a single, fully ...

This 8 page paper considers how Decision Support Systems may be deigned to help with disaster planning for earthquakes. The paper looks at how the system may be developed to predict and monitoring earthquake activity, including Early Warning Systems, to help with determining emergency procedures and evacuation policy after the earthquake struck and help plan ...

This 10 page paper discusses the following quote “Computing technology is the most powerful and most flexible technology ever devised. For this reason computing is changing everything “where and how we work, where and how we learn, shop, eat, vote, receive medical care, and spend free time, make war, make friends, make love”. The ...

8 pages in length. The expansive nature of enterprise systems in contemporary commerce represents the ever-growing application of technological advancement in virtually every aspect of operation. When large corporations and small companies alike implement enterprise systems, they do so with the expectation of reliability and integrity, a duality that if does not exist ...

A 9 page outline of ten examples of best practices in knowledge management. The late Peter Drucker warned decades ago that virtually all workers in the future (i.e., now) would be knowledge workers. Information technology has come to provide the backbone of business operation rather than merely recording historical results as it did ...

A 3 page paper assessing the current information systems of a home health agency in the context of work-centered analysis. Proposed IT system changes will positively affect architecture, performance and infrastructure, but they will greatly reduce the level of risk at which the company operates on a daily basis. Includes a chart. ...

A 10 page paper integrating earlier task and risk management plans and a project forecast for an IT project at Acme Hospital enabling it to supply discounted prescription drugs to patients without risking possible fraud charges by Medicare. Medicare's new prescription drug plan clears the way for the hospital to offer lower-cost prescription drugs ...

A 7 page paper discussing a hospital project plan forecast. Acme Hospital is continuing with development of its prescription drug program project. The program will allow the hospital to charge reduced prescription prices to some patients in keeping with the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The paper addresses ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of schema languages. Specifically, this paper looks at Document Type Definition, or DTD, a schema language that is used to describe the contents of a specific document. Bibliography lists 4 sources.