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- 371: The Evolution of the Computer
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the U.S. and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been ... of the U.S. was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals. These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
- 372: The Invention of the Computer
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the U.S. and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been ... of the U.S. was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals. These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
- 373: Great Depression
- ... corporate profits rose 62% and dividends rose 65%2. The federal government also contributed to the growing gap between the rich and middle-class. Calvin Coolidge's Republican administration (and the conservative-controlled government) favored business, and as a result the wealthy who invested in these businesses. An example of legislation to this purpose is the Revenue Act of 1926, signed by President Coolidge on February 26, 1926, which reduced federal ... more apartment buildings, factories, offices, and stores. From 1919 to 1928 the construction industry grew by around $5 billion dollars, nearly 50%9. Also prospering during the 1920's were businesses dependent upon the radio business. Radio stations, electronic stores, and electricity companies all needed the radio to survive, and relied upon the constant growth of the radio market to expand and grow themselves. By 1930, 40% of American families had ... existed for the automotive and radio industries to take off. Second, due to federal government's easing of credit, money was available to invest in these industries. Thanks to pressure from President Coolidge and the business world, the Federal Reserve Board kept the rediscount rate low. The federal government favored the new industries as opposed to agriculture. During World War I the federal government had subsidized farms, and payed absurdly ...
- 374: America and the Computer Industry
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the U.S. and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been ... of the U.S. was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals. These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
- 375: Banking And The Economy
- ... into Canada, which has happened already, and is bound to happen even more as time passes and Canada becomes a more prosperous country, it quickly becomes a very large problem. Banks are an extremely affluent business. Regardless of where you are in the world banks are right at the top of the list when it comes to capital, equity and earnings. Canada fits right in, in comparison to the rest of ... of products tailored specifically to their financial needs, and non-bank competitors are better fulfilling these needs. Banks today hold only 20% of household financial assets, versus 34% twenty years ago; they have 30% of business deposits, versus 42% only seven years ago. Non-bank credit card providers have gained inroads against banks, holding a 25% market share versus 5% in 1986 (WebTech, Inc., May 17, 1995). Internet banking offers an ... solution to this redesigned products and services. Customers have 24-hour graphical-interface access to their accounts and appreciate that their bank is doing something to make banking easier for them. A country, like a business or a person, is constantly doing anything in its power to better itself. A business, like a society, is either growing or declining; the competitive world allows no other options. Human nature will allow ...
- 376: The Impact Of Computers In Accounting
- In our society today, computer technology plays an important role in many form of business, especially in the field of accounting. As technology advances, not only does the use of computers penetrates individual's everyday life, it also helps to mange and improve many business operations from service, manufacturing to retail. Ken, an accounting graduate, works as an accounting clerk at Advance Manage, a service operation located in Markham, Ontario. The small business is in the form of a partnership, and has only 5 employees. Advance management mainly provides service for property owners who are seeking proper management for their housing estate such as small plazas and ...
- 377: Technological Literacy
- ... brought about the most profound changes in communication, information storage, retrieval, and dissemination. The effects of the computer on workplaces, on international money markets, and on education are incalculable. Not only have ways of doing business and handling information changed, but our everyday social relations that increasingly are electronically mediated are also undergoing profound changes. Yet change has been so rapid that the rate of technological innovation continually outstrips the rate ... side of the globe, is here to stay. What the changes we are now seeing will mean in ten or twenty years, we have yet to imagine. However, for those of us in the `information business' -- that is, literacy practioners and educators passing on knowledge and skills -- it is vital that we are knowledgeable about the many and complex issues at stake in order to develop informed and critical understandings of ... S. military for what many would consider dubious ends. In the early 1970s, the economic need for market expansion and push towards electronic miniaturisation produced computers more suitable to the consumer market, principally businesses. International Business Machines (IBM) had long cornered the manual and electric typewriter market in business and industry, and was among the first to develop, market and saturate the corporate and tertiary education sector with computer soft ...
- 378: Sam Walton
- There were several characteristics of Sam Walton that enabled him to be successful in his life and business dealings. Sam Walton could do anything he put his mind to. This can be witnessed in his ability to transform a small town store into a 25 billion-dollar industry at the time of his ... side. Always there for him, Mrs. Walton was able to keep the entire family together during the hard and difficult times. While Sam was out doing the dirty work trying to make something of his business, Mrs. Walton was playing the role of mother and father back at home. Sam Walton had to create and develop his business in a very difficult environment. Competition was all around, and most people saw Waltons store as a dead-end flop when it first began. Before the founding of Wal-mart, all of the ...
- 379: Lillian Hellman
- ... by the dramatic speech Karen makes: "Try to understand this: you're not playing with paper dolls. We're human beings, see? It's our lives you're fooling with. Our lives. That's serious business for us." (Hellman, 1979, p.47) Karen obviously fights the lie but she loses anyway, demonstrating the power of the word. The old saying "Sticks and stone can break my bones but words can never ... death, but for different reasons. The Little Foxes takes a completely different approach to the subject of lying, although it is a major thematic element. The Little Foxes focuses on a family embarking on a business enterprise but much of their accomplishments are based on lies, thievery and loans which some might equate with theft. Hellman forces the audience to question their own business dealings. When is a lie really harmful and when is it justified? The Little Foxes certainly brings up the problems of lying in business, but this business involves family as well. Therefore, there is ...
- 380: Minimum Wages
- ... raised it to $4.25 an hour. The IWC and the legislature have not agreed since that time that any additional increase is justified because of California's recession and the downward turn in the business climate. There was a measure out on this last ballot called prop 210 which passed and increased the minimum wage from $4.25 an hour to $4.75 an hour and on March 1, 1997 ... vast majority of the 22,000 members of the American Economic Association agree that increasing the minimum wage will increase unemployment among young, unskilled workers. This 35% hike in the minimum wage paid by the business will be one of the biggest increases in California history. And, it will hit just when the state is recovering from a long recession. Approximately 2 million of California's nearly 13 million workers earn ... of expenses for low-wage workers or that are subject to competition from other states and other countries. In my view, an increase in the minimum wage would result in some decline in employment and business activity in California relative to what would otherwise have occurred. This increase would have varying effect on state and local revenues. For instance, a reduction in business activity, employment, and income in California would ...
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