A good description of "source inspection" is inspecting
a. materials upon delivery by the supplier
b. the goods at the production facility before they reach the customer
c. the goods as soon as a problem occurs
d. goods at the supplier's plant
e. one's own work, as well as the work done at the previous work station

Assume there is a file which consists of 20 blocks. Consider that the file-control block is already stored in the memory. Calculate the number of disk I/O operations are required for contiguous and linked allocation strategies, if, for one block, the following conditions hold. Also assume that the block information to be added is stored in memory.

a. The block is added at the beginning.

b. The block is added in the middle.

c. The block is added at the end.

Note: Make suitable diagrams to illustrate the complete process rather than writing the direct results or answers.

Which of the following sentences uses subordination? Multiple Choice

• Do you want to start with last year's files, or would it make more sense to look at this year's files first?

• My boss is busy on Monday, but she could meet with you on Tuesday.

• The project has already been approved, so we can start work on Monday.

• Our managers will have their meeting tonight, and they will let us all know the results tomorrow.

• Although we gave a polished presentation, the company chose to work with our competitors.

Why is it important that an audit of a company’s operations be conducted by an independent organization? How could a firm benefit from working with NGOs to conduct a social audit of operations? What are the dangers of doing this? Which approach would you use if a major client wanted you to demonstrate your CSR commitment?

An ice cream company collected data on their ice cream cones sales over a month in July in a Chicago suburb, along with daily temperature and the weather. The company is interested to develop a correlation between ice cream sales to the hot weather. Market research showed that more people come out in certain neighborhoods, to either enjoy the nice weather, or venture out if they do not have air conditioning in their apartments. The Chicago Police also tracked crime statistics during the same period. Crime statistics included murder, assault, robbery, battery, burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft. The data are shown below:

                           [ Select ]                       ["-3892.2 + 40.1(x); r^2 = .78", "-3462.4 + 49.4(x); r^2 = .78", "-2362.5 + 39.2(x); r^2 = 0", "-3432.6 + 41.3(x); r^2 = .61"]         Develop a linear regression model for ice cream sales over daily temperature. Show the linear equation in the form of y = ax + b, and the correlation of determination (r^2).

                           [ Select ]                       ["1201", "1101", "1001", "1181"]         What would be the projected forecast of ice cream sales in units, for daily temperature of 94 F?

                           [ Select ]                       ["-2808.1 + 41.9(x); r^2 = .86", "-1362.5 + 33.2(x); r^2 = .67", "-3932.6 + 51.3(x); r^2 = .93", "-2892.2 + 60.1(x); r^2 = .55"]         On July 15 & 16 there were heavy down pour of rain, which might have prevented some to venture out to purchase ice cream during the day. If you were to override those 2 data points, what would be the linear regression model be (by deleting July 15 & 16 data).

                           [ Select ]                       ["second correlation is a better forecast", "need more data", "no different", "first correlation is a better forecast"]         Compare the two correlation coefficients, which would be considered a better forecast for ice cream sales

                           [ Select ]                       ["92.2 + 10.1(x); r^2 = .61", "50.1 + 11.8(x); r^2 = .96", "32.6 + .39(x); r^2 = .71", "46.8 + .30(x); r^2 = .82"]         Develop a linear regression on ice cream sales to crime statistics. Show the linear equation in the form of y = ax + b, and the correlation of determination (r^2).

                           [ Select ]                       ["no, correlation does not imply causality", "yes, strong correlation does imply causality"]         Does this correlation demonstrate causation, that high ice cream sales cause crime statistics to go up?

What is NOT included in the AIDA acronym?

Select one:

a. action

b. desire

c. attention

d. interest

e. attitude

In the initial introduction of the Prius, Toyota put much effort into building awareness of the emerging need for hybrid cars and also educating potential customers about what a hybrid car actually is. This is an example of the ________ stage in the AIDA model.

Select one:

a. attention

b. desire

c. action

d. interest

e. decision

________ provides an incentive, such as a coupon, for a customer to buy a product or for a salesperson to sell it.

Select one:

a. Promotional campaign

b. Media buying

c. Sales promotion

d. Advertising

e. Buzz marketing

A push strategy usually relies on a combination of sales promotion and ________ directed toward channel members.

Select one:

a. personal selling

b. virtual marketing

c. indirect marketing

d. social media promotion

e. public relations

Cho was in need of a new job after being laid off. Her friend suggested she put her resume on ________, a social media site geared toward working professionals and companies who use it for recruiting.

Select one:

a. LinkedIn

b. Google Plus

c. Facebook

d. Twitter

e. Reddit.com

Read the overview beiow and complete the activities that follow.

In selecting which types of advertising medla to employ, the marketing manager must broddly consider reach and frequency, as well as any specific benefits and issues associated with a given type of actvertising medie. The greater the reach and higher the frequency. the more expensive the overall advertising campaign will be.

This activity is important because advertising budgets are not unlimited, and marketing managers are usually required to make tradeoffs when considering which type of advertising media to employ and the level of reach and frequency that can be obtained within the constraints of the reloted budget.

The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate an understanding of some of the pros and cons associated with the seven broad categories of advertising med a avallable to a marketing manager.

To much of the general public, edvertising is synonymous with marketing because advertising is a very visible side of marketing-not surprising, since advertising is one of the dominant forms of marketing communication. According to Ad Age, in 2015 spending by the top 200 US advertisers reached $ 142.5 billion.

A campus deli serves 300 customers over its busy lunch period from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A quick count of the number of customers waiting in line and being served by the sandwich makers shows that an average of 10 customers are in process at any point in time. What is the average amount of time that a customer spends in process?

In Chapter 5, we discussed possible race conditions on various kernel data structures. Most scheduling algorithms maintain a run queue, whichlistsprocesseseligibletorunonaprocessor.Onmulticoresystems, there are two general options: (1) each processing core has its own run queue, or (2) a single run queue is shared by all processing cores. What are the advantagesand disadvantages of each of these approaches?

• the Family and Medical Leave Act
• the Americans with Disabilities Act
• the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act
• the Uniform Parentage Act

Which of the following sentences contains surplus words? Multiple Choice

• It should be understood that attendance is expected at the staff meeting every Friday.

• After reviewing the request, I decided to approve it.

• The company had to lay off 20 percent of its staff.

• Employees have the right to voice their opinion.

• The committee reviewed the grant proposals.

Susan needs to communicate a denial of warranty work to a customer. Based on her conservations with the customer, Susan feels that the information will evoke a negative response. In this context, which of the following formats should Susan use to organize the information in his message?

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In the context of writing email messages, a formal style of writing _____.

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Which of the following uses parallel structure?

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Question 82 pts

Which of the following must be avoided when structuring an online document or a Web page?

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When structuring a formal business letter, the general rule for spacing is:

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Which of the following is a simple sentence?

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What do most writers use as the first sentence in a paragraph?

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Transitional expressions such as next, first, and finally are useful to show