Hollerith's method used cards to store data information, which he fed into a machine that compiled the results. ... The punch cards also served as a storage method for data and they helped reduce computational errors. ... They contained all the components we associate with the modern day computer: printers, disk storage, memory, operating systems, and stored programs. ... It combined three electronic components onto a small silicon disc, which was made from quartz. Scientists later managed to fit even more components on a single chip called a semiconductor. ...

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By utilizing the just in time (JIT) manufacturing methods and mass customization philosophy, Dell's goal is to raise the level of customer service, decrease response time, and hopefully decrease the threat of substitution. ... Dell's use of quality components and competitive pricing strategy makes them a very attractive vendor. ... The company is building web pages for its top 20 suppliers, who provide about 90% of the components Dell purchases for its computers. These pages allow suppliers to provide rapid information on their capacities, capabilities, inventories in their supply li...

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Modern information technology is one of the most distinguished and interesting human inventions in history. Information technology has become a necessary social component is modern academic institutions. It plays a major role in today's academic society with substantial communication and knowledge ...

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Telephone monitoring is a standard method of employer monitoring. ... Employers throughout the world are experiencing an explosion in the growth of electronic data and networked computer systems and in the way that organizations utilize their interrelated components of information. ...

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