Question.4235 - Please complete the assignments and activities listed below and submit all parts to this submission folder in one Microsoft Word document with the three parts clearly labeled. Title your file, "Module 4 Assignments."PART 1. Chapter Review. Answer all of the Review Questions at the end of the chapter.PART 2. Thinking Things Through. The miniaturization and merging of technologies into highly portable devices has caused some annoyances. Give a few examples.Comment on this statement: large computers, such as mainframes and supercomputers, have no future.PART 3. Case Study: Applying the Concepts. Re-read the text box on pages 109, "Kimball's Restaurant: Hardware for the Appetite." Then read "Kimball's Revisited" on page 140. Lastly, answer this question: Consider the entire operation of a restaurant. Identify and discuss the various hardware devices that Tyler should expect to install to manage everything from ordering and managing inventory, to taking orders, to managing marketing, accounting, promotions and social media.Email me with questions!
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Module 4 AssignmentJasper Rey AndoyMemphis UniversityPTMA 3020 (Managing Information Technology)Professor Ira M CollinsFebruary 16th, 2025Module 4 AssignmentPART 1: Chapter Review – Review QuestionsConsidering some of the minimum component for my personal computer – I mostly need a laptop with i7 or i9 process with 16 GB ram DDR5, with a storage of 1 tb, and hopefully 14” LED display.A core tends to depict individual processing unit within central processing unit with the capability executing instructions independently, modern CPUs tend to have multiple cores to improve overall performance. A multithreading aid CPU to handle multiple tasks or threads simultaneously within a single core, optimizing efficiency rapid responsiveness (Sousa, 2025). Due to increased cost and the space, it occupies for computing specialized tasks particularly managing data warehouse for real-time services like generative AI’s across the world or scientific simulations, weather forecasting, large scale processing like cryptography, and more such restrictions limiting their accessibility.Mainframes handle higher volume transactions and processing for industries like government, banking sectors, airlines, and more, due to the reliability and ability to scale based on dynamic need to ensure their continue relevance (Sousa, 2025).I believe smartphones integrates the functionalities of computers while having a handle camera and serving the purpose of a communication device – this combination of multiple technologies into single portable device could be one of the best examples of merging technologies. It implies the CPU’s clock speed by measuring the cycles per second, the processor can execute around 2.9 billion cycles per second, wherein higher the GHz, the faster the processing (Sousa, 2025).Computer tend to utilize binaries that is just 0s and 1s to process and store datasets, enabling digital computation and logical operations. Firstly, considering volatile memory which require a power source to retain datasets like RAM, while non-volatile memory tends to retain datasets like SDD or HDD without power supply. I would like to focus on refresh rate, resolution along with contrast ration, response time, and panel type like TN or IPS.According to my understanding it has SSD tends to store dataset utilizing flash memory rather than spinning disks.DVDs tend to store more datasets than CDs due to smaller pits and tighter spacing, enabling higher density storage. According to my understanding, it implies the physical space a device occupies, a smaller footprint is essential in office environments to save desk or storage space.I would like focus on the speed on CPU, RAM speed and capacity, storage type, graphic capability to support the computing, battery life – since I often prefer laptops. I believe a USB flash drive with sensitive or cloud storage (depending on the place one travels to for high speed internet to access it) for portability and ease of access. PART 2: Thinking Things ThroughConsidering some of the examples of annoyances from miniaturization and merging of technologies, smaller devices tend to minimize overall usability like some of the actions cameras or industrial machines that performs complex tasks, shorter battery life due to increased power consumption in compact devices, restricted scalability hardware expandability and heat dissipation issues in ultra-thin devices (Sousa, 2025). However, when considering larger computers’ future like mainframes and supercomputers which tend to be crucial for handling large-scale, high performance computing tasks, including financial transactions or forecast modeling of dynamic weather, and AI real-time processing that demand response in milliseconds; their reliability, processing capability/scalability and security ensures their continue usage in critical application with growing demand trends (Sousa, 2025).PART 3: Case Study – Kimball’s RestaurantBased on my understanding, some of hardware devices for restaurant management – firstly, point-of-sale system where the core of operations for processing orders, managing payments, and tracking sales, secondly, touch terminals for the waitstaff to enter order quickly and minimize human errors, third would be kitchen display system in the kitchen to display the order dynamically and ability to respond to them that reflect on waiter’s hand devices (Sousa, 2025). Fourth, employing barcode/RFID scanners for inventory management, tracking ingredients levels, and minimizing human entry errors, fifth – utilizing printers for generating automated customer bills after the orders are completed and it also including printing order tickets; sixth having kiosks depending on the restaurants need and demand trends to improve the overall ordering process and customer experience (Sousa, 2025). Some of the other technical installments include surveillance cameras for monitoring, build a network infrastructure to ensure reliable connectivity for all digital systems along local/cloud server for datasets storage.ReferencesSousa, K. J. (2025). Management Information Systems I Ken J. Sousa, E. Oz. Publisher:Course Technology, 560, 4.More Articles From Managing Information Tech PTMA 3020
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