What is main memory? How does it differ from registers?


Main memory is a collection of storage locations, typically implemented with random access memory (RAM), that holds instructions and some or all of the data of currently running programs. Primary storage has more capacity than registers but is slower to access.

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Which of the following describes a reason why integrated marketing communications have not been the norm in many companies?

A. Various parts of the company are responsible for different aspects of communication B. Communication autonomy often leads to employee ambiguity C. Employees circumvent interactive communication norms D. The servicescape is designed to impede external communication E. Customer empowerment is short term

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In 2005, Bettina opened Bettina Brownies in a shopping mall. The brownies were a hit and soon Bettina was operating shops in several malls in Illinois. By 2012 she had expanded operations to Indiana and she decided that it was time to finance expansion through the equity markets. With an investment banker, she prepared for the initial offering of Bettina Brownies. She sold 50,000 shares of stock

at $10 a share. Expansion continued. Keebler determined that Bettina was a well-run company with an attractive financial position. It began secret negotiations with Bettina to buy her interest in the business. News of the negotiations leaked. Mr. Little, CEO of Keebler, denied that they were pursuing a deal with Bettina. A month later Bettina sold her share of the business to Keebler. Shortly before Bettina sold her interest to Keebler, Joe Kelso, a carpet cleaner was working at Bettina office when he overheard discussion of the sale to Keebler. Joe bought a large number of shares in Bettina. After the Keebler sale was completed, Joe sold his stock for a substantial profit. When Bettina first sells stock to the public, which legislation will she need to follow? a. the Investment Advisors Act b. the Securities Act of 1933 c. the Insider Trading Sanctions Act d. the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 e. the Trust Indenture Act

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The goal of a good forecasting technique is to achieve 98.7% accuracy between the forecast and actual demand

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A random sample of 16 roundtrip flights between Philadelphia and Dallas has an average airfare of $422.10 with a sample standard deviation of $56.30. The approximate standard error of the mean for this sample is ________

A) $10.11 B) $14.08 C) $20.32 D) $24.19

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