The United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) evolved from the Federal Desktop Core Configuration mandate and is a government-wide initiative to maintain and properly update security settings (http://usgcb. nist. gov). Research and summarize at least 2 recent security patches that relate to your current operating system. In a separate paragraph, do you feel these security patches help secure your computer?

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Paying attention to the purpose of her speech, which questions can she eliminate? a. 1 and 2 b. 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 1-4

Ashop owner uses a reorder point approach to restocking a certain raw material. lead time is six days. usage of the material during lead time is normally distributed with a mean of 42 pounds and a standard deviation of four pounds. when should the raw material be reordered if the acceptable risk of a stockout is 3 percent?