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Critical Thinking Questions
1.
Whitmann Price Consulting: Choosing Hardware
In what other industry and scenario might time play an
important role when it comes to processing? Explain how
reducing minutes to seconds has an impact in that
scenario.
Discussion Questions
1.
What considerations led Josh and Sandra to lean towards
a Blackberry as the handheld device on which to run the
AMCIS?
2.
What other processing technologies presented in this
chapter might assist the Mayo Clinic in speeding up its
computations?
2.
How did Josh and Sandra organize their hardware con-
siderations for the new system?
SOURCES:
Gaudin, Sharon, “IBM, Mayo Clinic team up to improve medical
imaging,” Computerworld, January 9, 2007,
http://computerworld.com/action/
hardware&articleId=9056618&taxonomyId=12&intsrc=kc_top.
Barrett, Larry,
“IBM, Mayo Clinic Open Imaging Research Center,” internetnews.com,
January 9, 2008,
www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3720686.
Staff,
“Mayo Clinic, IBM Establish Medical Imaging Research Center,” Medical News
Today, January 9, 2007,
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IBM's Cell Processor Web site,
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accessed
January 10, 2007.
Critical Thinking Questions
1.
What role does system compatibility play in Josh and
Sandra's decision?
2.
What device(s) might have been chosen if the system
requirements called for a 12-inch display and the ability
to take handwritten notes and communicate through
voice, text, and video?
Questions for Web Case
See the Web site for this topic to read about the Whitmann
Price Consulting case for this chapter. Following are ques-
tions concerning this Web case.
NOTES
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12
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13
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14
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15
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2
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3
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4
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20
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5
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21
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7
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