I have learned so much regarding how to do research and organizing the references (bibliography), starting from summarizing an article from a magazine. Also I learned how to compare between two things (Bugatti &Porsche). We started from the easier part to the hard part which is report submission. It’s a big piece of research which has more information. For me it was easy to do it because the teacher showed us the basis of doing it. I think this is the most effective course which I have learned many important things from.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Major Technolgy
Introduction:
The computer is a wonderful invention. It has made the world a small village by accessing to the Internet. I am a business student and my major relies 100% on the internet. It is a superb source of information and it has made the communication easier and faster.
Brief History of the Internet:
The history of the internet begins in the 19th century with the invention of the telegraph system. The modern history of the Internet starts in the 1950s and 1960s with the development of computers. The father of the internet Tim Berners-Lee was the man leading the development of the World Wide Web (with help of course); the defining of HTML (hypertext markup language) used to create web pages, HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) and URLs (Universal Resource Locators). All of those developments took place between 1989 and 1991. (Short history of the internet)The Internet we know today grew from seeds planted by the U.S. United States military after the cold war with the aim of having a military command and control center that could withstand nuclear attack. The point was to distribute information between geographically dispersed computers. The ARPA net opened in 1969 and was quickly usurped by civilian computer nerds who had now found a way to share the few great computers that existed at that time. (Bellis , Mary )
Benefits of Internet:
Furthermore there are a lot of benefits of the internet for the business major as whole. First of all sending emails through the internet made it easier to send documents so it is an amazing method of communication. Moreover, the internet makes it easy, fast and cheap for business students to share knowledge with other students all over the world and exchange experiences and get guidance. The information in the internet is free of cost and it is available 24 hours. Anyway the internet contains billions of websites which have different information for every topic of the world and of course there are specific websites for business purposes. As business students it is essential to get the latest news in the world. So the internet contains websites which are immediately updated with the latest news when any event happens around the world. Moreover the internet provides students with lectures and tutorials on different topics. So it is a very easy way to get education.(Pakhare , Jayashree)
Short History of the Internet. (2010, November 17). In ProQuest Editorial Website G. Retrieved (2011,April 4) from: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com
History of the internet, Mary Bellis, Retrieved ( 2011,April 5) from:http://inventors.about.com/od/istartinventions/a/internet.htm
Benfits of internet, Jayashree Pakhare, Retrived (2011,April5) from: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-disadvantages-internet.html
Bugatti Veyron versus Porsche 911 Turbo
Introduction :
Bugatti and Porsche are two well respected premium car manufacturers in the world. Both of them are known not only for making seriously good looking cars, but for making extremely fast ones as well. Two seriously fast cars that these respective automakers are proud of are the Bugatti Veyron and the Porsche 911 Turbo. Let's see how they compare in terms of top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration, horsepower, weight, and safety.
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is known to be the most expensive vehicle available today. This mid-engined grand touring car costs around $2,600,000, plus taxes and other add-ons that the customer would like. The Bugatti Veyron is powered by an 8 litter 16 cylinder engine which is matted to a dual-clutch direct-shift gearbox computer-controlled automatic with seven gear ratios. The driver can choose to drive in fully-automatic or semi-automatic mode. The shifting is so good that the driver will only need approximately 150 milliseconds to shift gears. With ten radiators, the Bugatti Veyron can handle all the strain on the race track.
The Veyron's top speed is 431.07 km/h or a total of 267.85 mph. That's a total of 1001 horsepower for the Veyron – which makes it the fastest street legal car in the world. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. The only negative thing about the Veyron is that it is a very heavy car. It weighs 4,299 pounds with fuel and oil (Frankel, 2005). Thus, it cannot perform well when driven slowly. It can only deliver when it is fast. However, in terms of safety, the Bugatti Veyron is quite impressively engineered. Thus, Bugatti promises that the passengers and the driver of the car will be safe even at extreme speeds. It uses and aerodynamic balance of down force and lift, a four-point electronic stability, and
the Haldex four-wheel drive system to ensure that the Veyron is safe in high speeds, curves, and other road situations (Bugatti, 2011).
The 911 Turbo is Porsche's answer to the Bugatti Veyron. This vehicle has a top track speed of 194 mph. It accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds with Sport Plus. It outputs 480 lb. ft. of torque with over boost 2,100 to 4,000 rpm (Porsche, 2011). However, its 3.8 litter flat-six cylinder engine matted to a 6-speed with dual-mass flywheel manual gearbox only delivers 500 horsepower (Paternie, 2001). In terms of safety, Porsche has a very good braking system, passive safety, and lighting system that keeps all aspects of the vehicle safe and secure. It weighs 3175 lbs, which offers a lot of difference from the Bugatti Veyron's weight. Thus, it performs well both at fast and slow speeds. Because of these characteristics, the Porsche 911 turbo has been used in a couple of races all over the world. The 2010 model is sold at USD $143,800.
These two vehicles have their own strengths and weaknesses. The Bugatti Veyron is definitely leading when it comes to speed. The 501 horsepower difference is really huge on the race track. The Bugatti's top speed is also leading by 237.07 km/h. Thus, there is no doubt that the Veyron is definitely faster. But the Porsche delivers when it comes to weight and over all usability. With its reasonable weight, the Porsche 911 Turbo can be driven at both slow and fast speeds – something that the Bugatti Veyron fails to deliver. In terms of security, both of the cars are really engineered well. Bugatti reaches 0 to 60 mph 0.2 second faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo. The price difference however is considerable. Choose the faster car and pay US $2,456,200 more. So if you want the faster car, there will be a couple of disadvantages. The Porcshe 911 Turbo is more affordable, but it cannot deliver the same speed as the Bugatti Veyron.
References:
- Bugatti (2011). Top Priority: Maximum Safety. Retrieved 12 April 2011 from:
<http://www.bugatti.com/en/grand-sport/technology/safety.html>.
- Frankel, A. (17 November 2005). European First Drive: 2006 Bugatti Veyron. Edmunds Inside Line, Retrieved 12 April 2011 from: <http://www.insideline.com/bugatti/veyron-164/2006/european-first-drive-2006- bugatti-veyron.html>.
- Paternie, P.C. (2001). Porsche 911. MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company.
- Porsche (2011). 911 Turbo Technical Specs, Retrieved 12 April 2011 from:
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