If the partition skew of a relation is such that half the tuples reside on a single node, what is the maximum speedup we can expect with 10 nodes for a parallel projection?

Aconstruction company is creating a powerpoint presentation describing how they calculate costs during each construction step. they plan to email this presentation to clients. the individual clients will be watching the presentation slide show on their own personal computers. what is the most important formatting step the company should take to make the text readable and pleasing to the eye?

As with any small island country, cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as brazil. this affects their economy in that cuba a) exports only manufactured products. b) exports more products than it imports.. c) must import more products than it exports. d) has imposed trade barriers against the united states.

This chapter lists many ways in which becoming computer literate is beneficial. think about what your life will be like once you’re started in your career. what areas of computing will be most important for you to understand? how would an understanding of computer hardware and software you in working from home, working with groups in other countries and contributing your talents.