Active and Passive Voice Verb Tense Transformations
Tense Comparison Table
| Tense | Active Sentence Example | Passive Sentence Example |
|---|---|---|
| Present | I write a letter. | The letter is written. |
| Present Continuous | I’m writing a letter. | The letter is being written. |
| Past | I wrote a letter. | The letter was written. |
| Past Continuous | I was writing a letter. | The letter was being written. |
| Present Perfect | I’ve written a letter. | The letter has been written. |
| Past Perfect | I had written a letter. | The letter had been written. |
Common Irregular Verb Forms (Base, Past Simple, Past Participle)
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Mixo: Automated Beverage Service
Mixo is a startup founded in 2020 by Uruguayan entrepreneur Martín Cohen, based in Barcelona, Spain. The company has developed an innovative self-service machine designed to prepare and serve mixed alcoholic beverages, such as gin and tonics or rum and colas, in under 30 seconds.
Key Features of Mixo
- Efficiency: The machine addresses the common issue of long queues at bars and nightclubs by delivering drinks rapidly, enhancing customer satisfaction and increasing sales
Fundamentals of Business Structure and Entrepreneurial Success
The Company Structure
1.1 Corporate Functions and Objectives
Any company performs two basic functions: buying and selling.
Firms sell goods and services demanded by households. In turn, firms need to buy productive assets held by families, mainly labor (manpower) and capital (money). Households consume and pay for these goods or services using the wages and interest they receive from the firms.
1.2 Essential Business Elements
A company is typically composed of four main groups:
A. The Team (Human Resources)
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Policy Evaluation and Decision Making
It is regrettable (e.g., concerning a program in a neighborhood or a law regarding gender violence) if the former is positive or, conversely, if one must reject the measure and propose alternatives to it.
5. Theories of Property Crime
Any theory of crime against property must be based on a hypothesis about the social dispersion of crime. There are two opposing versions:
The “Rotten Apples” Hypothesis
This theory suggests that a few individuals engage in antisocial
Fundamentals of Operating Systems: Architecture and Concurrency
Chapter 1: Introduction to Operating Systems
Components of a Computer System
A computer system consists of four essential components:
- Computer Hardware: CPU, memory, I/O devices.
- Operating Systems (OS)
- Application Programs: Word processors, compilers, web browsers.
- Users: People utilizing the machines.
Operating System Functions and Definition
- User Goals: Users prioritize ease-of-use and performance.
- Server Goals: Servers focus on balancing resource allocation.
- Smartphone Goals: Optimization for usability.
Global Economic Structures and Business Classification
Business Classification and Enterprise Types
Defining Business Types
- Small and Medium Companies (SMEs): Usually refers to smaller businesses.
- Companies/Enterprises: Generally refers to bigger businesses.
Classification Criteria
According to Size (Employees)
- Small: Less than 50 employees.
- PYMES (Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas): 50 to 250 employees.
According to Capital Ownership
- Public companies
- Private companies
According to Social Organization
- Public Licensed Companies / Sociedad Anónima (S.A.)
- Limited Companies
The 17th Century: Crisis, Revolution, and the Age of Baroque
The European Economy in the 17th Century
Economic growth stagnated. Manufacturing and commerce declined, particularly in Southern Europe.
Causes of Economic Stagnation
- The Thirty Years’ War.
- A food crisis caused by stagnant agriculture.
- The spread of the Black Plague.
Impact on Agriculture and Population
- Agriculture: Constant wars caused a shortage in farm labor. There was a general decline in temperatures, which also hurt crops.
- Population: Europe’s population grew at a very slow pace.
The Thirty Years’
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🌐 Databricks Basics
What is Databricks?
Cloud platform for storing, processing, and analyzing data.
Built on Apache Spark → fast, scalable.
Lakehouse = one place for data lake + warehouse + ML.
Used for ETL, streaming, AI/ML.
Persist data (very important idea):
In-memory DataFrame dies when the cluster stops.
Persisted data = saved as Delta / Parquet / tables → survives cluster restarts.
Cluster = compute
A cluster = group of machines that run notebooks & jobs.
Notebooks & magics
Languages: Python,
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1. Explain What External Influences on Consumer Behavior Are
External influences are factors outside an individual that shape their buying decisions. These include:
- Cultural Factors: Values, beliefs, and customs that define acceptable behavior.
- Social Class: Income, occupation, and education influencing preferences and purchasing power.
- Reference Groups: Friends, family, or celebrities who affect attitudes and product choices.
- Situational Factors: Physical environment, time, and occasion of purchase.
Data Structure Algorithms: BST, Sort, and CLL Operations
Binary Tree Insertion
- ptr = ROOT, flag = FALSE
- While (ptr != NULL) and (flag = FALSE) do:
- Case: ITEM < ptr→DATA
- ptr1 = ptr
- ptr = ptr→LCHILD
- ptr1 = ptr
- ptr = ptr→RCHILD
- flag = TRUE
- Print “ITEM already exists”
- Exit
- new = GetNode(NODE)
- new→DATA = ITEM
- new→LCHILD = NULL
- new→RCHILD = NULL
- If (ptr1→DATA < ITEM) then
- ptr1→RCHILD = new
- Else
- ptr1→LCHILD = new
- EndIf
Binary Tree Deletion
- ptr = ROOT, flag = FALSE
- While