Oracle Tutoring, Campbell River, BC
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Self-tutoring about the world’s top exporters: the tutor mentions the top three. The world’s top exporters seem to be China, then the US, then Germany. More or less, the US exports around 80% as much as China does, then Germany …
Self-tutoring about business terms: the tutor mentions vertical integration. Vertical integration is a type of business organization in which numerous different activities are carried out by the same company because they are related. The company may consume most of the …
Self-tutoring about currencies: the tutor mentions Euro denominations. I noticed, on a news segment, someone counting Euros. Specifically, they were counting €200 notes. I was surprised, since to my knowledge, we don’t have $200 bills. Yet, apparently, there is a …
Self-tutoring about cryptocurrencies: the tutor mentions the smallest unit of bitcoin currently defined. With a bitcoin worth perhaps $75K, how can you buy ordinary things with it? By using subdivisions of it, of course. The smallest bitcoin unit, so far, …
Self-tutoring about stores and brands: the tutor shares a discovery. When I was a kid, big places typically had a Woolworths store. I’d call Woolworths a department store; others might call it a variety store. They were big stores, with …
Self-tutoring about business: the tutor mentions the term “conglomerate.” conglomerate: a corporation that controls numerous smaller companies whose businesses may be otherwise unconnected. Back in the 80s, you heard the term “conglomerate” now and then; I never hear it today. …
Self-tutoring about business terms: the tutor looks into the definition of dumping. dumping: selling a product in a foreign market for less than you charge for it at home. Source: wto.org thebalance.com
Self-tutoring about investment instruments: the tutor finds a definition for gilt. A gilt is a type of UK government bond. dmo.gov.uk
In the tutoring realm, awareness of new insights and definitions is important. The tutor mentions single source of truth. In my March 5 post I mention the idea of a data silo. Put simply, it’s knowledge kept secret by some …
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Keeping current with technical language can mean continual self-tutoring. The tutor shares a great term: data silo. data silo: data or knowledge known by only one department (or some subset of a an organization). The existence of a data silo …
Computer science, business: what is a data silo? Read more »