A tablet computer transmits a file over a wi-fi link to an access point. Depending on the size of the file, it is transmitted as N packets where N has PMF

$$P_{N}(n)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}{c / n} & {n=1,2,3,} \\ {0} & {\mathrm { otherwise. }}\end{array}\right.$$

(a) Find the constant c. (b) What is the probability that N is odd? (c) Each packet is received correctly with probability p, and the file is received correctly if all N packets are received correctly if all N packets are received correctly. Find P[C], the probability that the file is received correctly.

Modify the selectionSort function so it sorts an array of strings instead of an array of ints. Test the function with a driver program. Then, Modify again so it reads in the 20 strings from a file. The data can be found in the names.dat file. Later, Convert the program so it stores the names in a vector of strings, rather than in an array of strings. Create the vector without specifying a size and then use the push_back member function to add an element holding each string to the vector as it is read in from a file. Instead of assuming there are always 20 strings, read in the strings and add them to the vector until there is no data left in the file. The data can be found in the names.dat file.

Write function ticker() that takes a string (the name of a file) as input. The file will contain company names and stock (ticker) symbols. In this file, a company name will occupy a line, and its stock symbol will be in the next line. Following this line will be a line with another company name, and so on. Your program will read the file and store the name and stock symbol in a dictionary. Then it will provide an interface to the user so that the user can obtain the stock symbol for a given company. Test your code on the NASDAQ 100 list of stock given in file nasdaq.txt.

>>> ticker('nasdaq.txt')
Enter Company name: YAHOO
Ticker symbol: YHOO
Enter Company name: GOOGLE INC
Ticker symbol: GOOG
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Some states have balanced budget amendments. What effect will this have on the services they provide? Do you agree or disagree that a balanced budget amendment is appropriate at the state level? Explain your reasoning.

Match the term to the correct definition. A. Deficit spending B. Budget deficit C. Budget surplus D. National debt E. Balanced budget F. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities G. Federal Reserve H. Monetizing the debt I. Debt limit J. Public debt K. Intragovernmental debt L. Dividends M. Crowding- out effect N. Servicing the debt

___________ The amount of money that the federal government has borrowed over time to fund annual budget deficits and has not yet repaid.

a. Maximize P = 2000 $L^{3 / 5} K^{2 / 5}$ with budget constraint 15L + 320K = 8000.

b. Evaluate and give an interpretation for $|\lambda|$.

c. Approximate the increase in production if the budget is increased by $100.

Modify the program containing selectionSort function so it reads in the 20 strings from a file. The data can be found in the names.dat.

Then, modify the program so it stores the names in a vector of strings, rather than in an array of strings. Create the vector without specifying a size and then use the push_back member function to add an element holding each string to the vector as it is read in from a file. Instead of assuming there are always 20 strings, read in the strings and add them to the vector until there is no data left in the file. The data can be found in the names.dat file.

Answer the question.

Lars plans a barbecue party for some friends. His entertainment budget is $\$25.86$, and his food budget has an extra $\$10.57$. How much money is available to spend on the party?

Create your complete monthly budget, listing all sources of income and all expenditures, and use it to determine your net monthly cash flow. Be sure to include small but frequent expenditures and prorated amounts for large expenditures. Explain any assumptions you make in creating your budget. When the budget is complete, write a paragraph or two explaining what you learned about your own spending patterns and what adjustments you may need to make to your budget.

Read Eye on Song Downloads and then draw a student’s budget lines for single songs versus other goods and services in 2000 and 2013. Explain why the budget line changes in the way you’ve drawn it.

If an Adventurer at the Game of the Royal Oak staked 1 pound on a point and won how much should the Master of the Ball have paid him, for the Game to be fair?

A department at a large state college was initially funded with a budget of $10 million. Each year, the department requests$300,000 more than it received the previous year, but the final budget approved by the board of trustees is always 5% less than the amount requested. a. Set up and solve a difference equation for the budget $B_n$ of the department n years after its initial funding. b. How large will the department budget be 20 years after its initial funding? How large will it be in the long run?

Write a program that writes a series of random numbers to a file. Each random number should be in the range of 1 through 500 . The application should ler the user specify how many random numbers the file will hold.

Write a script that creates a cell array of strings, each of which is a two-word phrase. The script is to write the first word of each phrase to a file "examstrings.dar" in the format shown below. You do not have to error-check on the file open or file close. The script should be general and should work for any cell array containing two-word phrases.