Axiom Industries Is a Provider of Computers to Monitor Nuclear

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Essay

Axiom Industries is a provider of computers to monitor nuclear reactors.It recently implemented a dashboard approach to marketing, but has been having some problems.Managers find that they are getting too much information back that they already know.What is Axiom doing wrong?

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Definitions:

Watchdog Timer

Monitors logic circuits controlling the processor. If the watchdog timer, which is reset every scan, ever times out, the processor is assumed to be faulty and is disconnected from the process.

CPU

Central Processing Unit, the primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside a computer.

Output Module

A component in a control system that sends signals or power from the system to the external environment.

PLC System

A PLC system (Programmable Logic Controller) is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines.