Questions

1. In the latest Global 500 rankings of most valuable and powerful brands across the globe, Sundar Pichai’s Google has surpassed Apple to achieve the top position.
2. The Brand Finance Global 500 list published on February 2, 2017 had featured Apple as the top brand for continuous five years.
3. However, for 2017, the ranking revealed that Google’s brand value rose by 24 percent to $109.5bn in 2016. The brand value of Apple on the other hand dropped 27 percent to $107bn.
4. This is for the first time since 2011 that Google has been placed at the top spot. The third place has been occupied by Amazon.
5. The ranking is based upon factors such as marketing investment, familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation.

The process of conversion of sugar to alcohol is called Fermentation in which sugar is coverted to alcohol with the help of yeast.

Sodium chloride:

The solubility rules tell you that all halides are soluble with the exception of those formed with siver, mercury, and lead ions. Since this is not the case here, sodium chloride will be soluble.

Silver nitrate:

It is soluble because all nitrates are soluble, without exception.

Potassium sulfate:

It is soluble because all sulfates are soluble with the exception of those formed with silver, calcium, barium, mercury, lead, and strontium ions.

Copper (II) hydroxyde:

It is insoluble because all hydroxides are insoluble with the exception of those formed with alkali metal ions and barium.

Micro-kernal : A micro-kernel is a minimal operating system that performs only the essential functions of an operating system. All other operating system functions are performed by system processes.

Monolithic : A monolithic operating system is one where all operating system code is in a single executable image and all operating system code runs in system mode.

Microprocessor is a program-controlled device, which fetches the instructions from memory. decodes and executes the instructions. Most Micro Processors are single-chip devices.

As a consultant , I would:

• Recommend structuring of the marketing department as per the demands of the different tasks, roles and responsibilities keeping in mind the cost(budget) factor as long as it fits within the budget of the company.

• Finding out and establishing the level of skills, duties and responsibilities of the employees via job descriptions and job specifications.

• Proper and regular supervision of the department to ensure its smooth functioning

• Determine the marketing functions of the department as per the requirements (advertising,distribution channels,promotional activities)