DP1 Hl Bus&Emplment

Select one of the following topics and write a short essay and prepare to present your findings. Research some background information about the topic and identifying the social and ethical issues related to the topic. Remember the focus of the essay should be the essay title.
1. Discuss the need for training and retraining due to changes in technology.


2. Evaluate the use of mobile phones and PDA and their effect on productivity in the workplace


3. Evaluate the Internet as a tool in the recruitment process.


4. The social and ethical issues of outsourcing. What are the trends? Where is it happening? What sorts of companies are currently outsourcing? What are the ethical issues that companies are faced with? What are the social issues?


5. Due to the increased use of ICT in the office, jobs are getting easier. Discuss this statement.

Health Task DP2

1. Pick any of the news articles on health in the following link http://www.ehealthnews.eu/ and Prepare a presentation following the format below

a) Describe the technology
b) State any social/ethical issues arising
c) State the effects of the technology
d) Desrcibe at least a solution to a single problem identified.

2.
a) What is meant by the term ‘telemedicine’?

b) Outline the different tasks the doctor can do with telemedicine.

c) Describe the different hardware and software requirements for successful telemedicine.

d) Find a range of news articles that mention telemedicine – what issues are raised in these articles.
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060424005120&newsLang=en
http://bjournal.com/2005/content/article_views.php?ID=1300&Author=121
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060419005571&newsLang=en
http://www.kfmb.com/features/healthcast/story.php?id=44895
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4313353.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3727779.stm

e) Privacy of patient information is always a concern for both patients and doctors. Create a table below which included the possible risks for data being accessed by unauthorized people and the solutions to this

HL Portfolio Resources

Use the following links to while writing your portfolios

1. http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/einsteinhs/academies/ib/ib_itgs_docs/ITGS_HL_IA_Checklist2006.pdf
2. http://jimhagen.com/web1/staticpages/index.php?page=portfolio2-1-2002
3. http://mcps.k12.md.us/SCHOOLS/einsteinhs/academies/ib/ib_itgs_docs/ITGSPortfolioTips.pdf

SL project tips

Use the following links for your project ideas and tips

1. http://www.abc.edu.sv/seniors/ICT/itgs/curriculum/PROJECT3.HTM
2. http://pkafkarkou.wordpress.com/category/ib-itgs/
3. http://jimhagen.com/web1/staticpages/index.php?page=project1-2002
4. http://wwww.kellyhs.org/itgs/project/project1.html
5. http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/teachers/rhhs/crashley/itgs/project/intro.htm
6. http://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/teachers/rhhs/crashley/itgs/project/intro.htm
7. http://wwww.kellyhs.org/itgs/project/project1.html

Spreedsheet assignments DP1

Go thro' the spreadsheet "things to remember" in this link http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/spreadsheet_help05.htm and thereafter, Perform the following tasks in the links below. Print at least a final page showing mostly the formulas used


a)
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/ss-BOWLING%20SPREADSHEET%20-04.doc

b)
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/ss-VICTOR%20assignment_06.doc

c)
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/ss-%20PASTA%20PIRATES.doc

d)
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/ss-Wegner%20U-04.doc

e)
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/spreadsheet/ss_M_and_M_06.doc

Health (Telesurgery)

Perform the task given below on Robotic Surgery

1. What is Robotic Surgery?

2. Describe the Worlds First Telesurgery.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Sept_20/ai_78427951

3. How does it Work?

Read How Stuff Works: How Robotic Surgery will work and either photocopy the article and highlight the main points or summarise it into your own words.

Also visit the following website: http://www.xvivo.net/ and visit Animations / robotics, DARPA http://www.blinkx.com/burl?v=MqGnJNB2puKXdJiOLcCMeY1WlwmjBhpQLPHL5w for a short video and do some of your own research

The People and Computers At Work(DP1 HL)

Research on the following
a) Electronic Employee monitoring
· How does it work – keyboard monitoring, surveillance
· What Policies have been put n place give examples
· What are the responsible computer use
· How have mobile phones and pda- Productivity in the workplace and mobile devices
· What are the issues of Internet and job search
· Describe electronic job outsourcing and related issues

b) What are the health Issues and the ergonomics related to the use of hardware - Health and Safety at Work

c) What are the needs for training and retraining of work places

DP2 HL SECURITY and TRAVEL (P&G)

Salsa, Jamsheed, Arif & Samuel
The Use of Smartgate for self-checking in. What is a smartgate? Research the new Smartgate system being used in Australia

a) Describe how it works and what technology it uses.
b) Are there other types of smartgate system? Describe how they work.
b) Discuss the impact this has on

i) airport staff
ii) travelers
iii) would be terrorists


Alex, Katalina, Sheliza and Owais
Technology is also being used to assist in the scanning of luggage and passengers – with the aim of reducing the risks of passengers carrying explosives or weapons of terrorism.

a) Describe the technology being used to sniff out explosives

b) Research the High tech body scanners now being trialed in train stations in the UK.

c) Describe how the Rapiscan Systems is used and compare this with other stripping scanning systems.
Read the article in the link below to support the above
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-05-15-airport-xray-bottomstrip_x.htm

Case study Research

Open the link below and read the note there
http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Wal-Mart

Case Study Task DP2

Alex
Describe the software used to calculate taxes,receipts,card points in the supermarkets

Jamsheed
What type of Integrated Software are used in supermarket system and how are they used.

Owais
Describe how servers for stock control are used in supermarkets.

Katalina

Which other shared applications are used in supermarket systems?

Salsabila
Describe how the checkout Software works.

Arif
What is dynamic pricing. Explain how it works.

DP1 Word processing Sample Project

Produce a flyer or poster or brochure using word processing, to draw the attention of students in or outside the school to some issue of importance. The product should describe the problem, use appropriate images, be captivating, and offer solutions.

DP1 Word processing Task Thursady

Visit the link below and attempt all the tasks. This should be finished within the first 50 minutes
http://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/RMS/BusEducation/word_processing/word_features_reviewed_2.htm

HL DP2 Education

Virtual Learning Environments
a) Outline what a VLE is and how can they change they way we teach and learn?
Alex

b) Describe the possible hardware and software implications for introducing this technology
Owais

c) Discuss the use of this technology in hospitals, prisons and retirement homes

Arif
d) Evaluate the role of Virtual High Schools in education today.


Virtual Learning environments provide an online learning experience where the teacher can be recorded as part of the lesson or do the lesson live from a distance.

Visit the Macromedia website to find out how to use the software Macromedia Breeze for Education to create your own online lessons.Alternatively look at the demos of Elluminate live http://www.elluminate.com/demo/live_demo.jsp

Done by everybody

Interactive Whiteboard

a) What is it and how does it work?

Katalina
b) What potential does the interactive whiteboard have on changing your lesson?
Salsa
c) Discuss the impact on learning from the introduction of IWB using ISB as an example

Alex

d) Try out the ActivStudio software to see it’s full functions and visit www.promethean.com to look at all of it’s features. And read the paper presented below

To be done Everybody

Project Ideas DP1

Visit the following site and study the various project ideas listed. Choose a project ideas and develop a product using a Word processor.

http://www.abc.edu.sv/seniors/ICT/itgs/PROJECT3.HTM

Project Ideas DP1

DP1 Airline Database Software (9/11/2007)

Airline booking system comparison
1. Evaluate the database design and
a. visit the following sites
www.travelocity.com
www.expedia.com
www.cheaptickets.com
www.ebookers.com
b. Test out the airlines database for return flights for each option below:
i) local - within Finland
ii) popular - between Helsinki and Europe (i.e. London, Amsterdam and Frankfurht) and
iii) rare - between Helsinki and South Africa, Central America or South America (Brazil, Chile, etc)
c. In your notebooks, make a table listing similarities and differences with respect to
i) route
ii) dates
iii) cheapest price
iv) shortest routing (time)
v) types of passengers capable of booking (i.e. adults, seniors, children, infants)
d. Write a paragraph in your notebook arguing which design is better than the other.
e. Identify 3 social issues that impact society due to these systems?

DP1 Practical lesson4-5 8th Nov 2007 (HL&SL)

Study the different project ideas done by ITGS students in different parts of the world. Develop a simple word processing product that can be used to solve a social/ ethical issue.



This assignment will attract 25 marks.

Case study assignment for 8th Nov 2007

Read the following articles in the links below and answer the questions that follow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6453931.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4247275.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4281927.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5396488.stm

a) Read all the different news stories from the links above

b) Write a brief short report which highlights some of the latest developments in the world of ICT and supermarkets.

c) What are some of the problems which have arisen by using ICT?

d) How are these problems being overcome?

e) How do you see ICT helping to improve how supermarkets work over the next five years?

DP2 Monday 12/11/2007 5th lesson Security and Travel

1. Research and describe how biometric information will be used to identify passengers.

2.The Use of Smartgate for self-checking in. Research the new Smartgate system being used in Australia
a. Describe how it works and what technology it uses.

b.Discuss the impact this has on
i) airport staff
ii) travelers
iii) would be terrorists.

3. Technology is also being used to assist in the scanning of luggage and passengers – with the aim of reducing the risks of passengers carrying explosives or weapons of terrorism.

a. Describe the technology being used to sniff out explosives

b.Research the High tech body scanners now being trialed in train stations in the UK.4.

4. Conduct wider research to find out more about the sorts of technology being used in travel.

DP2 Politics and Government Second (Millitary) lesson of 9/11/2007

1. The use of War Games in Military trainingAmerica’s Army is a top selling computer game, originally created by the American army.

Read the article US Army cuts teeth on video game, BBC News, 2005 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4460082.stm

And War vets feature in US army game, May 06 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4991306.stm

And Realistic Wargames, Digital Life, 10 Oct 06

a) Discuss in pairs the use of war games in army training.


2. Use of Sensors

Search for an article "Spies like dust" and describe how smart dust is being used by the military


3. Cyber-Insect ArmyRead Pentagon plans cyber-insect army, March O6 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4808342.stm

a) Write a type brief summary of this article describing the technology and how it will be used by the military.

DP1 Software Assignment

Globalization of Software

Visit the following websites:

http://www.ficorp.com/global.html

http://www.proz.com/translation-articles/articles/156/1/Demystifying-Software-Globalization

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBCS
(info. about double byte character sets ... look under the 'Controversy' section)

Define the following terms with respect to the globalization of software products.
a) Globalization
b) Localization
c) Translation
d) Retrofitting

Why might double byte character set be needed to in globalized software.

After viewing the websites above, describe the 2 most important methods used to globalize software.

Business And Employment (DP1 HL)7/11/2007

Prepare a document to be submitted and be ready to present your findings

Sahil
a) Identify the luggage processing systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the luggage processing systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the luggage processing systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the luggage processing system .

Oshan
a) Identify the navigation systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the naviagtion systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the navigation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the navigation systems.

Sabeeha
a) Identify the scheduling and distribution systems used in different areas
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the scheduling and distribution systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the scheduling and distribution systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the scheduling and distribution systems.


Hussein
a) Identify the traffic simulation systems used in different areas
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the traffic simulation systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the traffic simulation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the traffic simualtion systems

DP2 Politics and Governement (Police) 1st lesson of 9/11/2007

1. GIS and Mapping – how is it being used to help solve crimes (Sheliza)
a) Describe how GIS is used in solving crime.
b) Find several other articles to describe their uses. E.g. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3620024.stm Satellite tracking for criminals
c) What are the effects of using GIS in solving crime?


2. Describe the sorts of databases that the police would access and what techniques they would use to find the information.( Owais)

3. Visit this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4799994.stm and discuss the issues raised from the article. (Jamsheed)

4. Currently there is the use of IP surveillance cameras around city centres – to monitor crime. (Salsa)
a) How does IP surveillance work?

b) What advantages does IP surveillance have over the original CCTV?


5. Informing the public using the websites. Visit the following link http://www.met.police.uk/ (Katalina)

a) Describe the main purpose of this site and the sort of features that are available

b) Visit other police sites – describe their similarities and differences.

6. The Internet has been used as a source of information and a recruitment tool and to host ‘Most wanted’ sites. ( Alex)

a) Describe how is MI6 using the Internet in recruitment.


b) Visit this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4444600.stm and discuss issues being raised

7. Electronic tagging and tracking of known criminals or those on probation

a)Describe how the technology works

b)Discuss the impact ankle tagging is having on the prison service; the criminals; the general public


8. Wiretapping/Internet monitoring and Monitoring of VOIP Calls (Samuel)
a)Read the article on Wiretapping http://people.howstuffworks.com/wiretapping.htm and present a brief description of how it works.
b) How would the police – monitor internet usage?

c) With the increasing popularity of VOIP to make calls, what impact has this had on the ability of the police to monitor phone calls?

DP2 National Identity Cards

Visit the sites to have a look at the information made available to the citizens of

UK – DirectGov www.direct.gov.uk

Brunei – www.e-government.gov.bn

1. Browse through the sites and describe the information that is available.

2. Who are the main stakeholders in both cases

3. Describe the impact that e-government schemes have had on the different stakeholders.


Discuss the above findings in pairs.

DP2 Politics and Government 2/11/2007

The research work below should be presented in clas today.

Read the following articles and answer the questions:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/e-voting.htm/printable

http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2002517,00.asp

1. Describe the advantages of e-voting?

2. Punchcards have been used since the 1960’s. What are they and how do they work?

3. Describe the disadvantages to this style of voting and the consequences of this?

4. Optical Scanners are an alternative methods of using IT in voting. This is where the scanner scans the paper and pen method of voting to help count up the votes, which should reduce the number of human errors in counting votes. What are the disadvantages of this form?

5. Many countries are using ATM like machines called Direct Recording Electronic systems for voting with touch screen monitors. Diebold Election Systems is one manufacturer. Describe how they work and discuss any advantages and disadvantages of using this system.


6. A fundamental challenge with any voting machine is assuring the votes were recorded as cast and tabulated as recorded. Describe some of the methods used.

7. Internet Voting has not really developed. In February 2004, the Pentagon dumped its internet voting system. The $22 million Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE) was supposed to allow military and overseas civilians a chance to vote, but was not considered secure enough. Discuss some of the issues associated with Internet voting. Consider the characteristics of a good voting system.


Salsa's

1. Read the articles and describe the purpose of the blogspot.

2. Discuss the social and ethical issues of Political Blogging

You have to remember that the blogs may be biased and for political

Case Study DP2 1/11/2007

Describe the how following can be used in Supermarkets
· Biometrics
· Data mining
· Dynamic pricing
· EDI – electronic data interchange
· Electronic article surveillance
· POS / EPOS
· RFID tags
· Smart cards
· Smart shelves
· UPC / Bar codes
· Wireless communications

DP2 Area of Impact Education (IPODs)

Ipods in Education

Read the following case studies of the use of podcasting and ipods in education.
a) Define the term podcast
b) Describe the steps in detail that a teacher would need to take to make available one of their lessons through podcasting.
c) Describe the benefits from using this new technology in these schools/universities
d) Describe the limitations or drawbacks from introducing this technology?
e) Research using the Internet to find out if other schools/colleges are encouraging the use of ipods in schools and describe your findings.


Gracemount High School, Edinburgh have launched an Ipod project. Can you visit their website www.gracemount.edin.sch.uk to see what were the outcomes of this project.


Future School – Duke University, USA – everyone has an ipod.
On arriving at Duke University – every student is given an ipod. Instead of banning technology they are embracing it, by preloading campus information and being able to record and download lectures.

In addition to the ipods, the university also makes use of a personal response system, which students use (like a voting system). Students in the Lecture hall will be asked questions and then use their remotes to choose from the answers. Replies are anonymous, but it allows the lecturer to have instant feedback on how well the group has understood the lecture. It also keeps the students awake!

http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2005/12/ipodupdate_print.htm

DP1 HL Assignment on Reservation System

Research three IT reservation systems (3 mks)

Describe each of the reservation systems by stating how each works (12 marks)

What are the general effects of using the reservation systems above (6 marks)

Discuss the general social/ethical concerns that arise (6 marks)

Presentation of findings (6 marks)


Investigate the following further, describing how the systems work, there effects and social and ethical issues arising

Student 1
a) Luggage processing systems
b) Traffic simulation systems

Student 2
a) Navigation systems
b) Smart roads and smart cars

Student 3
a) Scheduling systems
b) Distribution systems

Student 4
a) Fuel efficiency systems
b) Traffic safety system

DP1 Encryption Assignment

Students should go to http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm and define and how the following work:

1. Define Encryption (2)

2. Distinguish between a symmetric key and public key. (4)

3. The process that uses both key types is called? (1)

4. What is the function of digital certificates and certificate authority? (4)

5. Describe what SSL is? (2)

Email your 2 paged document to serem@yahoo.com

Case Study Exercises DP2

Go to this website and review all of the different IT topics. Do the theory sections and the quizzes.

http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/gcse_topics.html

DP1 Network Applications

Describe the impact computer network failure in the topic assigned.

Give a practical example of how network failure affected the named situation.

What would be practical solutions to the network failure in the named situation.

Be prepared to present your findings in class.

Sahil
Air Transport systems

Sabeeha
Schools systems

Oshan
Banks systems

Swaleh
Government systems

Shailen
Hospital systems

Hussein
Road transport systems

Samantha
Rail transport systems


Akshay
Stock exchange Systems

Dp1 Network task

Obtain brief notes on the following

Network Types
VPN
PAN
MAN

Network Communication Channels/Links
Twisted Pair
Fibre optics
Coaxial cables,
Bluetooth
Infra red
Satellite Links

Network Hardware
Server
Modem
Network Interface card(NIC )
Multiplexors
Gateways/ router
Hubs/switches
Terminal

Network topologies
ring
Bus
Star
Mesh
Tree

DP2 AI and Expert System Exercise

Using reputable internet resources and your Computer Confluence (Chapter 15), answer the following:

1. Explain the Turing Test? Is the Turing Test a valid test of intelligence? Why or why not?

2. What/Who is ELIZA?

3. Discuss the impact ELIZA had on the area of entertainment?

4. Go to this site and talk with ELIZA.

http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html

1. What/Who is A.L.I.C.E?

2. Have a chat with ALICE. Click on the link below.

http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=f5d922d97e345aa1

Research AARON, the expert system artist in your text or online. Who is the artist, AARON or Harold Cohen? Is AARON a work of art, an artist, or both? Explain your answer.

http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/4_class/45_pguides/pguide_804/4484_aaron.html

http://www.scinetphotos.com/aaron.html

DP1 HL Portfolio Assignment

Read the following news item individually first, then, discuss in pairs how you will write the portfolio's criterions. Be ready to present your summary
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19620683/

Pair1
Sabeeha
Oshan

Pair2
Sahil
Hussein

Use the following guidelines

a) What would be an appropritely title to the portfolio piece?
b) Which area of impact will your portfolio fall under?
c) What will be your main issue? and describe how you will present the issue.
d) Describe how cyberbullying happens or how it is done
e) What technological developments have contributed to the occurance of the issue?
f) What is the trend of the issue?
g) Who are the stakeholders and what would be the effects of the issue?
h) What would be the main problem arising from the issue/
i) Decribe a good solution you would give to the above problem identified.

DP2 Case study (ICT in supermarket)

Visit the following site and read through the topic ICT systems in a supermarket. Be prepared to share in depth the following areas.
http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1512

Jamsheed
Describe the process at the checkout in a supermarket system

Alex
Describe the networked computers in the supermarket checkout system

Katalina
Describe the pricing and stock control process.

Salsabila
Describe the Linking data and the loyalty card scheme in a supermarket system

Arif
Describe Identity in an ICT system

Owais
Describe how the database server works within a supermarket system

DP1 Systems Fundamental concepts

Use 15 mins to research and prepare to present your in findings in pairs on the following.

Akshay and Samantha
Investigate the the environmental issues related to the disposal of obsolete hardware and computer supplies.
a) Name hardware components or the computer supplies
b) Describe how each hardware disposal has affected the environment
c) Mention the stakeholders that are involved
d) What are the advantages and disadvantages to the stakeholders?
e) Describe any solutions that can be offered to address the problems arising?

Sabeeha and Swaleh
Health and Ergonomic Issues Created by Computers
a) Name health and ergonomic issues created by computers
b) Describe how each health and ergonomic issue has been created by computers
c) Mention the stakeholders that are involved
d) What are the advantages and disadvantages to the stakeholders?
e) Describe any solutions that can be offered to address the problems arising?

Harshan & Anishita
Password protection, Security, Biometrics and Authorized access
a) Define the above terms
b) Describe how each terms is used, stating any one issue for each.
c) Mention the stakeholders that are involved in thier use
d) What are the advantages and disadvantages to the stakeholders?
e) Describe any solutions that can be offered to address the problems arising from their use

Hussein and Shailen
Increase in teleworking and virtual office
a) Define the above terms
b) Describe issues raised by the follwing terms giving examples where possible.
c) Mention the stakeholders that can be involved
d) What are the advantages and disadvantages to the stakeholders?
e) Describe any solutions that can be offered to address the problems arising from the terms listed.

DP2 Artificial intelligence

Make brief notes on the following and be prepared to present on any two of the terms

a) AI

b) Turing test

c) parallel processing

d) machine learning

e) natural language

f) common-sense knowledge

g) agent

i) pattern recognition,

j) expert system

k) knowledge base

l) inference engine

m) heuristics

n) fuzzy logic

o) knowledge engineer

p) domain

DP1 Virus Assignment

Obtain brief notes on the following.

a)Virus

b) Logic bomb

c) Trojan Horse

d) Worm

DP2 Case Study

Read and make brief notes on the self checkout systems as used in supermarkets. Your notes should

Describe self checkout system

Describe the benefits of using the system

Describe the challenges of using the system

The alternatives to using the self checkout system

Use the following link as your resource
http://www.answers.com/topic/self-checkout?cat=technology

N/Be prepared to share at least one alternative to the self checkout system

DP2 Robotics In Medicine

Part A

Investigate two areas in which robotics have been in medicine.
i) Describe the how the technology has been used in both instances
ii)Discuss any social/ethical consideration regarding the use of robotics in the named situations.
iii) Prepare to present your findings in 6 mins each.


Part B
i) Describe any types of input/output peripherals used by robots in various situations, for example, arms, fingers, voice, wheels

ii) Discuss any issues that arise from using the devices

iii) Prepare to present your findings in 5 mins each.

DP1 ASSIGNMENT

a) Obtain Notes on the following terms;

compatibility,
OCR,
OMR,
barcode,
baud,
verification
validation,
encryption
decryption

b) Investigate any environmental issues related to the production of computer components and supplies. Prepare to present your finding in the next lesson.

Introductory Notes DP1

Use the internet to obtain notes on the following;
a) Define a computer system, data, and information giving examples if any.
b) Distinguish between Hardware and Software
c) Describe the components of a computer system. stating the functions of each component.
d) Data is represented in the computer system in bits, bytes, and ASCII codes
i) What is a bit?
ii) What is a byte?
iii) What are ASCII codes?
e) Describe the following data storage measures
i) Kilobytes
ii) Megabytes
iii) Gigabytes
iv) Tetrabytes / terabytes
f) Describe any two uses of
i) Microcomputers
ii) Minicomputers
iii) Mainframes computers
iv) Supercomputers

h) Use the internet to prepare a presentation on the economic value of information
i) Name the information type
ii) What/how data is collected and processed
iii) The stakeholders who benefit and how they benefit.

h) Prepare a 8 minute presentation on any 4 unique computer hardware, stating how the hardware is used and where it is applicable. Make sure you have an introduction, body, and closing for the topic.

Suggested Web sites:
http://www.basichardware.com/
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
http://www.bitpipe.com/
http://www.computerworld.com/

Robotics 2

a) Robots, Android and Cyborg
Define these three above words

b) From Computer Confluence pages 602-604 "The Robot Revolution "
i) Who first used the word "robot" and when?

ii) What are Asimov's three LAws of robotics?

iii) Read this article Can Cyborg Moths Bring Down Terrorists? [Times Online 24 May 2007]

c) Sensors
i) List possible sensors and say where they might be used

ii) Determining situations in which it is more appropriate to use a robot than a human being
In terms of danger, expense, rapidity, boredom?

iii) what are the social impact and ethical considerations regarding the use of robotics in medicine e.g. robotic surgery, computer-controlled prostheses

iv) Read the article 'Birthing robots' training medics in S. Korea [BBC news]

v) Is there a social impact of human interaction with robots e.g. artificial pets, robots for the disabled and elderly
vi) What are the social and economic effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace?
vii) Computer Confluence The Automated Factory pages 428-9
viii) How do we make ethical decisions regarding the use of robots in situations that might endanger human beings?

ix) how reliable are robotic devices, particularly in life-threatening situations

d) Decribe the types of input/output peripherals used in various situations e.g. arms, fingers, voice, wheels
i) where might each of these be used?
ii) what do hydraulic and pneumatic mean?
e) What are reasons why robots are or are not designed as androids with human-like form
i) do they HAVE to look like us?
f) What are the capabilities and limitations of robots (processing power, vision, touch, sound and movement)
-what is the DARPA Grand Challenge?
-Katana
-Artificial hand
-ZAR5
-Humanoid-2
-Robots
-Roboter
-Robots

Robotics

Use the internet to obtain notes on the following

a) social and economic effects of replacing people with robots in the workplace

b) situations in which it is more appropriate to use a robot than a human being

c) Types of robotics input/output peripherals used in various situations, for example, arms, fingers, voice, wheels

The following links can be beneficial

http://links999.net/robotics/robots/robots_ethical.html

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/hsc/aibo/ethics.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02423/new_page_9.htm

http://bettscomputers.com/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=26

Area of Impact (Education)

Prepare a presentation for Friday and prepare notes to be submiitted to the cover teacher. This work is to be done during period 5&6 on 12th June 2007.

Salsabila and Sheliza
a) Define telelearning
b) Identify from research three hospital institutions that have benefitted from telelearning
c) Describe the effects of telelearning in such hospital institutions
d) Mention any social/ethical issues that arise as result of telelearning in hospitals institutions

Jamsheed and Arif
a) Define telelearning
b) Identify from research three prisons institutions that have benefitted from telelearning
c) Describe the effects of telelearning in such prison institutions
d) Mention any social / ethical issues that arise as result of telelearning in prisons

Katalina and Alex

a) Define telelearning
b) Identify from research three retirement homes that have benefitted from telelearning
c) Describe the effects of telelearning in such retirement homes
d) Mention any social / ethical issues that arise as result of telelearning in retirement homes

Owais and Arif

a) Define telelearning
b) Identify from research three street children groups that have benefitted from telelearning
c) Describe the effects of telelearning on street childrens
d) Mention any social / ethical issues that arise as result of telelearning on street children

Mobile communication devices

Due on Tuesday 12/6/07
Use the internet to search for different types of mobile devices.
You may use the following sites to help you.
· www.zdnet.com
· www.wired.com
· http://www.abc.edu.sv/seniors/Gateway/library/onlinemag.htm at the Senior Library site
· and other technology information/magazine sources and search engines.
· Visit company sites.
Find a total of 4 communication examples impacting at least 3 of the following:
· Entertainment and Leisure
· Business and employment
· Education
· Science and the environment

The Assignment:
Describe the function that each item has and what they can do as follows in a MS Word document.
Total = 5 x 4 = 20
· Give the communication device’s type, name and model name/number. (1 mark)
· Provide a picture. (1 mark)
· Describe its function and its features. (2 mark)Identify the technologies that have converged to create this product. (1 mark)

one of the Resources
http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com/Mobile+Phones

Personal and Public Communication

Read and prepare three questions to ask student tackling the topics below. Each student is expected to prepare and answer all the questions on the topic assigned.

Alex
Information technology convergence

Sheliza
Telecommuting

Jamsheed
Videoconferencing

Katalina
Teleconferencing

Owais
Digital television

Arif
Push Technologies

Samuel
Pull technologies

Salsabila
Digital entertainment

E-commerce

Prepare a presentation on the following
Sheliza & Alex
a) What is online marketing?
b) How do you market online?
c) What are the effects of marketing online?
d) Discuss any social / ethical issues that arising from online marketing

Jamsheed & Owais
a) What is data mining?
b) How does data mining work?
c) What are the effects of data mining?
d) Discuss any social / ethical issues that arising from data mining

Samuel & Salsabila
a) What is a spyware?
b) How has spyware been used in E-commerce?
c) What are the effects of using spyware in business?
d) Discuss any social / ethical issues that arising from using spyware in e-commerce

Katalina & Arif
a) How has IT systems been used in retailing, advertising and in the media?
b) What are the effects of using IT systems in retailing, advertising and in the Media?
d) Discuss any social / ethical issues that arising from the above

Banking and Finance

Take the first 2o minutes to research on the following and share your findings in the next 5 minutes. You may use www.howstuffworks.com to learn some of the terms

Sheliza
a) What is an ATM?
b) How are ATM's Used?
c) What are the effects of using ATMS
d) Mention any issues arisings from the use of ATM's

Samuel
a) What is EFT?
b) How are EFT's used?
c) What are the effects of using EFT's?
d) Mention any social/ ethical issues that relate to EFT's

Jamsheed
a) What is internet banking?
b) How does internet banking work?
c) what are the effects of internet banking?
d) Mention any social / ethical issues related to internet banking

Owais
a) What is Electronic cash?
b) How is electronic cash used?
c) what are the effects of using electronic cash?
d) Mention any social / ethical issues related to electronic cash

Arif
a) What is internet brokerage?
b) How does internet brokerage work?
c) what are the effects of internet brokerage?
d) Mention any social / ethical issues related to internet brokerage

Katalina
a) What is Electronic insuarance?
b) How does electronic insuarance work?
c) what are the effects of electronic insuarance?
d) Mention any social / ethical issues related to elctronic insuarance

Alex
a) What is international commerce?
b) How are IT systems used in the management of transnational corporations?
c) What are the effects of using IT systems in management of transnational corporation
d) Mention any issue that relate to the use of IT system in transnational corporations.

Salsabila
a) What is teleshopping?
b) How does teleshopping work?
c) What are the effects of teleshopping?
d) Share any social/ethical issues that arise from teleshopping.

Web Design Assignment

Design a website individual or in pairs using any websign language available to solve any social / ethical issue within your surrounding community. Your website should have the following

• At least five links
• At least two related images in each page
• A least one table
• varied background colors
• different fonts size and appropriately used
• Animated text or images
• Any other features you discover

Your can use the following links for further learning

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/frontpage/

http://www.activejump.com/a.shtml

http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html

Check out on the following website examples

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/8thgrade/justjewelry/

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/8thgrade/cafebonjourJulieS/

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/8thgrade/austinj07/

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/8thgrade/logan07/

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT

Prepare a presentation on the following in pairs. Your presentations should describe the concepts, give atleast five examples with brief descriptions and discuss five social/ethical issues that arise from the topic given. Presentations will be on Friday.

Jamsheed and Sheliza
Email and viruses

Allesandro and Owais
Encryption methods used in the internet

Arif and Samuel
Internet services

Katalina and Salsabila
Global internet databases

Business And Employment (Employment)

Prepare a presentation on the following topics, bring out important information such as, areas in use or applied, the effects and social/ethical issues that arise;
Sheliza
Job obsolescence as result of information technology
Samuel
Job retraining as result of Information technology
Owais
Online job search
Arif
Employment surveillance
Allessandro
Online Job recruitment
Salsabila
IT Jobs created as a result of IT
Katalina
Jobs lost as a result of IT
Jamsheed
Online job advertisement and teleworking

Communication Part 2

Obtain individual notes and print a copy of the notes for marking on the following
a)
i) Internet service providers; Described.
ii) Examples of internet services providers in Kenya.
iii) Social and ethical issues expected of internet service providers.
b) Internet Servers:Described and example given.
c) Internet browsers
i) Define a Internet browser,
ii) Name and describe the distinct features of 6 different types of internet browser,
d) Search engines
i) Define a search engine
ii) Name and briefly describe 6 types search engines stating their distinct features if any.
e) Electronic commerce
i) what is e-commerce
ii) How does e-commerce work
iii) What are the issues that arise from trading using e-commerce?

Business and Employment (Transportation)

Each individual student should prepare a presentation and handout on the following:

Sheliza

a) Identify the reservation systems used in different areas.

b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the reservation systems.

c) Discuss the effects of using the reservation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)

d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the reservation systems.

Samuel

a) Identify the luggage processing systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the luggage processing systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the luggage processing systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the luggage processing system .

Jamsheed
a) Identify the navigation systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the naviagtion systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the navigation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the navigation systems.

Owais
a) Identify the scheduling and distribution systems used in different areas
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the scheduling and distribution systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the scheduling and distribution systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the scheduling and distribution systems.

Arif
a) Identify the traffic simulation systems used in different areas
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the traffic simulation systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the traffic simulation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the traffic simualtion systems

Salsabila
a) Identify the different types smart roads and smart systems used in different countries.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that designed either smart cars or smart roads.
c) Discuss the effects of using the reservation systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the reservation systems.

Allesandro

a) Identify the transport security systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use such security systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the security systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the security systems.

Katalina
a) Identify the shipping systems used in different areas.
b) Describe the three organization or companies that use the shipping systems.
c) Discuss the effects of using the shipping systems( Advantages & disadvantages)
d) Analyse social/ethical issue that arise from using the shipping systems.

Connecting to the internet

Read, make brief notes and preapre a presentation for Friday on the following

a) Samwel
Narrowband connection to the internet
b) Sheliza
Broadband connection to the internet
c) Jamsheed
Dial-up connection to the internet
d) Owais
Direct connection to the Internet
e) Arif
DSL connection to the internet
f) Katalina
Cable connection tot he internet
g) Salsabila
Satellite connection to the internet
h) Allesandro
Wireless broadband connection to the internet.