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