ITGS revision Links

Make summary notes where possible from the revision links below

http://ib2012-itgs.wikispaces.com/Hardware+and+software

http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/tableview.php?title=itgs-vocabulary

http://quizlet.com/6830539/insideitgs-31-hardware-input-output-flash-cards/

http://itgs.wikispaces.com/Networks

More Online Quizzes

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/0,10008,1922315-,00.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7427/1901452.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7508/1922118.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7508/1922147.cw/index.html

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/29/7508/1922177.cw/index.html

Authenticity : Social impact and ethical consideration

Read the news article below

http://www.businesslive.co.za/personalfinance/2011/11/08/fnb-successfully-rolls-out-biometric-system

http://www.thirdfactor.com/2011/11/16/biometrics-smart-cards-for-physical-access-at-la-area-airports


Youtube links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDWiBlUCTJw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjwEUi1isk

Computer Network Security News

Read any computer network related articles from only the selected links below and prepare to share to the class your findings on

• any social/ethical issues


• stakeholders involved


• Impact of the issues


• one main problem and one suggested solution to the one problem.

http://www.topix.com/tech/computer-security

http://network-security.alltop.com/

http://topics.cnn.com/topics/computer_crime

Computer confluence online

Click on the link below for the online resource

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_compconf_7/0,10008,1922315-,00.html

Computer Virus Activity

Read chapter 6 from Hacker High School in the pdf link http://www.hackerhighschool.org/lessons/HHS_en6_Malware.pdf on Malware and answer the following questions in the handout provided

Intellectual property: Ethical Issues

Intellectual property includes ideas, discoveries, writings, works of art, software, collections and presentations of data. Copyright, trademarks and patents exist to protect intellectual property. However, the easy and accurate duplication methods made available through IT can undermine such protection.
Task (Due date 11/11/2011)
Prepare and 3 minute video and upload the same in Youtube on intellectual property. Your Youtube video should include the following:

Definition of intellectual property and local examples

Few examples from research on intellectual property violations

Describe the different ways of protecting intellectual property

Briefly describe some IT tools, systems and methods that have been used to undermine such protection ( other words problems related)

Suggest at least four brief Information technology solutions

Appropriate instrumental music in the background uaed in the appropriate sections

Your own voice recording included in the appropriate sections

Apply most of the skills and techniques of the software of choice appriately and efficiently

Assessment rubric
0-1: The techniques and skills used and the quality of information included in the uploaded video is of low standard.
2-3: The techniques and skills used, the appropriateness, and the quality of information included in the uploaded video is of average standard.
4-5: The techniques and skills used, the appropriateness, and the quality of information included in the uploaded video is of good standard.
6-7: The techniques and skills used and the quality of information included in the uploaded video is of excellent standard.

Computer Networks Investigations

Further to the work covered in the lesson use the links below to make additions to the notes written earlier.

http://www.freewimaxinfo.com/computer-networks-types.html

http://www.wifinotes.com/computer-networks/network-communication-devices.html

What is the definiton of computer network here?

Make any additional notes on LAN, MAN, WAN, VPN, PAN, SAN, CAN

Make additional notes on Internet, Extranet, Intranet, Uses of Intranet, and what are some advantages and disadvantages of intranets.

Distinguish between the following network devices: hub, switch, router, repeater, gateway, bridge.

From Porfolio to ITGS Paper 2

For us to understand how ITGS paper 2 will look like, will need to understand first how portfolios were written. Please read briefly the news item and the portfolio in the links below:

News item used to write the portfolio
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-1/laptop.html

Portfolio piece
http://www.bisnet.or.id/vle/file.php?file=%2F274%2FPortfolio_Examples%2FExample_one.doc

Word Processing & DTP

Using Microsoft Publisher design a one-page publication called the Digital Warfare News. In the publication:

• Include current important ICT technologies on warfare (+ related graphics )


• Include a brief articles describing a recent technolgies relating to any Information technologies used in warfare (find a news item for this and include in bibliography)


• Include benefits of the technologies


• Include problems of using the technologies


• Include few suggested solutions to the problems


• Mention any future of the warfare technologies.


• Include at least four sources in bibliography at the end of the publication.


• Print and submit the publication.

Assessment Criteria

0-1
The information used is scanty, poorly organized, and not informative. The publication is poorly formatted and with inappropriate images used and poorly positioned. The standard APA referencing is not applied.
2-3
The information used is meaningful, relatively organized,and informative. The publication is formatted and with appropriate images used and correctly positioned. The standard APA referencing is somewhat applied.
4-5
Good information used, organized, and clearly informative. The publication is well formatted applying some of the software techniques. Only relevant images are used and they are well positioned. The standard APA referencing is correctly applied.
6-7
Excellent information used, organized, and very informative. The publication is excellently formatted applying most of the software techniques. Only relevant and related images are used and they are well positioned. The standard APA referencing is correctly applied and well positioned.

Sample documents
http://www.castwire.com/index.php?p=56&pp=0&i=#tops

Politics and Government: The millitary

Ensure that your research is in a maximum of five pages inclusive of a bibliography.

Investigate individually the following;

Cyberwarfare

Smart weapons

Espionage systems

Battlefield technology

In each of them

Mention any different types

Describe atleast how one of each technology works

Outline the some benefits of each

Describe some social / ethical issues related

Suggest some solutions to some related problems.

Email the work to serem@yahoo.com after the first lesson on Friday.

Politics and Government: Immigration and Passport control

This is individual work and it should be as brief as possible. Ensure that you post your findings in this blog

Investigate any 3 I.T systems for law enforcement of immigration and passport control:

For each system

a) Describe how the technology work.
b) The advantages and disadvantages.
c) Social and ethical concerns arising from the technology
d) Suggest one feasible solution to the one of the main problem of the technology.

System Utilities

You have been assigned in pairs a task on system utilities. You have the liberty to choose how you will share your understanding of the utilities.

Explain the following;

Defragmentation;George & Jamal

Disk Utility software:Jamil & Khalid

Backup management system: Aasfa & Caleb

Compression Utilities: Emmanuel & Solitei

Decompression utilities: William & Mayur

Colour synchronization:Fatema & Sadhu

File Management: Sheehan & Barry

Virus Scan: Sohail

Privacy and Anonymity

Read the following information on Privacy
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ethical-issues-of-internet-privacy.html



Read the article in the link below
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34825225/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7434558.stm


What are some of the questions that need answers from the article?

Software News

Read the following article and search for the two softwares office 365 and Googles apps.

What do you think are the issues here?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13943437

Politics and Government: Information storage and Updating

The Smart City

http://www-03.ibm.com/innovation/us/thesmartercity/index_flash.html?cm_mmc=agus_brsmartcity-20090929-usbrp111-_-p-_-smcityvan-_-smcityvan#/home/?menuid=transportation2

There are many services that are offered by governments in terms of Access, information storage, processing and Updating

Your task is to compare three countries: one in Africa, one in Asia and one in Europe by studying how the information is collected, stored, processed and updated

Online tax returns

Passport application and renewal

Medical records

Online police records

Social security information

Security: Social and ethical Significance

Computer security is concerned with taking care of hardware, software and data. Data is only as secure as the system that it is held on and data security is concerned with keeping the data safe from the various hazards that could destroy it. There are a number of ways that system administrators can protect data.

Task 1
Read the any of the article below and discuss in pairs the questions following

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13740591

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13711528

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7633402.stm

http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-networking-network-security/628452-1.html

Answering social impacts and ethical issues

a) Who are the stakeholders in each of the above article?

b) What is the impact on human life in each case?

c) Who is responsible for the problem in each case

d) Suggest some solutions to each case

ITGS Subject Guide

Find below the link to the ITGS Subject Guide for first examination in 2012 onwards

http://gandhijkt.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ITGS-lates-guide_first-exam2012.pdf

Theme: Politics and Governement: Strand 2 (Period 4 Thurs 15/09/11)

The importance of I.T is becoming increasingly evident in political compaigns and other governmental operations. The task below will focus on I.T as used in Political processes

Task1
You have been assigned a specific area of research. Your task is to prepare a powerpoint presentation that will be presented in our 6th lesson on 20th Sept 2011. Your Powerpoint presentation should be neat, attractive and focused. You will be allowed to include appropriate images where possible. In the powerpoint you will ;

a) Describe the technology in relation to Political processes.
b) State the I.T developments that have contributed to the existence of this technology.
c) state the advantages and disadvantages of the technology with evidence from research.
c) Describe atleast three social /ethical impacts that can result from the technology with specific examples from research.
d) For any problems associated with the technology suggest any three viable solutions
e) Cite all your sources using the APA standard format.

George, Fatema & Mayur: Online campaign
Jamal & William: Online voting
Jamil & Solitei:Online lobbying
Khalid & Sheehan:Online fundraising
Sohail & Aasfa:Open Government
Caleb & Sadhu: Online advertising
Barry& Emanu: Online vetting

Assessment Rubric
0-2
The powerpoint presentation is fairly designed and presented. The technology is described partially with limited linking to political processes and the I.T development is not clearly stated. The impacts of the technology is superficial and the social issues are stated with limited evidence from research. The solutions suggested are fairly viable and the referencing partially meets the APA standard formatting.
3-4
The powerpoint presentation is properly designed and presented. The technology is described well with some link to political processes and I.T development is partially stated. The impacts of the technology is good and the social issues are explained with some evidence from research. The solutions suggested viable and the referencing meets some the APA standard formatting.
5-6
The powerpoint presentation is well designed and presented. The technology is described good and linking to political process and the I.T development is clearly stated. The impacts of the technology is clear and the social issues are stated with some evidence from research. The solutions suggested are viable and the referencing meeting in the most part the APA standard formatting.
7
The powerpoint presentation is thoroughly designed and presented. The technology is described clearly with clear link to political process. The I.T development is clearly stated. The impacts of the technology is thorough and the social issues are stated with extensive evidence from research. The solutions suggested are laudable and the referencing meets the APA standard formatting.

Integrity

Task 1
Integrity refers to safeguarding the accuracy and completeness of stored data. Data lacks integrity when it has been changed accidentally or tampered with. Examples of data losing integrity are where information is duplicated in a relational database and only one copy is updated or where data entries have been maliciously altered

Read the articles in the link below and answer questions following

1. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/10/facebook.groups.hacked/index.html

2. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/231601110

3. http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/05/02/sony-online-entertainment-databases-were-hacked-players-credit-card-and-bank-information-stolen/
Answering social impacts and ethical issues
a) Who are the stakeholders in each of the above article?
b) What is the impact on human life in each case?
c) Who is responsible for the problem in each case
d) Suggest some solutions to each case



Some Technology reading sources
http://www.wired.com/, http://www.cnn.com/, http://www.zdnet.com/, http://www.bbc.co.uk/, http://www.bbcworld.com/, http://www.msnbc.com/ ,http://www.npr.org/ ,http://www.techreview.com/, http://www.nytimes.com/, http://www.worldpress.org/,
http://www.webpronews.com/

Computer Input/Output Devices

Task1

Read and make notes where possible of computer input devices.

You may use the link below:

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/inputdev.htm

Describe any unique input devices used in different IT systems in any of the application scenarios.

Task 2
Research on the assigned input/output device below and post your findings on this blog. In your research
i) Describe how the device works or how it is used
ii) Outline areas where the device is commonly used
iii) Name any different types or categories of the device if any

Fatema: MICR readers
George:mouth wands
Barry:Smart Card readers
Caleb:radio frequency identification (RFID)
Sohali: Sensors readers
Emmanuel: Plotters
William: Printers
Solitei:Projectors
Khalid:MFP printers
Mayur: Eyegaze System
Jamil:blow pipe systems
Jamal:Braille keyboards
Sadruddin:VR goggles
Sheehan:Magnetic stripe Readers

Reliability: Social & Ethical Consideration

Reliability refers to the ability of hardware or information systems to function without failure.

a) Give examples of situations where you computer has been unreliable.

b) Why are computers more unreliable?

c) How do we make hardware and IT system reliable?

Read the article in the link below an answer the questions following in your note book;

http://www.kellyhs.org/itgs/ethics/reliability/THERAC-25.htm

c) Why was the software controlled machine more dangerous that the previously mechanical Therac?

d) Why would they choose to use software instead of mechanical devices when building the new Therac?

e) What changes in the development of the machine could have prevented the failures?


Research Activity

Research for any IT hardware or IT system that proved unreliable in any of the listed ITGS applications to specific scenarios.

The Motherboard

Task 1 (Write brief notes on this)

What is a motherboard?

What is housed in the computers' motherboard?

Task 2

Computers harddisk space size: How is it measured?

Use the link below and write down brief notes on the different storage size measurements.

http://www.whatsabyte.com/

Task 3

The ASCII codes; What are they? How is it different from binary?

Refer to the ASCII table in the link below

http://www.asciitable.com/

Further readings;

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73165.html?wlc=1314953540

http://www.vita.virginia.gov/about/default.aspx?id=12596

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35111.wss

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/disk+grooming

Computer Hardware 29/08/2011

Task1 (Computer hardware notes)

Make brief notes in your notes book from the presentation in the link below; Focus only upto the types of processors.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/MissBenjamin-112909-computer-hardware-introduction-input-output-devices-software-system-education-ppt-powerpoint/



Task 2

•Search the basic configurations and prices of the following CPUs. Ensure information on current CPU's are included.

•Please complete the TABLE provided and stick it in your notes book.

Task 3

Find out any one organization / company that uses supercomputers, mainframe computer, mini computer and microcomputer. For each

- Write down the name of the computer

- Provide the specs of the supercomputer in terms of Processor speed, Memory size, storage size.

- Describe briefly its functions

Further readings on CPU

http://ask-leo.com/whats_the_difference_between_i3_i5_and_i7_processors.html

http://kb.wisc.edu/showroom/page.php?id=4927

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14574747

Social and Ethical Issues.

Task 1
Read the news article in the link below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12507034

Try to answer the following questions in your note book.

Under strand 1
- What social/ethical issues do you forsee arising form the IT technology?

Under strand 2
- Which application scenarios would be addressed by the IT development (Refer to the Course outline document).

Under Strand 3
- What new concepts and terminologies have been introduced?

Task 2

Read out the next news item

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369301/police-plan-facial-recognition-for-olympic-venues

Try to answer the following questions in your note book.

Under strand 1
- What social/ethical issues do you forsee arising form the IT technology?

Under strand 2
- Which application scenarios would be addressed by the IT development (Refer to the Course outline document).

Under Strand 3
- What new concepts and terminologies have been introduced?

Task 3

Read the article in the link below and answer the question following

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14629058


Answer the following questions in your note book.

Under strand 1
- What social/ethical issues do you forsee arising form the IT technology?

Under strand 2
- Which application scenarios would be addressed by the IT development (Refer to the Course outline document).

Under Strand 3
- What new concepts and terminologies have been introduced?

Databases and Spreadsheet Revision

Database practical task.
Open the questions in the following link
http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Databases+Practical+Activity.doc

Excel file to be imported in the link below
http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Adelaide+Climate+Data.xls
Contacts database
http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/contact.mdb

Letter of invite
http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Gala+Dinner+Invite.doc

Other database practical exercises

http://www.teach-ict.com/key_skills/database_home.htm


Visit the following site and attempt the spreadsheet activity

http://pac-itgs.wikispaces.com/Databases+and+Spreadsheets

Politics and Government

http://www-03.ibm.com/innovation/us/thesmartercity/index_flash.html?cm_mmc=agus_brsmartcity-20090929-usbrp111-_-p-_-smcityvan-_-smcityvan#/home/ http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/package/41/raid_content.html

Simulation Revision

Attempt the following simulation activities http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/interactives/index.php

Area of impact research

http://www.ruthtrumpold.id.au/itgswiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.AreasOfImpact

Science and Environment:

Respond to the question below individually and post your responses to this blog.

Data Logging
1. Describe what is meant by the term 'Data Logging'
2. Describe the hardware and software required to perform data logging.
3. Brainstorm and create a table of the advantages and disadvantages of data logging.
4. Discuss the use of data logging used by Science Teachers and Scientist doing research and development.

Quizz on data logging;

http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/datalogging/students/shome_datalogging.htm

You can use the following;

Examples of logging in school:
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/datalogging/examples.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/measurecontrol/3dataloggingrev1.shtml

http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Data+Logging

HL AEL area of Impact

Read and find out more on the topic assigned.Then share how the topics links to AEL and what are the ethical / social issues are raised.

Tasin (Stereolithography)
http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Stereolithography.

Gary(Digital radio and Television)
http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Digital+Radio+and+Television

Atiya (online games)
http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Online+Gaming

Immaculate & Sajni( Virtual gaming, 2nd life, avatars)
http://armsitgs.wetpaint.com/page/Virtual+Gaming-2nd+Life

A.I applications In AOI

Applications in the different areas of Impact

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110214083813.htm

http://www.techrecur.com/2010/12/25/artificial-intelligence-goes-mobile/

Applications in health

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Computer_Revolution/Artificial_Intelligence/Expert_Systems

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=artificial-intelligence-medical-tests-software-diagnosis

Artificial-intelligence-based hospital-acquired infection control.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19745475


Expert system applications in Business

http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/encyclopedia/Ent-Fac/Expert-Systems.html

http://www.suite101.com/content/examples-of-expert-system-applications-in-artificial-intelligence-a292500

Applications in Millitary

http://www.ehow.com/about_6516343_military-use-artificial-intelligence.html

AI and E-government
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Future-of-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Our-Government&id=548773

Online Quiz

http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_9/104/26867/6878170.cw/index.html

Case mid-term Activity

Task 1
Over the break ensure that you identify any online business around Mombasa and obtain the following information; on how the business setup; what software and hardware was used; which advertising techniques are used; what payments methods are used to pay for the services; what are some security faced; what other challenges are there;what are some to solutions applied to the problems identified.

Task 2
Research on the assigned task and post your finding in the blog.

What challenges are associated with the following and what are some suggested solutions?

Tasin
a) Informing customers and potential customers of new products and offers through the web site or other e-marketing techniques.

b) Applying the correct project management techniques to develop the new web site.

Sajni
a) Using the different range of multimedia features effectively integrated on the web site.

b) Using and applying and use of an appropriate shopping cart service.

Atiya

a)Choosing appropriate methods of payment for goods (and delivery) purchased and using the shopping cart, such as PayPal, credit card payments and direct deposit to account.

b) setting an appropriate privacy and other policies for the web site.

Immacualte
a) Using a search engine optimization so that the web site appears on the first page of results.

b)the role of web site traffic analysis.

Gary
a)techniques that can be used to secure a web site.

b)the features offered by a range of web-hosting services

A.I. News Item

Read the following news Item

Smart Phones

http://www.techrecur.com/2010/12/25/artificial-intelligence-goes-mobile/

Smart Cars

http://www.cnbc.com/id/41239280/New_Smart_Car_Technology_Will_Prevent_Crashes


http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/money/smart-car-technology-to-keep-drivers-safer-012511


Smart Weapons

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/hide-us-army-testing-smart-weapons-afghanistan/story?id=12171365

Artificial Intelligence System

A.I and Chess game

http://www.free-chess.net/


Fuzzy Logic examples.

Click on the following links to see how fuzzy logic is applied.

http://www.intelligent-systems.info/classes/ee509/homework_examples.htm

Take the Quiz below

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=QUIZ-ON-FUZZY-INFERENCE-SYSTEMSMAMDANIS-METHODSFUZZY-LOGIC-TOOLBOX-1

Questions and Answers

http://itgsrevision.blogspot.com/2008/11/q-about-ia.html

Answer the following question

Explain what is meant by fuzzy logic. What progress has been made in the application of this concept to AI?


What is inference Engine as used in Artificial intelligence ?

SL Project Resources

Dreamweaver Exercises


http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/dreamweaver2.shtml

Portfolio Extension Checklist

Refer to the following for the portfolio extension

http://sh.horrycountyschools.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1037651/File/ITGS/Portfolio%20HL%20Checklist.pdf

Case Study

Click on the link below and prepare a 8 minutes presentation on any of the topics related to the Case study research in the table of content. Ensure that no one presents the same topic.

http://www.managementhelp.org/infomgnt/e_cmmrce/e_cmmrce.htm