Information Literacy: 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chicago trip October 2011

The way to Chicago downtown, my collegues in the fast moving public train

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Unahitaji LAPTOP

Je, unahitaji LAPTOP?

· Je, unahitaji ushauri kuhusu LAPTOP?

· Je, unahitaji kujua ukubwa (Hard-disk space), uwezo (Memory) na wepesi/uharaka (processing speed) wa LAPTOP?

· Je, unahitaji LAPTOP kwa ajili ya shughuli gani na ipi inafaa?

· Je, unahitaji kujua namna ya kutumia LAPTOP? Utunzaji na ulinzi?

· Je unahitaji kujua namna ya kufanya mawasiliano kwenye LAPTOP yako, mfano google talk, SKYPE, bookmarking sites, social network nk?

· Je unahitaji kujua namna ya kuweka wa kumbukumbu na nyaraka (records/documents) zako bila ya kutegemea kompyuta ama laptop yako ili hata kama ikitokea umeibiwa LAPTOP ama imeharibika, bado unaweza kupata nyaraka zako ?

· Je, unahitaji vifaa vingine vinavyohusiana na LAPTOP? Kama vile “external hard disk”, “USB Flsh disk”, “Microphone” nk?

· Je, unahitaji ku-install application program (Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, access nk)?

· Je, unahitaji kuweka ant-virus kwenye LAPTOP yako?

KAMA JIBU NI NDIO, Wasiliana nami

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

CT 102 students (DUCE) – Practical Classes- April – May 2011

Dear (CT 102) students

The practical exercises were sent to you via my email. You must use seminar/practical class-session time to practise. PLEASE use each session effectively and make SURE you understand what you supposed to do. The lecturer may be in the session or NOT, BUT use a time table and just enter in a computer LAB and work. Technician will be available in the computer LAB just to help you with technology and how you I supposed to do but not showing you the answers. In case of difficulties, you may contact me via mobile phone, email or this blog as well.

Regards

Geofrey F. Kalumuna
Mobile:+255 713463085
Email: kalumunaj@hotmail.com
Blog: http://www.geofrey-kalumuna.blogspot.com/

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Comments needed concerning the ICT examination - ADVANCED, 3rd YEAR - IAE

Greetings ALL IAE 3rd YEAR ADVANCED students.

I hope the exam was fine to you. I would like your comments concerning the ICT examination conducted this week of February 2011!! You know some people may wonder why I am asking this. We are in new era of Information Communication Technology (information age) so we have to use them to the maximum for social development.

So please give out your opinions concerning the ICT examination so as we can improve the course in future as well as we can consider during marking in the coming weeks.

Yours truly,

Geofrey F. Kalumuna

ICT Instructor

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The final version of your ICT coursework 2010/11

Dear ALL ADVANCED 3^rdyear students - 2010/11

I sent the final version of your ICT coursework via your emails. If you have any comments or questions please inform me accordingly. The deadline is Tuesday 22nd February 2011 (1800 HRS EAST Time) You may respond via my mobile.

Yours truly,

Geofrey F.Kalumuna

ICT Instructor

Mobile: 0713463085

Thursday, February 17, 2011

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF YOUR COURSEWORK - ICT (3RD YEAR, ADVANCED) - 18/02/2011:1300HRS

Please note that 18/02/20111(300 HRS EAST AFRICA TIME)will be the deadline for submission of coursework for ICT 2010/11 to the college.

Therefore I request you to make sure that the missing marks in the coursework are worked. There are some of you who did not send DVD and do test!!!

The deadline for doing special test ended today 17/02/2011 at 18 HRS. Please for those who did not provide DVD should watch the deadline mentioned in this message above.

You may burn your DVD and send to me as attachement via my email kalumunaj@yahoo.com and inform me accordingly via my mobile 0713463085 as well
Yours
Geofrey F. Kalumuna

SPECIAL TEST(ICT) FOR THOSE WHO MISSED TEST 1 - 3RD YEAR ADVANCED

Refer the heading above.

This is a special TEST for those who missed TEST 1. Please do it and send answers to me via email kalumunaj@yahoo.com or SMS messaging via my mobile number 0713463085.

The deadline for submission is 18 HRS (EAST TIME) today (17/02/2011)

Write your name(start with surname) and registration nmber

Fill in the blank ( 15 marks, 3 each)

i. A ___ device converts digital and analog signals, which allows computers to communicate over telephone wires.

ii. Use of icons to make operating system user friendly by providing visual clues is called _____.

iii. ____ software is used to tell your computer how to load, store, and use an application.

iv. CD-ROM initials stand for ___ ___-___ ____ ___.

v. Data is stored internally your computer's ____.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

INTERNET- (IAE only THIRD YEAR 2010/11)

INTERNET

No body owns Internet, not even any Government. “Virtual Global Society”

History

The Internet (Net) launched in 1969 by Advanced Research Project Agency Network (ARPANET), •ARPANET, US computer network

The World Wide Web

•Also called the web, or www.

•Introduced in 1992 in Switzerland by the Centre for European Nuclear Research (CERN)

Definition of Terms

What is the Internet?

A vast network of networked computers covering the whole world

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What is the Internet?

•The Internet is the largest computer network in the world, connecting millions of computers. A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together

World Wide Web - www

World Wide Web consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources. In other words www is the hypermedia document presentation system that can be accessed over the Internet using software called a Web browser

The Web

•A multimedia based collection of info, services, and web sites supported by the Internet

Web browser

Software that allows the user to surf the web e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator

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Web site

•A specific location on the web that can be visited electronically to search for info or request products

Web page

•A specific portion of a web site that deals with a certain topic

Web page address

•A unique name for a web page within a web site

•Also called Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Information in the INTERNET?

Text documents, such as government documents;
Files that contain digitized sound and video.

Search engine:

A search engine is a facility on the web that allows a user to find web sites by providing key words or questions. eg Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com/) and Google(http://www.google.com/)

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Web index:
A Web page or site that provides a list of other Web pages or sites. Usually categorized by topic and is searchable. Examples of web index is YAHOO

Web directory:
A web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.eg aboutUS.org etc

Importance of INTERNET
Buying and Selling Goods, known as electronic commerce
Searching for information eg Access libraries, latest news
Entertainment eg access movies, music, magazines & computer games and education

EMAIL

Email is just electronic mail (e-mail). Examples of email are somebody@yahoo.com and somebody@hotmail.com etc.

Monday, February 14, 2011

What Is Social Networking?

Social Networking. . . It's the way the 21st century communicates today. Want to know what it really means?

Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, if you will. Although social networking is possible in person, especially in the workplace, universities, and high schools, it is most popular online.

This is because unlike most high schools, colleges, or workplaces, the internet is filled with millions of individuals who are looking to meet other people, to gather and share first-hand information and experiences about cooking, golfing, gardening, developing friendships or professional alliances, finding employment etc.

When it comes to online social networking, websites are commonly used. These websites are known as social sites. Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Depending on the website in question, many of these online community members share common interests in hobbies, religion, or politics. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you can begin to socialize. This socialization may include reading the profile pages of other members and possibly even contacting them.

For more visits:http: whatissocialnetworking

Example of social networks are as follows:

facebook (http://www.facebook.com/)

twitter (http://www.twitter.com/)

Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/

Facebook

Facebook is a social networking website — a gathering spot, to connect with your friends and with your friends friends. Facebook allows you to make new connections who share a common interest, expanding your personal network. Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. For more information visits: facebook reading

Twitter

Twitter is a website, owned and operated by Twitter Inc. Twitter offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Tweets are publicly visible by default; however, senders can restrict message delivery to just their followers.

Users may subscribe to other users' tweets—this is known as following and subscribers are known as followers. All users can send and receive tweets via the Twitter website, compatible external applications (such as for smartphones), or by Short Message Service (SMS) available in certain countries. For more information visits: twitter on wikipedia

^{MySpace
Myspace.com is a place where you can create a profile page that you can use to meet new friends. MySpace has a lot more to offer than that though. Find out what you can do with MySpace. MySpace is a free online community composed of personal profiles aimed foremostly at a younger membership. A MySpace profile typically includes a digital photo and in-depth information about personal interests. The amount of detail included in the profile is up to the user and submitted voluntarily. MySpace policy requires users be at least 14 years of age to join. Members routinely send each other messages and “network” or socialize within the MySpace community. For more information visits: myspace in the net}

Please visit these Social Networks and join so as to share information to others. Its really wonderful!!!

INFORMATION TO "ICT AND ADULT EDUCATION" STUDENTS - IAE (Dar es Salaam Tanzania).

DEAR STUDENTS OF INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION (ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THIRD YEAR 2010/11), THIS IS ANSWERS BASED ON THE QUESTIONS FOR END OF SEMESTER 1 TEST 1 CONDUCTED IN THIS MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2011 FOR THE SUBJECT: ICT AND ADULT EDUCATION.

Just revise and practise them by using application programs (MS word and Excel 2003). Remember practise makes perfect!!! I wish you a GOOD LUCK for the comming exams at the end of semester 1.

Yours

Geofrey F. Kalumuna

BED (Science), PGD (Scientific Computing), PGD (M & E), M(IS)

ICT AND ADULT EDUCATION - ANSWERS

ANSWERS – February 2011

I. A program which helps to create written document and lets you go back and make corrections as necessary
Correct Answer: d. Word Processor

II. Graphics for word processor
Correct Answer: b. Clip art

III. What type of software is used for creating letters papers and other documents?
Correct Answer: b. Word Processor

IV. What does the Ctrl + I shortcut key accomplish in Ms-Word?
Correct Answer: d. It applies Italic formatting t the selected text.

V. What is the file extension of Ms-Word document?
a. Dot
b. Doc
c. Dom
d. Txt
Correct Answer: b. Doc

VI. In H2O the figure 2 is appeared lowered. Which effect has been applied?
Correct Answer: c. Subscript

VII. Why are headers and footers used in document?
Correct Answer: d. To allow page headers and footers to appear on document when it is printed

VIII. All formula in Excel start with

Correct Answer: c

IX. You can use a function to combine text from two cells into one cell. But you can use an operator to do the same thing. Which operator is that?

Correct Answer: a

X. Two common wildcard characters that Excel recognizes are

Correct Answer: a

XI. The divide symbol is

Correct Answer: a

XII. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols?

Correct Answer: b

XIII. To add two cells (A1 and A2) together you use the following formula

Correct Answer: a

XIV. To make a number in cell C1 10% smaller than the number in C3 you enter

Correct Answer: d

XV. On an excel sheet the active cell in indicated by …

Correct Answer: a

XVI The view that puts a blue a blue line around each page that would be printed is the …..

Correct Answer: c

XVII AutoCalculate will quickly add selected cells if you…..

Correct Answer: b

XVIII The cell labeled 23. 54 the cell labeled F5 refers to

Correct Answer: b

XIX A certain spreadsheet shows in Page Break Preview that cells in Rows 1-25 have white background. The cells in row 26 that contain data have a dark grey background, when you click the Print button…..

Correct Answer: d

XX A constant is another name for this type of data:

Correct Answer: a

ICT AND ADULT EDUCATION - QUESTIONS

INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - THIRD YEAR 2010/11

END OF SEMESTER 1 TEST 1 – FEBRUARY 2011

SUBJECT: ICT AND ADULT EDUCATION

CODE: AA 513 DATE: FEBRUARY 2011 DURATION: 1HR

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any ALL questions. The paper carries 20 marks Circle the correct answer

Official Name (Start with Surname)	Registration Number (Write correctly)

I. A program which helps to create written document and lets you go back and make corrections as necessary
a. Home row keys b. Tool bar c. Folder d. Word processor

II. Graphics for word processor
a. Peripheral b. Clip art c. Highlight d. Execute

III. What type of software is used for creating letters papers and other documents?
a. Database b. Word Processor c. Spreadsheet d. Operating Program

IV. What does the Ctrl + I shortcut key accomplish in Ms-Word?
a. It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font
b. It adds a line break to the document
c. It makes the selected text bold
d. It applies Italic formatting t the selected text.

V. What is the file extension of Ms-Word document?
a. Dot b. Doc c. Dom d. Txt

VI. In H2O the figure 2 is appeared lowered. Which effect has been applied?
a. Superscript b. Lowered c. Subscript d. Laid down

VII. Why are headers and footers used in document?
a. To enhance the overall appearance of the document
b. To mark the starting and ending of a page
c. To make large document more readable
d. To allow page headers and footers to appear on document when it is printed

VIII. All formula in Excel start with

a. % b. + c. = d. -

IX. You can use a function to combine text from two cells into one cell. But you can use an operator to do the same thing. Which operator is that?

a. & (ampersand) b. = (equal sign) c. (space) d. All of the above

X. Two common wildcard characters that Excel recognizes are

a. * and ? b. < and > c. ^ and / d. + and -

XI. The divide symbol is

a. / b. D c. \ d. )

XII. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols?

a. ^ b. * c. / d. X

XIII. To add two cells (A1 and A2) together you use the following formula

a. =A1 + A2 b. =Add(A1+A2) c. =together(A1:A2) d. A1 plus A2

XIV. To make a number in cell C1 10% smaller than the number in C3 you enter

a. =C3*1.10 b. +C3*110 c. =C3%10 d. =C3*.90

XV. On an excel sheet the active cell in indicated by …

a. A dark wide boarder b. A dotted border c. A blinking border d.None of above

XVI) The view that puts a blue a blue line around each page that would be printed is the …..

a.Print Preview b.Normal View c.Page Break Preview d.Split View

XVII) AutoCalculate will quickly add selected cells if you…..

a. right click on the status bar and select Sum

b. click the AutoCalculate button on the toolbar

c. use the key combination Ctrl+$

d. Double click the selection

XVIII) The cell labeled 23. 54 the cell labeled F5 refers to

a. row F column 5 b. column F row 5 c. function available in cells d. function key F4

XIX) A certain spreadsheet shows in Page Break Preview that cells in Rows 1-25 have white background. The cells in row 26 that contain data have a dark grey background, when you click the Print button…..