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 3rd year 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

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

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/)


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

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)