...better GUI (graphical user interface) technology. This operating system automatically keeps your PC up to date with the latest security enhancements such as windows firewall that helps to protect your computer from viruses and worms that are spread throughout the Internet. Windows XP also allows quicker access to wireless networks from your laptop and with the built-in Encrypting File System (EFS), found only in Windows XP Professional this provides an additional level of file protection from hackers and data theft by encrypting files with a randomly generated encryption key based cryptographic scheme that encrypts all files in a folder. Users with itinerant profiles can use the same key with trusted remote systems. EFS have some key features that it offers such as, transparent encryption, strong protection of encryption keys, integral data-recovery system and secure temporary and paging files. Most end-users with personal computers use Windows XP operating system on their home system; there are several steps that should be taken to secure your home PC just as a Network Administrator would secure their networks. First, lets talk about enabling a password for the guest account this should be done to ensure that no one can log into the computer and access valuable information since most of us store critical...
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...EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Software for Teachers (Example) Assess2Achieve- is a comprehensive software package that includes planning, assessment, evaluations and report writing for teachers Benefits: • Assess2Achieve enables you to store all the assessment information for each child in one place. You are able to search for an individual child records or a group of children records as an efficient means for using assessment successfully. It enables the teacher to record individual pupil assessments rapidly, therefore saving the teacher time. • Assess2Achieve solves this problem because it is a software system that enables you to store all the evaluation information in one place. Then you are able to search for a particular subject or topic as an efficient means to using evaluations successfully. • With Assess2Achieve teachers can now pass on their back-ups to the class. future teacher to enable him/her to access more detailed information about his/her class. Data stores from different teachers can be amalgamated to give an overview of a whole school so that reports can be created with information supplied by different teachers. • The format is friendly to non-computer professionals. Assess2Achieve has a paper like look to the application, even though it is a data store. Teachers can use the software flexibly to suit the needs of the curriculum, their pupils, the differentiation within their classes. Assess 2 Achieve has design features...
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...good way to extend the essential skills and knowledge of students. By integrating technology into our educational programs it provides students with additional tools to enhance their learning. Technology allows us to demonstrate teaching strategies and also provide teachers with skills to succeed in the classroom. It changes the structure and the manor in which we learn. Such technologies used in education from the past, present and beyond are the typewriter, computer games, Internet, and communication. Technology and Education (the relationship) The relationship between technology and education can be characterized as a process of change and innovation. In the beginning societies depended on oral communication then the written language was developed. Making an alphabet made learning to read and write much easier then in the past. As technologies of written language became prevalent and more people became literate social structures formed. The next big step towards a better education was the industrial revolution. The technology that occurred during the revolution created a need for workers in the newly created factories shifting learning to prepare kids to work in such factories. Technologies such as the typewriter and printing press made it easier to make documents instead of doing them by hand. Next was the computer, which requires some...
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...INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS Session 01 Introduction to IT Application Course Lecturer: Hosseinpour 21 January 2014 OBJECTIVES OF COURSE • Main objective of this course is to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of IT. • This course will cover the outline and topics which defined as syllabus of the course and upon successful completion of the course, the main outcome for students will be as below: Understanding the basic terminology of computer and IT Getting familiar with programming language - Exploring some ethical and social issues associated with IT Network and growth of Internet The role of IT in system development stages. Erican College – IT App. – Session 01 – 21 Jan 2014 – By: Hosseinpour ASSESSMENT • Assignment 30% • Class participation 10% • Examinations 60% Erican College – IT App. – Session 01 – 21 Jan 2014 – By: Hosseinpour Information Technology Application – IT App. Part I: Computer Hardware Part II: Computer Software Part III: Basic Concepts of Network Part IV: IT and Organization Erican College – IT App. – Session 01 – 21 Jan 2014 – By: Hosseinpour Outline of the Course • Fundamentals of Information Technology (IT) • Fundamentals of Computer Hardware – – – – CPU Peripherals Input / Output Memory • • • • • • • • • • Computer Software The Number System Basic Assembly Coding Programming Languages (Overview) Understanding Operating System Networking Fundamentals Internet (Intranet-LAN-WAN-MAN)...
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...demographic and psychographic information is very important. In developing and creating a new line of educational toys for children aged 7-10, demographic and psychographic are going to play a major role in who Toy Inc should market to as well as what products to market. While educational toys are a great learning tool, I am going to look into a “toy” that can be used in different ways. I will go into what types of demographic and psychographic information will be the most beneficial to the organization and help create a great product to market to consumers. Marketing Objectives I will work for Toy Inc and look at what the needs of our consumers are. As well as survey the market to see what the needs are for a specific group of consumers. Because my position is creating a new line of educational toys for children aged 7-10 I must have a good understanding of our demographics. Looking at the market it must be divided into different segments based on common interests (Schiffman, L. G. and Kanuk, L, L., 2010). The key demographics that will be looked at are age and gender. When marketing educational toys, one will have to be aware of the age and gender as both boys and girls of different ages work at different speeds and levels. This product while targeted for young school aged children, we have to have to buy in of the parents as they are the ones that will be purchasing the product. Let’s take for instance age; while most children between the age of 7 and 10 are going to...
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...educational resources selected are to be used in a third grade classroom. A.) Education resources 1.) Visual: Educational Insights GeoSafari motorized Solar system (www.Amazon.com/educational-.Insights-Geosfari-Motorized-sysytem/dp/b0062R018/ref=SR_/_/?s=toys-andgames 2.) Audio: Clue Finders 3rd Grade Educational Computer Game( www.Amazon.com/cluefinders-Gradeeducational-computer/dp/B00IT3516 3.) Multimedia Files: Scholastic News (www.SNI.scholastic.com/SN3/01_01_06_14SN3 4.) Video: You tube Science-Parts of Plants (www.youtube.com/watch?V=xfcw1reQzWQ 5.) Graphical Representation: Interpret Bar Graphs(www.IXL.com/Math/-3/Intepret-bar-graphs B.) | Category | Material/resources | Early Childhood | Hearing impaired | Limited Sight | Behaviorally Challenged | Gifted/Talented | Learning Disabled | | ESl/Multi-cultural | | Visual | Motorized SolarSystem | y | y | y | y | y | y | | y | | Graphical representation | Internet Bar Graph | y | y | y | n | y | n | | y | | Video | Science:parts of plants | y | n | y | y | y | y | | y | | Multimedia | Scholastic News | y | y | y | n | y | n | | y | | Audio | Clue finders Computer game | y | y | n | y | y | n | | y | C.) Resource appropriateness is a never ending problem teachers have to address with every lesson plan. Above you have reviewed my acquisition of five educational resources that have been deemed as appropriate or not. This essay will provide the explanation as to why they have...
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...BIS/220 Version 1 April 9, 2010 Information Technology Acts Paper Many laws have been implemented by Congress to protect the integrity of United States citizens. With this fast technology growth. Several of these laws are not even ten years old, especially some Information Technology Acts. As the nation grows, our laws grow just as fast. Information Technology is the “acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of telecommunications and computing”. Includes various areas incluing, computer software and hardware, programming langueages and processes. After doing extensive research in a lot of the Technology Acts, the following acts are going to be discussed within this paper; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, (CFAA) 1986 and Children’s Protection Act, 2000 (CIPA). CFAA was introduced to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address Federal computer related offenses. This act, which is codified as 18 U.S.C § 1030 covers most federal computer related offenses. California was the first state to legislate a reporting requirement for computer hackers. The CFAA mainly deals with people who have exceeded the scope of authorized access and computer hackers. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The CFAA knows that a cyber-attack can damage a business as well as incur substantial costs responding to unauthorized use or computer hacking. It would not surprise me at...
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...this day and age computers are used in every field including communication, business, broadcasting, education, etc. Lifestyles have drastically changed in the last few decades thanks to the emergence of the multimedia computer and the internet which have put language learners today in the integrative CALL phase. Today an abundance of software applications allow language learners of any language to enhance their four fundamental skills of language: speaking, writing, reading, and listening, at the same time developing their research and critical thinking abilities. These software applications can vary from CALL-specific software applications to generic ones. The point here is that there is an infinite number of ways to utilize different softwares in language learning. All it takes is creativity and determination. Warschauer mentioned that “The effectiveness of CALL cannot reside in the medium itself but only in how it is put to use.” What teachers and learners of language today must understand is that CALL does not necessarily involve CALL-specific softwares. There are four different types of CALL programs which are CALL-specific software, generic software, web-based learning programs, and computer-mediated communication (CMC) programs. All these software applications can be used creatively for LL purposes and cater to the different needs and learning styles of the digital native students of today. Prenski argues that “Today’s students think and process information fundamentally...
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...Information Literacy: The Digital Age Everywhere one turns today, one finds an access point for information. This is the problem librarians’ face: how do we assist our patrons in sifting through what is undoubtedly a daunting pile of information? There are many ways in which we can do this and make information literacy a realistically achievable goal for all age groups: students, adults and senior citizens but to do so requires some ingenuity, persistence and a recognition that information literacy is vital to our society. Information literacy has very broad applications from print to electronic sources. The characteristics of it are the same in both worlds: the ability to read, access, use and evaluate information . This ability is what makes a person informed and able to understand an advanced argument via literature be it electronic or hardcopy. Information literacy is also not without disagreement over several important aspects. For example, Darrow notes that regardless of the way one feels about students on the Internet, a school library media specialist must still customize the basic rubrics to fit the needs of their students . Sometimes this is very difficult. Darrow explains, “Today’s high school students are the first to grow up with the Internet” and as such, we as librarians are dealing with a generation gap. This generation gap would not be the problem it is if we were talking about theories and ideas. Instead, the problem we are talking about is learning. These...
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...that it does not have to be approached as a new situation upon accurance. Structured takes away stress from the manangers as they do not have to make difficult decisions. But, managers also lose some of their power with this decision making process. Semi-structured allows the manager to use past situations for current problems, but also has the flexibility to emphasize using own judgement. 2. How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making? Information systems can assist in making decisions by providing information and tools for analysis. To manage situations effieciently and effectively, organiztions use Management Information Systems, MIS, to process information. Individuals, technology, and informationManagement information systems involve three primary resources people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that they are used to analyze operational activities in the organization.[2] Academically, the term is commonly used to refer to the group of information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making 3. How do business intelligence and business analytics support decision making? analytics software to analyze buying...
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...mark on Jamaica over the years; it is the fuel that drives Jamaica’s education industry at every level. Jamaica’s education model has four levels through which an individual can access or receive a formal education: Early Childhood Education; Primary Education; Secondary Education and Tertiary Education. At each stage of learning, technology has made a mark on students’ educational pursuits. At the Elementary stage of education, children between the ages of 2 – 6 years old are taught using audio visual aids. These are referred to as educational software; examples leapfrog and ‘my baby can read.’ These technological tools allow children to respond to audio and visual educational material. These mechanisms are tailored to gain the attention of children so that they learn prescribed lessons. By repeatedly listening to jingles and nursery rhymes from audio disc, children are later able to identify letters and their distinct sounds at the age of 2. It also allows them to identify simple words and help them to read simple sentences by age 3 and older. Gone are the days when students would join long and twisted queues at the entrances of the public libraries to...
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...Introduction For this unit, I have been asked to produce a detailed analytic marketing strategy for a new or existing product. The marketing strategy for the product will include the following evidence and information about: - How the strategy is based on the principles of marketing. - How sources of primary and secondary marketing information will be used in relation to the product. - An analysis of how the impact of the external environment will affect the marketing decisions of the product to be launched. - An analysis of the marketing context and decision on an appropriate strategy. - A developed coherent mix of strategies to meet consumer needs. - An evaluation of the reliability of the different marketing models used. I have chosen to base this marketing strategy on a new laptop. I have decided to launch a new laptop (The PowerBook 4000), which will feature a computer chip for wireless networking and longer battery life. The company developing this new laptop will be Apple Macintosh and it will be a revolutionized development of the PowerBook G4. The Principles of Marketing Marketing is the process of learning about your customers and competitors, so that you can provide the right products at the right price in the right place, promoted in the right way to achieve your business’s objectives. Therefore, in order for Apple’s marketing strategies to be successful, its market knowledge must...
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...THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER GAMES TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE GRADE VI PUPILS IN ___________ELEMENTARY SCHOOL S. Y. 2010 - 2011 A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College Department ________________________________ Quezon In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for Research 2 ________________________ October 2010 Chapter I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computers are ubiquitous. As computers have become less expensive they have been purchased by more and more families for their homes. Because of this, many children begin to use computers at an early age. Even if computers are not available in their home, children almost certainly will begin to come into contact with computers in school. Some adults are amazed by how readily young children use computers. Many children find that using computers gives them a sense of power and accomplishment. And, unlike many adults whose first or primary contact with computers is work related, most children first use computers for entertainment purposes and games. This is by no means the only use that children have for computers. Because computer use is promoted in schools, and because computers are so ubiquitous, children have a great deal of exposure to them. Not everyone, however, is comfortable with the use of computers by young children. Some, including the Alliance for Childhood, have called for a halt to the...
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... Thirty years age most financing accounting was done by hand, which indeed left a long paper trail. “Currently, most accounting information is recorded via computers and wide area networks (Journal of Accountancy, 1994). Technology has changed the face of accounting over the last fifty years. It is unclear whether technology’s has an impact on accounting which can be interpret as being positive and negative. It is clear that technology has changed the accounting period. Some of the impacts of technology are either positive or negative which are simply changes, The impacts of technology on accounting field has been positive, negative and neutral, but the impact results cause an demand on the profession to confirm ti the changes but sudden results ti cause a huge demand the profession to conform to the changes. The advantage of technology is the various tools that it has provided. One example would be computer-integrated manufacturing, communications technology, Image processing and the Internet. An example of the many tools of technology whose purpose is to provide detailed and correct information in a short period of time. The advantage of technology is computer-integrated manufacturing technology. Computer –integrated manufacturing has a significant and positive impact on financial world which involved cost accountants. “With automated manufacturing with marketing and accounting data, increasing both the quantity and timeless of the information (Hansen & Howen...
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...(1989). In his essay Computers in Education ‘’ students who had lots of contacts with computers before getting to university often had considerable difficulties: they tended to have very little patience for learning the skills that constitute real computer science - data structures, computing theory, program development and documentation, and so forth - because they were used to using sophisticated software. Once they got into computer science they found that their homework had nothing to do with, for example, drawing spectacular figures on the screen; that it was a serious and laborious activity, requiring great effort and concentration, and that it was nothing so easy as the playing they had done with computer software’’ . It is safe to say people who haven’t spent that much time in a computer but were more dedicated to long hours of intense learning sessions got better results when tested on the matter. Sense of nature and humanity is a common denominator of excelling students. As a metaphor we can compare an obsessive computer user to a man in a giant bubble, detached from its environment. Deprived from all the creativity, development and acclimatized memorizing...
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