Emily owns this blog which is supposedly Maxinne's.
This blog is also supposedly for schoolwork. Well you know what. That is a load of sheep poo because, yeah, no.
Sorry Sir. (:

:] worked on google wave today...so refer to that...

Labels: class work, notes

• Different types of data types [numeric data etc.]


• Field names

Key: Primary field, only occurs once per table
Infinity: Can occur multiple times in a table

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Different types of databases - manual, flat file, relational & hypermedia
Page 44 in textbook!!!

Manual - paper databases, best when databases are used for personal use

• Most large scale businesses wouldn't use this method, due to diffculty to update information

Flat file - one table databases; useful to mostly small businesses (single asian stores?)

• Use in a business for personal records; relative small list [can be bigger than manual]. More possibility for redundant data, the more company personel the more redundant information arises.

Relational - multi-table databases; useful to large businesses (coles, woolsworths etc.)

• Best for large scale business: can store large amounts of data in a more organised manner
• Doesn't always have online access, sometimes can only be accessed through the office

Hypermedia - internet websites; modern version of paper based databases

• Easy access to products - more searchable
• Have more information compared to manual databases
• Easier to update; rather than having to reprint catalogues
• Least private compared to the other databases - expanding the audience to worldwide. Easier to access information, stealing data is easier to be done. Information that should remain private, needs to be secured in some manner.
• Security issues:
  - Passwords are highly needed - access to information is restricted.
  - Encryption may be used to further ensure security of data transferal.
  - Level of access may be used; boss would have access to all information regarding the work, normal employee may only have access to their own personal records/whatever data is needed for the job.

Read pages 46-49

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Encryption - the activity of converting data or information into code.

Labels: class work, notes

:] Helloo new year~!!!

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Modem = Modulate + Demodulate
- Technically referring to dial up internet connection
- Transfers analog data

Router
- Used for broadband/ADSL/fibre etc internet connection
- Transfers digital data [faster speeds]

Notes
Information Systems

• Large range of hardware to use software - computers, modems, routers
• Optic fibres are not as limited as normal copper wires - allow for larger amounts of data to travel to "the tower" at any one time
• HTTP : Hypertext Transfer Protocol
• FTP - Files Transfer Protocol - a different "language" for computers compared to 'http'
• Digital data(*) is sent through computers, which is broken up to the smallest part of data called 'bit'.
• Byte = 8 bits ; Nybble = 4 bits
• Ethical/Social Issues: Matter to an information system as they allow people to improve future systems. Examples include - safety/privacy etc.

*Computer language made up of 0's and 1's - only language that a computer understands

Labels: class work, notes, School Tour

Update after a LONG time ^^". Anyway, this lesson we were asked to look up definitions and what is of different things. There are more answers with group's blogs:


Looking up definitions for:

• Primary Memory Storage
• Secondary Memory Storage

Primary Memory Storage

Source

Also known as 'Main Storage' or 'Memory' is the main area of storage for computers in which data is stored for quick access by the computer's processor. The computer continiously reads instructions stored here and proceeds to inact them as required. Memory stored here is stored in the RAM of the computers.

Secondary Memory Storage

Source

Is known to be the slowest, and cheapest, form of storage. Cannot be directly processed by the CPU - Central Processing Unit, it must be first copied from Primary Memory Storage. Secondary memory devices are the computer's hard drive, floppy disks (no longer used now), CD's.

Image for both primary and secondary memory:

Labels: class work, hardware, LCM's

Yeahh we were asked to look up about LED :)

LED = Light Emitting Diodes

Light emitting diodes, commonly called LEDs, are real unsung heroes in the
electronics world. They do dozens of different jobs and are found in all kinds
of devices. Among other things, they form the numbers on digital
clocks, transmit information from remote controls,
light up watches and tell you when your appliances are turned on. Collected
together, they can form images on a jumbo television
screen or illuminate a traffic
light.
Basically, LEDs are just tiny light bulbs that fit easily into an
electrical circuit. But unlike ordinary incandescent
bulbs, they don't have a filament that will burn out, and they don't get
especially hot. They are illuminated solely by the movement of electrons in a semiconductor
material, and they last just as long as a standard transistor.

In this
article, we'll examine the simple principles behind these ubiquitous blinkers,
illuminating some cool principles of electricity and light in the process.

Source

Advantages of LED

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And there's such a thing as LED flexible screen which are totally random and a waste of money if you ask me...

Preview/postives:
Flexible Screens

Yup...

Labels: class work, LED

:) hi hi.

Today we were introduced to Outlook by Microsoft Outlook. It's actually quite good - probably saying that because of the instant messaging thing but that's not the point. The point is that it has the potential to help us xD!!!!

And not just restricted to IPT assignments~ buhahahahaha.

Am currently im-ing with Jess :) she's actually pretty funny :O.

ahahaha.

Overally happy today for no reason ^^v

And that work about the things we would neeed for a gaming media - it's on Jess's (the link before) page :) we worked together on that.

And and we finally handed in our assignment last lesson xD

Oh and there is this photography comp that is being run by the Photography class :) I'm thinking of entering..I want to xD
Dunno if I can though....

Labels: class work, instant messaging, IPT, outlook

Picture of link to the second page of the profile section.

Preview section:

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THEORY POST!!!!!!!!!!! ...well some of it anyway

Context Diagram:



Data Flow Diagram:



Updated Profile Page screen shot:



Second preview screen shot:

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, LCM's, theory

Okay I'm trying to finish up all the profiles I've been given, and I've finished the login page which made me happy, and with the basic home profile page, I've made the basic outline of what it should look like and I'm pretty happy.

The theory will in most likelihood be put up next week - nearer to the due date (and it shall be done :) .. need to go look at the assignment outline of what we need to do).

And yes I'm finalizing things with what I need to do.

Screen shots:

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, LCM's

Okay it's been a LONG time since I've updated...but I've finally got the pop up windows to work - after all those lessons swearing at the computer..

Anyway today I've done the login page and the fail to login page, Claudia has began the work on our home page.. D: feeling dead.


Need to work more..update later..

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, LCM's

Okay so this post is just going to be about our assignment - which we haven't decided on a title. And as stated in my last post it shall be an electronic yearbook. And today we set up what different aspects of pages, and I tried to do a 'preview' of one of them - I chose to do one for the profile page, or at least the page that will eventually link from the 'boss' page of the profile.

Profile page layout:


Yeah that's what we drew up today during class. And what each page will contain, however we still aren't sure the concrete layout of it. And we also defined the situation to which we would have presented our electronic yearbook to:

We also decided we will be doing 10 prototype profiles from the people in our IPT class, and the volunteers are:

1. Myself
2. Louisa - (Amun-Ra)
3. Claudus
4. Jess.Bee
5. Alex
6. Mariel
7. Em
8. Marjorie - (Butter)
9. Monica
10. Aakriti - (Aa)
    

Yup that's my update for today *thumbs up*

Feeling:

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, LCM's

Okay originally we had decided to create a website tour of our school, but there was another IPT group doing the idea (LMN & K&M) therefore we decided we wanted to do something 'special'. Instead we're doing a 'year book' type of thing for our entire IPT class, but only those who agree to it, and Mr Cavil too (Louisa: "We shall make him agree")

Layout Plan:




The future of our IPT classes –

· Future goals

· What really happened 20 years from now

· Most likely to…?

· Profiles about each person

· Personal quotes

· Different facial expressions

Yup that's all for now.

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, LCM's

OKAY! I'm going insane with this assignment, I've finally done my gannt chart (date are kinda out of whack but it's all good I'm working on getting back on schedule so that's at least something working in my favour).

Here is the Gannt chart:

Hope this is legible -.-" I'm not really sure.

I'm not finalizing the context chart - thank God I made notes on what would go where on that PDF file.

Contex chart:

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, theory

Okay so I've begun creating my markbook and so far it's going pretty smoothly. I have entered nineteen different students with their marks/percentages they've recieved in four different 'assessment tasks'. I have also created the option to filtering the coloums, therefore allowing the option to sort the inputted information. And of course I have started decorating it, I am also trying to make the grades show whether or not the student passes of fails the assessment.

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, markbook

This post will be dedicated to making/writing my requirement report. But first I thought it would be smart to put what exactly a requirement report is :).

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, markbook, requirement report

Yes well, we got a new assignment and we have to create our own information system. It is an individual task and we can use either access or excel, I think I will be using access because I think it would be easier - SHOCK! - and um...because we can decorate it :). Requires us to create a problem and solve it.

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT

Yup soo here's some information sources on the Social Issues surrounding Instant messaging

Information has been taken from:
Stanford College Research
Instant Messaging Source
Source


Images

Chart of students living in a college dorm spending time Instant Messaging

Information sources for Ethical Issues in regards to Instant Messaging

Sources of information:
Gender Issues
Security Issues
instant Messaging language/rules of ettiquette

Other useful Images/Links
How to use Skype

Graph One - Displays the % of user's genders and age
Graph Two - Location of usage

Labels: class work, LCM's, mini assignment

Okay for the assignment we've decided what each of us - LCM's - will be doing. The first link is to download the assignment doc which tells us what we have to do. The second link is the PowerPoint document which we will be working on. It's not done but like you guys can edit it for your section then we'll put it all together in the end.

Assignment sheet to download!

PowerPoint for IM

Jobs:

• Exploring social and ethical issues relating to the information system - M
• Information on tools related on the system (Instant Message) - C
• Roles of people in the system development team - L

Yup that's pretty much it for now :D

Labels: class work, LCM's, mini assignment

Oookay..

so we've been doing MORE - not that it's a bad thing...of course not! - diagrams to show the purpose/use of etc etc. of facebook, skype and...email (thanks Alex :D). Yah so it's been pretty basic - although I still get lost on the information processes thingys...so I'm goanna put the acronym to help me remember:

• Me - Maxinne Balatbat
• Lousia Kable
  IPT stuff/
• Claudia Chavez
  IPT09

AND TOGETHER WE ARE LCM's

Yup and our choosen subject..is IM or instant messaging networks..or software :)

Good luck to us all!!!!

Labels: assignment, class work, IPT, update