Software And Hardware.
Software And Hardware By Karra Rothery CONTENTS CONTENTS 2 Introduction 3 Software 4 System Software 4 Applications Software 4 Operating Systems 4 Command Line 5 Graphical User Interface (GUI) 5 Utilities 6 Hardware 7 Input Devices 7 Output Devices 7 Storage Devices 8 Processing 8 INTRODUCTION The aims of this project will be to tell you about the basics of the computer, including information about the software and what is involved, for example, the operating system, applications and utilities. It will also tell you about the hardware, like the Input and Output devices, the storage devices and processing, all the information will come from the internet, from the site webopedia (www.webopedia.com). The aim of this project is so I can gain a better knowledge of computer software and hardware. It should also help other readers who are unsure of the basics of a computer. SOFTWARE This is the computers instructions or data, if something can be stored electronically it is software.Software can be easily confused with hardware because they are so closely linked, when you purchase a program you are purchasing software, but to buy software you need the disk, which is hardware, wher the software is stored. The term hardware can be usen as a noun or an adjective, you can say 'The problem lies in the software,' which means there is a problem within the program or
Intermediate GNVQ Sample Database Assignment - Bolton Tools Database
Intermediate GNVQ Sample Database Assignment Bolton Tools Database Contents Introduction 2 Description of user's needs 4 Information to be processed 4 Processing required 4 Design of the database 5 Creation of the table structures 6 Creating relationships 7 Entering data 8 Validation tests 10 Queries 11 Reports 15 Testing 18 Evaluation 18 Backups 19 Planning sheet 20 Introduction Bolton Tool Hire is a small company which hires out tools for building, plumbing and gardening work as well as other DIY jobs. They have a word processed catalogue which shows all the tools they have, and how many of each they own. This is part of their catalogue: List of Equipment day price Description Qty Sanders £ 17.50 Belt Sander 4" 4 £ 12.00 Belt sander 1" 2 £ 14.50 Disc Polisher 2 Staple guns £ 5.00 Staple gun, hand operated 3 £ 7.50 Staple gun 240V £ 10.50 Hardboard staple gun 2 Gardening tools £ 21.50 Brush cutter 2 £ 32.50 Chain saw, 16" bar 3 £ 45.00 Shredder 3" capacity £ 14.50 Hedge trimmer 24" bar 3 £ 21.50 Strimmer 2 £ 6.25 Post hole borer 3 £ 14.50 Grasscutter 19" cut 2 £ 7.50 Tree pruner, long handle £ 5.00 Tree pruner, short handle Decorating £ 6.25 Paint stripper, hot air type 2 £ 8.75
System Specification For Warrington Borough Council.
System Specification For Warrington Borough Council Warrington Borough Council Introduction In the Warrington Borough they sort out if the client is a council tenant or a private tenant. If the client is a private tenant then they pass this client to another department. But if the client is a council tenant then the money advice worker makes an appointment to see the client. This goes onto the database with all the clients' details. With the date and time of the appointment. The client has now only 10 days to see the client from the when the appointment was made. User Requirements The equipment that would be required can be summarised as follows: - * Microsoft Office ME * Microsoft Access * High Spec Personal Computer * Printer The hardware named above would have to be installed within the office of the department. The personal computer would therefore have to be compact so it can fit within the space supplied. The office has a suitable desk space for a computer which would have space for a monitor, keyboard and mouse, with a printer situated on a near by shelf. The data will have to be backed up every night to the server, so no data will be lost. The money advice worker would like to take monthly copies of the data. The advice worker would also like access to the Internet so that he can order equipment from a local supplier via the Internet. Therefore he would
How ICT Affects a Person With Special Needs
How ICT Affects a Person With Special Needs There is a vast number of ways ICT can be used to help people who have disabilities ranging from visual impairments to learning difficulties. Visual Impairments People who have visual impairments may find it difficult to read small text and this can easily be solved by using screen enlargers or increasing the text size, however there is a much greater problem for people who are partially or entirely blind. People who are blind require more specialist equipment such as refreshable Braille displays, or speech synthesizers. * Screen enlargers (or screen magnifiers) work like a magnifying glass. They enlarge a portion of the screen as the user moves the focus-increasing legibility for some users. Some screen enlargers allow a user to zoom in and out on a particular area of the screen. * Screen readers are software programs that present graphics and text as speech. A screen reader is used to verbalize, or "speak," everything on the screen including names and descriptions of control buttons, menus, text, and punctuation. * Speech recognition systems, also called voice recognition programs, allow people to give commands and enter data using their voices rather than a mouse or keyboard. * Speech synthesizers (often referred to as text-to-speech (TTS) systems) receive information going to the screen in the form of letters, numbers, and
Database project - To facilitate the marketing of cars & to improve customer care.
To Facilitate the Marketing of Cars & To Improve Customer Care User Requirements The users of this database would be the salesmen/women in the car dealership who sets it up; the secondary user would be the customer. The primary users would need it to sort out all the paper work. This database will help many users to do their work more quickly and more efficiently. It provides information on cars, customers and manufacturer, which saves time and makes it a lot easier for the salesperson. It increases not only the efficiency of the salesperson but also improves the quality of customer care, for example the salesperson can instantly see the type of car, the last time they spoke to the customer, the last service, and any other problems that the customer has had. All this makes the customer feel that they are receiving a much more personal service and the improved relationship makes it more likely that they will stay with this dealer and increases the job satisfaction of the salesperson. The customer table is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: The Customer Table After this database is fully completed it should allow users to find out about the car details and their manufacturers. I used the Internet to collect information that I needed. This information is about the specification of the various models. The data I have collected are from search engines on the Internet, I used
Industrial Clusters & the Software Industry in Ireland.
Industrial Clusters & the Software Industry in Ireland The introduction of industry cluster: In the time of globalization, every product, service or business activity faces global market opportunities and global competitors as well. As most small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) have been depending on their own market segment or niches, global competition can not only threaten their existing base and competitive strength. They may find their potential market chances and business partners in unknown countries or territories. Nevertheless, it must be understood that their existence and competence were also strongly supported by regional or local business concentration and networking, which is based on deep social division of labour and specialisation, including typical subcontracting system controlled by a big manufacturer, as well as industrial districts where small manufacturing or trading firms come all together. Mostly SMEs cannot survive if they simply depend on own limited resources and specialised skill and technological capabilities alone. Empirical research works on the importance of regional industrial agglomeration and local networking. Among them, the most popular one is M. Porter's ''industrial cluster' thesis, which is based on his own 'diamond theory' and economic geography principles. According to Porter's (1990, p. 149) definition," a cluster consists of
Consequences for an organisation in implementing IT based changes
Access the possible consequences for an organisation in implementing IT based changes. I have been asked to access the possible consiquences to an organisation when they are making IT changes. I will explain the problems that can occur when your company make changes to there IT side of their company. The problems that would most likely come up if there are any, are a loss of income and unrest around the workplace from employees. When you are actually making changes to your ICT side of your business, you will always start off with making massive losses because you are investing in new software and new computer systems. But in the long run it will make it so that your company can make massive profits in the future more than they had previously got when working on the old systems and software. When you implement ICT changes there will be problems, due to when you install new software your staff will not be used to this, and will need time to get to learn the program. When the company make changes such as this they may have to close the company for a couple of weeks so that the staff can go on a course so that they can get used to the new software packages. There could also be a problem with the staff because they will be unhappy that certain things are changing. They will be primarily unhappy due to you will be bringing in new things that they do not understand, but you will
Critically assess the personal attributes you would expect to find in a successful project manager. Go on then to evaluate the effectiveness of the systems approach in building up a full picture of a project.
Research Brief 5458 - Project Management (2000 words, February 2004) * Critically assess the personal attributes you would expect to find in a successful project manager. Go on then to evaluate the effectiveness of the systems approach in building up a full picture of a project, and finally Prepare a briefing note identifying the method you would use to sub-divide the scope of work within a project. Part 1: Critically assess the personal attributes you would expect to find in a successful project manager. A successful project manager, put simply, is one who achieves the objectives of any given project (Slack et al 1995, p 637). What defines a successful project manager though? What sets him or her apart from the rest in their field? The successful project manager will have a wide variety of skills and attributes that should enable them to work effectively. The following discussion looks at some of these characteristics and critically analyses them. First and foremost a successful project manager must have excellent communication, interpersonal and social skills. They should be able to motivate, coach and inspire those around them. Indeed, 'those around them' is a key point here. The project manager must have the necessary acumen to be able to choose a team that has the relevant skills and experience to perform efficiently, and should be able to create a rewarding and
I am going to create a database for a local computer club that I attend.
Database project Report on work undertaken .0 The database I will create I am going to create a database for a local computer club that I attend. The club meets every Thursday, Friday and Wednesday at different times. They have 40 members so far but interest is rising. I will need to create a database that will hold personal information about the members such as their telephone number, address, emergency contact and their class details. 2.0 What I hope my database will achieve In creating this database it will make it easier for the organiser to be able to change records, it's a lot quicker and simpler to operate and you can also do search for a particular piece of data. 3.0 The data I need to collect For my database I will need the following information: First and last names of members Address including postcode Home and mobile numbers Emergency contact and their number Their class details Their doctor's name 4.0 The tables I will create I will create three tables: a member's details table, a doctor's details table and a Class details table. The member's table will contains all personal information about the member. The Doctors table contains all the details about the member's doctors and the class table contains what classes are and who teaches them as well as the time of the lesson. 4.1 Member's details Field Name Data Type Field Size Required Primary
Biometrics: Analysis and Implications.
Biometrics: Analysis and Implications Criterion A: Describing the Issue Throughout history, people have used different systems of identity verification, ranging from visual body characteristics, or simple facial qualities. However, Biometrics provide a new field of advanced identity verification, as it grants techniques from the popular fingerprint, to the accurate iris and the interesting retina scanning. It has been recorded that even in antique times, people have used biometric identity verification to enhance duties (e.g., administration and provision of food)2. Biometrics have the ability to positively identify or authenticate an individual, thereby preventing a host of identity-related fraud issues, especially of concern now in an increasingly on-line world. But biometrics also have the ability to track individuals and their transactions, and to be used as a universal identifier which can associate or link various sources of personal information to an individual -- in either case, without their consent3. ATM's with the ability to discern emotions have been built, but as easily, databases can be built to collect the emotional state of people, and sell that information to third- party companies1. However, Biometrics have somewhat complex, but simple qualities. Criterion B: IT Background of the Issue As previously mentioned, applications for Biometrics are many. One of
