*Open Office Database*Overview*Planning a Database*A Database Design Checklist*Database Objects/ Elements*Working with Database Objects*Macros and Modules*Overview*The database engine:– Is the (generally invisible) software that actually stores, indexes, and retrieves data. When you create a standalone database, Open Office Base /Access uses its own engine to manage data. If you choose File, New and select one of the Project options, you can use the Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) instead. MSDE is compatible with Microsoft’s enterprise-wide...
Friday, November 3, 2017
How to work with advanced word: Notes lesson 1- 4
November 03, 2017
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ADVANCED WORDLESSON 1WORKING WITH TABLES.How to create a tableClick on table menu.Select insert then Table.Specify number of rows & columns.Click OK.How to Add a Row/ColumnPosition a cursor where you want to add a row/column.Click on Table Menu, Select insert then row above/belowHOW TO MERGE CELLSHighlight the row.Click on table menu.Select merge cells.HOW TO SPLIT CELLSHighlight the row(s)Click on table menu.Select split cells.Specify number of columns and number of rows.DELETING COLUMNS/ROWSHighlight the Row or Column.Click on table menu.Select...
Evolution and History of Programming Languages Software/Hardware/System
November 03, 2017
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Evolution and History of Programming LanguagesEVOLUTIONTo write a program for a computer, we must use a computer language. A computer language is a set of predefined words that are combined into a program according to predefined rules (syntax). Over the years, computer languages have evolved from machine language to high-level languages.Machine languagesIn the earliest days of computers, the only programming languages available were machine languages. Each computer had its own machine language, which was made of streams of 0s and 1s. In Chapter...
Software Development Life Cycle Models
November 03, 2017
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Software Development Life Cycle ModelsThe General ModelSoftware life cycle models describe phases of the software cycle and the order in which those phases are executed. There are tons of models, and many companies adopt their own, but all have very similar patterns. The general, basic model is shown below: General Life Cycle Model Each phase produces deliverables required by the next phase in the life cycle. Requirements are translated into design. Code is produced during implementation that is driven by the design. Testing verifies the deliverable...
The Six Steps in the Program Development Life Cycle (PDLC)
November 03, 2017
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The Six Steps in the Program Development Life Cycle (PDLC) The process of developing a software, according to thedesired needs of a user, by following a basic set of interrelated procedures is known as ProgramDevelopment Life Cycle.PDLC includes various set of procedures and activitiesthat are isolated and sequenced for learning purposesbut in real life they overlap and are highly interrelated. Tasks of Program Development The basic set of procedures that are followed by variousorganisations in their program development methods are as follows:Step...
Programing languages lesson 1
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGESIntroductionBy the end of this Topic, you should …• Explain the concept of programming• Understand the different types of programming languages.• Describe the programming life cycle.• Select appropriate programming Language• Understand the concept of algorithms• Use pseudo-code and flow-charts to solve problems• Identify data structure• Design a program • Apply Control structure in program design.• Develop functions.• Develop array...
Friday, October 27, 2017
The Mfecane War and the rise of the Zulu Kingdom ; History of South Africa
THE RISE OF THE ZULU KINGDOM AND THE MFECANE Historical evidence suggest that the major feature of South African history from the earliest times was constant and continuous conflicts. – For example:• The coming of the Bantu resulted to conflict between the Hottentots and the Bantu and the Bushmen. In this early conflict the Hottentots and the Bushmen were conquered and destroyed.• Then came the conflict between the Hottentots, Bantu and the Boers.• Then came the conflict between the Boers and the British• Then the conflict...
The Boer Trek Meaning and Its consequences; History of South Africa
THE BOER TREK / THE GREAT TREK• This was the northward and eastward migration away from British control in the Cape colony during the 1830s and 1840s by the Boers. – The move is viewed as a rebellion against the policies of the British government and in search of fresh pasturelands. The migrating Boers, called themselves Voortrekkers (Afrikaans: “Early Migrants”)– Having crossed the Limpopo, the Boers were divided, some wanted an outlet to the sea and therefore settled in Natal. Some decided to settle in the Highveld (an inland plateau)area.–...
British control of the Cape and Boer Trek; History of South Africa
British control of the Cape• In 1795 the British troops invaded the Cape colony, and after some minor resistance, the British captured the Cape. British invasion of the Cape aimed at controlling the Cape so as to have a strong foothold over the sea route to India via the Cape.• A number of factors combined to weaken the Dutch, the Dutch East Indian company and the Cape colony Dutch administration, thus, causing the Dutch to finally lose the Cape colony to the British:– The Dutch were faced with severe competition from the French and the British,...