TYPES OF DATA AND MEASUREMENTS SCALES

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months ago. Guides

 There are 4 types of measurement scales:

1. Nominal

2. Ordinal

3. Interval

4. Ratio

Nominal 

- is used for naming/labelling

- None of them have any numerical significance.

 Example:

Choose your gender

(1). Male

(2). Female

Ordinal

- The order of values is significance.

- Nominal/naming is …
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago. Guides

Computer graphics is the creation, manipulation and representation of visual images and graphics using computers.
 
 Interactive Vs Non-Interactive Computer Graphics
- Interactive computer graphics allow users to actively engage with and manipulate visual content in real-time.
- Users can interact with objects, change viewpoints, apply transformations and conteol …
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UNDERSTANDING OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago. Guides

The community is one of the most significant aspects of the open source world.

Open source is all about collaboration.

The open source community is a vibrant, collaborative, and inspiring place.

As a new comer you may feel intimated by the open source world.

When you contribute to open source, …
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago. Guides

Media refers to the various forms of digital content that can be created, manipulated and displayed using computers. This includes a wide range of elements like

Images: Static visual representations typically stored in formats such as JPEGs, PNG or GIF. These can be photographs, illustrations, diagrams or any other visual …
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FEATURES OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago. Guides

Features of embedded system

- dedicated functionality: Embedded system are designed for specific functions or applications

- specialized hardware and software: Embedded systems often use specialized hardware components such as microcontrollers tailored to the specific requirements if the application. Similarly, they employ specialized software including real time operating systems or …
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UNDERSTANDING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago. Guides

WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

- Open source software is a software with source code that everyone can

  inspect, modify and enhance.

- Open Source Software (OSS) referes to software that priotizes openness

   and collaboration in its development.

- The following are characteristics of OSS:

   - Open …
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HOW TO COME UP WITH AN INFORMED CONSENT IN RESEARCH (EXAMPLE)

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago. Guides

INFORMED CONSENT

- We are in third qear, ICT facult students doing a research titled "Assessing challenges of mental health

at Daeyang University.

- We would like to understand from different people at different levels at the university, their understanding

of the magnitude of mental issues at the university these …
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MEASURES OF DISPERSION

Author: Happy Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago. Guides

MEASURES OF DISPERSION


STANDARD DEVIATION
- How data is spread apart or squized around the mean.
- To find the standard deviation, first of all, we find the mean, then the variation.Thereafter we square-root the variance.
-10, 0, 10, 20, 30

FINDING MEAN
-10 …
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Deductive & Inductive Reasoning In Research

Author: Happy Updated: 3 months ago. Guides

Types of Research

- Basic

- Applied

Basic

Positivist(postivism)

- Causal research

- Based on statistics

- Very objective

- Test [hypothesis]

Applied

Interpretivist(Interpretivism)

- There is no single reality

- Descriptive research

- They ask yuestion how, why

 

Research Paradigm

Ontology

- Belief about reality

Epistomology

- How …
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The application of the 7S strategic framework to e-business and e-commerce management

Author: Happy Updated: 3 months ago. Guides

ELEMENTS OF 7S MODEL (McKinsey Framework)

1. Strategy:

 - The contribution of e-business and e-commerce in influencing and supporting organisation strategy

2. Structure:

- The modification of organizational structure to support e-business.

3. Systems:

- The development of specific processes, procedures or informatroon systems to support e-business

4. Staff:

- The breakdown of staff …
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DISTRIBUTED SHARED MEMORY

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Guides

Distributed shared memory is a model used for sharing data and other resources over a distributed system with no physical memory.

Different nodes can send and receive files or data to one another using this model.

ADVANTAGES OF DISTRIBUTED SHARED MEMORY

- Data is implicit, movement of data is hidden …
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WHAT IS A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM?

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Guides

Is a system whose components are located on different networked computers, which communicate and coordinates their actions by means of passing messages to one another. It involves sharing resources and power which out-performs a single computer processing. By distributing the workload and data across different nodes or computers, the architecture …
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DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM DEADLOCKS

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Guides

WHAT IS A DEADLOCK ?

- A deadlock is a state where a process is waiting for a requested resource which is currently in use

by another process. This wait can cause a process not respond since it remains idle waiting for a

resource which is held by another process. …
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What is Node JS

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Guides

- You are here because i assume you have ever heard about Node JS before if not don't worry i got your back, after reading this

article you will finally have a basic understanding of what Node JS is. For so long HTML, CSS & JavaScript have

been the core …
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Desktop Development With JavaFX

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Frameworks Programming

- Recently i have been developing desktop applications with java by using the JavaFX framework.

i can truly say i love i what i get out of the box with the framework. It comes with beautiful controls

and it really makes it easy to layout your applications with different layouts …
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Google I/O Latest Announcements

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Trending News

Google I/O is an annual event where the company announces and showcases new technology advancement of their services and products.

There are cool and mind blowing innovations which have been released by Google recently, Here are some of the technologies

released by the company in 2023:

ANDROID 14

Google …
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Web Development Guide for beginners in 2023

Author: Happy Updated: 1 year ago. Guides Development

Learning web development in 2023 is easier than ever before. With the right guidance and resources, anyone can learn HTML and CSS and become a proficient web developer. This guide will provide you with the necessary steps, tips and advice to help you start your journey as a web developer …
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