Simulation Report

co-reporters in simulation, here is the link of the report

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/12/2220521/simu_report.doc

Difference Between Method and Methodology

it is actually based on my own understanding.... hehehehehe

For me, method is just a part of the methodology. I agree with what Mr. Biloy has said that Methodology has the bigger picture. On my part, what constitute the methodology are the methods itself. Method is a technique and on the other hand, a methodology is a set of techniques to answer a problem.

Reviewing the Article -- posted by my classmates..

Before you call a web developer, Ask yourself one question
By
Susan Daffron

I would like to make a review of one of the posted articles by my classmates and what I have chosen is the article that was posted by George Duran on “before you call a web developer, ask yourself one question”. As what I have read in his posted article, it would suggest one thing and that is “is there a reason for existence of things around us?”

Anyway, let’s go back to the entry of George Duran. One thing that one should ask first before doing an action is “why do you need to do this?”. This would suggest that one should establish goals first before doing anything. Just like in putting up a website. One should know what the main purpose of having a site is.

In particular, our System in our Systems Analysis and Design 2 is the online version of the University Publication. The main purpose of having the site is to become the voice of the students and to let every student in the university express their thoughts and talents in writing through our site. One of the goals of our site is to help every student in EVERY COLLEGE be heard and not just focusing on to the people who are in frontline. Specifically, our site would also help contribute to a greener environment since it would reduce the usage of papers where in fact, papers came from trees right? So less paper means less trees that needs to be cut just to produce a piece of paper. The said goals were established since our group have noticed some existing problems, for example, a student would want to submit his /her article at the office but then whenever the office is closed then there would be no choice for this student but to come back to the office some other time. And this would result to waste of the energy and effort of the student to go to that office. In addition, whenever a student would want to comment on a particular article, with the old system, the student would have no choice but to keep the comment to himself since the article has been published in a paper. Furthermore, every semester, a student would pay Php 55.00 to the University Publication, but then there are tendencies that the newspaper / magazine are lacking that not every student can get his own magazine.

But with the help of our system, this could minimize and even lessen the said problems. The students do not need to go to the office just to submit an article since our system does have a feature on that, similar to an email. They just have to log on our site and register themselves in the convenience of their own homes. Then, after doing so, they can submit now their article and can even comment to other published articles.

To go back to George’s post, he quoted that “when setting Web site goals, it makes sense to think about the visitors you are hoping to attract to the site. Who will be reading it? What do they need to know? Why would they visit your site in the first place? What terms would they type into a search engine to find your site? If you do not have good answers for these questions, you should reconsider the question I asked at the beginning of this article: why do you need a website?”

After establishing goals, one should gather the necessary data to come up with the website. Most probably, the owner should now visualize and conceptualize on to what are the contents of his/her site so that the visitors would be attracted to always browse your site.
The article is very interesting in a sense that it would teach us something with regards to technology and also in real life situations. That as to everything we do we should think of it a couple and even a hundred times so that we won’t waste our time, money perhaps and effort in putting into action on what we really want to do. And so that we would not want to regret the things we’ve done and to be prepared for the possible consequences that one may face.


One article that also caught my attention is the article that was posted by Cherry Ann Montejo that has a title of “The Promise of Information Technology in the Travel Industry”. As I go through the article, I do agree with what Cherry has said, time would come that information technology would take place in the travel industry, the IT Professionals would be developing enhancements on online ticketing etc. that would help the tourist be more comfortable and convenient on their part to travel around the world.

I may somehow relate this one to the one of the so called feature of St. Peter Life Plans. One would not need to go home just to be there in the wake of their loved ones who passed away, through their (referring to the St. Peter Life Plans) cctv or built in camera in their chapels, it would seem like you are on the actual wake. But for me, it would still be better to be there with your loved ones (hehehe).

Also, I would relate it with the reality show “Amazing Race” that there are chosen people that would race around the world. The online ticketing system would be a good strategy in booking up early flights to their respective destination. All they have to do is just login to the website and do the transactions there! It would truly help them in winning 1 million US Dollars (that’s’ a lot of money there)

Anyway, the title is very catchy, that as you read the title, you would have a glimpse and you would understand already what the article is all about. It would be very nice if I and my group mates would come up with a good research title that one would understand what our topic is all about by just reading its title.

3rd reading... again and again and again....

Computers May Slowly Be Turning Green
By
Jon Norwood, October 8, 2007

Summary:
The paper discusses the new trend of eco-friendly computers being manufactured, as well as their possible impact on Global warming. A PC draws between 200 and 700 watts when left on. It is also more than a DVD Player or a TV. 600 watts over time will add considerably to an electric bill and it will send a great deal of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere over the course of the year.

Europe has begun to take the computer disposal problem seriously. Several regulations are currently being established to help promote the concept of “Green PC”. In fact in America, the Dell Inc. pledged to plant a tree for every PC they sell that begins in 2008.

The PC World is currently working on a carbon neutral PC that focuses primarily on decreasing the power requirements of the computer which means less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The manufacturing process PCs go through is the real environmental concern as on average 10 times the weight of the PC in raw materials will be burned through during its creation. This is a problem bigger than the US as a great deal of hardware used in American computers is imported. Companies such as Dell and Gateway will have to become more mindful of where the parts they are using come from, and perhaps refuse to purchase from firms that are not environmentally friendly. This would more than likely increase the cost of computers immediately , but that may be a necessary change.

Evaluation:

It is good to know that there are Computer Manufacturers would initiate towards a greener and healthier environment. On my part, writing the said paper would also help people be aware of what is really happening right now. It seems that we’ve seen the effects of Global Warming today, even if there’s only a day of rain pouring but floods would truly be there, affecting lots of people.
On my own opinion, to really solve global warming, all of us even ordinary citizens should do our part if we do not want to let these things get worst as possible. We should all take step. Haha!

2nd reading again and again...

The Effect of Bandwidth Software on the Business
By
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf
July 13, 2009

Summary:

In every human being in the world, computers and technology is used in all parts and fields of their life. In this paper, bandwidth software is introduced into the market. The bandwidth software would provide solutions to the small and large businesses that use internet service. Since most business today, do their advertising over the web so all the clients need to do is to sit comfortably in their homes and do the shopping online.
The paper stated that the bandwidth software helps an individual to have a check and limit the speed of the internet that is being used and provided to its users. The bandwidth software manages the traffic and speed of the internet that is being provided. Also, if one would use bandwidth software to its business, it would help them in different ways that include the following:
o Reduces the cost of the internet by not providing to the each user separately
o Secure the sites that you don’t want to be accessed
o Each user can increase or decrease the bandwidth according the rate of transfer of data and the speed he needs to perform his tasks.
o This bandwidth software also helps all the computers safe from any viruses or threats
Thus the bandwidth software plays a significant role in the growth of the business. It can reduce their cost and more efficiently use that cause for other purpose that may increase its profit and in return leads that business towards growth and goodwill.


Evaluation:

Yes, it’s true that bandwidth software can give benefits to a business but how about schools and universities? I was just wondering if this software is applicable in our school. One thing that I have noticed is that the paper is too general that it should suggest as to what type of businesses this software can be applied into. Also, one thing I would suggest is it should specify the possible prices that the software could range.

1st reading .... again?

eWatch: AWearable Sensor and Notification Platform
Uwe Maurer1, Anthony Rowe2, Asim Smailagic3, Daniel P. Siewiorek3
3School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
2Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
1Computer Science Department, Technische Universität München, Germany

Paper Abstract:
The eWatch is a wearable sensing, notification, and computing platform built into a wrist watch form factor making it highly available, instantly viewable, ideally located for sensors, and unobtrusive to users. Bluetooth communication provides a wireless link to a cellular phone or stationary computer. eWatch senses light, motion, audio, and temperature and provides visual, audio, and tactile notification. The system provides ample processing capabilities with multiple day battery life enabling realistic user studies. This paper provides the motivation for developing a wearable computing platform, a description of the power aware hardware and software architectures, and results showing how online nearest neighbor classification can identify and recognize a set of frequently visited locations.

Evaluation:
The eWatch reminds me of a mobile phone. How I wish that mobile phones can be attached to a watch. All you just have to do is to put on your wrist and just wait for the phone calls and text messages to come. As I have read the paper, one thing that took my attention is that it can locate a person (that is using a eWatch) that is similar to a GPS. In the paper, it states there that eWatch would be very beneficial to patients. Since, eWatch senses light, motion, audio and tactile notification. An eWatch can sense if the user is in distress and then query to confirm that it is an emergency. The use of online learning could profile the patient’s daily activity and notify the caretaker if a patient no longer performs their daily activities. The eWatch can also notify a patient when they should take their medication. (taken from the actual paper).

I myself is truly amazed with this technology. This would be very helpful in our elderly people; with the help of this technology it could lessen the chances that our elderly will get lost since we can track them through the use of an eWatch. One thing I have learned as I read the paper is that every location has its own unique have location noises such as the noise of computers, television and even traffics that came from the cars. Also, the GUI has a calendar that can monitor and can add, edit and delete schedules on the specific dates. This would help the very busy people remind them of what they have to do.

Anyway, with regards to the paper, there are terms that need to be explained more or they just have to put a glossary of terms so that the readers can understand more about what they are talking about. One thing I’ve also liked about is that they’ve shared about the hardware specifications as well as the screenshots of the said technology. In addition, they have stated that they will be having a future work. I just hope that there would be a technology like that here in the Philippines, it would truly benefit us.

State of Computer Science Research

Office of Naval Research, Asian Office
Computer Science Research in India
A summary report by Prof. Krithi Ramamritham

According to Ramamritham (1995), India has shown the potential for high-caliber computer-science research. He stated some facts and here are the following:
· India's pool of technical man power is one of the largest in the world,
· The growth rate of India's software industry has been tremendous in the recent past, and
· The demand in the West for students from India's top science and technology educational institutions has been very strong.
The report was all about the Computer Science Research in India, in which the first discussion would focus on the Nature of the Computer Science Research in India, then it is followed by the kinds of organizations in which the said computer science research is conducted then followed by the support for conducting research in the form of equipment, infrastructure and publications is then discussed.

It has been said that India is the sought after IT Professionals, they are not just proficient in English but also with their works. Today, almost all areas of computer science research are covered by researchers in India, including topics that are "hot" elsewhere such as multi-media, workflow automation, virtual reality, and hardware-software co-design. In addition, some of the research has even attracted international attention including work on neuro-fuzzy systems, machine learning, genetic and neural algorithms, the modeling and control of flexible manufacturing systems, speech synthesis, databases, and complexity theory.

But what really caught my attention is that Indians were able to develop a solution to cope up with the conditions in conversation of multitude of languages. It means that Indians have developed a machine-assisted language processing. As we all know, not everyone can really speak English fluently but then with the help of the technology that was built by the Indians that would truly help not just their fellow men but also every citizen in the world. Of course, the technology that was developed go through extensive research. And with these developed technology, that would just simply prove that Indians do produce high quality and very good research.

One thing I have also liked about is that, in India, there are 3 categories of institutions that conduct Computer Science Research in India. And these are the following:
· The first one is the six major research and teaching institutes devoted to science and technology. The following are taken from the article. These six institutes are the IITs (of which there are five, with one more coming up in Assam) and IISc, located in Bangalore. These institutions form a select group in the minds of the government as well as the citizens. The next tier of institutions is made up primarily of the Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs), with one located in each state. Also, there are several other universities where computer science research is being conducted quietly. (One such is the University of Hyderabad; researchers here are very active in (collaborative) AI research, keeping close contacts with overseas colleagues.) But a considerable gap does exist between the six top tier institutions and the next because of high teaching load imposed on the faculty, students being, on average, of a lower quality, and finally poorer infrastructure, namely library and computing facilities.

· Government-Sponsored Institutions
There are organizations in India that are funded and supported by their government and different ministries and departments. These are just some of the examples:
o TIFR and the Institute for Mathematical Sciences (MatScience) perform research which is predominantly of a theoretical nature. These are funded by DAE.
o Defence-related work takes place in a number of labs around the country, many located in Bangalore and Hyderabad, both in Southern India. A good example is CAIR which can be described as a "think- tank" serving the AI and robotics needs of Indian Ministry of Defense. It is a component of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
o The Ministry of Planning funds ISI, with its primary location in Calcutta. (It is worth noting that the first indigenous digital computer -- fabricated using discrete transistor units -- was commissioned by ISI in 1966 in collaboration with Jadavpur University.)
o NCST also carries out research in several areas of computer science besides having education and training among its functions. NCST is a successor of the erstwhile National Center for Software Development and Computing Techniques (NCSDCT) which was a component of TIFR.
o The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), is also involved in computer science work, but most of its work is of an applied nature, in the context of satellites and launch vehicles. ISRO has been building satellites for remote sensing as well as for communication. Its most recent success involved the launch of the Polar Synchronous Launch Vehicle capable of launching 1000-Kg class satellites into sun-synchronous orbits.
o National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), and Center for the Development of Advanced Computation (CDAC) have had the development of parallel processing platforms for solving computational science problems as the main focus of their computer science research.

How I wish that our country would have one like that. Even just a little support from the government in conducting Computer Science Research and not just depending on outside funding institutions. It may be sad to admit but other countries offer support to our fellow men to conduct research but the Government itself cannot support its own people. One thing is for sure, the issue is really not about money, our country is rich but then with the officials that are in the position do not know how to value Research as much as other countries do. But then, based on the recent State of the Nation Address of the President, she would like to come up with a Department of Information, Communications and Technology. I just hope that this one would push through since having this department; we would have the chance to do research and seek help to the government via this department. And not just that, this would give opportunity to IT Professionals to excel and be heard in the country.