4.0 modeling

1) How could Mussie and Elli find out whether older people do more for charity than younger people?
They can do street interview, chat online system (e.g. Facebook), asking teacher and classmates at school, interview old age home, etc.

2) Why does Mussie think that these data prove him? Why might Ellie think that these data do not him right?
For Ellie answer is that the information might be not true.
For Mussie answer is that the data has shown him the acceptable answer.

3) What question should they ask?
• Who are you?
• How often do you donate money to the charity?
• What types of charity do you donate to?
• How much money do you donate to the charity usually?
• Do you do charity work?
– If yes: How long do you spend time doing in charity events?

4) How many questionnaires should they hand out? Who do you think should fill in their questionnaire?
I think they should hand out 45 copies first, and if it went out within the first 3 to 4 days. I think the next time they reprint should be 53 copies. Also this questionnaires are every one (but not for the babies, because they will not understand a word if he/she receive the question sheet).

Q5: WHICH SOFTWARE COULD MUSSIE AND ELLIE USE TO PUT ANSWERS INTO THE COMPUTER? HOW CAN THEY CHECK THAT THE DATA ARE CORRECT? HOW COULD THEY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ERRORS IN THE DATA? WHAT PROBLEMS MIGHT BE IF THE DATA IF TYPED INCORRECTLY?

ANSWER: THEY COULD USE EXCEL TO PUT THE ANSWERS IN. THEY'LL CHECK THE DATA BEFORE PUTTING IT ONTO THE SPREADSHEET. THEY RESTRICT THE COMPUTER TO THEMSELVES BECAUSE IF THE DATA WAS TYPED INCORRECTLY, THEY MIGHT GO INTO THE WRONG CONCLUSION.

Q6: WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR ELLIE AND MUSSIE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS?

ANSWER: THEY CAN USE A PIE CHART TO SHOW THEIR RESULTS IN PERCENTAGE

Module 3 questions

1. Q: What might be the diferences between a computer system set up for gaming compared to one set up for a business to use? Think about the different softwares may be needed.

1. A:Business people needs to create and print a lot of documents, other people wants very expensive systems that they could use for gaming.So the business people mostly needs Microsoft word, Powerpoint, office...... And, other people for gaming mostly needs a dvd drive to put disc to play and go on to the internet explorer to download or play games.

2. Q: Earl has 800 dollars to spend. How can Shaheen work out of he got enough money? What if he hasn't got enough? What methods could Shaheen use to help her work out to the prices of these diferent options?

2. A:Shaheen decides to set up a spreadsheet to help Earl. Shaheen uses a formula to add up all the prices of all the items. She includes a cell where she can type in how much the customer has got to spend and adds another formula to work out whether the customer has got enought money.

3. Q:What does Shaheen need to do to this spredsheet modelso that is ready to use?

3. A:Shaheen at last adds up the title and some text labels and formats the spread sheet tomake it clear and easy for use.

4. Q:How can Shaheen use the spread sheet model to help her with the new customer? What changes might she need to make to her spreadsheet model?

4. A:Shaheen needs to change the tower's name and the price of the tower in the spreadsheet.

5. Q:How else could Shaheen present this information to make it easier to read?

5. A:Change it into a graph

HW2.2 Does Nessie exist Worksheet?

Does Nessie Exist?

Nessie Monster exists

Sun reader Jason Cooke spotted Nessie while browsing the Web site’s satellite photos. The shape seen on the surface of the 22-mile Scottish loch is 65ft long and appears to have an oval body, a tail, and four legs or flippers.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,543280,00.html#


Nessie Monster doesn’t exists

BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist. Using 600 separate solar beams and satellite navigation technology to ensure that none of the loch was missed, the team surveyed the waters said to hide Scotland's legendary tourist attraction but found no trace of the monster. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3096839.stm

Q1: Where could Remy get his information from for this article?
He can find information on the internet, ask people for opinions and in books.

Q2: How can Remy use the internet to find what he wants?
He can use the search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, etc...

Q3: Why has Remy got over two million results? Why are some of the websites he has found not relevant? How could Remy improve the results?
It is because he is not precise enough.

Q4: Can Remy trust this information? Why might it be unreliable?
No, because they just want to convince and persuade people to play their games.

Q5: What software should Remy use? What should he do before he starts using the software?
He should plan the design first and he should use DTP software.

Q6: How can Remy design and write the articles so that it will be appeal to Remy’s readers?
He could make it interesting by putting some pictures that is appropriate and put some flashy colours.