Damian Whitehouse's posts

Addresses a few last minute misconceptions, intended to help you get into character on the morning of the big day: - Distributed computing - Distributed databases and online databases - Relational database advantages over flat file - HCI design factors

Feasibility report. Methods of investigation. Implementation changeover techniques.

Implementation changeover strategies - Direct, Parallel, Pilot, Phased. Maintenance types - Corrective, Perfective, Adaptive.

Feasibility - Technical, Economic, Social. Investigation methods - Interview, Questionnaire, Observation, Inspecting records.

Redundancy and normalisation, Consistency and integrity, Distributed databases, Data warehouses and data mining.

Flat file and relational databases, Redundancy and normalisation, Consistency and integrity, Primary and foreign keys, Relationships.

Questions posed and model answers explained: - Business use of websites and e-commerce - Parental concerns over children using Internet - Dialup 'vs' broadband - Mobile device Internet access

Internet application protocols - web, email, FTP

Topologies Factors influencing network design Peer-to-peer 'vs' client-server Wired 'vs' wireless Remote management

Why network? Peer-to-peer 'vs' client-server networks Remote management

LAN and WAN. Speed, range and reliability of wireless, twisted-pair and fibre-optic cable.

Network topologies - bus, star, ring