Showing posts with label Things You Should Know. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things You Should Know. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Six Steps Problem Solving

1.    Identify the problem
If you don’t know what the problem is, you cannot solve it.

2.    Understand the problem
Understanding the knowledge base of the person or machine for whom you are solving the problem.
Person: You must give instructions depending on what he already knows.
Computer: You need to work with the limited instructions the computer can understand in the particular language or application you are using to solve the problem.

Importantly, know your own knowledge base on solving the problem, and must be able to communicate with your client to understand what is involved in solving the problem.

3.    Identify alternative ways to solve the problem
Alternative solutions must be acceptable ones. This list should be as complete as possible.

4.    Select the best way to solve the problem from the list of alternative solutions.
You need to identify and evaluate the pros and cons of each possible solution before selecting the best one. To do this, you need to select criteria for evaluation. This will serve as guidelines for evaluating each solution.

5.    List instructions that enable solving the problem using the selected solution.
Step-by-step instructions must fall within the knowledge base. No instructions can be used unless the individual or the machine can understand them. This can be very tedious, especially when working with computers.

To check the result if it is correct, and to see if it satisfies the needs of the person(s) with the problem. If the result is either incorrect or unsatisfactory, then the list instructions must be reviewed, or the process started all over again.

Friday, 5 October 2018

10 Things to Consider in Buying Out Computers

1.    Purpose or Use of computer
Planning to purchase computer needs to be clear in its purpose or use of computer so as not to waste your money. Meeting the purpose must be the top priority in purchasing computer. Purchasing computers which not have been planned, evaluated, and reviewed is a waste of money.

Some say that there is still room for improvement, technically yes, but the question is what will you do to the components replaced due to change of plan? It’s good if the component itself is damaged or noted for replacement. What if the unit itself is for total replacement because it does meet the purpose?

Having computer in an early stage (budget) does not guarantee total satisfaction of the purpose. It is even better to purchase computer late that meets its purpose than purchasing one for later waste.

The question now, is the computer will be used in the office, laboratory class, multimedia creation purposes, programming services or an internet access facility?

The answer is