Assignment 3
by C HLENGWA - 10 May 2021 @ 16:51
CHOOSE TO DO ONE OF THE TWO SCENARIOS AND THE RELATED TASKS
SCENARIO A SCENARIO B
An NGO in a small district of a Southern Your old Personal Computer (PC) is
African Mountain Kingdom is keen damaged or has crashed, and you need to
on exploring the use of voice mail purchase a new computer (you have one
technologies to deliver messages on choice between a Notebook that could serve
preventing pulmonary diseases caused by the purpose of mobile technology or a
air pollution to a large segment of the local Desktop computer as your PC).
population. The NGO is unsure as to where
to start and how to go about using this
mobile technology. Help the NGO by
providing answers to the following questions:
TASKS
1. Identify the different hardware that will be After choosing your choice of computer
needed by the producer of the voice mail, above:
the service provider and the beneficiary for
the capture, storage and distribution of voice 1. List the Features and Applications
mail messages. Make a comprehensive list of you want your new computer to
what you think are absolutely essential, and have. Do not merely list but also
what are add-ons. elaborate on the reasons you
2. Identify what may be chose that Feature or Application.
the physical constraints that the mobile For example, if the feature is
technology is likely to face, and what you storage capacity, include the
would recommend as a solution. technical aspect of that e.g. 250
3. Identify what may be GB and why?
the social and cultural barriers to the use of
mobile phones for delivering voice mail
messages. Identify
2. For each of the factors listed in the
potential solutions and determine their summary of this section (Reddi,
relative costs, advantages and limitations, 2011:74), provide a
physical and social. feature/application for your choice
Based on Practical Exercise in Reddi of computer above which
(2011:66) addresses that factor and explain
how/why you believe that the
feature addresses the factor. E.g.
Affordability- can be linked with the
price feature, then explain why
price feature addresses the
affordability factor
Go to your group site to submit your answers
1. Click on REPLY and then type in or paste 1. Click on REPLY and then type in or paste
in your answers. in your answers.
2. Go to answers submitted by other students 2. Go to answers submitted by other students
in your group and REPLY to those answers in your group and REPLY to those answers
with your comments. Comments like “I agree with your comments. Comments like “I agree
with you”, “Good work”, “Your answer is the with you”, “Good work”, “Your answer is the
same as mine” do not show that you are same as mine” do not show that you are
having a discussion. We want to experience having a discussion. We want to experience
how you reason things out. This is a how you reason things out. This is a
discussion forum, therefore show that you are discussion forum, therefore show that you are
having some sort of conversation. Do not having some sort of conversation. Do not
by C HLENGWA - 10 May 2021 @ 16:51
CHOOSE TO DO ONE OF THE TWO SCENARIOS AND THE RELATED TASKS
SCENARIO A SCENARIO B
An NGO in a small district of a Southern Your old Personal Computer (PC) is
African Mountain Kingdom is keen damaged or has crashed, and you need to
on exploring the use of voice mail purchase a new computer (you have one
technologies to deliver messages on choice between a Notebook that could serve
preventing pulmonary diseases caused by the purpose of mobile technology or a
air pollution to a large segment of the local Desktop computer as your PC).
population. The NGO is unsure as to where
to start and how to go about using this
mobile technology. Help the NGO by
providing answers to the following questions:
TASKS
1. Identify the different hardware that will be After choosing your choice of computer
needed by the producer of the voice mail, above:
the service provider and the beneficiary for
the capture, storage and distribution of voice 1. List the Features and Applications
mail messages. Make a comprehensive list of you want your new computer to
what you think are absolutely essential, and have. Do not merely list but also
what are add-ons. elaborate on the reasons you
2. Identify what may be chose that Feature or Application.
the physical constraints that the mobile For example, if the feature is
technology is likely to face, and what you storage capacity, include the
would recommend as a solution. technical aspect of that e.g. 250
3. Identify what may be GB and why?
the social and cultural barriers to the use of
mobile phones for delivering voice mail
messages. Identify
2. For each of the factors listed in the
potential solutions and determine their summary of this section (Reddi,
relative costs, advantages and limitations, 2011:74), provide a
physical and social. feature/application for your choice
Based on Practical Exercise in Reddi of computer above which
(2011:66) addresses that factor and explain
how/why you believe that the
feature addresses the factor. E.g.
Affordability- can be linked with the
price feature, then explain why
price feature addresses the
affordability factor
Go to your group site to submit your answers
1. Click on REPLY and then type in or paste 1. Click on REPLY and then type in or paste
in your answers. in your answers.
2. Go to answers submitted by other students 2. Go to answers submitted by other students
in your group and REPLY to those answers in your group and REPLY to those answers
with your comments. Comments like “I agree with your comments. Comments like “I agree
with you”, “Good work”, “Your answer is the with you”, “Good work”, “Your answer is the
same as mine” do not show that you are same as mine” do not show that you are
having a discussion. We want to experience having a discussion. We want to experience
how you reason things out. This is a how you reason things out. This is a
discussion forum, therefore show that you are discussion forum, therefore show that you are
having some sort of conversation. Do not having some sort of conversation. Do not
