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CMT 316: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of human-computer interaction, user interface design, and usability analysis. Students will learn principles and guidelines for usability, quantitative and qualitative analysis methods, and apply them through critiques of existing interfaces and development of new ones. Topics covered will also include cognitive models, task analysis, psychology, experimental design, and prototyping and evaluating methods.
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CMT 311:Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Software Crisis Software Myths What is Software Engineering Evolution of Software Engineering State-of-art in Software Engineering
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CMT 438: ETHICAL HACKING
Q1. a) Define the following terms as used in Ethical Hacking (5 Marks) i. Hacking ii. Ethical Hacking iii. Ping Sweep iv. Inverse TCP Flag Scanning v. Footprinting b) What is the overall purpose of the footprinting and reconnaissance and list the major objectives of this phase (5 Marks) c) List any three skills that a good ethical hacker should possess (3 Marks) d) List and Explain the Vulnerability Score system as applicable in Ethical Hacking (4 Marks)
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CMT 438 :Ethical Hacking Trending!
Ethical hacking is an authorized attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer system, application, or data using the strategies and actions of malicious attackers. This practice helps identify security vulnerabilities that can then be resolved before a malicious attacker has the opportunity to exploit them.
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INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Trending!
Environment influence and shaped our life. It is from the environment that we get food to eat, water to drink, air to breathe and all necessities of day to day life are available from our environment. Thus it is the life support system. Hence the scope & importance of the environment can be well understood.
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Matrices and Determinants Trending!
In many economic analysis, variables are assumed to be related by sets of linear equations. Matrix algebra provides a clear and concise notation for the formulation and solution of such problems, many of which would be complicated in conventional algebraic notation. The concept of determinant and is based on that of matrix. Hence we shall first explain a matrix.
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CMT 307:LIS 317 .NET PROGRAMMING Trending!
NET is a platform that provides a standardized set of services. It’s just like Windows, except distributed over the Internet. It exports a common interface so that it’s programs can be run on any system that supports .NET.
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VB.NET TUTORIAL
Before getting deeply into the subject we will first know how Businesses are related to Internet, what .NET means to them and what exactly .NET is built upon. As per the product documentation from a Business perspective, there are three phases of the Internet. The First phase gets back to the early 1990's when Internet first came into general use and which brought a big revolution for Businesses. In the First phase of the Internet Businesses designed and launched their Website's and focused on the number of hits to know how many customers were visiting their site and interested in their products, etc. The Second phase is what we are in right now and in this phase Businesses are generating revenue through Online Transactions. We are now moving into the Third phase of the Internet where profit is the main priority. The focus here is to Businesses effectively communicate with their customers and partners who are geographically isolated, participate in Digital Economy and deliver a wide range of services. How can that be possible? The answer, with .NET
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Introduction to NET framework
Before emergency of .NET framework, programmers used a number of tools to write programmers as depicted before Windows GUI development: Win32 API, MFC, Visual Basic, COM Web development: ASP
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Web Application Basics Trending!
Web applications evolved from Web sites or Web systems. The first Web sites, created by Tim Berners-Lee while at CERN (the European Laboratory for Particle Physics), formed a distributed hypermedia system that enabled researchers to have access to documents and information published by fellow researchers, directly from their computers. Documents were accessed and viewed with a piece of software called a browser, a software application that runs on a client computer. With a browser, the user can request documents from other computers on the network and render those documents on the user’s display. To view a document, the user must start the browser and enter the name of the document and the name of the host computer where it can be found. The browser sends a request for the document to the host computer. The request is handled by a software application called a Web server, an application usually run as a service, or daemon, that monitors network activity on a special port, usually port 80. The browser sends a specially formatted request for a document (Web page) to the Web server through this network port. The Web server receives the request, locates the document on its local file system, and sends it back to the browser; see Figure 2-1. This Web system is a hypermedia system because the resources in the system are linked to one another. The term Web comes from looking at the system as a set of nodes with interconnecting links. From one viewpoint, it looks like a spider’s web. The links provide a means to navigate the resources of the system. Most of the links connect textual documents, but the system can be used to distribute audio, video, and custom data as well. Links make navigation to other documents easy. The user simply clicks a link in the document, and the browser interprets that as a request to load the referenced document or resource in its place.
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Rules of Inference in Artificial Intelligence Trending!
Rules of Inference in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are logical principles that enable the derivation of new truths from existing knowledge, ensuring sound reasoning in automated systems. They help AI systems in theorem proving, automated reasoning, and decision-making by systematically deriving conclusions from a given set of premises. Effective use of these inference rules enhances the ability of AI to reason, solve problems, and make logical decisions in knowledge-based systems.
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First- order Logic in Artificial Intelligence Trending!
First-Order Logic (FOL) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a formal system used to represent and reason about knowledge. It extends propositional logic variables, predicates, and functions, allowing for more expressive statements about objects and their relationships. FOL enables AI systems to model complex real world scenarios, perform automated reasoning, and derive conclusions based on logical inference. It is widely used in knowledge representation, expert systems, and natural language processing, making it a foundational tool for building intelligent agents.
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Nutrition Care Process
Nutrition care process module is designed to equip the learner with knowledge, skills and attitude to enable the learner implement nutrition care process in every nutrition intervention. The prerequisite modules include; Principles of human nutrition, Nutrition intervention in HIV/AIDS and Communicable & non communicable diseases, Management of malnutrition, Nutrition surveillance, Diet therapy 1 and Nutrition in the Lifespan The module takes 30 contact hours: 13 hours for theory and 17 hours for practicals. Learners undertaking this module will have both theory and practical assessments. The formative assessment will be in the form of continuous assessment tests, assignments, clinical and field assessments and end of semester examination whereas summative assessment will be done in form of final qualifying examination.
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Principles of Human Nutrition
Nutrition as defined as the science of food sand nutrients ,their action ,interaction and balance in relationship to health and disease, the processes by which the organism ingests ,digests ,absorbs ,transports and utilizes nutrients and disposes off their end product. It is a multi disciplinary science that embraces agriculture ,food technology ,psychology ,sociology ,economics ,religion ,culture and communication.
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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
The notes describe the sources of criminal law in Kenya
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HTML Beginner Guide
This HTML Beginner's Guide assumes that you have no previous knowledge of HTML or CSS. It should be quite easy to follow if you work through each step, which are all brought together at the end, before moving on to the CSS Beginner's Guide.
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Propositional Logic in Artificial Intelligence Trending!
Propositional Logic in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a formal system used to represent and reason about facts and relationships in a structured and unambiguous way. It consists of propositions, which are statements that can be either true or false, and logical connectives such as AND, OR, NOT, IMPLICATION, and BICONDITIONAL. In AI, propositional logic is used for knowledge representation, automated reasoning, and decision-making. It enables inference through rules of deduction, such as Modus Ponens and Resolution, allowing AI systems to derive new knowledge from existing facts. However, while propositional logic is useful for simple reasoning tasks, it lacks expressiveness for handling complex domains involving variables, quantifiers, or uncertainty, which are addressed by more advanced logical systems like First-Order Logic and Probabilistic Logic.
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Techniques of knowledge representation
Techniques of knowledge representation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) define how information is structured and processed for reasoning and decision-making. The main techniques include logical representation, which uses formal logic to express facts and rules; semantic networks, which represent knowledge as interconnected nodes and relationships; frames, which organize knowledge into structured templates with attributes and values; and production rules, which use "if-then" statements for decision-making. Ontologies provide a hierarchical structure of concepts and their relationships, enabling AI to understand context. These techniques help AI systems efficiently store, retrieve, and apply knowledge, making them crucial for expert systems, natural language processing, and intelligent decision-making.
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Knowledge Representation
Knowledge representation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the methods used to encode information about the world in a format that a computer can process and reason with. It enables AI systems to store, retrieve, and manipulate knowledge to make informed decisions. Common techniques include semantic networks, frames, production rules, and ontologies, each suited for different problem domains. Effective knowledge representation allows AI to perform reasoning, understand natural language, and interact intelligently with humans. It is fundamental to expert systems, natural language processing, and automated decision-making, making AI systems more efficient and capable of solving complex problems.
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Knowledge-based Agent in Artificial Intelligence Trending!
A knowledge-based agent in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a system that uses a structured knowledge base to make decisions, solve problems, and interact with its environment intelligently. It consists of a knowledge base, which stores facts and rules, and an inference engine that applies logical reasoning to derive conclusions. These agents can learn from past experiences, update their knowledge, and make informed decisions. They are widely used in expert systems, medical diagnosis, robotics, and automated decision-making. By combining symbolic reasoning with machine learning, knowledge-based agents enhance AI's ability to handle complex tasks requiring logic, inference, and domain expertise.
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