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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SKILL

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Contents

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SKILLS (Task Two) ...................................................................................... 3

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Findings from Task 1 ................................................................................................................................. 4

Discussion Based on the Excel Output .................................................................................................. 4

Table 1: Time Management (Data View) .......................................................................................... 4

Table 2: Formula View ...................................................................................................................... 5

Graph 1: Average Hours of Independent Study per Week. .............................................................. 5

Microsoft Office in Education ................................................................................................................... 6

MS Word ............................................................................................................................................... 6

MS Excel ................................................................................................................................................ 7

MS PowerPoint ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Technological Advancement in Oil and Gas Industry ............................................................................... 7

Hardware .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Drilling Tools ..................................................................................................................................... 8

Robots ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Software ................................................................................................................................................ 8

Cloud Computing .............................................................................................................................. 8

GIS Package ....................................................................................................................................... 9

Limitations of Technological Advancement in Oil and Gas Industry .................................................... 9

Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 9

References .............................................................................................................................................. 11

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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SKILLS (Task Two)

Introduction

Technology is essential in many aspects of life. It helps fasten the rate at which work is

done and helps save on cost by reducing the number of employees needed to work on a project

(Brookshear, 2011, 81). Since with the use of technology activities are performed faster than usual,

a company can therefore use it to increase the volume of products produced hence increasing the

company’s productivity and profit margins. Technology can also be used to pass critical

information from a manager to the other staff thus enhancing business management. Furthermore,

technological tools are essential in academics since they are used for research and for passing

information from the tutor to the students. Technology should therefore be embraced in businesses,

organizations and institutions since it is very essential in increasing productivity, enhancing

management and research work

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Findings from Task 1

Discussion Based on the Excel Output

Table 1: Time Management (Data View)

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Table 2: Formula View

Graph 1: Average Hours of Independent Study per Week.

Based on excel output, the time I spend one different modules vary. I spend more time in

module 2 which consider to be more challenging and therefore to be able to perform well I

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have to spend more time. I spend a total of 48 hours for the 10 weeks on that module. Other

than module 2, I spend more time on module 1 and the least time in module 4. Also based on

the output, the time I spend for independent studies increases as the time for the final exams

approaches. This is because I want to be adequately ready for the exams for me to perform

well. On average I spend more time studying in week 8, 9 and 10, which are the week’s

closers to the final exams. General, I put good efforts in my independent studies expect for

week 1, 3 and 7. During this weeks the content we have studied in class is relatively small.

Microsoft Office in Education

Microsoft office is essential for learning purposes. Microsoft has a number of

applications that are commonly used by students and tutors to enhance studies. The commonly

used applications include Microsoft word, Microsoft excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

MS Word

Microsoft word (MS Word) is mostly used by students when typing their assignments or

notes (Grauer et al, 2013, 125). The application enable the students present their work in a

neat and attractive manner that can read by all. Unlike handwritten assignments whose

appearance and readability depends on the writers handwriting, MS Word has font types that a

user can select from and most of them are visible and readable. Some of the features that make

MS Word of great important to students include the tables and graphical objects features

(Grauer et al, 2013, 168). The tables features enables the students to create tables, modify

them and format them accordingly while the graphical objects features enables them to insert

objects such as picture, object drawn and images into the word document. This two features

enhance the attractiveness and organization of the assignment.

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MS Excel

The Microsoft excel is equally important since it enables the students to solve most of the

statistical and mathematical assignments. The MS Excel has inbuilt formulas that can be used

by the students to solve a wide range of mathematical questions. Furthermore, excel allows

the students to copy paste the formula thus enabling the students to solve the mathematical

questions in the shortest time possible (Walken, 2010, 32). The two features that are

commonly used by students in their assignment are the Excel formulas and the Excel Charts.

The excel formulas are used to solve a wide range of problems in the shortest time possible.

So long as the students understands how to use the formula he or she can be able to get all the

correct questions within the shortest time possible. On the other hand, the excel charts are

used to represent the data in a way that it can easily analyzed (Walken, 2010, 34). The

commonly used excel charts include bar chart, pie chart, column chart, and line chart.

MS PowerPoint

The Microsoft PowerPoint commonly known as MS PowerPoint is used by tutors during

lecture sessions and with the students giving out presentation of their projects, research and

group work assignment. MS PowerPoint has basic features that make the presentations neat

and attractive. For instance, the built-in layouts and slides makes the work of the students

easily since they don’t have to design a layout on their own but they just choose a layout that

appeals to them most (Walken, 2010, 45). In so doing the students and tutors are able to save

on time taken to format and edit the slides. The chart and table features also enables the

students to add charts and tables that make the details in the presentation easy to understand.

Technological Advancement in Oil and Gas Industry

Technology is a key element in the improving the productivity in the Oil and Gas

Industry. Although the industry was initial slow in adopting technological advanced tools and

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software in the past, the industry now embraces technology. In the past few years when the

companies in this industry used the technological tools, they have witnessed an increase in

profit and this has motivated them to innovate new technological tools. The commonly used

hardware include the drilling machines and the robots while the commonly used software are

the cloud commuting and GIS Packages.

Hardware

Drilling Tools

The drilling tools have enabled the employees to dig dip and reach the oil basins which

could not be reached easily. The drilling machine enables the companies to reach the oil

reserves quickly and enables them to easily collect the oil that will be processed and sold to

consumers.

Robots

The robots or robotics on the other hand, are used to connect the drill pipes that pass

through ocean water to reach the oil-bearing rocks. This robots help do such a task that is

considered dangerous for any human being. The robots are quite fast thus enabling the

companies to increase their productivity.

Software

Cloud Computing

The cloud computing allows the oil and gas companies to store, manage and process the

large amount of data they get. This data are kept safe in the clouds and they can be assessed

anytime if need be and they can also be shared with other companies in future. Since the cloud

computing ensures that no data is lost, the oil and gas industry can use the funds they used to

collect with data once is lost to increase their productivity level.

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GIS Package

Finally, the GIS Package such as the Player enables the oil and gas companies to explore

the basins where the oil and gas could be located. It enables the employees to identify the

right prospect that should be taken, the right play and the right basic in which the drillers need

to drill. With this information, the employees can save on the time wasted in drilling the

wrong basins thus maximizing on time.

Limitations of Technological Advancement in Oil and Gas Industry

Although this technological tools increase productivity, they have some limitations. For

instance, the drilling machine can break if the rock bearing oil is hard thus delaying the

drilling process. The robots on the other hand, replaces a large number of employees in the

industry thus rending them jobless. This is one of the factors that made the oil and gas

industry delay in adopting this technology. The cloud computing may not be a 100 percent

effective since malware viruses may attack the data thus leading to the loss of the data. Also,

the company may not have control over what the users do with the data and in case of harmful

users they may edit or even delete the information from the cloud. Although the GIS packages

are goods, they require high skills to operate which all employees in the industry may not be

having.

Conclusion

In summary, technology is very important in business management, in education and in

the oil and gas industry. Technology makes learning simple and easier for students.

Technological tools can be used to do research and projects. The different applications of

Microsoft office are used by students to write assignment, solve mathematical problems, and

appear presentations (Reed, 2008, 335). The applications have features that students and tutors

used to improve preventability of their work thus making them more attractive and appealing.

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Technology is also used in the Oil and Gas industry to increase productivity and to reduce the

time taken to obtain oil and natural gases. The GIS packages are used to explore basins with

oil while the drilling tools are used to dig the ground to reach where the oil and natural gas

are. The robots on the other hand are used to connect the drilling tools through the ocean

waters to the oil-bearing rock, a process that is too risky to be undertaken by man. The cloud

computing is then used to save the data collected in a save location. Although technology is

good it has its own limitations. The oil and gas technological tools for instance, cause most

people loss jobs. The drilling machine can breaks anytime it gets in contact with a hard rock

while the GIS packages cannot be operated with any person without skills.

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References

Brookshear, J. G., Computer Science: An Overview (2011), 11th Edition, Pearson Education

Inc.

Grauer, R. et al (2013) Exploring Microsoft Office 2010, Volume 1, 2/E, Prentice Hall

Reed, D., A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science (2008), 3rd Edition, Pearson

Education Inc.

Walkenbach, J. (2010) Microsoft Office 2010 Bible, John Wiley and Sons Inc.

Weverka, P., Office 2010 All-in-One for Dummies (2010), Wiley Publishing Inc.

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