Month: February 2021

DATA PROCESSING DATA AND DATA PROCESSING Data are raw, unprocessed and unorganized (unstructured) facts and figures relating to business activity. Data by itself has no meaning until when related data are brought together. Example is the no of items sold, Read More …

BASIC COMPUTER NETWORKING Definition of a Computer Network A computer network refers to a group of two or more computers or other hardware devices connected/linked together for purposes of sharing resources, such as files, programs, printers etc. The computers on Read More …

COMPUTER SOFTWARE – INTRODUCTION A computer software/program is a sequence of instructions (machine-readable) that tell the computer hardware what to do. There are two major categories of software: system and application software. SYSTEM SOFTWARE Systems software consists of programs that Read More …

Hardware refers to the physical, tangible computer equipment and devices, which provide support for major functions such as input, processing (internal storage, computation and control), output, secondary storage (for data and programs), and communication.   System Unit The system unit Read More …

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEFINITION OF TERMS i) Computer A computer is an electronic device that accepts and processes data into information and under the control of instructions stored in its own memory and output or store the results for future Read More …

Defamation Character assassination –defamation Ingredients Faisity of statement Statement must be defamatory Clear reference to the plaintiff  It must be published –presence of some witness Types of defamation Libel – visual, print form, audio and visual. It is permanent and Read More …

Supremacy of the constitution It is a constitutional concept which emphasizes on political and economic stability through governance based on the law of land. It identifies the following; Every accused person must be given reasonable opportunity to know the allegations Read More …

Undue influence It is the use of unfair mental pressure or persuasion upon a party who intends to enter a contract. This interferes with his ability to make an independent decision and the contract becomes voidable, however it is expected Read More …

Pinnel’s Rule This is also popularly known as the rule in pinnel’s case It states the following ‘ a promise made by a creditor to accept lesser sumthan owed in satisfaction of the entire debt shall not be binding on Read More …

FORMATION OF A CONTRACT In order to establish a valid contract all the ten elements must exist and among them the following are most important because they clearly confirm what the terms and intention of parties were. a) Offer This Read More …