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The grade 12 Free State IT common papers for June 2008 - practical and theory - are available on this site at:
http://www.teachitza.com/exams/index.htm

The memorandums and data are also available here.

Regards
Jako

I've added two examples of encryption programs on the Delphi programming section:
http://www.teachitza.com/delphi/encryption.htm

If you have or come across similar type of example please send it to me.

Regards
Jako

New material added for two dimensional arrays (2D arrays) as well as the StringGrid component.

This also includes a general introduction to arrays and matrices as well as example coding on how to input values into a StringGrid component and then also how to clear it.

See:
http://www.teachitza.com/delphi/2Darrays.htm

 

Kind Regards

Jako

See this online video that show how to set up an ADO table for an MS Access database in Delphi:
http://www.teachitza.com/videos/adovideo.htm

The embedded file is in an FLV format and requires your Internet browser to have Adobe Flash Player.

If you want to download the the FLV file and play it with another player - save it from:
http://www.teachitza.com/videos/ADOtable.FLV

For more on FLV files see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flv

More videos will be added soon.

Jako

New notes on using text files in Delphi added to:
http://www.teachitza.com/delphi/textfiles.htm

CSV files available from this site can be used for test data - to be imported into StringGrids for example:
http://www.teachitza.com/data/index.htm

If you have any additional test data that can be shared - please send it to me at: olivier@teachitza.com

Regards
Jako

A PowerPoint presentation on how to use ADO tables in Delphi has been added:
http://www.teachitza.com/delphi/databases.htm

Also see the sample data in text files that can be imported in to MS Access or directly into Delphi for exercises. Please send any data I can add to olivier@teachitza.com by e-mail.
http://www.teachitza.com/data/

Good luck for the last couple of days!!

Jako

The dates of the Free State common papers for IT June 2008:

28 May 2008: Paper 1 - Practical   Time: 09:00 to 12:00 (3 hours)
30  May 2008: Paper 2 - Theory     Time: 14:00 to 17:00 (3 hours)


Preparation hints:

1. Both of the exemplar papers for grade 12 are a very good example to follow.

2. Theory: Gr12 book - Part 3 - chapters 1 & 2 as well as Gr11-book Part 2 - chapters 1, 2 & 3. Also concentrate on basics of SQL

3. Practical:
• Concentrate on Database connectivity,
• Import of text files or comma delimited  to Access
• Queries and SQL coding
• OOP programming - basics and text flies
• Open and read of text files
• StringGrid  - two-dimensional array-input and calculations
• Forms and menus
• RichEditbox and/or memobox

Two new JAVA websites have recently been added to the TeachITza links page - please see them at:

JavaK : Gratis hulp vir Java studente met huiswerk en skooltake
http://www.javak.co.za/

Java SQL Tutorial (Ewald Horn)
http://www.nofuss.co.za/downloads/sqltutorial.pdf

Classy Java - A website for South African Teachers who have to teach Java (Chris Coetzee)
http://classyjava.googlepages.com/

An IF Statement quiz program has been added to the site:
http://www.teachitza.com/quiz/index.htm

Let learners provide the conditions for a specified amount of IF statements. A printout can be made for assessment after completion of the quiz.

I've added Pieter Blignaut's notes on Object Oriented Programming in Delphi - he has given permission for this to be placed on the site.

The MS Word document can be downloaded from:
http://www.teachitza.com/delphi/oop.htm

TeachITza's own notes on creating classes will be updated soon.

Regards
Jako Olivier