FAQs

• WHY SHOULDN’T ALL STUDENTS TAKE IPC?

  Testing requirements by the 76th Legislature specified the testing of science at the high school level to include “at least Biology, and integrated chemistry and physics” knowledge. While it is true that students who take IPC will be expose...

• WHY IS IPC NOT RECOMMENDED AS A PRE AP COURSE?

  While Pre-AP designation is a local option, it is not suggested for the IPC course. In science, the one-credit IPC course is an entry level applied course which introduces the basic concepts in physics and chemistry. Students will receive a...

• Is the application of IPC country-specific?

  No. The concepts and reference outcomes of the IPC are explicitly drawn from internationally accepted standards (e.g., the Sphere standards), which are equally applicable anywhere in the world. Different contexts, however, will require some...

• Can the IPC be applied in country settings where a comprehensive data collection and analysis unit does not exist?

  Yes. Most countries in the world regularly collect important data that can be used to support the IPC. Furthermore, in countries with recurrent crises, there are a large number of UN and NGO agencies that regularly conduct surveys and have...

• Isn’t it adequate to just monitor the outcomes as measured by nutrition indicators?

  The IPC explicitly draws, but not exclusively, from nutrition indicators. This is critical from both a practical perspective (nutrition data is not always available and needs to be triangulated with other food security data), and a conceptu...

• How are thresholds used in the IPC classification?

  The overarching thrust of the IPC is not strictly based on thresholds and benchmarks but relies on a ‘convergence of evidence’ approach (convergence of all available evidence with respect to the outcomes indicators of interest).

• Is the IPC too technically complex for decision makers to understand?

  Without exception, decision makers have understood the main thrust of the IPC and the implications for action. While the IPC is underpinned by layers of complex analyses, the situation analysis and implications for action are presented in a...

• What Symbian platform products does Nokia offer?

  The Nokia 9210 Communicator, Nokia 9290 Communicator, and Nokia 7650 all incorporate the Symbian OS. The Communicators offer Nokia implementations of the Crystal DFRD, while the Nokia 7650 uses the Pearl DFRD.

• What is an SDK?

  A Software Development Kit (SDK) is supplied to third-party software developers and used by them to create applications. Symbian and Nokia both offer SDKs for Symbian OS. The Nokia SDKs are optimized for Nokia devices such as the Nokia 9200...

• What is GT?

  Generic Technology (GT) is the set of core technologies common to all the DFRDs. The telephony components, for example, are part of the generic technology and are therefore available in all DFRDs.

• What is Pearl?

  Pearl is a DFRD for a Symbian smart phone. Hardware platforms typically look like standard cell phones ? with small displays and limited keyboards.

• What is Crystal?

  Crystal is a DFRD tailored for feature-rich, Communicator-type devices. Hardware platforms are phones with a full (typically qwerty) keyboard and a relatively large, landscape-oriented (horizontal) display. Crystal devices are designed for...

• What are DFRDs?

  Device Family Reference Designs (DFRDs) are variations of Symbian OS tailored for different types of mobile information devices. Each DFRD specifies a set of features, incl

• What capabilities does Symbian OS provide?

  There is no single Symbian OS. Instead, variations of the Symbian OS are tailored for different device categories. The capabilities of the Symbian OS depend on the device category for which it was tailored. Each variation is called a Device...

• How reliable is Symbian OS?

  Symbian OS was developed so that user data would never be lost and the device running the OS would never need to be rebooted. Symbian OS provides all the tools necessary for developers to deliver on this vision,

• Why choose Symbian OS as a development platform?

  Because Symbian OS is written in C++, it is a fully object-oriented operating system. This contributes to its flexibility, efficiency,and ability to re-use segments of the code. Clearly defined APIs allow the large developer community, i...

• What is Symbian?

  Symbian is a joint venture between Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, Matsushita, and Psion, with Nokia as one of the founding members. Symbian was established by leaders in the computing and mobile industries to enable the mass market of communica...

• Why is/isn't ProductX included?

  People often ask why a particular product is or isn't included with OpenBSD. The answer is based on two things: the wishes of the developers and compatibility with the goals of the project. A product will not be included simply because it i...

• Can I use OpenBSD as a desktop system?

  This question is often asked in exactly this manner -- with no explanation of what the asker means by "desktop". The only person who can answer that question is you, as it depends on what your needs and expectations are. While OpenBSD ha...

• What is new in OpenBSD 4.3?

  The complete list of changes made to OpenBSD 4.2 to create OpenBSD 4.3 can be found on plus43.html, and highlights on the OpenBSD 4.3 Information page, however here are a few changes the OpenBSD team anticipate will require or warrant some...

• When is the next release of OpenBSD?

  The OpenBSD team makes a new release every six months, with target release dates in May and November.

• Who maintains OpenBSD?

  OpenBSD is maintained by a development team spread across many different countries. The project is coordinated by Theo de Raadt, located in Canada.

• How can I help support OpenBSD?

  We are greatly indebted to the people and organizations that have contributed to the OpenBSD project. They are acknowledged by name on the donations page.

• Why might I want to use OpenBSD?

  New users frequently want to know whether OpenBSD is superior to some other free UNIX-like operating system. That question is largely unanswerable and is the subject of countless (and useless) religious debates. Do not, under any circumstan...

• Is OpenBSD really free?

  OpenBSD is all free. The binaries are free. The source is free. All parts of OpenBSD have reasonable copyright terms permitting free redistribution. This includes the ability to REUSE most parts of the OpenBSD source tree, either for person...

• What is OpenBSD?

  The OpenBSD project produces a freely available, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our goals place emphasis on correctness, security, standardization, and portability. OpenBSD supports binary emulation of most binaries...

• Is it possible to create on-line reports that any one can see?

  Yes. We often create public reports for internal QPL projects. Typically, we will create a report.htm page that is linked from the main project page, index.htm. On this page we create a form that lets the user pick the report and any report...

• Why do VOID questions, which are only used to display text and do not record any data from respondents, create columns in the MySQL database with fields that are always set to "void?"

  Yes this is odd but needed to make the JavaScript on the client work. In QPL, VOID questions are just questions that don't have data. The fixed-format export file and on-line tabulation report do not include void questions but the askSam...

• What is difference between delete and truncate statements of MySQL?

  DELETE FROM table_name WHERE 1>0; TRUNCATE funtionality is an Oracle SQL extension adopted in MySQL.

• Why values with spaces do not come into search result?

  As per my application requirement, while inserting data into my database table, sometime field value is added padded with spaces at its left-side and sometime at its right-side. Now, problem occurs when I try a search query to find out des...

• How can I limit the number of rows I want to fetch from my MySQL table?

  SELECT buyer_id, buyer_name FROM buyer_table LIMIT 10;

• Maximum number of columns in a table

  As of our understanding, The maximum number of columns for any storage engine depends upon the option "AVG_ROW_LENGTH". If your length of the column name is large, then number of columns will be less and obviously vice-versa also holds true...

• What is prepare stmt?

  SET @a=1; PREPARE STMT FROM 'SELECT * FROM tbl LIMIT ?'; EXECUTE STMT USING @a;

• What is History of MySQL?

  MySQL is a powerful and the most popular Open Source Software relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses SQL (Structured Query Language). MySQL is officially pronounced "My esquel", not "My sequel". It is popular for web applic...

• Display the name of the current user.

  SQL>show user

• Display current Date.

  SQL>select sysdate from dual;

• Display the names of the employees who are working in the company for

  SQL>select ename from emp where to_char(sysdate,'YYYY')-to_char(hiredate,'YYYY')>=5;

• How To Save Query Output to a Local File?

  Normally, when you run a SELECT statement in SQL*Plus, the output will be displayed on your screen. If you want the output to be saved to local file, you can use the "SPOOL fileName" command to specify a local file and start the spooling fe...

• Who will provide technical support of the D&B services?

  D&B will provide support for issues relating to data content and access to our server. Oracle will provide technical support for all issues related to the applications module.

• What are the technical prerequisites for using D&B for Oracle Applications?

  Technical prerequisites for installation of D&B for Oracle Applications are consistent with current Oracle Financials hardware and software requirements. The software also requires Oracle Applications Server version 4.0 and the Oracle Finan...

• What types of D&B information will be available within Oracle Applications?

  Business identification, demographic data, socioeconomic data, linkage, financial statement, risk and payment data will be offered through various data packages and full text reports.

• How specifically will D&B data be accessed from within the Oracle Applications?

  Currently, users with authorized access to Oracle's A/P and A/R modules will be able to access D&B's information base via the Internet.

• How specifically will D&B data enhance the Oracle Applications?

  D&B for Oracle Applications is a comprehensive solution that includes D&B's Data Rationalization Services and online access to D&B's global information base. These services provide Oracle customers with the ability to cleanse and standardiz...

• Describe the nature of the relationship between Oracle and D&B?

  D&B and Oracle have formed a strategic alliance to offer a solution that combines the specific strengths of both parties, D&B's global data content and Oracle Financials. The joint offering, D&B for Oracle Applications, seamlessly integrate...

• How do I get an account to let me contribute to the CVS version of GNOME?

  If you plan on contributing code to the project, then you will need an account on the CVS server. [email protected] determines who gets accounts on the CVS server; if you would like one, then send him a message detailing what code you pla...

• How do I get the bleeding edge, CVS versions of GNOME?

  If you are developing for GNOME, or if you just want to keep more up-to-date than the latest release, you should consider using our CVS system. There is the main CVS server, which you need an account for, and a network of mirrors of the ser...

• Is there a GL canvas widget for GTK+?

  GtkGLArea

• Language support Python?

  Pygtk has Python bindings for gtk+ & gnome.

• Language support Objective C?

  The gnome-objc bindings (in GNOME CVS) have Objective C bindings for all of gtk+ 1.2.x, and much of gnome 1.0.

• Language support C++?

  A number of C++ bindings for Gtk+ are available. The gtk-- & gnome-- bindings cover almost all of the widgets in gtk+ and GNOME. Glade-- allows C++ programs to use glade.