KAMPALA

UNIVE

RSITY
INTERNSHIP REPORT CONDUCTED FROM BULIISA DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COMPILED BY:
BYAKAGABA ROGERS
REG NO: 13A/KUL/BCSIT/0267
Email:rogersbyakagaba@gmail.com

AN INTERNSHIP REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, OF THE KAMAPALA UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THR
REQUIREMENT FOR THE A WARD OF DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

SUPERVISOR:
MR: KAGERE GODFREY

DATE
4TH SEPTEMBER

DECLARATION.
I byakagaba Rogers declare that the report in this booklet is original not duplicate. It has not
been for any award of an equivalent to degree in computer science and information technology
before.
Name:..
Signature:.
Date..

BYAKAGABA ROGERS
13A/KUL/BCSIT/0267

APPROVAL.
This internship report is submitted to the computer science department as partial fulfillment of
the requirement of the award of Degree in computer science and information technology of the
school of computer science and information technology, which has been done under the
supervision of MR:kagere Godfrey.
Supervision:
Name:
Signature:
Date...

Mr kagere Godfrey
University supervisor.

DEDICATION:
I dedicate this report to my mother mwijakubi Jesca who have assisted me in terms of finance
and prayers, to my brother Mugisa Bright and Ajuna Godfrey to who I loved so much and my
deares sister Nyangoma Betrace and kiiza Moureen,to my beloved lecturers Mr kagere
godfrey,Mr Golooba Bashir andMr. Baliruno Fred in you I believe so much.
Thank you so much.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
I thank the lord Jesus Christ the Almighty God who has enabled me to complete my internship
I appreciate my academic supervisor Mr.kagere Godfrey for his restless effort in answering my
questions both in class and off. indeed he has been a big source of my knowledge to me.Thank
you so much.
I will also thank my mother miss Mwejakubi Jesca who has financed all work that has been
done since I began the first semester until this internship report.

AMEN

ABSTRACT
This report presents the activities I performed during my internship training at Buliisa district
local government. This report contains five chapters namely chapter one contains introduction
and organization background, chapter two contains activities and assignments, chapter three
contains lessons, experiences and skill, chapter four contains challenges, issues analysis and
limitations, and chapter five contains conclusion and recommendations.

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: data flow chart inside the computer

Figure2: calculator.

Figure5: loan
calculator..

LIST OF TABLES
Table1: cross over connection..
Table2: straight through..

ABBREVIATION
FIG: figure
EN:enable
FDD:flopy Disk drive
TXT:text
CD:compact Disc
LBL:label
OPT:option
NUM:number
BTN:button

Contents

KAMPALA

UNIVERSITY..........................................................................i

COMPILED BY:.............................................................................................................. i
SUPERVISOR:................................................................................................................ i
DATE............................................................................................................................ i
DECLARATION............................................................................................................ ii
BYAKAGABA ROGERS................................................................................................. ii
13A/KUL/BCSIT/0267...................................................................................................... ii
APPROVAL.................................................................................................................. iii
Supervision:.................................................................................................................. iii
Name:.................................................................................... iii
Mr kagere Godfrey.......................................................................................................... iii
DEDICATION:............................................................................................................. iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................ v
AMEN.......................................................................................................................... v
ABSTRACT.................................................................................................................. vi
LIST OF FIGURES....................................................................................................... vii
Figure5: loan calculator..............vii
LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................................ viii
Table1: cross over connection................viii
Table2: straight through....................viii

ABBREVIATION........................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER ONE:......................................................................................................... xii
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ xii
1.1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERNSHIP EXERCISE.....................................................xii
1.2 ORGANIZATION PROFILE..................................................................................... xii
1.2.1 Background of the organization................................................................................ xii
1.2.2 Location and size................................................................................................... xii
1.2.3 VISION.............................................................................................................. xiii
The district vision is a healthy, well educated, productive and prosperous community......................xiii
1.2.4 MISSION............................................................................................................ xiii
1.3.5 GOAL................................................................................................................ xiii
What the organization does/focus on the organization.............................................................xiii
CHAPTER TWO......................................................................................................... xiv
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... xiv
Figure 1 data flow chart inside the computer......................................................................xv
Table1: CROSS OVER CONNECTION...........................................................................xvi
Table2: STRAIGHT THROUGH.................................................................................... xvi
Tools used in the study................................................................................................. xvii
Figure2.calculator....................................................................................................... xvii
Z=X+Y..................................................................................................................... xviii
Txt answer. Text=Z...................................................................................................... xviii
2.5 ASSIGNMENTS................................................................................................... xviii
Figure5. Loan calculator............................................................................................... xix
Num 1 1b1_Num1......................................................................................................... xix
CHAPTER THREE:.................................................................................................... xxi
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... xxi
3.1.1 NETWORKING: BELOW ARE THE LESSONS THAT I LEARNT UNDER NETWORKING
UNITS;...................................................................................................................... xxi
3.1.3 DATABASE;....................................................................................................... xxii
3.1.4 PROGRAMMINING;........................................................................................... xxii
3.1.5 EXPERIENCES.................................................................................................. xxii
3.1.6 SKILL.............................................................................................................. xxiii
CHAPTER FOUR...................................................................................................... xxiv

4.1 CHALLENGES.................................................................................................... xxiv

4.2 LIMITATIONS..................................................................................................... xxiv
CHAPTER FIVE........................................................................................................ xxv
5.2 RECOMMENDATION........................................................................................... xxv
REFERENCES......................................................................................................... xxvi

CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE FIELD PLACEMENT
This internship program is one of the major requirements for the student in the faculty of computer
science and information especially bachelors of computer science and information technology) at
Kampala university in Uganda more so a student in his second year of study.
The main intention of internship is to enable the student to put into practice the knowledge acquired at
school and also gets hands on experience in the real life situations.
This internship is so important to a student in higher institution of learning especially Kampala University
in Uganda because it exposes the student to the practical situation of the course being pursued and some
other new things which are not taught in the lecture room.
1.1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERNSHIP EXERCISE
To enable students get hands on experience in the real life situations they are expected to work in
when they graduate
To provide an opportunity for students to apply the principles and techniques theoretically learnt
into real life problem situations.
To enable the intern to prepare and write the internship report that will be forwarded to the
university supervisor at the end of the internship exercise.
To enable student easily get employment in the areas of their specialization as they will have
interacted with prospective employers during the field attachment.
1.2 ORGANIZATION PROFILE
1.2.1 Background of the organization
Buliisa district was created as a district by the act of parliament as a local government service centre and
its mandate is derived from the constitution of Uganda under the local government act(cap 145).it is legal
exercise and mandate took effect in July 2006 by the act of parliament

Buliisa district was one of the counties of the great masindi and was formed on the principle of
decentralization policy of local governance. The current development thinking is that development
program that impact on people are better implemented through decentralization of the functions, powers
and responsibilities to the local level
1.2.2 Location and size
Buliisa district covers an area of 230km2 comprised of open land and water. it is surrounded by lake
Albert,albert Nile,game parks and Budongo forest and the bigger part of the land area of the district is
within the Murchison falls national park,budongo game reserves and Budongo forest
Political and administrative structure

1.2.3 VISION
The district vision is a healthy, well educated, productive and prosperous community
1.2.4 MISSION
The mission is to deliver quality service to the people of Buliisa so as to promote equitable and
sustainable socioeconomic development
1.3.5 GOAL
The over roll goal of the Buliisa district local government is to improve the socio economic being of the
people of Buliisa
What the organization does/focus on the organization
The organization (Buliisa district local government) has a number of activities and these include among
others the following;
They identify and collect sufficient revenue to ensure that service delivery standards are met a
article 191,192,193,194 and 195 constitutions of the republic of Uganda
To ensure effective monitoring and evaluation to all government programmers and district
investment decisions arrived at rationally
To ensure that there is complete security in the district, law and order is maintained throughout
the district
To promote environmental sanitation activities, reduced on mobility due to the most common and
the most diseases such as malaria, respiratory affection,diarrhea,STDS,AIDS,TB to increase the
level of education literacy in the district by increasing the number of teachers, text books ,desks
in each subject by the end of 2016
To ensure proper accountability of the government funds and adaptation of government
programmes like NAADS, youth livelihood

CHAPTER TWO
INTRODUCTION
This chapter basically indicates how the activities and assignment were done in order to achieve while on
the internship exercise or program with the help of my supervisor. During my internship the following
activities were undertaken.
2.1 NETWORKING
under this activity I looked at configuration register, password recovery, interface configuration and
laboratory assignments were given to configure and verify the topology.
Configuration registers, are categorized into three parts named;
Temporary registers, this is when the router is set to this register however much you save after switching
off the device configuration will be lost.
Permanent register, after saving when a device is switched off the configuration are maintained.
Boot register, here device are set to this register when upgrading the ISO this configuration can be used
to change the registers.
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router # configure-register 0 2102
Router # end
Router # reload
CDP this activity was done on device to discover their neighbors. By default CDP is enabled by all
CISCO devices, CDP sends updates every after 60 seconds and it holds data for 180 seconds.

Host tables are used by network administrators to ping devices using their names instead their internet
protocol address.
Net meeting was another activity is used in communication tools. This a activity is used for the chatting
locally without internet, transfer files, desktop monitoring and simple network graghics below are the
steps of accessing net meeting.
Click on start menu
Open my computer
Double click local disk c
Choose net meeting
Click on configuration.
2.2 COMPUTER ASSEMBLY:
under this activity I looked at installation of all components of the CPU and many others. All this was
installed and uninstalled for the purposes of practicing and mastering them. Below is the data flow chart
that illustrates on how data flow inside the computer.
Figure 1 data flow chart inside the computer.

RAM

CUPLI
CACHE

L2
CACHE

NB

PCI

SB

IDE

Hardware and software trouble shooting, under this activity all hardware were examined and
party software, below are the rules of installing hard drive.
you should place the hard drive in a bay and never put two masters and slave on IDE channel.
The hard drive which contains the operating located on the primary IDE channel are configure as
a master.
A gain we looked at installation of windows, and below are the proceeding step of installation:
Insert a CD into a CD room
Wait until you have examined it
Press any key to enter into setup utility
Wait until the wizard examines all files from the CD
Agree the license agreement
Choose the partition disk where the new fresh copy of windows will be installed
Wait until the wizard installs all the files
Continue accepting the process will the wizard install all the files
Enter the administrator username and password under this activity we looked at the different type
2.3 ANOTHER ACTIVITY WAS CABLING
, under this activity I looked at different types of cables namely shielded twisted pair and
unshielded twisted pair. Here the standard that govern how these cables connect device to the
network are T568A and T568B.Thses standards form two types of cables such as cross over and
straight through cables. Where cross over connects different devices, and below are the
arrangements of the standards.
Table1: CROSS OVER CONNECTION
T568A
White green
Breen
White orange
Blue
White blue
Orange
White brown
Brown

T568B
White orange
Orange
White green
Blue
White blue
Blue
White brown
Brown

Table2: STRAIGHT THROUGH

T568A
White green
Green
White orange
Blue
White blue
Orange
White brown
Brown

T569B
White green
Green
White orange
Blue
White blue
Orange
White brown
Brown

Tools used in the study

RJ45 plug used as the connection of the cables to the network interface card.
Crimping tool used to terminate RJ45 plugs
Cable tester, this is used to test the connectivity the cable both ends.
Cable cutter, this is used to cut cable wire to one straight line
Punching tool is used to fit the cable wires into RJ45 plug.
2.4A NOTHER ACTIVITY WAS I IN PROGRAMMING
so I looked at naming conversion, designing an interface and coding. In designed a project using
a tool like visual studio version 5.0 for building the project interfaces using controls from the
toolbox. Below is the figure2 of an activity that I carried out.
Figure2.calculator

NUM1
NUM2
ANSW
ER

ADD

CANCE
L

These are naming conversion of each control on the project.

Num Ib1_Num2
Num Ib2_Num2
Answer 1bl_Answer
Add btn_Answer
Cancel btn_cancel1
This is the coding that I made during that activity and it was programmed inside add button.
Dim x as integer
Dim Y as variable type
Dim Z as integer
X=Val (txtnum1.text)
Y=Val (txtnum1, text)
Z=Val (txtnum1.text)
Z=X+Y
Txt answer. Text=Z
2.5 ASSIGNMENTS
These are the assignment, this assignment was built using packet tracer stimulation, this
assignment saw to enable the communication between different networks, oppsf would work in
autonomous systems and also work in area with area acting as the backbone. Ospf have got
terminologies such as;
DR,BDR,WCM and designated router acts as the spokesman incase BDR fail to operate then DR
will take over. Ospf have factors for the election for DR namely:

Priority (by default priority is set to I when priority is set to 0 or 255 such devices will
not participate in the election)

Note:Routers with higher series should be DR in the case the priority is the same for all routers,
the routers will consinder the router id for the election. Always a router with the elected as the
DR second highest as the BDR.
Router > enable
Router#int s/0

Routas # ip ospf prio 10

Router#end.
Router id when a loopback interface is set the then its ip address will act the router id. Physical
interfaces are not very stable they flap. This a situation when an interface goes up to down, with
logical interface are loopback,Diater interface and ATM are not configured then thr highest ip
address is the device that will act as the id.
Programming is another assignment, under this assignment I looked at designing a calculator that
was built using visual studio version 5.Below is the figure 4 of project interface

Figure5. Loan calculator

Num 1

Addition
Num 2

Subtraction
Multiplication

answer

Division
comput
e

close

Num 1 1b1_Num1
Num2 1 1b1_Num2
Answer 1b1_computer
Clear btn_close
Close btn_close
Opt addition

modulus
Reset

Opt subtraction
Opt division
Opt multiplition
Opt modulus
Below are the codes inside the compute button.
If(opt addition.checked=true)then
Txt answer.text=val(txtNum1.text)+val(txtNum2.text)
Else if txt answer.txt=val(txtNum1.txt)-val(txtNum2.txt)
Else if (opt division.checked=true)then
Txt answer.text=val(txtNum1.txt)/val(txtNum2.txt)
Else if (opt multiplication.checked=true)then
Txt answer.txt=val(txtNum1.txt) val(txtNum2.txt)
Else if (opt subtraction.checked=true)then
Txt answer.txt=val(txtNum1.txt) val(txtNum2.txt)
Else if (opt modulus.checked=true)then
Txt answer.txt=val(txtNum1.txt) val(txtNum2.txt)
End if
End sub

CHAPTER THREE:
INTRODUCTION
This chapter indicates the lesson, experience and skills that I learnt during my internship training
at Buliisa District local government.
3.1 .0 LESSONS
3.1.1 NETWORKING: BELOW ARE THE LESSONS THAT I LEARNT UNDER
NETWORKING UNITS;

Configuration of registers, under this lesson I learnt at interface configuration, boot

register and password recovery.
Cisco discovery protocol, I learnt on how to configure CDP on router.
Host tables address resolution protocol, under this lesson I learnt on how to configure
these protocol on router.
Net meeting, I learnt on how to configure different computers to communicate on each
other under this, lesson I looked at chatting locally without internet, transfer files, desktop
monitoring and simple network graphics.
Static routes also looked at on how to configure static routes on routers.
Routing information protocol, I learnt on how to configure RIP router physically this
protocol enables communication between different devices.
Open shortest path first, I learnt on how to configure this protocol and this protocol
enables communication between different networks.
Virtual local area networks and virtual trucking protocol, under this protocols I learnt on
how to VLANS that are used to easily manage network, and VTP are used to transfer
VLANS from one switch to another.
Telnet and dynamic Host configuration protocols, under this lesson I learnt on how to
configure telnet and dynamic host configuration protocol.

3.1.2 COMPUTER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE;

Under computer repair and maintenance I learnt the following lesson:

I learnt on how to identify computer components.

I learnt on how to an assembly computer components on the motherboard.
Hardware and software trouble shooting.
I looked at the types of installations such as clean installation, upgrade, virtualization and
multi boot installation.
Introduction to networking, under this lesson I learnt at types of networking, types of
internet protocol addressing.
Installation and trouble such as drive configuration and boot sequence.
I learnt on how to configure wireless technologies.

3.1.3 DATABASE;
Under this database I learnt different lessons as it is listed as follows;

Dataset refers to the collections logically related data to meet user requirement.
I learnt on how to identify different types of database system such as airline reservation,
online registration.
I looked at types of servers such a application servers, database server and network
server:
I learnt on types of data types, entities and attributes.
I learnt on how to design database system.

3.1.4 PROGRAMMINING;

Under program mining I learnt the following lessons:

I learnt on how to design loan system using visual studio.
I learnt on how to program using Dream wear for web sites.
I learnt on how to design payroll calculator.

3.1.5 EXPERIENCES
During my internship training, I managed to acquire the following experiences from different
areas namely networking, database, programming, computer repair and maintenance, and below
are the total experiences I that gained.

I gained an experience on how to identify, configure, and trouble shoot and terminating
different devices on the network.
I gained an experience on how to terminate cables and to connect network devices,
I gained an experience on how to use different software like packet tracer, visual studio
and dream wear and my structure query language.
I can now assembly computers, identify components and install components on the
motherboard and setting the boot order.
Now am able to trouble shoot hardware and software problems.
I can now trouble shoot networking issues related to communication, configuration.

I gained a lot of installation process whereby I can now manage to install different
software and other related issues like upgrading, virtualization clean installation and
multi boot.
I can now design a project in programming that can manage payroll system.
I gained an experience on how to use my structure query language server and can use it
and develop tables in store procedures and connection between them.

3.1.6 SKILL
Based on the lessons learnt and experience obtained I managed to acquire different skills that are
explained below:

I acquired skills on how to configure routers using different protocols such as registers,
password, boot register, static routes, RIP,OSPPF,VLAN,DHCP and Telnet on different
devices.
I gained skills on to how identify computer components and gained on how to assembly
them that is to say I can now install all chips on the motherboard and connect to power up
to the stage of working.
I gained skills on how to set the hard drive and CD room either to be master or slave.

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 CHALLENGES

Time frame work in that I started my internship training was not favoring since I
had just finished my semester exams.
Financial status probably was a big challenge.
Power was a big challenge in the way that power could be off more than two to
three days. This means that no work could be done.
Internet at the local government was not there so this increased expenditure.
There was no group work since my friends could residents at far distance. For
example discussions.

4.2 LIMITATIONS
The limitations that I faced during my internship period were;

Money was one of the biggest limitations that I faced during internship, because i was
buying internet bundle every day and also transport.
The place where I carried out my internship was far from the university hence making it
difficult to the library.

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 CONCLUSSION
Responses from a cross faculties are in general agreement that internships are beneficial in as
far as they provide interns hand on practical experience and exposure.
The internship programme was beneficial in that it helped boost motivated level of terns and
internships helps to understand theories learnt in class room and enhance learning and
understanding of issues relevant their particular areas of study.
Due to fact that in some organization, interns, were qualified personnel, they were treated
like full time staff and instead of learning they were providing cheap labour in the
organization.
Students generally resent internship find problems in getting organizations where they can
undertake their internship and there has been exacerbated by the fact that internship at
Buliisa local government.
Interns felt that duration of the internship program was short only a semester was ser a side
for the tern during which interns students also had some coursework on the course on offer.
Interns are at the mercy of unscrupulous employers who regard them as staff to be assigned
full responsibilities and duties normally prescribed to fulltime job incumbent.
5.2 RECOMMENDATION
A number of recommendations can be draw from the findings of the study:

The Buliisa district local government should install standby power supply due to the
break down or power failure as well as protecting devices from sudden power.
The university should be actively involved in assisting students in getting organizations
where they can enroll for their internship.
The internship duration should be increased.
The organizations accepting the interns should offer to pay the interns a small token and
funds permit these should be paid for the duration of the stay.
Legislation should be enacted to protect interns against exploitation by unscrupulous
employees.

Supervision of interns should improve with more visits to the sites of internship and those
programs where co coordinators do not visit interns should re-visit regulations and make
sites to their intern.

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