Thursday, 20 December 2012
Tool man
I think that john can’t work properly as he takes too many
things with him. It says he takes 2 hours a day and all Friday sorting his
administration out. This is a lot of time working but not actually doing any
actual work. I believe that technology would be of benefit to john as in what I
will say in a few moments.
PDA – a personal digital assistant will be helpful to john
as it will keep all of his contacts etc.. in a data log that can fit inside of
his pocket. This reduces his admin time throughout the day and can spend more
time doing other things.
GPS – global positioning system can help john out a lot due
to him not buying maps all the time when they have new roads. GPS can also help
him pout as it doesn’t consume time to read where you are, it shortens time
between each place therefore giving him more free time.
A laptop – a laptop can help him out as he you can do almost
anything on a laptop. From having a PDA on the laptop and he can also put a GPS
on his laptop. His laptop can create all accounts of what he does and, with
help from the internet, can look at all the tools that he needs and can look at
all the latest prices and so can keep up to date very accurately instead of buying
a book once a month or so.
If john likes the way he does things and feels that his time
is well spent he can keep doing what he is doing and the way he is doing it. But
I would go out and get these things myself as it saves a huge amount of time.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Activity 7 - finding relaible, valid information
Not all websites are true? Yes they are!!
Well that is what you would think. Why would someone spend
their time to make something fake? I don’t really know the answer to that only
that it happens. Some people make fake websites like a fake white house page or
to make people think that there is a dog island.
Most fake websites can be put into some groups. Some just
send you do random sites. Some try to upload viruses such as key loggers onto
your computer, or some even try to make you subscribe to something that is not
even real.
If people make fake sites for a laugh then there will be
quite a few mistakes in the design. Examples of this would be that the font is
not the same as the real website, the colour scheme is different, the pictures
are not the same or even that the website has some content blocked.
For the sites that want you to
download something or want you to subscribe may be done a bit more professionally.
The 1st thing that would put
you off is intuition. Do you think that you should download a file named ‘novirusesinthisdownload’,
or do you want to buy free years’ worth supply of models cars? So obvious
things will give it away biut if they don’t heres a few things that you should
consider. Does the website use an incorrect URL, does it end in
.gov/tv/co.uk/com, or something that you know about. Does it ask for you
banking information. A real bank would never ask for your bank account Information
or your debit card and PIN numbers via email. Check if it actually spells words
correctly. Aslo, check if the images are
of top notch quality, if the pictures are in low resolution then don’t trust
it, simple!
Monday, 3 December 2012
SMS - Has its time past?
Due to texting,
people have created their own ‘language’ if you could call it that. When texting
it makes sense to shorten words by taking out letters that you don’t sound in
the actual letter and only use the key letters. Words like ‘LOL, GR8, BRB’/
these days everyone knows what these words mean, but earlier in time, this would’ve
been a different language. Even though we used these words during texting,
these words and phrases have become second nature to us now and we use them
throughout everyday life.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
activity 2 - analysisng the 'good old days'
Microsoft word is a great application that can help small businesses,
as well as big companies, to help them reduce the amount of paper based systems
that they use. It has the basic tools that everyone can use and this
application is pretty cheap for what can be accomplished.
An alternative to this would be Google docs. This system is
designed to help people upload pictures, videos presentations, etc... To the
internet much faster. And as this product is from Google, it can be accessed pretty
much anywhere in the world as Google is so popular.
As paper based systems requires paper which you get from
trees, you need trees to make the system work. This is overcome by word and Google
docs not using paper. This means that in the short run, it is expensive as you
have to pay for the application but in the long run it is
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much cheaper. I believe Microsoft word
would be better than alternative Google docs. This is because word does much more and to a better
quality. Not saying google docs is not very good, it is but Microsoft is by far
the best.
As paper systems rarely exist anymore, the need for typists
decreased. As the typist had certain skills, they needed to change what they
did and how they did it. This meant that secretaries were born. Secretaries do exactly
what typists did, but on computers. This was the change from a typist to a
secretary.
This meant that secretaries, administrators and accounts
could more easily get a job or this is where these types of jobs came from. As computers
were so unused back in the day these people with these skills couldn’t get a
job so the increase in computers meant that millions of jobs became available.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Activity 4 - when do you use mobile phones?
I personally use my phone all the time for personal and
social reasons. I do this as it is very quick and effiecient so I know
something and can act upon that immediately. For schooling purposes I don’t call
or text my teachers as I cant do that but I can texy or call friends to see
what work I have to do for example.
I usually use my phone to text as this is cheapest as I am
on pay-as-you-go. This means that it costs me when I text and only then. I would
usually use my phone inside as it has great reception in their and if I need
something I can get it easily. This helps me to get what I need instead of
leaving the house and to then come back and get what I have forgot.
My mobile device can be very easy to access as I just slide
it open to reveal the keypad and call/ text the number I want. This helps me as
I can use it very quickly if I need to. As
the mobile device is pretty darn small it can fit into almost any shape pocket.
My phone is very well designed ergonomically so its very easy to hold and use.
The only problem I have run into is that my phone will
literally eat the bettery. I need to charge in every other day otherwise it
wontwork and will be a big hassle for me. Also if I drop it the components
might get unplugged and then wont work. When my phone or any phone in fact need
to get repaired it does cost quite a bit in repairs as the trade has a
particular skills set.
I feel that my mobile phone does what it does very well and efficiently.
This is because it doesn’t have all the fancy things that I wont want or need,
but has exactly what I need. This means that the memory doesn’t need to be full
up of useless apps and focuses on the necessities.
Monday, 19 November 2012
activity 16 - macromedia virtual classroom
I found that using the macromedia video tutorial was not
helpful. I found this unhelpful as it did not answer my question that I had at
the end of the presentation. This meant that I had to find some sort of forums
then find it like that. This was unhelpful as it took a lot of time were as if I
were taught this in a classroom I would’ve been able to ask question with some
form of educator telling me the answer.
Although it has disadvantages, I could listen to the
presentation on the way to school or at home. This meant that I didn’t need an educator
with me to teach me it. As it internet is such a vast place, I can browse lots
of information very quickly. But with this in mind, anyone can post on the
internet which means that some information will not be true.
Activity 3 - When do you use email?
For personal occasions I do not use email very often but
when I do it Is helpful. I use it to send messages to people that I can’t speak
to immediately but when they are able to. I can use email for schooling
purposes by that I can do work at home and then send it to teachers, say over
the weekend, for it to be marked. This is a good idea as it shortens time
between the task set and task completed.
I do not use email on a personal/ social level as I use live
chat, like skype, to talk with my friends. This makes it much easier as the delay
between messages are vastly shortened and we can here each other’s tone of
voice, serious, funny, sarcastic etc…, which is good as it allows us to talk
much more efficiently. For work, I would use emails to send teachers work I
have done when I am not at school.
The benefits of using email as the next best alternative
would be to deliver letters. This is a very long process as you would have to
write the message, send it to a courier, then wait for it to be delivered. Then
the person would open it, read it and hopefully reply back by writing the
message, sending it to the courier and wait for it to be delivered. By this time the message would be out dated
and useless. This is why the email is so much better as it can complete the
above process in a matter of minutes or even seconds.
As the email is totally reliable on internet, any type of
power cut or something will take the email down. This is very bad because something small can
and will turn off the internet for everyone for a long time. If the website is
getting updated, this can also stop people using it. Many reasons stop people
using the internet/emails.
The email makes no difernce to my life. I rarely uise it
anyway. I prefer to use other communications to the email as it has a few
problems. But other people, accounts, business clerks etc… maybe use the email
system a loads. As they might have 50 emails come through which thy need to
read. This shows that for some people using the emails system, they are
productive but for some it is less productive.
I think that the email does exactly what it was intended to
do. Internet mail. It can be used to send messages to and fro very quickly and efficient.
There have been new inventions which make better use of the email but when the
email was invented, it was super-fast. This made is tenfold as efficient as
other letter delivery/ courier services.
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
net frog
I feel that the ‘net frog’ website was a rushed idea. I feel
that it shows you what you should do if you don’t have the ability to dissect a
frog but then it has very basic instructions that aren’t very clear.
The website just feels like someone made it for a school
project and had to do the whole thing in a day. The information was very clear
or accurate. The layout of the website didn’t have a appealing effect for me as
it was just a purple/blue background with the information on a little page. The
pictures that it shows you are very small and you can’t see very accurately
what they are trying to show you.
However, I do like that when they show you what you are
looking at, although not very clear, they try to illustrate what you are
looking at. They also have notes and the words that are important, they
highlight them which makes it a bit easier to see.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
ACTIVITY 14
When starting with the modern world as the homepage I find
it very easy to go to the ‘personal computers and information network’ page due
to the search button in the top right of the screen. This allows me to search
up what I want very easily and efficient. This reduces the time it takes me to
do so and is very effective.
Without this feature I feel that it would be quite
difficult, not impossible, but quite difficult as the way you choose what you
look at isn’t that great.
The thing that I do not like about it is that it doesn’t have
many ‘related links’ on each page. I want these as I can them look up something
randomly because if I haven’t heard of it, I can’t therefore look it up. This
then limits my understanding of what I want to know.
Apart from that, I think that it fits its purpose very well
as it tells people about what they want to know, with pictures, and with a lot of
detail and information. It also tells you, if you want to go to the museum, how
long the tour of what you are looking at is going to be, as well as the cost of
the tour and when it is available. This will entice people to come as the site
has answers to most of the questions that you would want to know.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
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Monday, 1 October 2012
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
What is a virus?
A computer virus
attaches itself to a program or file enabling it
to spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels. Like
a human virus, a computer virus can range in severity: some may cause only
mildly annoying effects while others can damage your hardware, software or files. Almost all
viruses are attached to an executable file, which
means the virus may exist on your computer but it actually cannot infect your
computer unless you run or open the malicious program. It is important to note
that a virus cannot be spread without a human action, (such as running an
infected program) to keep it going. Because a virus is spread by human action
people will unknowingly continue the spread of a computer virus by sharing
infecting files or sending emails with
viruses as attachments in the
email.
What is a worm?
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A worm is similar to a virus by design and is considered to be a
sub-class of a virus. Worms spread from computer to computer, but unlike a
virus, it has the capability to travel without any human action. A worm takes
advantage of file or information transport features on your system, which is
what allows it to travel unaided.
The biggest danger with a worm is its capability to replicate itself on
your system, so rather than your computer sending out a single worm, it could
send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself, creating a huge devastating
effect. One example would be for a worm to send a copy of itself to everyone
listed in your e-mail address book. Then, the worm replicates and sends itself
out to everyone listed in each of the receiver's address book, and the manifest
continues on down the line.
Due to the copying nature of a worm and its capability to travel across networks the end result in most cases is that the worm consumes too much system memory (or network bandwidth), causing Web servers, network servers and individual computers to stop responding. In recent worm attacks such as the much-talked-about Blaster Worm, the worm has been designed to tunnel into your system and allow malicious users to control your computer remotely.
Due to the copying nature of a worm and its capability to travel across networks the end result in most cases is that the worm consumes too much system memory (or network bandwidth), causing Web servers, network servers and individual computers to stop responding. In recent worm attacks such as the much-talked-about Blaster Worm, the worm has been designed to tunnel into your system and allow malicious users to control your computer remotely.
What is a trojan?
A Trojan is full of as much trickery as the mythological Trojan
Horse it was named after. The Trojan Horse, at first glance will appear to be
useful software but will
actually do damage once installed or run on your computer. Those on the
receiving end of a Trojan Horse are usually tricked into opening them because
they appear to be receiving legitimate software or files from a legitimate
source. When a Trojan is activated on your computer, the results can vary. Some
Trojans are designed to be more annoying than malicious (like changing your desktop, adding
silly active desktop icons) or they can cause serious damage by deleting files
and destroying information on your system. Trojans are also known to create a backdoor on your
computer that gives malicious users access to your system, possibly allowing
confidential or personal information to be compromised. Unlike viruses and
worms, Trojans do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they
self-replicate.
Monday, 24 September 2012
5 day weather forcast
5 day weather report
Monday: high of 14 degerees celsius
low of 10 degrees clesius
rain until 17:00 then just cold
Tuesday: high of 15 degrees celsius
low of 10 degrees celsius
rain until 17:00 then just cold
wednesday: high of 15 degrees celsius
low of 10 degrees celsius
rain until 16:00 then just cold
Thursday: high of 14 degrees celsius
low of 9 degrees celsius
cold most of the day but rain at about 19:00
Friday: high of 14 degrees celsius
low of 8 degrees celsius
just cloudy all day with nothing sepcial
Monday: high of 14 degerees celsius
low of 10 degrees clesius
rain until 17:00 then just cold
Tuesday: high of 15 degrees celsius
low of 10 degrees celsius
rain until 17:00 then just cold
wednesday: high of 15 degrees celsius
low of 10 degrees celsius
rain until 16:00 then just cold
Thursday: high of 14 degrees celsius
low of 9 degrees celsius
cold most of the day but rain at about 19:00
Friday: high of 14 degrees celsius
low of 8 degrees celsius
just cloudy all day with nothing sepcial
Thursday, 20 September 2012
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