week 4

lecture summary
this weeks lecture was about the :
•Internet vs Web
•Historical perspective of the Web
•Defining the WWW
•Web Protocols
•Web Browsers/Interface

Tutorial

my expectation
The tutorial this week taught me to recognize different web based resources to tell if they are authentic and to tell if the information given is fake.

My expectation of the following web sites before viewing themare:

the web site http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ is possibly a website about a club for Scottish men called haggish hunt i think it is not authentic because why would you want to hunt sheep intestines



the website http://www.molossia.org/ is possibly a website about information on molossia. the domain name org possibly means it is a organisation that it would be more authentic then the previous web address i also think the web site could be authentic because it sounds like a realistic domain name



the web site http://www.martinlutherking.org/ is possibly a organisation about martin Luther king but i do not think this web site would not be authentic because it is a org instead of edu or ac which is more likely to be authentic



my results after reviewing the websites are:

The web site http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ is not authentic because;

1. Firstly the pictures of HAGGIS are not real you can tell it is a fake animal by the photo shop editing of the supposed HAGGIS by putting platypus's head and feet with some other sort of animal.
2. The second thing wrong with this website is the web cameras, they are not active live feeds they are just still pictures.
3. The third thing i noticed was the home page is haggisclopedia, in this there is information about the haggis. It states that haggis are not aquatic animals, if they are not aquatic then why does the haggis have a platypus's head and feet?; it also states that a haggis fur is waterproof but not showerproof. If the fur is waterproof then it would clearly be showerproof
4. The fourth thing i noticed about this website was it has no author or claim of ownership meaning anybody could have made the website.

The website http://www.molossia.org/ is not authentic because;

1. Republic of Molossia is an imaginary place which does not exists
2. The history of Republic of Molossia is very little and is hard to believe.
3. If there is a place call Republic of Molossia, they should if have a government (.gov) website rather then a non profit website (.org)
4. In the front page, it said teacher click here, which mean this website is for tutorial reference
5. In the photo album, the photos are mostly model toys, especially the Rail Road

The website http://www.martinlutherking.org/

gave me a first impression of the author criticising martin Luther king because he only talked about the negative aspect of what he has done. Also their was some unfounded accusation about him e.g woman bashing, racist est. The website is an org instead of a edu which means the facts presented on the page don't have to be correct.

After I research Martin Luther King, I can tell that he is a hero because he obtained the same equal right for black as for white, through organised protest and rallies. I think the website is a poor example of how a website can mislead you to believe false information.

Readings

Week Four: Reading 1 - A Brief History of the Internet

(http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/frame_theorie.html)

This website was about history of the World-wide Web, it about the changing since 60’s till 1996. It basically about World-wide Web took off from Arrant to they developed World-wide Web to Internet. In time change, even when you are on the net, you can still be talking on the phone and its speed is improved better and faster quality.

Week Four: Reading 2 - History of the World-wide Web

http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml#Origins

This website is about the history of the Internet since the 60’s until 1994. The websites contents are Inventions and innovations of Internet, How they got from ARPANET to World Wide Web (WWW), The History of Electronic Mail and what they came from, Search Engines and history of how they search quality information and Basic Net Data.

music

week 3

Lecture summary
Today's lecture was about Using Online Libraries why they are a useful over other libraries. The lecture also explained why they are Disadvantages, the types of Online Libraries and the Limitations of Online Libraries. The lecture also gave me examples of Online Resources.
Today's lecture was also about using Databases.


The lecturer explained to me what online databases were, the types of Online Databases, the advantages and disadvantages of online Databases. She also explained to us how to use our campuses library to access Online Libraries & Databases.


Tutorial summary

We had to use the ECU library web page to locate online books and journals to research the economic impacts of global warming on a business. The online journal database i looked at was ProQuest.
This is a screenshot of the website i looked at to search for the document i wanted.

This is a screen shot of my sorting thought the documents to fine the one most relevant.

This is a screen shot of the document i found that had the most to do with Economic impact of global warming on businesses.

I then visited the MEDline plus website - http://www.medlineplus.gov/ and went going through an interactive tutorial and researching different drugs, and their effects on people. This website would be useful for students and customers needing information to help answer health questions. This is because MedlinePlus directs you to information that helps you to answer health questions. The website gives easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

This is a screen shot of the medline website.

The ten useful functions/ search tips from the ECU library site are:

1. The Quick catalogue search it is easy to search for exactly what you are looking for.




2. Search by faculty. This allows you to obtain search result relative to the faculty you want your results from.




3. Journal Titles Search all the journal titles held by ECU are available in the database.
   
   


4. open any time of day or night




5. a list of websites selected by the ECU librarians that are in order of subject.




6. Has access to Academic Tip Sheets




7. The reserve collection service allows you to reserve material.




8. Gives you a date of when a book etc is due so you can asses whether it is possible for you to use that particular book for your needs.




9. Gives you online access to other universities.




10. Gives you access to the library’s special collections.

Readings

Reading 1 Summary- ‘Finding what you want on the web’

The website is about some one trying to stop using Google but finding it unsuccessful because the web is just to big to search without search engines to narrow down the web pages. He said that he knows how to back up dogie looking information by supporting websites and how to follow promising links from one website to another but not how to search for the websites.

This is a screenshot of the Reading review 1 website that i had to review.

Reading 2 Summary- ‘Bare Bones Lesson 7: Basic Search Tips’

This website contains information designed to get you started in the right direction with a minimum of time and effort of finding the "bare bones" on comprehensive and detailed searching of the Web by providing you with tips that help you filter out the information you dont want when searching the web.

week 2

Lecture
In my week two lecture i learnt about Microsoft and Microsoft's applications:
word
Microsoft office
excel
PowerPoint
publisher
outlook
access

I also learn about Internet explorer's and search engines
Google
Yahoo
FireFox
Safari
explore
Netscape
AOL

Tutorial
In my tutorial i learnt:

how to do print screens to take picture of the screen pages on your computer.
by first selecting the print screen you want then pressing the PrtSc button on my computer then going into paint and pressing Ctrl and V at the same time this will bring up you pic in paint where you can then save it as jpeg on my computer or thumb drive.

What i should put in my project and the order they should go e.g.
cover page, header footer, page break, page number, table of content, table of fig,line spacing.



I also learnt how to use excel i made a spreed sheet table of the hours i spend doing particular activity's e.g sleeping, eating,travelling,in lectures,tutorials,lib/study,eating,social,exercise,

I also learnt some useful shortcuts e.g.
ctrl delete = delete words in front of cursor point
ctrl backspace = delete words behind cursor point
ctrl Z = undo
ctrl Y= redo
ctrl and arrow right or left to jump words
ctrl home = go to start of doc
ctrl end =go to end of doc
ctrl shift= word by word highlight words
ctrl A= select whole doc
ctrl F= finding key

and I learnt how to save documents so they can work on vista 2007 and the 98 to 2003 computer configurations

Readings

Reading summary "using MS word for APA tasks"

This reading is all about how to use Microsoft Word 2000 for Windows XL. The paper gives you general tips about how to use the following:

document comments
show/ hide
typeface
margins and alignment
alphabetize reference lists
keeping headings with text
indents
page headers and numbers
line spacing
regular spacing
irregular spacing
dot leaders in contents list
customize the tool bar
use document comments

This paper is not useful to me because i have windows vista at home making this paper irrelevant to me.

Reading summary two "graphic file formate"

This paper is about Adobe Photoshop, a program that is designed to edit images. The paper discusses Graphic Formats which is the types of formats pictures can be used in.the paper tells us about the following formats:

Bitmap (.bmp)
Compuserve(.gif)
Joint Photographic Experts group- otherwise known as (JPEG)
The tagged image file format (.tiff)
Photoshop document (.psd)

In conclusion this week I learnt some invaluable information that will undoubtedly save me time and effort i am very glad i choose to do this course if only i know how to do this stuff in high school i would have taken an hour to do the final copy of my assignments instead of all weekend ow well :0

week 1

lecture
summary
my lecture was firstly about where i would find the my unit materials,my Enrolment details,Campus maps, then secondly about how to access the ECU library search, the support services, student Email and how to contact my tutor/ lecturer.

in my first uni lecture in this course i have learnt :

About the ecu website, http://www.ecu.edu.au/) and how to locate the main features this website has for it current students.

Blackboard where i can find my class info for any subject i am studying, also download information for my units through the units search and where i can send and received messages to other teachers.

Simo where i can find my enrolment info and study time table.

ECU library online - where i can research on online journals, find books and find information about the library such as opening hrs and collections.

Tutorial
summary my tutorial today was about how to access and use ECU web enrolment, email and learning management systems.

I have learnt several things about personal computing such as:-

How to explore and search information from the school website Blackboard,SIMO
and try out my personal ECU email system.

How to make a blog to use as a online journal for this unit, my one is at http://hiyaecustudents.blogspot.com/

step one
first you go to http://www.blogger.com/

then click on create your blog now

then In the Create an account webpage

You first have to choose a user name make up a user name that is original. Then you have to choose a password that is a least 10 Figures long. then you have to choose a display name to tell people who you are. Then you Enter your email used to confirm your registration.
now click continue

Step 2
you are asked to Name your Blog

to do this you first have to
firstly Give your blog a title this can be changed when ever you want.

secondly Select a URL for your blog
This will be the blogs address at blog spot this cannot be changed.
now click continue

step 3

you have to choose a template for your blog format/style. This is chosen from the templates the website has provided.
now click continue

your blog is now activated and ready to use.

Readings

Reading summary of PC Lube and Tune

PC Lube and Tune is a website used to supply education on technical subjects to computer users.
The site gives you an introduction to hardware on a PC. All their articles are written in simple terms, so people with absolutely no computing skills, are still able to read and learn.

The website uses independent hypertext files through the Internet and World Wide Web to give you access to article, tutorials and introductions that educate you on standard Internet support.

The web site covers articles on

An introduction of PC hardware
Exception handling in java and C
The graphic user interface
Computers, video files, and HDTV
Technical perspective on the Microsoft Antitrust case
the tragedy of Microsoft and java
Character encoding and web standards
Microsoft NET framework
Distributed applications and the web
Das boot
The storm before the COM
introduction to SNA
introduction to TCP/IP
Introduction to APPC
and Ethernet.

The articles on PCLT are freely available for browsing for free.

Reading summary of How Stuff Works

The website http://www.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm provides a introduction on how PC work, it also provides information on PC connections, on powering up, the operating systems of a computer, about the future of PC and personal computing

This website is used to provide information about how computers work, what applications computers can be used for computers, and each part of a computer system. the website is a useful Guide for people new to computers.

In conclusion week one gave me a lot of new information about how complex ECU websites can be. I also had fun meeting my new class mates and teacher who is really cool :)