I must say, I really enjoyed this class. I feel like I learned a lot, so here are my last three terms that I will be posting about!
1). strategic alliance: is an agreement in which one company performs some business process for another company in exchange for money or the sharing of expertise. This sounds interesting. I have never heard of this, but apparently the book states that a strategic alliance is not always a good thing. If the company decides to sell competing products, the business can be in real trouble.
2). electronic funds transfers: banks have been using this for many many years. Electronic funds transfers are electronic transmissions of account exchange information over private networks. I believe this system is very efficient and benefits a lot of people. It is especially helpful when dealing with businesses overseas!
3). reducing transaction cost: this topic is familiar. I just think it is great how the Internet helps us save money when we shop online. It is much more efficient to shop on the Internet, or even look up information instead of driving around and looking for either information or even products in the stores. Searching the Internet for information or even products is even cheaper than using the telephone.
Well, I hope everyone enjoyed this class as much as I did.
Happy Holidays!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Tutorial 9 facts!
Well, this semester is almost over...only a couple weeks left! So, here are my three facts about tutorial nine:
1). worm: A worm, which is a variation of a virus, is a self-replicating program that is commonly sent in e-mail attachments. I am not very familiar with viruses because I never had one on my computer. I believe it is important to learn about viruses, so that you know how to aid in the prevention.
2). necessity threats: I have never heard of something like this, but the book states that it occurs when an attacker disrupts normal computer processing or denies processing completely. The book has a good example of something like this; if an ATM transaction were to take 30 seconds instead of 2 seconds. This would be an intolerable slow speed and the bank would lose its customers.
3). white hat hacker vs. black hat hacker: Computer professionals use those two terms to distinguish between people who use their knowledge for good purposes and those who commit illegal acts. I thought this was very interesting.
1). worm: A worm, which is a variation of a virus, is a self-replicating program that is commonly sent in e-mail attachments. I am not very familiar with viruses because I never had one on my computer. I believe it is important to learn about viruses, so that you know how to aid in the prevention.
2). necessity threats: I have never heard of something like this, but the book states that it occurs when an attacker disrupts normal computer processing or denies processing completely. The book has a good example of something like this; if an ATM transaction were to take 30 seconds instead of 2 seconds. This would be an intolerable slow speed and the bank would lose its customers.
3). white hat hacker vs. black hat hacker: Computer professionals use those two terms to distinguish between people who use their knowledge for good purposes and those who commit illegal acts. I thought this was very interesting.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tutorial 7
Here we go again...almost done with the semester!
Three things that I learned from this tutorial are as follows:
1). Wireless Mesh Network: It is a type of wireless local area network that is used to extend the reach of wi-fi hotspots. It is commonly used on campuses, airports, hotels, and even big companies use it. I didn't know that you needed to extend the reach of a regular wi-fi network in order to use it in larger places.
2). Bluetooth: I always had a hard time understanding what bluetooth meant exactly. Bluetooth lets you connect compatible devices using radio waves, instead of wiring them through a LAN. I think this is really cool. I believe people use it to send music to each other over cell phones, etc.
3). Wardriving: This was really interesting to me. I knew that people did this kind of stuff, but I didn't know there was even a name for it. Wardriving means driving through a neighborhood with a computer searching for houses that have wireless Internet, so they can gain access to it for free. Hackers commonly do this to gain access to information.
Three things that I learned from this tutorial are as follows:
1). Wireless Mesh Network: It is a type of wireless local area network that is used to extend the reach of wi-fi hotspots. It is commonly used on campuses, airports, hotels, and even big companies use it. I didn't know that you needed to extend the reach of a regular wi-fi network in order to use it in larger places.
2). Bluetooth: I always had a hard time understanding what bluetooth meant exactly. Bluetooth lets you connect compatible devices using radio waves, instead of wiring them through a LAN. I think this is really cool. I believe people use it to send music to each other over cell phones, etc.
3). Wardriving: This was really interesting to me. I knew that people did this kind of stuff, but I didn't know there was even a name for it. Wardriving means driving through a neighborhood with a computer searching for houses that have wireless Internet, so they can gain access to it for free. Hackers commonly do this to gain access to information.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Three facts from Tutorial 6
This week's tutorial seemed a little bit more interesting to me than the last one, so here are three facts that I learned or found interesting!
1). Mashup: A mashup is gathering information from two different web sites, putting them together and making a new web site. The new web site uses information from both sources! Sounds like I've seen this before, but didn't know what to call it! According to a study in 2007, more than 2,400 mashup sites exist!
2). Acronyms for text-based communication: I know most of them already, but some I had never heard of. For example, eg means evil grin, irl means in real life, fwiw means for what it's worth. These are just a few to name; I'm sure there are a lot more than that.
3). Facebook: Was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg as a closed network for college students. Mark Zuckerberg was a student at Harvard University at that time. I found this topic interesting because I didn't have any idea that the network used to be for college students only but was then later on opened up to the public. Facebook has undergone major changes since it started in 2004. In 2007, Microsoft bought a small interest in Facebook to be able to advertise on its web site.
1). Mashup: A mashup is gathering information from two different web sites, putting them together and making a new web site. The new web site uses information from both sources! Sounds like I've seen this before, but didn't know what to call it! According to a study in 2007, more than 2,400 mashup sites exist!
2). Acronyms for text-based communication: I know most of them already, but some I had never heard of. For example, eg means evil grin, irl means in real life, fwiw means for what it's worth. These are just a few to name; I'm sure there are a lot more than that.
3). Facebook: Was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg as a closed network for college students. Mark Zuckerberg was a student at Harvard University at that time. I found this topic interesting because I didn't have any idea that the network used to be for college students only but was then later on opened up to the public. Facebook has undergone major changes since it started in 2004. In 2007, Microsoft bought a small interest in Facebook to be able to advertise on its web site.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tutorial 5 already!
Here are three things that I learned or found interesting from Tutorial 5!
1). FTP: FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol which transfers files between computers that are connected to the Internet. There are also other parts of FTP, such as FTP server, FTP site and remote computer. These are the sites from which you are receiving files from and sending files to.
2). full privilege FTP: When you don't have public access to an FTP site, you will get a user name and password in order to access the site. Chesterfield County for example blocks lots of the sites and there is hardly any public access.
3). Webmaster: Webmaster is also called the site's manager and it might allow users to upload files, making them available to anyone who accesses the site.
These are just a few of the things that are new to me. Although, I did not find this tutorial as interesting as the previous ones.
1). FTP: FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol which transfers files between computers that are connected to the Internet. There are also other parts of FTP, such as FTP server, FTP site and remote computer. These are the sites from which you are receiving files from and sending files to.
2). full privilege FTP: When you don't have public access to an FTP site, you will get a user name and password in order to access the site. Chesterfield County for example blocks lots of the sites and there is hardly any public access.
3). Webmaster: Webmaster is also called the site's manager and it might allow users to upload files, making them available to anyone who accesses the site.
These are just a few of the things that are new to me. Although, I did not find this tutorial as interesting as the previous ones.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Here we go again...this time six facts!
Wow, we are already working on Tutorial 3 and 4...this is exciting!
Three facts I learned from Tutorial 3 are as follows:
1). wildcard character - I have never heard of this before, the term seems very strange to me. It lets you omit part of a search term. When putting an asterisk as a wildcard character with a certain word, the search would come up with all Web pages that include the word you were searching for.
2). Web robot - this is a program, which searches for new Web sites and then updates old Web sites that are already in the database. Again, a very unique name! A Web robot also deletes information when a Web site does not exist any longer.
3). A metasearch engine - This type of search engine combines several search engines, which makes it easier for you to get the information that you are looking for. Most of the time, different search engines come up with different information, so in order to make searching faster for you, a metasearch engine searches several search engines at the same time so you don't have to!
Here are three facts I learned from tutorial 4:
1). white pages directories - This is something I really like. I am not a big fan of books and flipping pages, so to have access to the white pages online is really great! It collects all the names and information from published phone directories.
2). E-Zines - I never heard of an e-zine before, but it seems to be an online magazine. This does not require any subscribers, which makes it more and more popular. I will definitely look into this. E-zines have become a pretty popular place for publishing fiction.
3). JPEG - I know some of you will say, oh she never heard of JPEG before but that is not the case. I just didn't know what the acronym for JPEG was. Now I know, it is Joint Photographic Experts Group, which is a newer format of the GIF format. It can store more colors and has a much better quality on images.
Three facts I learned from Tutorial 3 are as follows:
1). wildcard character - I have never heard of this before, the term seems very strange to me. It lets you omit part of a search term. When putting an asterisk as a wildcard character with a certain word, the search would come up with all Web pages that include the word you were searching for.
2). Web robot - this is a program, which searches for new Web sites and then updates old Web sites that are already in the database. Again, a very unique name! A Web robot also deletes information when a Web site does not exist any longer.
3). A metasearch engine - This type of search engine combines several search engines, which makes it easier for you to get the information that you are looking for. Most of the time, different search engines come up with different information, so in order to make searching faster for you, a metasearch engine searches several search engines at the same time so you don't have to!
Here are three facts I learned from tutorial 4:
1). white pages directories - This is something I really like. I am not a big fan of books and flipping pages, so to have access to the white pages online is really great! It collects all the names and information from published phone directories.
2). E-Zines - I never heard of an e-zine before, but it seems to be an online magazine. This does not require any subscribers, which makes it more and more popular. I will definitely look into this. E-zines have become a pretty popular place for publishing fiction.
3). JPEG - I know some of you will say, oh she never heard of JPEG before but that is not the case. I just didn't know what the acronym for JPEG was. Now I know, it is Joint Photographic Experts Group, which is a newer format of the GIF format. It can store more colors and has a much better quality on images.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Gmail!
An interesting fact I discovered about Gmail is that you can send event invitations and also can add events on the Google calendar from Gmail conversations. I think this is very convenient because it lets you schedule and plan ahead without having to worry that you might forget something important. I would definitely use the calendar feature for planning events and even birthday parties that are coming up. Another feature I noticed on there was the holidays feature. This helps you keep track of important family gatherings for holidays. Apparently Gmail has an add to calendar link which automatically appears when you open a message that contains event information or dates. This feature allows you to add the event to your Google calendar. All you have to do is click on the link, fill in the information, and save the changes. It's just as easy as that!
Stefanie Austin
Stefanie Austin
You've got Spam!
Alright everyone, off to Chapter 2.
Three facts I learned from this week's Chapter are:
1). Creating a Signature: When creating a signature for your e-mails, keep it simple. All you need to provide is your name, title, and contact information. This will be helpful for my new job, which requires me to set up a signature.
2). Gmail: I have never heard of Gmail before until this week. I learned that Gmail promises more than two gigabytes of storage space for every user, which is quite a lot. This great feature forced other online Web-based e-mail services to change their offerings to keep their customers around.
3). Spam: In order to reduce the amount of spam that you receive on your e-mail account, combine letters from your first name and last name to create a unique name. Another way to avoid or reduce spam is to create several different e-mail addresses to reduce the likelihood of a spammer using one of the addresses.
Three facts I learned from this week's Chapter are:
1). Creating a Signature: When creating a signature for your e-mails, keep it simple. All you need to provide is your name, title, and contact information. This will be helpful for my new job, which requires me to set up a signature.
2). Gmail: I have never heard of Gmail before until this week. I learned that Gmail promises more than two gigabytes of storage space for every user, which is quite a lot. This great feature forced other online Web-based e-mail services to change their offerings to keep their customers around.
3). Spam: In order to reduce the amount of spam that you receive on your e-mail account, combine letters from your first name and last name to create a unique name. Another way to avoid or reduce spam is to create several different e-mail addresses to reduce the likelihood of a spammer using one of the addresses.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Three things I learned about blogging!
After reading the first chapter in our textbook, I learned:
1). A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a four - part addressing scheme that tells the Web browser:
The transfer protocol to use when transporting the file.
The domain name of the computer on which the file resides.
The pathname of the folder or directory on the computer on which the file resides.
The name of the file.
Of course I had heard about URL before, but didn't know what the definition of this was.
2). U.S. copyright law has a fair use provision that allows students to use limited amounts of copyrighted information in term papers and other reports prepared in an academic setting.
3). F11 key is a toggle. A toggle is like a push button switch on a television set; you press the button once to turn on the television and press it a second time to turn it off.
These are the three things that I learned from Chapter 1 so far. I am excited to see what comes next!
1). A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a four - part addressing scheme that tells the Web browser:
The transfer protocol to use when transporting the file.
The domain name of the computer on which the file resides.
The pathname of the folder or directory on the computer on which the file resides.
The name of the file.
Of course I had heard about URL before, but didn't know what the definition of this was.
2). U.S. copyright law has a fair use provision that allows students to use limited amounts of copyrighted information in term papers and other reports prepared in an academic setting.
3). F11 key is a toggle. A toggle is like a push button switch on a television set; you press the button once to turn on the television and press it a second time to turn it off.
These are the three things that I learned from Chapter 1 so far. I am excited to see what comes next!
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