WEEK 5

Lecture Summary

This week In lecture we talked about different search engines. We had to answer few question about search engines. We also learnt that there are two main Search Tools and they are : Search Engines and Directories which are both very useful. Directories are sites that have been edited. Many people edit the information for better quality and add more details to it to get a better response. we also got told about the problem we face using the search engines.



here are some example of search engines:

• Google


• yahoo


• Hotmail


• Ask


• AOL


• Altavista


• Clusty


• Hotbot


• ...... and more

Directories are edited web pages that can be viewed and are usually good quality. Most of the directories can be reliable and trustworthy.

here are examples of directories

http://dmoz.org/

http://directory.google.com/

http://yahoo.com/

http://about.com/

Of the 9.4 billion searches performed:

– Google 57%

– Yahoo 23.7%

– Microsoft 10.3%

– Ask 4.7%

– Time Warner including AOL 4.5%.



Tutorial Summary


During the tut we did a few exercises and had to go through. In the tutorial today we had to go through the Monash university's tutorial on search engines and directories. this is the web to used http://www.monash.com/spidap.html. There are different ways of finding the information that will allow you to do a better search. Here are some tips to help you with a better search result:

• you need to narrow down the topic and know what you are searching for
• Use keywords and phrases for the search
• use quotation Marks this will allow the engine for a more specific search
• Use capitalisation if you are searching for people names, counties,companies or products

here is the quiz results page

Reading 1-Summary

In this reading Mr.harris discusses the fact that it is important to know things about informations stored and accessed. This reading also explains how some problems linked with the internet and identifys infomation which are presented on the internet and online libraries. In this reading it was also suggested where to start a research and what steps to take. To do a great and solid research we need to be very specific and we need to know very well what we are looking for for e.g. exact words or phrases to find what we searching for. This makes it easyer to search and takes less time to find the information about the search. In this reading it talked about how easy it can to find get wrong information from websites and this can lead to people gettin false information specaily children at a younger age.

reading 2-Summary

This reading simply focuses on how to find information on the net by using direstories, search engines, databases, and online libraries. This reading also shows easyer ways of doing an online research using diferent search methods. it also talks about the history of the Internet and explains that the first search engine was made for finding and retrieving computer files. also discusses the WAIS( Wide Area Information Server) and we find out that WAIS linked up 600 databases around the world.

Reading 3-Summary

This website shows a search engine optimistic.c whcih show effective small business marketing schemes and strategies to Australian and internation companies. This search engine offers flexibility and gives you choices based on your needs and searches optimistic budgetsfor for businesses. The search engine uses keyword and shows a keyword analysis. you need to be setting your benchmark and records of the curents ranking for relevent keyword phrases in the search results.

WEEK 4

Lecture Summary

In this lecture we got taught about history of the web. We also found out what the term www stands for which is World Wide Web. We also found that who build the web. The web was developed by Tim-Berners-lee in 1989 and the reason for creating it was to facilitate research information. The Web is a universe of accessible information stored on computers throughout the world. The information is available through a gigantic network called the Internet. During this lecture we also talked about the the development of Internet in the pass years.

During the lecture we also had to list a few Internet browsers which were

• Internet Explore
• Neoplane
• Fire fox

TCP/IP- transmission control protocol

TTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol

DNS- Domain name System

URL- Uniform/Universal Resource Locator

WWW-world wide web

I First thought The martin Luther King website contained In formations about his history or biography of him. However when i did check the website i was surprised because it had completely irrelevant information and pictures of Martin luther king and next to it sort of mockery or joke to what he would say. Although i didn't find it funny i thought it was disrespectful toward such a historical figure and i knew this website wasn't appropriate. The information on the website wasnt about thought and belifes of martin lucther king and it was obvious.

Tutorial Summary

During the Tut we were able to exercise our skills on the Internet and identify a real website from a none real web. we had to look through different websites to be able to distinguish between the real and the fake. This was a very Important exercise because it allows us to know what is a fact and what is not.

Reading 1 Summary

This weeks Reading exercise talks about the history of the Internet. the Internet was at once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location. Now the Internet can be used so so many ways and it has changed our lifes in a so many ways as well. With the reading we get an understanding how Internet was developed and the increased use of the Internet which shows the success of it

Reading 2 Summary

Reading 2 also talk about the History behind the world wide web and the stages of its development. In this reading it also talk about the development of computers since 1960's and show all the verity of methods of this creation. We also get a brief understanding of electronic mail and Why it was developed and how it was changed our communication system.

WEEK 3

Lecture Summary
In this lecture we discussed two different sections of being online and using the online library and online database. Online libraries are easily accessed though internet and it is accessible from different places for instant you can even access from your home. This method makes note taking simple and saves hours of our time however some online libraries are by subscription and it hard to finding them other then the ECU link. During this lecture we also got to know more about online databases I found that both are similar. This is very important and useful thought out university life which helps finding information easier and a lot more convenient.

Tutorial Summary
In our third week of this unit during the tutorial we were able to use the ECU online Library. It is very important to know how to use the online library. The provided services on the online library were a great way to gather information. We learned how to gather information from different sources that can be very useful for e.g. like books, Journal articles, Cd's and websites. Basically we logged on into www.ecu.edu.au/library and went through the link and did a research on a particular topic which was about Global warming Impact on Business.

• Go to http://www.ecu.edu.au/
• Click On Library on the left side of the page
• Then in the middle section of the page press on Journal Articles (databases)
• From the options given click on Fund databases by title
• On the right side of the page click on ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest)
• Next step is to Type name of your topic on the first box, and click on the box that said full text documents only.
• This time add another related topic in the second box and click on search
• Click on the suitable article From the articles listed

Here is the article that I chose

During the TUT we also had to find 10 useful functions or tip for online library:

1. Use the plus (+) and minus (-) signs in front of words and dont usespace between the sign and the keyword)
2. Use double quotation marks (" ") around phrases to ensure they are searched exactly as is for
3. Put your most important keywords first in the string
4. Type keywords and phrases in lower case to find both lower and upper case versions. Typing capital letters will usually return only an exact match
5. Use truncation (or stemming) and wildcards (e.g., *) to look for variations in spelling and word form.
6. Combine phrases with keywords, using the double quotes and the plus (+) and/or minus (-) signs.
7. When searching within a document for the location of your keyword(s), use the "find" command on that page.
8. Know the default (basic) settings your search engine uses (OR or AND).
9. Know whether or not the search engine you are using maintains a stop word list (see "Stop Words" Lesson 6.)
10. In Boolean searches, always enclose OR statements in parentheses.

Reading 1 Summary

In this Summary we get the views of Bill Thompson on online search. Bill Thompson tells us that = a good online research has to include more then just typing couple of words into a search form. he also talks about how useful Google can be for doing a research and also to find out about Bill's reliability on Google for researching. this article just came show the impotence of online search using Google because there are allot of information that cant be found in the library therefor having an online search will help it also helps with in formations that are still haven't been thought library because its is allot faster on the Internet.

Reading 2 Summary

In this reading it simply gives us a few tips on how to have proper direction for a research with less time and effort. for e.g. using + and - to add or take word, use quotation Marks around the key word, use phrases use and or or and such things that can help us faster in researching.

WEEK 2

Lecture Summary
For the second week in this lecture we were told about the Microsoft application and had to list them dawn. We also had to list the internet browsers. We find out about the compatibility of this Microsoft on windows visa and an easy way to access softwares. Basically click on the start button and type name of the software in start search and enter. Also during this lecture we gained an understanding on how to use softwares like the Microsoft word, power point, and excel which will be needed and used in this course and throughout other units.

TUTORIAL Summary
This week during the TUT we leant more about Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Excel 2007. Of course Microsoft applications are very important so we had to doing exercises to get familiar with some features of these softwares. After doing a word and an excel exercise we were able to use verity of features which is very useful in both softwares.

Here are some features that we had to do in the word exercise.

Line spacing
This feature basically used to leave space between each line. Can be required

Page break
Another useful feature is the page break which will be needed. Choose lines that needs to be transferred to another page then insert while pressed on page break.

Header and Footer
This is very important. To identify your work and your content you need to include header and footer.

Cover Page
All assessments must have the right cover page. You can choose the suitable cover page. The cover page will include:

• Our name


• Tutors name


• The topic


• Table of content

These are some exercises that help us learn learn about Microsoft Excel.

• Creating a table with headings


• Adjusting column width and row height


• Adjust borders


• Use colour to highlight some parts of the table


• Use different formulas to sum and calculate the average


• Create two different charts using chart wizard
  

Reading 1 Summary

In this reading it gave us tips about using Microsoft word for APA tasks and also showed us screen shots of the typeface, margins and alignment, alphabetizing refrence list, keeping with text, page headers and page numbers, line spacing, use documents comments and such.

Reading 2 Summary

In this reading we find out about the diference between the most common types of graphic file formats for example bitmap(.bmp),compuserve(.gif), joint photographic experts group (.jpg) and also the tagged-image fime formate (.tiff).

WEEK 1

lecture Summary

In our first lecture in UP0004 we were introduced more about this unit. It is very important to have access to computers because they are an essential part of most units specially this unit. We will learn how to use different softwares, communicate with our tutor or lecturer or our peers online and how to research information online which will be very important. We also learn how to access different sources of information. We were also told that we have two assignments and one exam in this unit. During the lecture we discussed student’s rights and responsibilities. We also talked about the importance of attending all the lectures and tutorials. We were informed about Plagiarism policy.

Tutorial Summary

torial we learnt a few things. One of most important things we learnt about was the Blackboard which will be used consistently during the semester. Blackboard provides us with the information needed about lectures, tutorials, unit out lines, assessments and more details about our four units. We also leant how to use our ECU email accounts. After exchanging our email account we had to send 5 emails to different people. We learnt about SIMO which provide us with information about our enrolment, time table and details about our account. Another part of this week’s activity was to create an account in www.blogger.com. We also need to record the summary of our weekly lectures and TUT.

• How to find Blackboard
  Go to www.ecu.edu.au on the left side of the page click on current students. Then again on the left side click on My ECU (Blackboard)

How to check the ECU email
Go to www.ecu.edu.au on the left side of the page click on current students. Then again on the left side click on Student E-mail

• How to find SIMO
  Go to www.ecu.edu.au on the left side of the page click on current students. Then again on the left side click on SIMO (enrolment)
  

Summary of reading

PC-Hardware- A computer is formed by number of hardwares. this reading talks about diferent computer hardwares and various PC technologies. the website gave us an iroduction to how PCs work and also gave us an insight look at the diferent aspects regarding computers in todays society.

the second reading was also based on howstuff works focusing on how PCs work . the article gave us a breif overvie of how a c oporates, the article then goes into specifc aspects of the pc such as the connection type, operting systems and mobile computing.