Thursday, March 25, 2010

for you Sister

thought you might need a nice hello/salams

after grading all this stuff =D

so...


SALAMS sister SAFIA!
enjoy this interpretive sketch.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

review questions:
2-5

2)software apps enables users (us) to control computers without have to know everything a computer genius does. ex microsoft word. etc.
translator program is a program that translates computer language into whatever other language we know. programs such as C#.
system software handles all the "behind the scenes" tasks like knowing where to save (like on the ROM...) or output instructions etc. ex you don't have to tell your computer where your printer is.

3)the operating system Because the operating system stands btwn the software app and the hardware, app compatibility is usually defined by the operating system and well as by the hardware.

4) get out of broken car go on the side of car where flat tire is. put the car jack 1 foot away from tire socket (?), get screw drivers and spare tire from back trunk. press on jack to lift the car apx. 2 ft off ground. go under car, unscrew tire, remove old tire put to side. get new tire and screw that into place. hubcap side out. secure and get out from under the car. make jack put car back down and remove jack after.

5)multiple user operating system was first invented in England.

5 key words

shareware/
freeweare: is a application that is free to the public and shareware is the same but with some limitations.



public domain: Creative work or intellectual property that is freely usable by anyone, either because the copyright has expired or because the creator obtained a Creative Commons license for the work.

hypermedia
The combination of text, numbers, graphics, animation, sound effects, music, and other media in hyperlinked documents.

hypertext: An interactive cross-referenced system that allows textual information to be linked in nonsequential ways. A hypertext document contains links that lead quickly to other parts of the document or to related documents.

review questions RQ and DQ #1

review question
1) Programs are sets of computer instructions designed to solve problems, and programs use Algorithms which are set of step by step instructions to accomplish the steps.

discussion questions:
1) it is more difficult to write instructions for a computer because a computer needs a Perice and detailed list of instructions, pointing out things that would be obvious to a human, while a human may have some background knowledge to something, and therefore you don't have to explain. bu yet its easier to do it with a computer because once you give the instructions to a computer it does exactly as it is told while a human may make some error.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

quiz resultss

Tomorrow's Technology and You: quiz 13 results

Summary of Results
86% Correct of 21 Scored items:
18 Correct:
86%
3 Incorrect:
14%
18 total questions in quiz (with 1 question containing multiple pairs), for a total of 21 scored items More information about scoring

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

discussion questions

1)discuss why you believe e commerce is important in today's business world?
-many of the business use online outlets, and many businesses use Internet solely for their business. also many of the companies run out of many countries all over the world, Internet has made it easier to connect and easier to expand your business, and to compete with today's expanding market, its almost a must to use Internet to promote your business.

3) can you identify opportunities for using extranet discuss how your school can form a business alliance with its suppliers how could it create a competitive advantage?
-there are many advantages to using extranet, epically as a school. you can connect to your supplier. and anyone who uses technology has advantages over other schools.

6)how important is privacy: would you pay extra for an item you purchased in return for a guarantee to not sell info on your purchase to anyone?
-privacy is very important, especially to people who have lots of private information. i would pay extra if the purchase is large. but if its stuff like name and address, most people have access to that anyways because its on the Internet.