Internet
Assessment task
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1. Name two search engines.
Describe their benefits and suggest how you could use this search engine to
obtain product information and technical support.
Google Scholar: is a site that specific
information can be accessed, it also has the ability to access citations and
may link directly to full text articles that in the past would have only been
available from a library.
Google: is a very powerful web browsing
search engine, google uses a special alogorithm to generate results. Without a
search engine such as google it would be impossible to find information you
need by browsing the web.
2. Name two browsers.
Safari and Firefox.
3. What is a URL.
Uniform Resource Locator: in webpages http
web address.
4. What Is HTML.
Short for Hyper Text Mark Up Language, is
the authoring language used to create documents on the world wide web.
5. What Is Shareware.
May be known as trialware or demoware, a
proprietary software that is provide on a short term basis as a trial. This may
be a full featured trial or only a full version after a license is purchased.
6. What Is A Zip File.
A computer file or folder whose contents
are compressed for storage or transmission.
7. Approximately how long
would it take to download a hundred megsbytes of data at broadband speed.
Broadband cable @512Kb = 27 minutes &
18 seconds.
8. What Are Cookies.
There many different types of cookies for
different purposes, cookies are small files stored on a user’s computer/browser
upon a user using a login or entering information on a website, they serve a
purpose as a convenient way to store a modest amount of a user’s information on
a website or related sites without having to burden a server to carry huge
amounts of data pertaining to the user.
9. What is FTP.
Allows transfer of files between two
computers on the internet
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10. When Should You Scan For Viruses.
Most anti virus programs have an automatic
scan on a scheduled time but if not a scan should occur at least once a week.
11. Who Owns Copyright On The
Types Of Data You Retrieve.
The originator is the owner of whatever was
created eg: photo, design etc, you must gain permission to use or in a academic
field give credit and reference.
12. What Is The
Difference Between Java And Javascript.
Both are different programming language,
java creates an application that runs in a browser and javasript is a scripting
language. The main use of javascript is to provide a level of interactivity to
web pages whereas java is a stand alone program.
13. Name Some Online Tools.
Cloud, Gmail, drop box, evernote and Google
drive.
14. List The Devices Are
Available To view Websites.
All computers with internet access, all
phones with internet access, Tv’s with internet access, ipads and tablets with
internet access, play station devices with internet access.
15. Describe The Importance Of
Privacy And Security Measures related to Online Tasks.
The internet in particular and technology in general will continue
to grow and become an increasingly larger part of our lives, just look at facebook
and the effect this has had on the population life has become more public
rather than private. Everytime you log onto the internet whether you use an
iphone, ipad or computer your privacy may be compromised and most people are
unaware.
The importance of your privacy online today is more important than
ever before with millions of people carrying or using internet devices.
It is important to think prior to posting anything on the internet
as once it is released it is very difficult to control what someone else may do
with that information. Some guidelines to keeping safe whilst using the
internet are thinking prior to posting anything online, think before you post
personal information on the net, keep passwords strong by using numbers and
symbols and capitals, smartphones can pinpoint your location and publish this
online telling the world where you are. Using privacy settings to block
unwanted user’s, install security software, turn on automatic updates on all
your software.
Be vary wary about opening email attachments from your inbox if you
do not recognize the sender it is probably safer to delete the item. The
internet and social sites are a wonderful tool to keep abreast of the world and
to make new friends, but is also a world to be very wary of and to take all precautions that are
necessary to keep yourself safe and to keep private information private.
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16. What Information Would You
Refuse To Provide When Filling Out A Form On A Web Page.
On a web page that I did not know or a first time user I would
certainly limit the information I would supply. I would certainly not give my
banking details/credit debit card information nor would I give other personal
information without verifying the user at the other end and what will my information
be used for.
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