Week 1

This my beautiful screen dump.
I love the beach.

Lectures, Tutorials getting on top of it.

First week. We have been reminded everyday this week about course structure, blackboard and all the university procedures. I hope its not the same next week.

At least I have a good lecturer and tutorial teacher, they seem to know what their doing. My lecturer is Helen Cripps, she walks around to keep our attention, oh and to see what all of us are doing. And my tutorial teacher Rachel Mahncke, if you have any problems she actually explains it so you understand. This unit seems as if it wont be that bad.

This unit expresses all the elements of researching on the internet. Also characteristics of communication of information on the 'world wide web'. We can upload, download and even just write information about anything you'd like onto the web.

Every lecturer has told me about 'PLAGERISM', it is serious, you can be kicked out of university for plagerising someones work. Why come to university to copy someone else's work anyway? I want to judged on my knowledge not someone else's.

Well in the tutorial i had to demonstrate two things

-Go on my student email

-Go onto Blackboard

Today I learnt about a couple of different programs on the web which I never knew about.
Photo programs; photo bucket and image shack,
Blogs- internet journals
~I also created this account on Blogspot~
(Blogger an internet program to view profiles, photos and general gossip from other servers.)

Every week within this course we are expected to read numerous 'tip sheets'. These sheets explain all the extra characteristics to studying, researching and general computer safety. This week we were required to read:

- PC Lube & Tune ~ www.yale.edu/pclt/default.htm

This is a stop where you can find information on technical components of a computer. This site is free and available for everyone who wishes to read it. One part which I thought was interesting was “Introduction to PC Hardware”.

There are many common problems related to a PC. People lose pictures, documents, files and programs. To help yourself from losing these important files buy an external hard drive or USB, so you can back up everything. Nearly every PC has a virus protection programs or other malware on their computers. Most people who do not how to reinstall, and get virus’s actually will go and purchase an all new PC. There is software available but you need to check the authenticity of websites before downloading anything from it. There are many tricks that these hackers have placed the www, they can be telling you they are trying to help but actually send more virus’s. Looking after your computer is crucial and clean it regularly (delete old files or programs you no longer use). Also cl;ean the out side of you computer as there are many parts that can accumulate dust and other particles.
There are eight basic parts to a computer:
· Case, Power supply, Main board, CPU (and cooling tower), Memory Card, Video Card, Hard Disk, and a DVD Drive
This site also gives ideas and explanations on how to fix some of the components if there is a malfunction.

- How Stuff Works ~ www.howstuffworks.com/pc.htm

This page explores what a computer is and how it functions. This information is a lot like the other reading. The only extra would be of how computers link together, through input and output devices, ports and networking.

We are shown how to power up a computer by simply pressing the modem button and turning on the screen. Once it is loaded operating systems fall into six categories.

1. Processor management
2. Memory management
3. Device management
4. Storage management
5. Application Interface
6. User Interface

Well love to keep talking but thats it for now,

BYE..................