Clara's ICT Blog

Your Task:
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What is the Internet?
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide.

(Wikipedia)

When the Internet was first created?

The Internet was first created in 1973.

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Which country was responsible for the idea of the Internet?

Japan was the responsible for the internet.

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What is an ISP (Internet Service Provider)?

An Internet service provider (ISP, also called Internet access provider, or IAP) is a company that offers its customer access to the Internet. The ISP connects to its customers using a data transmission technology appropriate for delivering Internet Protocol data grams, such as dial-up, DSL, cable modem, wireless or dedicated high-speed interconnects.

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Find out who was the first ISP

Spike llacqua

(Anet)

What is a Web Browser?

A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.

(Wikipedia)

Find out which is the most popular Browser?

Mozilla Firefox

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Explain what a domain name is

A domain name is an identification label that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control in the Internet, based on the Domain Name System (DNS).

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What is an IP address?

An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical label that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes.

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What is your IP address?

202.145.2.11

(Dwi)

Explain what a firewall is and why it is necessary.

A firewall is a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. Firewalls are necessary because it is frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets.

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Find out the things which you need to enable you to connect to the Internet?

an internet ready computer and a modem from your service provider. (Things may differ depending on the various types of service providers there are. You may need a telephone line or you have the option to get it through your cable provider. There is also a cool thing called Hughes Net. This Internet is through satellite.

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Explain what does FTP stand for?

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol.

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Explain what a blog is

A blog is something a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

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Find an example of a blog and record the web address

Clara-ict.blogspot.com

This is our first quarter report for the specialist holiday bookings that we offer in Europe and now in the Caribbean. In the report we will give up to date information on the chosen locations, sales and the take up of mini tours. You will see that the new sales staff have performed well and that we have a great season ahead of us. The locations we are using are:

Code	Location	Hotel
JGBEXL	Jersey	Excelsior
ALMGPL	Almeria	Grand Lujo Playa
GCAPRG	Grand Cayman	Paradise Retreat

The Jersey hotel and golf complex is a well established favourite and uses the beautifully situated Excelsior hotel on St Brelade’s Bay. Its fine views and excellent golf facilities attract players and their guests to return year after year. Almeria is a favourite escape for the professional in the cooler months at the end of the year or in the New Year, but attracts bookings all year round. Our new offering is at the Paradise Retreat golf complex on Grand Cayman. This is such a beautiful location with facilities offered to the highest standards that we are sure it will become a very desirable dewstination for our most discerning guests. With its success established, we look forward to introducing another special holiday location in the coming year.

We plan to add new destinations in the coming months and are actively seeking suitably excellent hotels with all the facilities that our guests would expect and demand. At the moment we have not finalised our contracts. We plan to use this picture of our next mystery destination in our new brochure:

This report details sales by new staff who have recently started at our London offices which are located in:

• Strand
• Oxford Street
• Regent Street

Our new sales staff based in these London offices include:

First name	Family name	Office	Start date
Angel	Robles	Strand	11/26/2008
Felipe	Dorland	Regent Street	6/26/2008
Frances	Stirland	Strand	7/22/2008
Joan	Peters	Strand	11/26/2008
Maryam	Elton	Oxford Street	11/24/2008
Phil	Blount	Oxford Street	11/24/2008
Ricard	Dortmund	Strand	10/27/2008

Sales performance figures for each member of staff for the fisrt three months are available on request. Shown below is a summary of the number of sales made and the value of the sales for week 37. We also show separately the value of mini tours they sold. The sales summary for week 37 is included here:

The number of sales made by each member of staff is shown as a chart here. We would like to congratulate Joan Peters at the Strand office.

ANSWERS

1. (i) Information overload
(ii) Hard to keep knowledge up to date
(iii) Working from home, no breaks

2. (i) Slouching too much
(ii) Using unjustifiable chair

3. NO
YES
YES

4. Repetitive Stain Injury (RSI) is when your fingers, wrist or arm got hurt from typing too
much non-stop.

5. (i) Using a mouse for long period of time.
(ii) Repeating same movements over and over again.

6. Can ruin your eye vision (doubled vision/blurred vision)

7. (i) Get a special anti-glare
(ii) Good light
(iii) Focus on distant object

8. Do not overload electrical socket

9. You should NOT :
- Have poor lighting
- Do not overload

You should :
- Have good light
- Use keyboard/wrist rest

- Identify the problem:
In this stage, they will identify the problem in the system.

- Investigation and Analysis:
You investigate how the old system works and the problem(s) it is causing and then you analyse it to see how you can solve these problems.

- Design the system:
1) the screen layout is designed
2) the error message are written
3) the way that you will navigate from one page to another is defined
4) the menu buttons are chosen
5) the font style, size and color are picked
6) how data will be dealt with is specified
7) what documents can be printed out
8) the hardware will be needed

- Develop the system:
Develop the system after designing it to check for any errors. It starts to be written by the software programmers. They follow the requirements specification from the design stage and start to create the new system.

- Test the system:
Once the system has been coded, it needs to be thoroughly tested by a team of testers. the test plan will contain details of every single thing which needs to be tested. For example:
1) the system opens and closes properly
2) work can be saved
3) work can be printed
4) data is saved to the correct place
5) when you do something wrong, an error message appears
6) data which isn't allowed will be rejected

- Evaluate the system:
In this stage, the project manager has to review whether or not the project has been complete successfully.

ANSWERS:

1. data, meaning

2. information

3. input, output

4. context

5. keyboard, mouse

6. monitor, printer