Lesson 8b
1What purpose do URLs serve for the World Wide Web?
URLs are like an address system, they contain the information that allows you to go find a page on the web. It identifies the type of server being used, the Internet address and the file path.
2Where are URLs found on a WWW screen?
URLs are found in the upper part of the web window, usually in a long thin white box.
3What is the basic structure of an URL?
A URL is made up of the following parts:
type, Internet address, directory, sub-directory, file name
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Module 3: Links
I am having a lot of trouble with the linking of images, it all works for me well when I do not try to organise the files on my computer, the moment I put the files into sub folders and categories, nothing links anymore. I have been battling with this now for three hours and am ready to throw the computer out of the window!!
Monday, March 19, 2007
Module 3: Lesson Reviews
Lesson 1
HTML : Hyper Text Markup Language
What are HTML tags?
These are a set of instructions for the web page you are creating. They are instructions for the web page that you are creating in plain text. It is a blueprint, if you like, of a web page.
Where is the text of the title page displayed?
The text of the title page is displayed in what is known as the header section of the web page, this means that when the web page is published, it will not be visible to the public, unless they convert the web page HTML text.
3 What steps are involved in creating a simple HTML document?
A HTML document is easily created in a simple text programme such as Word Pad. You add the HTML tags to this word document, and as long as you follow the HTML text command properly, a web page can then be published from your HTML tags. The basic structure of a HTML page is.
This tells the computer that you are creating a document that will be published on the web using HTML text commands.
4 How do you create a comment tag?
All tags have text within these <> brackets, that is how the programmes can tell that it is a command.
5 How do you display yout HTML document in a web browser?
-open browser in new window
-click File > Open
-browse your computer for the HTML text you saved
-Open
Your text should now have opened as a web page. Or more simply, you can drag and drop the file into a new open web page.
Lesson 2
1How did you reopen your work space?
The workspace was reopened by clicking on or opening the file I had save on my desktop in a folder named Module Three Tasks. This is easily done when all the documents are kept in one Folder, all your work is available in one place.
2What steps did you use to make changes in your HTML document?
I simply opened my HTML text file and added the text where appropriate, in this case within the main body of text.
3How did you display the view changes on your browser?
This is very easily done by making sure that you have saved the changes. Then going back to your email browser and refreshing the page, or re opening it. If saved correctly, all the changes should come up immediately.
*note: the web page will only refresh if you save the file under the same name.
Lesson 3
1What are the different levels of headings in HTML and what steps did you use in placing headings in your HTML document?
Headings have the tag1 being the biggest heading, while 6 is the smallest. For example, if I insert the command at the end that will ensure that the heading in in that size.
2What happens if you forget the slash at the end of a header tag?
You must make sure that the command is ended properly with a slash or the text will carry on with the initial tag.
Lesson 4
1What is the HTML tag for a paragraph break?
p tag
2What steps did you use for inserting a paragraph break in your document?
Between the Typed text you add the p tag where you would like to see a new paragraph, there is no need to put the tag to end the command.
3How did you display and view the changes in your web browser?
The changes were displayed by saving the changes to my word pad document and refreshing my web page.
4What is a horizontal rule and the br rule?
hr tag starts a new line with a line inserted
br tag starts a new line without a space, the inserts a space between the lines for a new paragraph, the however just puts text on to to the next line, for pieces of text like poems.
HTML : Hyper Text Markup Language
What are HTML tags?
These are a set of instructions for the web page you are creating. They are instructions for the web page that you are creating in plain text. It is a blueprint, if you like, of a web page.
Where is the text of the title page displayed?
The text of the title page is displayed in what is known as the header section of the web page, this means that when the web page is published, it will not be visible to the public, unless they convert the web page HTML text.
3 What steps are involved in creating a simple HTML document?
A HTML document is easily created in a simple text programme such as Word Pad. You add the HTML tags to this word document, and as long as you follow the HTML text command properly, a web page can then be published from your HTML tags. The basic structure of a HTML page is.
This tells the computer that you are creating a document that will be published on the web using HTML text commands.
4 How do you create a comment tag?
All tags have text within these <> brackets, that is how the programmes can tell that it is a command.
5 How do you display yout HTML document in a web browser?
-open browser in new window
-click File > Open
-browse your computer for the HTML text you saved
-Open
Your text should now have opened as a web page. Or more simply, you can drag and drop the file into a new open web page.
Lesson 2
1How did you reopen your work space?
The workspace was reopened by clicking on or opening the file I had save on my desktop in a folder named Module Three Tasks. This is easily done when all the documents are kept in one Folder, all your work is available in one place.
2What steps did you use to make changes in your HTML document?
I simply opened my HTML text file and added the text where appropriate, in this case within the main body of text.
3How did you display the view changes on your browser?
This is very easily done by making sure that you have saved the changes. Then going back to your email browser and refreshing the page, or re opening it. If saved correctly, all the changes should come up immediately.
*note: the web page will only refresh if you save the file under the same name.
Lesson 3
1What are the different levels of headings in HTML and what steps did you use in placing headings in your HTML document?
Headings have the tag
2What happens if you forget the slash at the end of a header tag?
You must make sure that the command is ended properly with a slash or the text will carry on with the initial tag.
Lesson 4
1What is the HTML tag for a paragraph break?
p tag
2What steps did you use for inserting a paragraph break in your document?
Between the Typed text you add the p tag where you would like to see a new paragraph, there is no need to put the tag to end the command.
3How did you display and view the changes in your web browser?
The changes were displayed by saving the changes to my word pad document and refreshing my web page.
4What is a horizontal rule and the br rule?
hr tag starts a new line with a line inserted
br tag starts a new line without a space, the inserts a space between the lines for a new paragraph, the however just puts text on to to the next line, for pieces of text like poems.
Lesson 5
1What are HTML style tags?
Style tags are tags which you give to text in order to styalise it, for example making text bold, or itallic, showing which size you want the text to be and so on.
2What are the different tags used for different styles of text?
*note: I am unable to include the brackets <> in the tag, as my blog takes it as a command
There are many tags which you can use to styalise text, the most common though are:
b tag for bold lettering
i tag for itallic
tt tag for typewriter text
3What steps did you use in entering styled text into your HTML document?
When wishing to styalise your text, you can go about finding examples of text that you like, find out the tag command for that text and then enter it before and after the text you wish to styalise.
4*Extra Credit: How can these styles be useful in creating a web page or lesson?
Web pages are usually built to pass on some sort of information, to teach you something or to sell something, people are far less likely to look at a web page if it is all in the same text, same colour and same size. The audience is more likely to take note of a point if it is written in a different sized text, or perhaps its bold, or itallic, or all three! It draws attention. Therefor, styalised text plays an important part in the creation of web pages for that reason.
Lesson 6: Lists
Lesson 7: Graphics
1What are the two graphic formats used for the World Wide Web?
GIF and JPEG
2How can a graphic file display on different computers?
The location of a graphic file is written in such a way that it can be understood by different types of computer, the same graphic with the same tags can be sent to either a mac or Windows browser, but it can still be read by both, the reason for this is that the HTML format indicates the location of the graphic file.
3What are some key points to consider when including graphics in web pages?
Images can sometimes be very large files, and the image may download in half a second on your computer, it could take an hour on a computer with a slower server than you, so you have to be thoughtful about the size of the images you are saving, and the audience you wish to reach.
4How did you save the lava graphic for use in your WWW document?
-right click on image
-save image as...
-saved the image as volc.gif in the folder I have all these lessons in
Lesson 8
1.What were the steps you used in creating a link within your document to a local file?
a href="filename.html">text that responds to link
2What steps did you use to create a link which displayed a graphic in an external window?
a href="filename.gif">text that responds to link
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Module 2: News Groups and Internet Chat
News Groups
I found a group on Google Groups about Dubai, I followed it for a couple of days and posted the following message. Unfortunately after three weeks I received no replies. It may have to do with the size of the group as it was rather large with over 300 group members. I was disapointed to not receive any feedback, it has however allowed me to discover how groups work, and was amazed at the amount of detail people go into. It is a very interesting way of communicating with people for all different walks of life. Still I dont think it will be a method I will use that often in the future.
I was surprised to read some of the views of Dubai by people who obviously haven't been there. I agree that it has its fair share of desert, but calling it culture less is somewhat narrow minded. While it may not have some of the architecture that Vienna or Florence have, Dubai is history in the making. Dubai is rapidly developing and building architectural feats, what country can claim to have developed as much as it has in the past 20 years? It may not have many historical features now, but can you imagine in a hundred years time? Not only is it developing the tallest building in the world, but it has managed to make a hostile environment a completely flourishing economical hub. The opportunities here are endless.
As for things to do, have you ever been desert bashing? Diving in the Gulf? Camping in amazing Mars like wadis? Stayed and eaten in some of the best restaurants and hotels in the world? Smoked sheisha whilst playing chess? Gone skiing in a mall? Watched locals through Ramadan all sit outside the Mosque together getting ready to break their fast? Had a bbq on a sailboat whilst dolphins frolic around you? Seen hundreds of nationalities all in one place getting along with little crime and trouble?
No one can deny that Dubai is in fact a flourishing hub, regardless of which airlines are going where. And it should be respected for just that, what an amazing place has been created, out of nothing, and still it gets bigger, they do have a final picture in mind, and I think once all the hammering has stopped, Dubai will be quite amazing. It might not be an ideal place, but you have to give it some credit, no matter how you feel about it.
Internet Chat
I have been using MSN Messenger since I was 14 years old and have managed to stay in contact with my friends from around the world, which is something I could never have achieved without it. It was my life line when I was travelling, allowing me to talk to family and friends at minimal cost, and lets face it, its so much better than dodgy phone lines!
I was able to chat to Lyn from the the NET11 unit, but failed to have a group discussion. From my own experience I would say that MSN is probably the most widely used Chat programme, allowing for video chat and even conversations with a little delay. It is used in every country I have ever been to and so easy to use.
Chat is a fantastic way to stay in contact with people world wide at minimal cost, its easy to use, quick, you get instant gratification and are able to to have multiple conversations at once. Businesses are now buying into it too, using Chat programmes instead of phones. It is also true that having information written allows us to carry out more than just the one conversation, allowing for time to reflect on what has been said.
I really do believe that chat is the best invention since sliced bread!!!
I found a group on Google Groups about Dubai, I followed it for a couple of days and posted the following message. Unfortunately after three weeks I received no replies. It may have to do with the size of the group as it was rather large with over 300 group members. I was disapointed to not receive any feedback, it has however allowed me to discover how groups work, and was amazed at the amount of detail people go into. It is a very interesting way of communicating with people for all different walks of life. Still I dont think it will be a method I will use that often in the future.
I was surprised to read some of the views of Dubai by people who obviously haven't been there. I agree that it has its fair share of desert, but calling it culture less is somewhat narrow minded. While it may not have some of the architecture that Vienna or Florence have, Dubai is history in the making. Dubai is rapidly developing and building architectural feats, what country can claim to have developed as much as it has in the past 20 years? It may not have many historical features now, but can you imagine in a hundred years time? Not only is it developing the tallest building in the world, but it has managed to make a hostile environment a completely flourishing economical hub. The opportunities here are endless.
As for things to do, have you ever been desert bashing? Diving in the Gulf? Camping in amazing Mars like wadis? Stayed and eaten in some of the best restaurants and hotels in the world? Smoked sheisha whilst playing chess? Gone skiing in a mall? Watched locals through Ramadan all sit outside the Mosque together getting ready to break their fast? Had a bbq on a sailboat whilst dolphins frolic around you? Seen hundreds of nationalities all in one place getting along with little crime and trouble?
No one can deny that Dubai is in fact a flourishing hub, regardless of which airlines are going where. And it should be respected for just that, what an amazing place has been created, out of nothing, and still it gets bigger, they do have a final picture in mind, and I think once all the hammering has stopped, Dubai will be quite amazing. It might not be an ideal place, but you have to give it some credit, no matter how you feel about it.
Internet Chat
I have been using MSN Messenger since I was 14 years old and have managed to stay in contact with my friends from around the world, which is something I could never have achieved without it. It was my life line when I was travelling, allowing me to talk to family and friends at minimal cost, and lets face it, its so much better than dodgy phone lines!
I was able to chat to Lyn from the the NET11 unit, but failed to have a group discussion. From my own experience I would say that MSN is probably the most widely used Chat programme, allowing for video chat and even conversations with a little delay. It is used in every country I have ever been to and so easy to use.
Chat is a fantastic way to stay in contact with people world wide at minimal cost, its easy to use, quick, you get instant gratification and are able to to have multiple conversations at once. Businesses are now buying into it too, using Chat programmes instead of phones. It is also true that having information written allows us to carry out more than just the one conversation, allowing for time to reflect on what has been said.
I really do believe that chat is the best invention since sliced bread!!!
Module 2: Lists
My personal opinion is that email lists seem very dated, and a little questionable.
From what I gather anyone in front of a computer with Internet can start a list, about basically any subject, it is an electronic mailing list for those interested in the subject list they join. From the lists that I saw (which were not many, due to the length of time all the listing web sites took to download), it seemed as though people go and make a list and then forget about it! 90% of the lists I tried to join required a subscription fee. Maybe due to my lack of willing to pay for one of these list subscriptions, I missed out on something really fantastic. But am I really willing to pay for something that I am unable to see.
I would be more likely to choose a discussion board than a list, I believe discussion boards create more of a community for the user, there is a quicker response time and while there is probably not as much filtering of information, you just assume that you do have to take all the information read with "a pinch of salt". I understand that lists do have a moderator to filter out any spam or abusive messages, which is a definite bonus when looking into such sites.
Discussion sites such as the one we use for this course are easy to follow, accessible, and most of the sites do not allow other members to edit other peoples entries.
From what I gather anyone in front of a computer with Internet can start a list, about basically any subject, it is an electronic mailing list for those interested in the subject list they join. From the lists that I saw (which were not many, due to the length of time all the listing web sites took to download), it seemed as though people go and make a list and then forget about it! 90% of the lists I tried to join required a subscription fee. Maybe due to my lack of willing to pay for one of these list subscriptions, I missed out on something really fantastic. But am I really willing to pay for something that I am unable to see.
I would be more likely to choose a discussion board than a list, I believe discussion boards create more of a community for the user, there is a quicker response time and while there is probably not as much filtering of information, you just assume that you do have to take all the information read with "a pinch of salt". I understand that lists do have a moderator to filter out any spam or abusive messages, which is a definite bonus when looking into such sites.
Discussion sites such as the one we use for this course are easy to follow, accessible, and most of the sites do not allow other members to edit other peoples entries.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Module 2: Email Tasks
1. What information about a user's email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?
From an email , you can usually derive:
-the senders URL and name ( having used hotmail as my resourse)
-the recievers' URL and name
-the time and date which it was sent
-a summary of the contents in the "subject" field
-whether or not the email has an attatchment
Within the email, if it has been replied to, you will often get the old message requoted, if it has not been tampered with by the responder.
If that still leaves you unsatisfied you can proceed by clicking
File >Properties
will give you extra email information such as:
-The full URL
-The size of the email
-Protocol
-Type
-Date Creates
-Date Modified
CC is an acronym for Carbon Copy. This allows you to send the one email to a multitude of recipients, this allows all the recipients to see who the message has been sent to.
BCC however is short for Blind Carbon Copy, this has the same features as CC, in that it allows the sender to mail information to a multitude of recipients, but now the recipient can not see who the email has been sent to.
3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?
Every computer has different programmes downloaded, in these days of fast technology it is impossible to download every programme available, this can become a problem when sending attachments. To ensure that all recipients receive a readable copy of your attachment you must make sure that you don't send unnecessary attachment that take time to download, and be thoughtful about who you are sending them to, will they have an Internet connection as fast as yours, will they have the programme you are using, so on. To ensure that the recipient of the attachment can read it, it is safe to send the attachment as ASCII file, this will ensure that text is received, though it does not deal with graphics as well.
From an email , you can usually derive:
-the senders URL and name ( having used hotmail as my resourse)
-the recievers' URL and name
-the time and date which it was sent
-a summary of the contents in the "subject" field
-whether or not the email has an attatchment
Within the email, if it has been replied to, you will often get the old message requoted, if it has not been tampered with by the responder.
If that still leaves you unsatisfied you can proceed by clicking
File >Properties
will give you extra email information such as:
-The full URL
-The size of the email
-Protocol
-Type
-Date Creates
-Date Modified
2. In what cases would you find it useful to use the 'cc', 'bcc' and 'reply all functions of email?
CC is an acronym for Carbon Copy. This allows you to send the one email to a multitude of recipients, this allows all the recipients to see who the message has been sent to.
BCC however is short for Blind Carbon Copy, this has the same features as CC, in that it allows the sender to mail information to a multitude of recipients, but now the recipient can not see who the email has been sent to.
3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?
Every computer has different programmes downloaded, in these days of fast technology it is impossible to download every programme available, this can become a problem when sending attachments. To ensure that all recipients receive a readable copy of your attachment you must make sure that you don't send unnecessary attachment that take time to download, and be thoughtful about who you are sending them to, will they have an Internet connection as fast as yours, will they have the programme you are using, so on. To ensure that the recipient of the attachment can read it, it is safe to send the attachment as ASCII file, this will ensure that text is received, though it does not deal with graphics as well.
4. What sorts of filters or rules do you have set up, and for what purpose?
The only filters I am aware of with my email account are SPAM FILTERS, this is an automatic spam filter supplied by hotmail, I have created a few seperate folders within the "junk email" folder, these are websites that have somehow got hold of my email address and now send me news letters, I was able to filter this mail so I no longer receive it in my Inbox.5. How have you organised the folder structure of your email and why?
I have had the same email address with Hotmail since I was about 13, I had never even considered organising until I decided to go away for a year, while I was away email was the only form of communication I used to stay in contact with everyone at home, the emails were coming in by the faster than I could answer them, I was losing a lot of them, deleting important contacts and notes, that is when I finally noticed the folder link! What a saviour!! Since then I have made it a priority to have my email well organised, to me my emails hold many memories, a little like a diary, and while I realise this may not be a conventional way of using Hotmail, it is a method that has worked for me for many years.
Now I have two email addresses, one for what I consider important matters, such as banking, university, work, while the other email account is purely social. My "important" inbox is separated into folders and then sub-folders, such as University, sub folders Assessments, Emails from Classmates, Important Notices. My "social" account has been split into groups, such as Family Emails, Friends I made while backpacking, Friends Australia, Friends UAE and so on. For the moment this method is working well, I am able to keep on top of all emails received and have put in filters for those I do not wish to have shown in my Inbox.
I do not believe that Hotmail has the best filing system available, but its simplicity is a positive for me. I have it organised well, and while I am learning about new ways of filing, it will do!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Module I Conclusion
Self Test Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the title of the book by Bennahum?
Managed Care: financial, legal and ethical issues
The missing word was:
capitalisation
3. The IP number for webct is:
134.7.134.101
1. What is the title of the book by Bennahum?
Managed Care: financial, legal and ethical issues
The missing word was:
capitalisation
3. The IP number for webct is:
134.7.134.101
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