Well this morning I attempted the quiz, and passed :)... Some of the questions I hadn't really heard of, while for others I knew the answer, just I couldn't remember them! But I managed a pass, so I'm happy... :)
So I guess that's all for module 1 & 2... next I can move on to more more 'technical' stuff :)
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Module 2 - Part 2
Lists
The advantages of email lists versus discussion boards is that email lists are sent to members, so they automatically receive updates. Another advantage is that they continually have updated information that they can't miss.
The cons of email lists are that they are harder to follow, and require to 'actively' follow it - you can't just occasionally receive the information when YOU want to access it.
There are 'certain kinds of communication or purposes more suited to one than the other', such as an update of ' the latest playstation' would be better suited to a list, but keeping informed on the issue of obesity in my opinion would be much better suited to a discussion board. The reason is that it is easier for everyone to participate and see other people's opinions.
Newsgroups
Well I've joined a newsgroup, and am waiting for my message to be approved... so in the meantime here is what I wrote:
Almost Human wrote:
> "Prison Break" has its fall season finale next Monday (Nov. 27), but the show's winter hiatus won't be a long one.
>
> FOX announced today that "Prison Break" will only be away until Monday, Jan. 22, when the second-year series returns with an hour-long clip show recapping the events of the first 13 episodes.
Wow, I CAN'T wait for prison break to come back!!! It's such a great show, and now only a couple more weeks, and I can see what events unfold :)
ICQ task
I went searching for the ICQ nickname of 'advanced netstudies', but came up with no results... except for those for fellow NET11's, one who posted that the ICQ for this is unavailable... So I stopped. Then I looked some more, and someone had posted in their blog an ICQ number, and when I added it, I discovered that it was the number for 'advanced netstudies'. I was automatically authorized, and the comment in the 'about' section stated: "This is the ICQ identity I use just for my 'advanced internet use' students!" Well I hope it was the right one.
I tried to chat to 'nikki' regarding instant-chatting, and it came up as 'she's appearing offline'... so much for my endeavours to chat... anyways, there should be a next time! :)
So then I managed to chat to 'keymonkey' on ICQ, and discuss which chat service we liked the best... I personally use msn a lot, while he uses a client that incorporates all the chat programs together. We discussed how instant chat is useful for keeping in contact with friends and family, and also he mentioned how he uses it in business.
I've previously used an 'IRC' chat program, when in Europe, so I didn't bother doing the optional activity... lets hope I don't get penalized :)
Well I think that's all I'll do today/tonite... I'll probably attempt the quiz to see how I've gone tomorrow.
The advantages of email lists versus discussion boards is that email lists are sent to members, so they automatically receive updates. Another advantage is that they continually have updated information that they can't miss.
The cons of email lists are that they are harder to follow, and require to 'actively' follow it - you can't just occasionally receive the information when YOU want to access it.
There are 'certain kinds of communication or purposes more suited to one than the other', such as an update of ' the latest playstation' would be better suited to a list, but keeping informed on the issue of obesity in my opinion would be much better suited to a discussion board. The reason is that it is easier for everyone to participate and see other people's opinions.
Newsgroups
Well I've joined a newsgroup, and am waiting for my message to be approved... so in the meantime here is what I wrote:
Almost Human wrote:
> "Prison Break" has its fall season finale next Monday (Nov. 27), but the show's winter hiatus won't be a long one.
>
> FOX announced today that "Prison Break" will only be away until Monday, Jan. 22, when the second-year series returns with an hour-long clip show recapping the events of the first 13 episodes.
Wow, I CAN'T wait for prison break to come back!!! It's such a great show, and now only a couple more weeks, and I can see what events unfold :)
ICQ task
I went searching for the ICQ nickname of 'advanced netstudies', but came up with no results... except for those for fellow NET11's, one who posted that the ICQ for this is unavailable... So I stopped. Then I looked some more, and someone had posted in their blog an ICQ number, and when I added it, I discovered that it was the number for 'advanced netstudies'. I was automatically authorized, and the comment in the 'about' section stated: "This is the ICQ identity I use just for my 'advanced internet use' students!" Well I hope it was the right one.
I tried to chat to 'nikki' regarding instant-chatting, and it came up as 'she's appearing offline'... so much for my endeavours to chat... anyways, there should be a next time! :)
So then I managed to chat to 'keymonkey' on ICQ, and discuss which chat service we liked the best... I personally use msn a lot, while he uses a client that incorporates all the chat programs together. We discussed how instant chat is useful for keeping in contact with friends and family, and also he mentioned how he uses it in business.
I've previously used an 'IRC' chat program, when in Europe, so I didn't bother doing the optional activity... lets hope I don't get penalized :)
Well I think that's all I'll do today/tonite... I'll probably attempt the quiz to see how I've gone tomorrow.
Module 2 Tasks
Email Tasks
Question 1: From an email I can work out what kind of program a person uses with their email, where it be web-based such as 'hotmail.com' or using outlook such as '@blueskyers.com.au'.
I'm still not too sure how to work out the path that the email took, but by looking at the 'full-detail' of the email, it is possible to work out the route that the email travelled... So much more to learn!
Question 2: I find it useful to use the 'cc' function when I send an email to a company on behalf of someone else, and I carbon copy it to THAT person. I find 'bcc' very useful in sending emails that I send to others to myself, so that I also have proof of sending AND a copy of it. 'Reply all' is useful for me when I reply to ALL the receipients of an email, to let them ALL know what I thought of what was received.
Question 3: I can ensure that an attachment that I send is easily 'openable' by a receiver by making sure I attach it properly, and even 'bcc'ing it to myself so that I can test if it opens.
Question 4: I have two types of filters/rules set up, and one is used to limit the amount of junk email that I receive. The other helps achieve the same goal, by blocking certain address from sending email to me.
Question 5: I have organized the folder structure of my email with a folder for 'David' and put all funny things that I wish to review later. I also put messages related to my church in 'church' and messages from my uncle 'Gogu' in the 'Gogu' folder. This helps me quickly and easily locate such messages when I'm looking for them, and keeps my emails much more manageable.
Starting Again
I started a blog, but I can't change things on it anymore... SO after giving up on that, I decided to 'cut-and-paste' from it, and do all new additions in THIS blog :)
So here it is:
My First Post
Well I've decided that it's about time that I start a blog, so that I can have a learning log somewhere else, other than just in a Microsoft Word document.
So here it is!
I'll be added sections to this, and trying to keep it up to date with my Net11 studies.
Module 1 tasks
Today I started the tasks for module one, and immediately ran into problems. I've never even heard of 'telnet' before today, and the whole idea of something new (even though it is really old) got me thinking. I kept trying to use this telnet thingy, but I just couldn't connect to the deakin server. Something was definately wrong!
Then I worked it out... I looked at the discussion forums and found out what other students said, and downloaded a program so that telnet would work... Once that was done, I used trial-and-error to figure out HOW to use the program.
Finally I got it going, and managed to get some results in regards to the tasks for module 1.
Task 1
There are 20 hops involved until the ‘curtin.edu.au’ site was reached. The average time from the tools site to the ‘curtin.edu.au’ website was 244 milliseconds.
I then proceeded to ping the website from my computer by going to 'run', and typing in ‘cmd’, I got an average time of 80ms, which is much less than I expected. The reason I think that it’s so much less is because it made a much quicker trip from Victoria to Perth, than from the website used previously which is probably in America.
FTP task
I managed this one really easily, and downloaded the document that gave me the correct answer.... It can be so easy when you follow instructions :)
Internet Tools
I then did a traceroute from my computer to curtin.edu.au by using some software that I had just downloaded. This was easier to figure out, and in a couple minutes i found out that 18 hops were made until the website was found. This involved less hops because the information didn’t need to travel as far and require as much rerouting.
So now I had used ftp, telnet, and learnt about traceroute. WOW, what a way to start... It's just the first module, and I'm already learning so much.
So here it is:
My First Post
Well I've decided that it's about time that I start a blog, so that I can have a learning log somewhere else, other than just in a Microsoft Word document.
So here it is!
I'll be added sections to this, and trying to keep it up to date with my Net11 studies.
Module 1 tasks
Today I started the tasks for module one, and immediately ran into problems. I've never even heard of 'telnet' before today, and the whole idea of something new (even though it is really old) got me thinking. I kept trying to use this telnet thingy, but I just couldn't connect to the deakin server. Something was definately wrong!
Then I worked it out... I looked at the discussion forums and found out what other students said, and downloaded a program so that telnet would work... Once that was done, I used trial-and-error to figure out HOW to use the program.
Finally I got it going, and managed to get some results in regards to the tasks for module 1.
Task 1
There are 20 hops involved until the ‘curtin.edu.au’ site was reached. The average time from the tools site to the ‘curtin.edu.au’ website was 244 milliseconds.
I then proceeded to ping the website from my computer by going to 'run', and typing in ‘cmd’, I got an average time of 80ms, which is much less than I expected. The reason I think that it’s so much less is because it made a much quicker trip from Victoria to Perth, than from the website used previously which is probably in America.
FTP task
I managed this one really easily, and downloaded the document that gave me the correct answer.... It can be so easy when you follow instructions :)
Internet Tools
I then did a traceroute from my computer to curtin.edu.au by using some software that I had just downloaded. This was easier to figure out, and in a couple minutes i found out that 18 hops were made until the website was found. This involved less hops because the information didn’t need to travel as far and require as much rerouting.
So now I had used ftp, telnet, and learnt about traceroute. WOW, what a way to start... It's just the first module, and I'm already learning so much.
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