WEEK 4

TUTORIAL

TASK:
1) The first task was to visit the websites provided and identify their authenticity. This website; http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ is definitely a fake website. It shows an image of a creature, called Haggis( a mouse like platypus). From my personal knowledge and basic research, I know Haggis is a traditional Scotland dish. Another obvious fact that gave me an impression that the website is not authentic and that it is fake is that the information included within the website is mainly false information being repeated and fact information. An example of how this site provides useless information is that it talks about hunting for haggis. Even the website title gives an impression to the viewer that the website is faulty. On the top left page of haggis hunt.com there is a information box, showing facts about the haggis.

The website http://www.molossia.org/ is also a fake website. This is because it is very plain and simple, meaning it doesn't provide a user with much further use. Towards the right hand side of the page there is an image of a man wearing a uniform similar to a captain or navy sergeant. Clicking through the links displayed on the website also indicate it's fraud. Images within the website were very fake and basic, not at a high graphical representation. The images were obviously taken by a home digital camera and then posted onto the website. The person standing in the image on the main page is suppose to be the president of molossia. By viewing this carefully, the background seems to be a front yard of a house. Obvious judgement that the website is fake, the man is playing the role of a president.


2, 3, 4) The second activity consisted of us seeing a website and writing down what we think the website will consist of/be about. The website given is this; "http://www.martinlutherking.org/". I believe that this website will provide people with information on Martin Luther King, who he was, what he did that made a change to people around him and his own personal life history. Once i entered the Martin Luther King website my first impressions were that this website offered a lot of useful information on Martin Luther King. Many links were portrayed on the page such as; Historical writings, truth about king, death of the dream, the king holiday, civil rights library, Jews and civil rights, suggested book. Under each of the above mentioned links are more sources and information. After using the search engine Google and researching other resourceful website on Martin Luther King i have come to the conclusion that the original site provided isn't as useful as some of the other website provided through Google. This is due to the fact that other sites offer more information basically on his life story, where as the original site offer speeches, articles and so forth. Overall the website given which was; http://www.martinlutherking.org/. It does contain useful information although other sites can provide the same information.

Below is a screenshot of the Martin Luther King website; www.martinlutherking.org




LECTURE

This lecture mainly discussed the internet and what the web/www really means. We were informed that the internet you find computers where as on the web you find documents, videos, sounds and information. We discovered the historical aspects such as who created the web/internet. Also that for some people who didn't know that www stands for 'world wide web', but I’m sure 99% of people knew this. The web is accessible for anyone anywhere who has a computer and the internet.


READINGS

Reading one which is "A brief history of the internet" discusses the origin of the internet and how it became. Many links are provided in the website/reading. Through the readings are dates of when the internet became and other things that relate to the internet and its origin. Also the information on the electronic part of how the internet was physically made through a computer, what changes to the original computer needed to be done.

The second reading which was; “History Of The Internet, Internet For Historians" is about the communication and transmission of data between computers. The internet is a connection that allows other computers to communicate with one another through websites, chat rooms and other programs offered by the internet. The development of computers have advanced worldwide in the current years. In 1844, the first communication device was invented, sending through electronic impulses to other devices. In 1961, a sharing system was introduced, giving users the ability to use the same programs and softwares while in different locations.