Sunday, June 3, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
How To Play Nice
A protocol is an agreed method of completing an activity. For example there are protocols for how to greet someone. Greetings might include a kiss on the cheek, a kiss on both cheeks, a hand shake or a hug. How do we know which is appropriate in a particular circumstance, for example how would you greet a;
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Casual acquaintance - handshake
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Your best friend - hug
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Your Grandma - kiss
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An old friend you have not seen for a long time - hug
In some ways computer systems are the same, communication
between them relies upon agreed methods. These methods are called communication
protocols.
The list below has some of the protocols that we have
discussed before. Give an example of where they would be used.
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TCP/IP
used for the Internet and other similar networks
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http
data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web.
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simple
mail transfer protocol (smtp)
sending and recieving e-mail messages across the internet
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file
transfer protocol (FTP)
information transfer between devices
information transfer between devices
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html
on webpages
on webpages
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xml
representation of arbitrary data structuresTuesday, May 15, 2012
Internet Addresses
1. What is a URL?
Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web page.
2. What is an IP address and how is it related to a URL?
"internet protocol address", is a unique identifying number given to every single computer on the internet. Like a car license plate, an IP address is a special serial number used for identification.
Both the IP address and domain name URL can be used to connect to the same web server."internet protocol address", is a unique identifying number given to every single computer on the internet. Like a car license plate, an IP address is a special serial number used for identification.
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/i/f/ip_address.htm
3. Given our school website's URL is http://www.mcauley.nsw.edu.au, what is our domain
name and what protocol do you need to use to access the site?
domain name - mcauley.nsw.edu.au
protocol - http - Hypertext Transfer (or
Transport) Protocol, the data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web.domain name - mcauley.nsw.edu.au
4. In the context of an IP address, what is an octet?
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Smart Phone Tour Evaluation
1.
Technology used in creating the smart
phone tour. List all hardware and software needed to implement the project.
Briefly outline how each technology was used.
HARDWARE
Camera – to take photos
Mobile phone – to access the QR reader app
Computer – to create and edit WebPages
Colour printer – to print out posters
Router & internet connection – to be able to create
& edit the websites & to make QR codes
Local Area Network (LAN) –
USB – To transfer images & audio
SOFTWARE
File transfer application
Image software – resize and edit the images (cropping and adding
arrows)
QR stuff website – to generate QR codes
QR reader application – to be able to
Google Docs – online collaboration tool for planning
Google Sites – hosting the websites
Voice recorder -
2.
Constraints and considerations. To make
the tour a hassle free and pleasurable experience for parents, what did we need
to consider when designing the tour; think of speed, usability and cost.
Lack of TIME
Internet connection speed
Needed to create a good user experience – load in around 10
seconds.
Small/compressed file format – JPEG – limit the resolution –
400 x 350
Free QR reader
Free hosting service – Google sited
3.
Your role(s) in the group.
I created 3 websites, but only finished one due to a lack of
time & other commitments.
I also created 5 QR codes.
Internet connectivity – work on the project at another time
Users did not have to QR reader on their phones –
instructions & assistance
500 photos to organise – sorted into folders
Collaboration & status of each website – Shared document
to organise
Lack of time – edit permission given to teachers so that
last minute changes could be made
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Key Terms
- Define the term - Protocol
2. What are the following protocols
used for?
TCP/IP - The Internet Protocol Suite is the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks
http - Hypertext Transfer (or Transport) Protocol, the data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web.
smtp - Simple mail transfer protocol, a data transmission format used to send and receive e-mail
pop - For wireless, POPs generally refers to the number of people in a specific area where wireless services are available (the population).
FTP - File transfer protocol, a standard for the exchange of program and data files across a network
- What does GUI stand for? What was used before GUI?
Graphical user interface
4. There are two methods of data
transmission – serial and parallel. Explain the difference between them.
5.Define the term “URL”. Explain
the components that make up the url.
Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web page.
A scheme. The scheme identifies the protocol to be used to access the resource on the Internet. It can be HTTP (without SSL) or HTTPS (with SSL).
A host. The host name identifies the host that holds the resource. For example, www.example.com. A server provides services in the name of the host, but there is not a one-to-one mapping between hosts and servers. Host names explains more about host names.
Host names can also be followed by a port number. Port numbers explains more about these. Well-known port numbers for a service are normally omitted from the URL. Most servers use the well-known port numbers for HTTP and HTTPS , so most HTTP URLs omit the port number.
A path. The path identifies the specific resource within the host that the Web client wants to access. For example, /software/htp/cics/index.html.
A query string. If a query string is used, it follows the path component, and provides a string of information that the resource can use for some purpose (for example, as parameters for a search or as data to be processed). The query string is usually a string of name and value pairs, for example, q=bluebird.
6.In the context of data
transmission, what is “error detection”?
7.Why would error detection be
important for the internet
8.Name and explain one common
method of error detection.
9.What is HTML and explain why it
is important
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Hypertext Markup Language is a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages
How Did The Internet Originate?
- How did the internet originate?
- Who were the people most responsible for creating it?
french- cyclades, US Millitary
- What system immediately preceded the internet?
What was its purpose?
- What is an IP packet? What is it comprised of?
packet of data contains an ip address of the recipient
- What does TCP stand for? How does TCP deal with lost IP packets
transmission control protocol - make sure that the packets are sent to the right place
- Why do computer people like everything in letters?
makes everything shorter
PROTOCOL - an agreed way of doing something
mainframe
ARPANET began in 1966
TCP transmission control protocol - breaks up files into packets to send
TCP-IP
transmission contril protocol - internet protocol - relates to the adress of every computer on the internet
ARPANET began in 1966
TCP transmission control protocol - breaks up files into packets to send
TCP-IP
transmission contril protocol - internet protocol - relates to the adress of every computer on the internet
How DNS works
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