Week 10

In this week 10 we had the opportunity to start our classes with a mock quiz about the internet which was given in class and had to be done by a group of 2 students. And it was very exciting because it gave us the overview of what we expected to know about the internet, hoping that it will serve us over the time. In this week 10 we had the opportunity to start our classes with a mock quiz about the internet which was given in class and had to be done by a group of 2 students. And it was very exciting because it gave us the overview of what we expected to know about the internet, hoping that it will serve us over the time.

 Actually, internet as a source of information, the main application that support this role are browsers, World Wide Web, search engines and Wiki software.

 The browsers like
The Internet as source of information medium was the new topic that we have learned this new week. I mean in week 10, we were introduced to Microsoft Excel, and how to operate this software correctly and to apply in our daily life. However, we are supposed to study the topic that internet as source of information medium. According to the slide displayed during the lecturer by Mr. Azzamudin and what he had introduced to us, I should get the knowledge of what and how Internet applications support my need in finding information and doing research. Besides what been taught and mentioned in class, there are still many things for me to explore on the Internet to get any information that I want.
 As ethical and descent user, I can choose wisely what information that is meant or not meant for me.

 Actually, internet as a source of information, the main application that support this role are browsers, World Wide Web, search engines and Wiki software.

 The browsers like Internet explorer and Mozilla Firefox which are used to access to the web.  

 As ethical and descent user, I can choose wisely what information that is meant or not meant for me.

We were also introduced to some features of the internet like the Search Engines such as:

• Google (www.google.com)
• Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)
• AltaVista (www.altavista.com)
• Lycos (www.lycos.com)

Moreover, Internet is also a medium of information. we went through it one by one.

we also learned about the main  applications on the internet that support this role:-

E-mail

Chat rooms (Instant Messaging – IM)

Telnet and FTP

Internet forums

Audio-video communication tools (Skype, YM, VRVS)

Pod casts

The last idea would Chat Room / Instant Messaging (IM)

Now, I am able to understand that Internet tools and applications to obtain information, and there are variety of internet tools and services to support their teaching learning activities as well as for daily uses.

 THANK YOU!!!