Friday 21st of March Week 4

Summary of the Tutorial Week 4- Using the WWW

The task of our lab today was to view 2 specific websites and to discuss their authenticity a partner. In our tutorial the class had to log how these specific websites have attempted to appear authentic and to list 4 clues that gives each site away as a spoof ( i.e. a website designed not to be taken so seriously).

1st Website-http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/

Four clues:

1. This website is valid as it displays specific data that relates to the author/information provider.

2. The URL of this website, is com= commerical organisation, therefore this indicates the website is also valid.

3. The author is supplying real and relaible information. The information verifiable as it is dependable and erorr-free.

4. Lastly the website overall is organised and constructed well

2nd Webiste-http://www.molossia.org/

Four clues:

1. The content of the website is not well-supported neither is the organization and the overall appearance.

2. The appearance of the page is not constructed well, the only feature uniquely related to html is the hyperlinks used within the text.

3. The purpose of this website does not have alot of merit. There is not much on the website to indicate purpose maybe other than educational.

4. The author is not obvioulsy stated, therefore, it could be said that the website is not valid in that way.

The second task of the day was to view a website, http://www.martinlutherking.org/ and before opening the page, we were to log our intial thoughts of the website. My first thoughts on this website was that is would possibly be about the bibliography and the life story of Martin Luther King. I expect to find general information regarding Martin Luther Kings life and his achievements also an educational overview in that case.

After viewing the web page my first impressions were why is there 'new' Rap Lyrics displayed under the illustration of Martin Luther King himself? Secondly after reviewing most of the website, it is valid to say that there is a bias evident in most of the Website and it does not give a balance of information.

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html : here this website is more authentic and provides a specific overview of Martin Luthur King. The organization and the references given also gains to its merit.

Summary of the Lecture

Today in the lecture, we we looked at the internet vs. the web, the historical perspective of the web, defining the WWW, web protocols, web browsers and interface. On the net you find computers where as on the web you find documents, sounds, video's and information. The historical perspective of the web included the developer who was Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. The defination of the WWW is a universe of accessible information stored on computers throughout the world. The information is available through a gigantic network called the Internet.
WWW Protocols included: TCP/IP – Transmission Control, HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol, DNS – Domain Name System, URL – Uniform/Universal Resource Locator, TCP/IP – Transmission Control. A few of the world wide web browsers included the, Internet Explorer, Neoplanet and Firefox.