Saturday, 17 October 2009
Impact of games players
Computer games are so popular because it is new technology making the games more and more detailed and realistic so the gamers are getting a better gaming experience all the time also making the graphics a lot better makes the games stand out more. Also younger people have free time to play so the new technique of playing games becomes more appealing to younger players. Computer games can and cannot make you more violent, if you do not understand the difference to being violent in life and violence in the game you are more likely to become violent than someone who can easily tell the difference. If you do understand the difference between violence in games and violence in life then you are not going to become more violent. Computer games can make you more isolated because you can become more into games and less into having a social life which means you will spend more time in your house, this is also because some computer games become addictive to the gamers. Networked computer games make you more social because you are communicating and playing with lots of people around the world instead of being on your own playing a game all day.
Pirated entertainment
The advantage of paying a supplier such as Apple for legal music downloads is that you have legally downloaded the music so you have the right to use the music without being accused of illegally downloading music and also this would mean you get the best quality of the music you are downloading. Also downloading from a supplier such as Apple you can trust what you are downloading is the correct thing and does not contain any viruses. The disadvantages of buying a pirated DVD from a market stall is that the DVD quality will be very bad, there might be people moving around and the sound could be bad. The disadvantages of getting a pirated copy of a new Hollywood blockbuster before its UK release is that, the DVD will not be able to work on any UK DVD player, also you are more likely to be caught for copyrighting. The disadvantage of visiting an illicit music download site is that you IP address could be noted by them which they can send you viruses and messages ect and also you IP could get taken from the police if they are monitoring the website and you could get prosecuted for it. Widespread of illicit downloading does discourage the funding of new talent because sales would go down due to illegal downloading, and new talent will not make as much money because of illegal downloading.
Access to original entertainment
Original entertainment has never has been easier to publish, sites like www.youtube.com make it very easy for users to publish entertainment quickly and without much effort so people tend to put up anything they have done because it is so easy to upload. Also sites that have blogs and writing walls make it very easy for users to publish entertainment such as images and write about things that they have done so that others can read it. Furthermore entertainment is easily accessed by users because of how easy it is to publish it now.
Original entertainment is harder to find now though because as it is so easy to upload things everybody is adding new things each day that are different so it is hard to find things now that have no already been uploaded to the internet in one way or another.
Original entertainment is harder to find now though because as it is so easy to upload things everybody is adding new things each day that are different so it is hard to find things now that have no already been uploaded to the internet in one way or another.
Finding reliable, valid information
The websites i just viewed are all hoax websites which means that they contain information that is not true, this could be for a number of reasons, to scam you out of money, give you a virus ect. We can see form them that the information displayed was incorrect and untrue because, the information may have spelling mistakes, limited evidence, photo shopped images, unheard of theory’s or a badly put together website, the information is not kept up to date and has very bad evidence to support there theory’s. The signs that should make us distrust a site is that the site may have incorrect spelling as most sites that are properly used are checked for spelling when somebody writes something, and if it doesn't have very good evidence to support there evidence also things like spam and strange ad's may make you distrust a site because it will send round to everyone and has more chance of containing a virus at the same time.
Monday, 12 October 2009
Evaluate your communications
The communication that I use is different for the different uses i want to use it for, for example I use email to send important files to other email accounts such as sending teachers course work as it is reliable and I can add attachments to it I also use it to send work to myself from school if it is unfinished so i can do it from home. I use SMS and voice communication on my mobile phone to contact people instantly and to socialize as it is easier to communicate this way and things do not get misunderstood. I use IM to socialize with my friends for instantly replies and I also use it to send files such as photos and it is all free so i can stay on it as long as i want to talk without worrying how much it will cost.
I best communication that I use is voice communication because it gives an instant reply rather than having to wait for them to log onto their account to check there emails or check there mobile phone for a text.
I best communication that I use is voice communication because it gives an instant reply rather than having to wait for them to log onto their account to check there emails or check there mobile phone for a text.
when do i use mobile phones
The purposes that I use my mobile phone are. I use it to SMS text friends also to have conversations with friends and family and also I use it for its media for example MP3 player, camera, camcorder.
I use my mobile phone anywhere, I use it at home, when I am out ect. I use whenever I need to contact someone for some information or when I am contacted so this means I do not need to be home or next to people to talk to them or for them to contact me.
The major benefits of me using my mobile phone is that, my mobile phone can be used almost anywhere, my mobile phone can contact any number at anytime I want it to as long as i have battery and signal, my mobile phone does not just contact people but also can be used for entertainment, its extra applications such as alarm clock, calendar ect.
The major disadvantages of using a mobile phone is that it can only be used to contact people if it has some signal strength. Also the mobile phone battery is not a very long lasting battery and needs to be recharged every few days so if this runs out you can no longer use your phone
My mobile phone fulfils its intended purposes of being able to contact people I want it to, being able to use its alarm clocks, calendars ect.
I use my mobile phone anywhere, I use it at home, when I am out ect. I use whenever I need to contact someone for some information or when I am contacted so this means I do not need to be home or next to people to talk to them or for them to contact me.
The major benefits of me using my mobile phone is that, my mobile phone can be used almost anywhere, my mobile phone can contact any number at anytime I want it to as long as i have battery and signal, my mobile phone does not just contact people but also can be used for entertainment, its extra applications such as alarm clock, calendar ect.
The major disadvantages of using a mobile phone is that it can only be used to contact people if it has some signal strength. Also the mobile phone battery is not a very long lasting battery and needs to be recharged every few days so if this runs out you can no longer use your phone
My mobile phone fulfils its intended purposes of being able to contact people I want it to, being able to use its alarm clocks, calendars ect.
when do i use email
The purposes that i use email for;
1.I use email to send important work files to people, also I use email to send important information to contacts that I do not have any other contact information and also to send work to myself if it needs finishing so that i dont have to carry a key round with me all the time.
2.I use email on any computer at home or at college, I use it by logging into an online internet account which then can enable me to send and receive emails.
3.The major benefits of using email is that email is very quick it will get to the contact email address very quickly. Also emails are free of charge to send.
4.The problems/disadvantages of using email is that email can only be used or accessed if you are connected to the internet. Also you can only send a email to someone if you have there email address.
5.Email makes you more productive when you have to send out important information and important files to other accounts as you can send it to alot of people all at once.
6.Email makes you less productive because some people may not reply to the email instantly, where as with voice communication the person is instantly replying so this could keep you waiting for long periods of time.
7.Emails fulfil their purpose by being able to exchange information and files to other people.
1.I use email to send important work files to people, also I use email to send important information to contacts that I do not have any other contact information and also to send work to myself if it needs finishing so that i dont have to carry a key round with me all the time.
2.I use email on any computer at home or at college, I use it by logging into an online internet account which then can enable me to send and receive emails.
3.The major benefits of using email is that email is very quick it will get to the contact email address very quickly. Also emails are free of charge to send.
4.The problems/disadvantages of using email is that email can only be used or accessed if you are connected to the internet. Also you can only send a email to someone if you have there email address.
5.Email makes you more productive when you have to send out important information and important files to other accounts as you can send it to alot of people all at once.
6.Email makes you less productive because some people may not reply to the email instantly, where as with voice communication the person is instantly replying so this could keep you waiting for long periods of time.
7.Emails fulfil their purpose by being able to exchange information and files to other people.
digital communication vs voice communication
Communcating with SMS in text language does have some social downsides compared to have a proper voice conversation, communicating with text language may confuse some people, because they may not understand your text language. Also using SMS it cannot show body langauge to what someone is saying, some body language cannot be read in SMS e.g. sarcasim cannot be as easily read in SMS than it would be in person so things could be taken the wrong way and you could end up upsetting someone quite easily or have them misunderstand you.
There are social downsides in an e-mail for example body language can'not be read, rather in a short conversation body language is easily shown. Also not every person has e-mail account or may not always check their e-mail accounts, so e-mails may not be read or there may not be a reply. this would mean that in some situations voice communication would be better because you could tell the emotions from their voices and then work out how they mean things and understand them better.
There are social downsides in an e-mail for example body language can'not be read, rather in a short conversation body language is easily shown. Also not every person has e-mail account or may not always check their e-mail accounts, so e-mails may not be read or there may not be a reply. this would mean that in some situations voice communication would be better because you could tell the emotions from their voices and then work out how they mean things and understand them better.
Analysing the good old days
1. they could have used word to help them with their presentations and talks that they were doing through meetings, and also to send to other people so that they could see the information without being in the same room and having to talk about it. also they could have used spreadsheets so that they could put the numbers into it and then it would work out all the calculations for them and they would not have to figure it all out and then send it to their secretary to type it out.
word is better than paper systems because it will auto spell check your work and save you having to look through it for mistakes, also it will let you make a table from information without you having to draw one out. and this is better than excel because it will let you write letters as well.
spreadsheets would be better because they will automatically work out sums for you and different calculations, also it will put the data in a easy to read way. this is better than word because it can work with numbers for you and save you time.
secretaries and typists would not be needed as much after these came out because anybody could type it up and would not have to check everything because it has spell checker on it so you will spell everything correctly. also this would mean that they would get paid less and the job is alot easier
new job opportunities would have been opened up for people that could use these programs so that they would enter the data correctly and make sure everything was working the right way so that the numbers would not be worked out wrong.
word is better than paper systems because it will auto spell check your work and save you having to look through it for mistakes, also it will let you make a table from information without you having to draw one out. and this is better than excel because it will let you write letters as well.
spreadsheets would be better because they will automatically work out sums for you and different calculations, also it will put the data in a easy to read way. this is better than word because it can work with numbers for you and save you time.
secretaries and typists would not be needed as much after these came out because anybody could type it up and would not have to check everything because it has spell checker on it so you will spell everything correctly. also this would mean that they would get paid less and the job is alot easier
new job opportunities would have been opened up for people that could use these programs so that they would enter the data correctly and make sure everything was working the right way so that the numbers would not be worked out wrong.
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Ambulance services
some workers have objected to sitting in the place that is most efficient because they are used to sitting in the ambulance centre watchign tv, and eating while they wait for calls to come in and then they will quickly get in the ambulance and drive to where they are needed. and they prefer this from sitting in the ambulance at sites where they aremost likely to get called out to at that time of the day because they cannot do much while they are there and also they will have to work alot more time through the day than what they had previously had to. othee drawbacks of this are that is there is more acciedents at a place that is not normally like it then there will not be as many people left to be able to get there as they would all be waiting at other places for accidents to happen. this will mean that some people may have to wait longer for an ambulance to get there.
the benefits of this are that since some places do have more accidents at different times of the day then the ambulances are ready to help them so if there is a call made to that part then it will only take a few seconds or minutes for the ambulance to get there and can help more people as they will already be there waiting and not have to travel from the station.
the benefits of this are that since some places do have more accidents at different times of the day then the ambulances are ready to help them so if there is a call made to that part then it will only take a few seconds or minutes for the ambulance to get there and can help more people as they will already be there waiting and not have to travel from the station.
Toolman
John could use a PDA to allow him to write down what clients want when he is with them, and also keep track of things that they say. this would stop him having to carry round big folders with information in to tell to customers as he could keep it all on the PDA which would just fit into his pocket. this would make his life alot easier as it would reduce the amount he would need to take with him.
John could use a GPS to guide him to where his clients are, this would mean that he does not get lost on the way to the new clients that he gets and will always be on time. this would help him cause he could be more efficient by getting places on time and then get more people done in one day by not being late, also this would mean he does not need to carry around a big map with him as he would know where to go as the GPS would guide him to the place.
John could use a Laptop to make spreadsheets to make records of what the clients are going to buy and how much it will cost them to buy that amount of items, thing would mean that John would not have to carry around serveral folders with the information in and work it all out himself which would save him time and make more money cause he could get the job done quicker and therefore see more people in one day and earn more money.
John could use a mobile phone to help with GPS as some phones have them included with it, which would save him even taking a GPS with him, also it could write down notes that he would need from the customers. and it could be used as a calculator so he would not need to bring one with him and could just use a phone to make the calculations he needs.
Finally John could use the internet to find out other competitors prices on things to make sure that people will go to him to buy things, also if he was skilled enough he could make or get someone else to make a webpage so that clients could enter what they want and their details on there and then he could just take it too them. this would make it much more time effiecient and get him more money.
Disadvanages of him using all this ICT is that he could mess up one part of it quite easily since he has not used it before so he could either get lost, or enter the wrong things and the clients pay too much/too little for what they are getting and he would not have the proper figures for how much he has and how much that he is making.
Overall through all these points there are more ways that using technology could help John with his work and make him more efficient. but there are ways that which it could also make it worse for him if he is badwith computers or is bad at entering numbers accuratly or working with different machines then it will make him slower at working or possibly be late to clients and also will not have a map so he could not find them.
John could use a GPS to guide him to where his clients are, this would mean that he does not get lost on the way to the new clients that he gets and will always be on time. this would help him cause he could be more efficient by getting places on time and then get more people done in one day by not being late, also this would mean he does not need to carry around a big map with him as he would know where to go as the GPS would guide him to the place.
John could use a Laptop to make spreadsheets to make records of what the clients are going to buy and how much it will cost them to buy that amount of items, thing would mean that John would not have to carry around serveral folders with the information in and work it all out himself which would save him time and make more money cause he could get the job done quicker and therefore see more people in one day and earn more money.
John could use a mobile phone to help with GPS as some phones have them included with it, which would save him even taking a GPS with him, also it could write down notes that he would need from the customers. and it could be used as a calculator so he would not need to bring one with him and could just use a phone to make the calculations he needs.
Finally John could use the internet to find out other competitors prices on things to make sure that people will go to him to buy things, also if he was skilled enough he could make or get someone else to make a webpage so that clients could enter what they want and their details on there and then he could just take it too them. this would make it much more time effiecient and get him more money.
Disadvanages of him using all this ICT is that he could mess up one part of it quite easily since he has not used it before so he could either get lost, or enter the wrong things and the clients pay too much/too little for what they are getting and he would not have the proper figures for how much he has and how much that he is making.
Overall through all these points there are more ways that using technology could help John with his work and make him more efficient. but there are ways that which it could also make it worse for him if he is badwith computers or is bad at entering numbers accuratly or working with different machines then it will make him slower at working or possibly be late to clients and also will not have a map so he could not find them.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Activity 13
Barclays –this online bank lets you do most of the things that you can do by going down to the branch, this includes checking how much money you have in your account/accounts, setting up a standing order, seeing what sort of accounts that you can get, entering for a loan, and seeing what type of insurance you can get from them. the downside is that you still have to go down to the branch to put money into your acocunt.
HSBC- this online bank allows you to see all of your acocunt information like how much money you have and what account type you are on. also from the website it will let you see a list of investments that you could invest in and also see how they are doing. also it will let you see your business's details if you have a business acount with them. also you can make bill payments, manage direct debits and also set up standing orders.
the purposes of online banking is to save time and effort with your bank so you can do alot from home without having to go down to the bank as sometimes it will seem really complicated. but online it is designed to be as simple as possible so that anybody can do things easily with no hassle.
The target audience is anybody who has a bank account and the major advantages are that you can nearly do anything that you can at a bank from home.
In the future of online banking they could improve by having increased security. instead of having strong passwords they should have randomly generated password tockens. this would make the online banking more secure so that less people would be able to get into your account.
HSBC- this online bank allows you to see all of your acocunt information like how much money you have and what account type you are on. also from the website it will let you see a list of investments that you could invest in and also see how they are doing. also it will let you see your business's details if you have a business acount with them. also you can make bill payments, manage direct debits and also set up standing orders.
the purposes of online banking is to save time and effort with your bank so you can do alot from home without having to go down to the bank as sometimes it will seem really complicated. but online it is designed to be as simple as possible so that anybody can do things easily with no hassle.
The target audience is anybody who has a bank account and the major advantages are that you can nearly do anything that you can at a bank from home.
In the future of online banking they could improve by having increased security. instead of having strong passwords they should have randomly generated password tockens. this would make the online banking more secure so that less people would be able to get into your account.
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