How do search engines rank the stuff they find on the internet
They rank the web pages by the word/words you type in. The page with that word or phrase in it the most and with the most links to that page about the same subject will show up first.
Who, or what, makes one page (that you might get in your search results) more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results?
The search engine will put the pages that have the most relevant information in regards to what you are searching for. Thus making it more useful to you.
What are some of your favourite search engines? why do you like one more than others?
I like google because its more accurate and has more information than others that i have used, (ninemsn). I also like to type what I'm looking for straight into the address bar at the top of the screen with .com on the end of it, this seems to get me to where i want to go fast.
Tute 4 Questions
1. Who was the creator of the infamous "lovebug" computer virus?
Onel de Guzman, 24, a computer school student, This is off a credible news web page. CNN http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html
2. Who invented the paper clip?
Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor, invented the paperclip in 1899.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/287063 There were many answers on this page with the same information.
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
It takes its name from the Ebola River in northern Congo (Zaire), where it first emerged in 1976. Its from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. http://www.answers.com/topic/ebola?cat=health
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
Chile, it was 9.5 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/10_largest_world.php , Its information is from the USGS national earthquake centre
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
1 Terabyte = 1073741824 Kilobytes
http://www.calculateme.com/ComputerStorage/index.htm ,Its a calculating web site
6. Who is the creator of email?
Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email in 1972. http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html It has alot of information on email and the Internet.
7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
its an e-mail worm which is a virus and has infected close to 10 million PCs http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/the_storm_worm_maelstrom_or_te.html?nav=rss_blog its from a newspaper.
8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly, what is the most efficient way?
Contact him through this web site via e-mail . http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/page3.asp Its a government site.
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
Stephen plays keyboard for Brisbane punk band, the Black Assassins, http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/staff/stockwell.htm Its a university web page.
10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words?
Web 2.0 is the Internet these days were you can interact with the web pages and click on certain objects and buy things online. Its the new version of the web to what it was 10 years ago were we just read the information and that was all.
Onel de Guzman, 24, a computer school student, This is off a credible news web page. CNN http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/06/29/philippines.lovebug.02/index.html
2. Who invented the paper clip?
Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor, invented the paperclip in 1899.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/287063 There were many answers on this page with the same information.
3. How did the Ebola virus get its name?
It takes its name from the Ebola River in northern Congo (Zaire), where it first emerged in 1976. Its from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. http://www.answers.com/topic/ebola?cat=health
4. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
Chile, it was 9.5 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/10_largest_world.php , Its information is from the USGS national earthquake centre
5. In computer memory/storage terms, how many kilobytes in a terabyte?
1 Terabyte = 1073741824 Kilobytes
http://www.calculateme.com/ComputerStorage/index.htm ,Its a calculating web site
6. Who is the creator of email?
Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email in 1972. http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html It has alot of information on email and the Internet.
7. What is the storm worm, and how many computers are infected by it?
its an e-mail worm which is a virus and has infected close to 10 million PCs http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/the_storm_worm_maelstrom_or_te.html?nav=rss_blog its from a newspaper.
8. If you wanted to contact the prime minister of australia directly, what is the most efficient way?
Contact him through this web site via e-mail . http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/page3.asp Its a government site.
9. Which Brisbane-based punk band is Stephen Stockwell (Head of the School of Arts) a member of?
Stephen plays keyboard for Brisbane punk band, the Black Assassins, http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/staff/stockwell.htm Its a university web page.
10. What does the term "Web 2.0" mean in your own words?
Web 2.0 is the Internet these days were you can interact with the web pages and click on certain objects and buy things online. Its the new version of the web to what it was 10 years ago were we just read the information and that was all.
Using new communication technologies
With this country being very large and mobiles not getting coverage everywhere there is other options that i use to communicate. One that i use most would be facebook. This is not by my choice but its what all my friends use and i must use this to stay in touch with them. I get random invites from old school friends and having moved away, catching up with them would not of happened if it weren't for facebook. I compete in fantasy nrl and afl dream teams against family and we chat in the forum of that site to keep in touch....... and to brag when we win! I don't mind using these technologies as its an easier way to talk. I'll always use old comunications but i believe that there is room for new ones.
Intro
Hi there, my name is Nathan this is my blog for my class New communication technologies.
This is my first blog ever done......... hmmmm well this will just be all about my work on this course, and some things about me. Im from Mebourne, just moved up to the Gold Coast. I like many sports but most of all i like learninig the art of Muay Thai (which is a form of kickboxing), i also enjoy Gridiron and basketball. Well thats enough about me now...... enjoy the rest of my blogs that i'll be posting at a later date!
This is my first blog ever done......... hmmmm well this will just be all about my work on this course, and some things about me. Im from Mebourne, just moved up to the Gold Coast. I like many sports but most of all i like learninig the art of Muay Thai (which is a form of kickboxing), i also enjoy Gridiron and basketball. Well thats enough about me now...... enjoy the rest of my blogs that i'll be posting at a later date!
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