Friday, October 5, 2007

Anology

ANALOGY/WORD QUIZ/WPM
PARCHEESI : GAME :: jazz : _____
3. music

WORD
acme-the highest point; summit; peak: The empire was at the acme of its power.

You would probably say that the acme of Benji's career was when he

3. became a movie and television star.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Anlology Day 4

ANALOGY/WORD
TOE : FOOT :: roof : _____

2. house


feral-existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.

Because our little Puss-Puss is a feral cat, she can seem

1. wild as a tiger.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Wednesday Online Activity

1) Name four of the more commonly used search engines.
Mailing lists, USENET, News, and Netiquette.

2) When you post a message, where does the message go?
To a large forum.

3) How do you get a response to your newsgroup posting?
Someone posts to your newsgroup.

4) How do newsgroups use the Internet?
They will post and email.

Tuesday Online Activity

1) What does a search engine locate for you?
The databases of whatever your are looking for.

2) What do you input to the search engine to get search results?
You input your question or whatever it is that you are looking for.

3) If, for example, you use a single keyword and your search results brings back over 1,000 results, what is one of the easiest ways to focus your search results?
To make your search more specific.

4) Explain what a “spider” does for a search engine.
It goes around and looks for what you are looking for.

5) Name four of the more commonly used search engines.
Google
Yahoo
Ask
Gigablast

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Anology Warm Up October 2

WHAT WORD COMPLETES THE ANALOGY
SNEAKY : FORTHRIGHT :: generous : _____

2. stingy

What does it mean?

skulk-to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.

If you decided to skulk through the school, you might look like
1. a spy.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Reading for Monday

1)When Berners-Lee invented hypertext, what did he hope to achieve?
To create the world wide webb for everyone to have access to.

2)What was Berners-Lee's original purpose for creating the World Wide Web?
To get a lot of information.

3)What are two of the common Web protocols developed by Berners-Lee?
HTML and HTTP.

4)What is Berners-Lee's position on protocol and code?
He wants to make it easier for everyone to get information and do other things like that

Self Assesment

Telecommunications Project

Anlogy Day 1

HAIRBRUSH : BRISTLED :: _____ : mythical

3. ancient

Word Quiz
deface
Someone might deface a wall by

1. using spray paint to mess it up.