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Thursday, March 31, 2011

twitter leson

wasn't here for twitter lesson

Personal

1st term at kings been pretty good looking forward to the holidays going to Queenstown should be pretty good

Sunday, March 27, 2011

security policy

1 position of computer and password. (unauthorized access) Ways to fix problem, A way to stop this is to have an anti virus software on your computer.

2.think about what sites you go to. (internet)
A way to stop this is to not open any links or attachments from people you don't know.

3. attachments (email)
A way to stop this is to not open any links or attachments from people you don't know.

4.its runs a script that sends personal!information!to the hacker and the other one is a virus that causes harm to the system of your computer (virus) You can stop viruses by getting an anti virus software.

5. loose unsaved work, files corrupted. (power) A way to fix this is is to always back up your file so you can always access it

6. Physically safe position in case of natural disaster (natural disaster) A way to prevent this is to keep data high to be safe from flooding.

7. data corruption data inside of file is mixed up so computer cannot read it anymore. (data!corruption)
A way to fix this is to back up folders. 8.opening up access to your machine making it easy to feed in a virus. (peer to peer access) A way to prevent this is to not to go onto file sharing websites.
Kings is keeping its network safe by having blocks on sites so you can not have access to dodgy sites it also makes you have anti virus on your computer to stop viruses getting on your computer it also has a firewall to block viruses downloading from the internet to also provides accounts for personal security.

27 81 notes

locking the door- unauthorized accesses.
locking the work station- to prevent theft.
shutting down the work station- requires login when you start up.

Defining the difference
copyright is the law / agreement someone breaches
piracy is illegal copying.
individual privacy = personal details
organisation Confidentiality includes data used by the company.

Always recommended:
legitimate software
data security to protect privacy
policies for conduct in the workplace (keeps the business covered)

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

difference between system and application software

System software is the code that define what the computer is and how it controls and uses the hardware connected to it. 
The computer that controls your VCR needs software to tell it how to use the display screen and what to do when the buttons are pressed etc.. The software that handles this is known as system software. 
Application software, is written to perform a specific task (or a group of related tasks). "Microsoft Word" for example is Application software. The application being a word processor. and you daddy stroke.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ensuring techniques

Back up techniques- regular and schedule.
Frequency of saving- it must be often the reason for this is in case of power cuts and crashing.
Virus protection facility-must have virus protection on machine to scan and clean computer of viruses.
ups(uninterrupted power supply)- if the voltage suddenly increases protects against power surges, for short term power cuts the battery will keep the system running.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

technologies and events might be a threat to your saved files

1 position of computer and password. (unauthorized access)
2.think about what sites you go to. (internet)
3. attachments (email)
4.its runs a script that sends personal information to the hacker and the other one is a virus that causes harm to the system of your computer (virus)
5. loose unsaved work, files corrupted. (power failure)
6. Got to keep your files physically safe position- high up (natural disaster)
7. data corruption data inside of file is mixed up so computer cannot read it anymore. (data corruption)
8.opening up access to your machine making it easy to feed in a virus. (peer to peer access)

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

2780 Test

Need to work on;
Input storage output and processing table
Spreadsheet software.
Multimedia software.
Environmental conditions.

Monday, February 28, 2011

difference between RAM and ROM

RAM is Random Access Memory. It is a volatile type of memory that needs electricity to flow to retain information. It is the type of memory that computers use to process programs.

ROM is Read Only Memory. Essentially it is a piece of permanently written information stored as memory. There are versions of this memory that can be rewritten.

Envoronment

Space- There should be sufficient space for the user to move around and be comfortable.
Housekeeping- equipment should be kept clean and required maintenance done.
Atmospheric condition- the room should be at a good  temperature and with fresh air  .
Noise- both external ans internal noise should be kept within reasonable levels
lighting- lighting should be sufficient and set up so not to reflect the screen.
Decor- Should be pleasant  and relaxing.
Printer location- away from the user to reduce and smell.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Health and wellbeing

Desk dimensions;
Have a large desk space.

Posture in chair and seating.
Have a chair that supports your body and is the right level.

Hight;
A right hight should get your wrists at 90 degrees.

Feet placement
Should be flat on the floor.

position of monitor
Directly opposite you

keyboard
an ergonomic keyboard and it should be at the same hight as our elbows.
  

Sunday, February 20, 2011

On line gaming

The main aim of the lady on the documentary is that she thought that online games made people feel more confidant and helped to solve problems on these games that she thought could help with the problems of real life

Apps and operating system

The user parses the information to The app, Then the app parses information to the os then the os  parses it on to the printer/ hardware

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

My first post

http://goo.gl/aGjey
This is a Doc that shows how a computer works