Showing posts with label Topics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Topics. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Cloud


What I know about the topic before doing any research:
I don't know anything about the topic and decided to research it precisely for that fact, since I want to learn about something I wasn't familiar with. 

Questions I have before researching: 
-What is this program or software or website about?
-What can I do with this program?
-How can it be applied to my personal and school life?
-Is it a useful and trustworthy resource?

Links to useful information:

Things I learned about this topic:
-Operates only in Germany, The Nordics and the UK
-Works for both businesses and WiFi users
-Became part of the BSkyB Group in 2011
-Working on providing city outdoor networks
-Hotspots are offered free of charge to Sky Broadband Unlimited, Sky Fibre Unlimited and Sky Connect customers
-Improve user experiences with mobile and on the go electronics

Connection to my life:
I wouldn't say it directly influences my life, for it is a service offered in another continent and to customers of something I am not part of. But it is a good idea on improving the way we use Internet on the go and improving wireless connections.

Questions I still have:
Is it going to be applied in Colombia or any country in the Americas, specifically South America?
Is it really a good service or is it just something to gain more costumers?

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Digital Nation

- I agree with the video, when it mentions how people are always on some type of electronic device no matter where they are. Everywhere you go, people are always on their phones or their computers, doing more than one thing at once, maybe even more than three things at once.

- I agree when they mention that people think that they are good multitaskers, because they are doing 5 or 6 things in the computer at once, but what I think, and I can say this from personal experience, is that if you are doing a lot of things at once, then it is extremely hard to concentrate properly on one of them.

- I disagree when the man in the video says how the amount of brain activity used while reading doesn't do it justice, but I think that when one reads, we are supposed to be calm and don't stress ourselves over something, concentrate only in one thing and what you are reading instead of several things.

- I agree with the method used in korean schools, where they teach children at a young age how to use a computer properly and how to use it in an appropiate method, where are they going to learn how to use a computer properly if not in school?

- I agree with the idea of signs in the schools where they have sentences on how to use a computer properly, because it reminds students everyday on how to use a computer.

- I disagree with the idea of using computers for every single class, what the teachers are doing is basically giving the students a way to ignore what they are supposed to be doing and giving them a source where they can do anything else.

- I disagree with the idea that just because we have internet nowadays we ignore the real world, just because there are some people that do, doesn't mean that everybody does.

- I disagree with the fact that people are able to get so addicted to something that they can't do anything else without thinking about it, what fun is there in doing the same thing over and over again and not trying new things.

- I disagree with the contests where people stay up to 50 hours playing a game without any food or drink, which causes them to even die. How can someone let another person die because of a obsesion to something that isn't even real.

- I agree with the idea of using a computer, but the idea of spending over 7 hours a day playing something, is just too difficult to wrap your head around.

- I definetly disagree with the idea of quiting your job just to be able to play a fantasy game, why would you ruin your life for something that isn't really worth it?

- I agree with the fact that there are people who use the computer to connect with someone and fill an empty void, but I think that if you want to connect properly with someone then you need to be able to se them face to face.

- I agree with the fact that people nowadays are too involved in technology and denying themselves from real contact with others, everybody is always talking through a phone instead of actually meeting and talking, which restrains them from human interaction.

- I agree that companies shouls have a program in which they can talk to one another, but it is ridiculous that a person can't walk to the office next to theirs and talk instead of sending a message.

- I disagree with the people who live together but they have to talk through a computer, if you live together, then why don't you talk face to face instead of turning on a computer, openning a program and typing a conversation.

- I agree with the idea of talking to people thorugh the internet as it makes everything easier, but from time to time people need to leave the computer and take a walk, maybe even go have dinner in a restaurant instead of having take out.

- I agree with the programs that help people get over traumas, it is a good use of all the technology we have and it changes the life of a person for the better, helps them get over something that affected them in a bad way.

- I disagree with the programs that simulate a combat field, how is a person supposed to know how to act in a situation, when all that they are doing is sitting infront of a computer without the real knowledge of how it would be.

- I agree with the use of programsfor certain things, as they help somebody understands what is happening, but technology isn't appropiate to every single situation.

- Something I really agree with is the use of special machines to help on situations where it would be too dangerous for humans to try helping, it protects the people who are trying to help, but it also solves the situation that needs solving.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Biometric Security


-Topic name
-Correct label (TOPICS)
-What you know about the topic before your research
-What you wonder or questions you have about the topic before researching (at least 2)
-Links to where you found the most useful information (at least 2, NOT Wikipedia, although you can use it to help you)
-Bullet list of things you learned about the topic (at least 5)
-A short summary of how this topic connects/relates to you or your life
-Questions you still have (at least 1)

What do you know about the topic before your research:
I don't know anything about the topic I choose.
Some questions I have about the topic:
 I want to know what it is, what does it do and what do we use it for.
Links where I found the most useful information:
Things I learned about this topic:
- It is the use of physical aspects of a person to identify them.
- When a person uses biometric security, they chose characteristics that don't change over time and are impossible to copy and fabricate.
- Some of the scans used in biometric security are more intrusive than others. 
- Some of the methods are: face recognition, fingerprint identification, retina scan, iris scan, hand geometry and voice analysis. 
- Companies that provide this service are: "Cross Match Technologies", "ZKTeco" and "Aware,  Inc."
How does this topic relate to my life: 
It relates, because I can use it on my day to day life, use it as a security system and to enter my school, since it has started using fingerprint scans as a security method.
Questions I still have:
Is it a good security method, does it actually avoid problems and if so, which one is the best method to use.  

Tuesday, August 21, 2012