Emily & Daniel
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1. Central Processing Unit (CPU) or Processor: This is the brain or nucleus of the computer. Its job is to carry out commands as all instructions are sent to it. Two popular companies that manufacture this product are Intel and AMD. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/7
2. Motherboard or Mainboard: The motherboard is the main circuit or mitochondria of the computer. It holds and stores the CPU, memory, connectors for the hard drive, expansion cards, and connections to your computer's port. Two common companies that manufacture the mainboard are Intel and Asus. http://www.wlivenews.com/top-5-best-motherboard-manufacturing-companies-brands-in-india.html
3. Power Supply Unit: This part of the computer converts the energy going from the wall into the computer through cables. Two companies this product are Delta and C-Young. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-psu-brands,3762-5.html
4. RAM (Random Access Memory): RAM is your system's short-term memory. It is when your computer performs calculations and temporarily stores the data until you need it. A company that produces this product is Nanya. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/270088-30-companies-produce
5. Hard Drive: The hard drive on your computer is where the software is installed and also where your documents and other files are stored. The hard drive is long-term storage so your information will always be saved. A couple companies that manufacture hard drives are Samsung and Toshiba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_hardware_manufacturers
6. Video Card: The video card is responsible for what you see on the monitor. Nearly all computers contain GPU’s built inside the motherboard, so if you want a more detailed graphic, you can add a faster video card to one of the expansion slots. Two companies that manufacture video cards are Asus and MSI. http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-video-card-manufacturers/computer-hardware?var=4&utm_expid=16418821-179.vk2gM_coRrOMcxn9T2riGQ.3&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.ca%2F
7. Sound Card: This card is responsible for what you hear in the speakers or headphones. The sound card allows for a higher-quality sound. A company that manufactures sound cards is Turtle Beach. http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-sound-card-manufacturers/computer-hardware
8. Network Card: This card allows you to connect over a network and access the internet. An ethernet cable is needed to connect your network card to your device. This device is responsible for wifi and mobile data as well. A few companies that manufacture network card include ARGtek Communication Inc, Justec International Technology, Appro, and many more. http://www.manufacturers.com.tw/telecom/network-interface-card.html
Wednesday 23 March 2016
Wednesday 16 March 2016
Tuesday 15 March 2016
Journal Entry #8: Digital Law
What I found most surprising about this unit was seeing all the things that are available for people who need help even for those that want to keep it private. It is very impressive but a lot of people are still trying to get through hard times by themselves. I found it difficult to find some of the answers to the questions in the copyright and copy-wrong assignment. It was difficult because there was a lot of information to be found. I think the copyright manual is very helpful for students that are unsure of the copyright issues because it has a lot of useful information and it is very easy to understand. NeedHelpNow.com is a very useful website for people looking for help with cyber bullying because it also has a lot of information that is put so readers can understand it all. Also, it makes it easy to find the information you're looking for because they use a lot of labels. I think the biggest issue for young people and copyright is that sometimes we don't know we're doing it and we don't think of it as serious as it actually is. I think the biggest issue for young people and digital cyberbullying is all the people it's affecting and the increasing amount of people that are doing it to innocent people. They don't understand how much it can affect the other person.
Assignment #2: CyberBullying (and Privacy)
1. One way someone can violate another persons privacy is non-consensual distribution of an intimate image. Another way to violate a persons privacy is voyeurism (secretly taking pictures or recording a person without them knowing).
2. A law in Canada that would be considered an unlawful act is illegal pictures and videos. An example of this would be child pornography. Another law would be acts that would make others feel unsafe. An example of this would be blackmailing.
3. Three ways you can report potential crimes are calling the police, going to the website Cybertip.ca, or contacts the kids help phone for their guidance.
4. "Dealing with peers" shows how you can regain control of your situation. One of the best things to do when you are being harassed on the internet or in person is to not respond to them. This makes them feel like they aren't getting to you and it may turn them off to bullying you. Another section is "helping a friend". Things that you may notice different about your friend could be he cause of cyber bullying. Some examples of what they may say are; messages that indicate a feeling of hopelessness or being all alone, frequent use of negative emoticons or hashtags, or also if they are pulling away from events they usually enjoy.
5. One thing I found interesting about one of the videos was the different stages a young girl had from being bullied and in the pictures, she was all alone but when she was getting better, you could see pictures with her and her friends which makes me feel like she is back to herself again.
6. One way I could help the #ChangeTheStory campaign would be sharing it with my friends on Facebook so they can see it and possibly help some people going through bad situations.
2. A law in Canada that would be considered an unlawful act is illegal pictures and videos. An example of this would be child pornography. Another law would be acts that would make others feel unsafe. An example of this would be blackmailing.
3. Three ways you can report potential crimes are calling the police, going to the website Cybertip.ca, or contacts the kids help phone for their guidance.
4. "Dealing with peers" shows how you can regain control of your situation. One of the best things to do when you are being harassed on the internet or in person is to not respond to them. This makes them feel like they aren't getting to you and it may turn them off to bullying you. Another section is "helping a friend". Things that you may notice different about your friend could be he cause of cyber bullying. Some examples of what they may say are; messages that indicate a feeling of hopelessness or being all alone, frequent use of negative emoticons or hashtags, or also if they are pulling away from events they usually enjoy.
5. One thing I found interesting about one of the videos was the different stages a young girl had from being bullied and in the pictures, she was all alone but when she was getting better, you could see pictures with her and her friends which makes me feel like she is back to herself again.
6. One way I could help the #ChangeTheStory campaign would be sharing it with my friends on Facebook so they can see it and possibly help some people going through bad situations.
Monday 14 March 2016
Assignment #1: Copyright and Copy-wrong
1. Fair Dealings works for the purposes of research, private study, criticism, review, news reporting, education, satire, and parody.
2. Up to 10% of someone work can be copied unfair dealings.
3. It is prohibited to share multiple short experts with the same copyright because you're only allowed 10%
4. Any fee can be charged by the educational institution for communicating or copying a short excerpt from a copyright-protected work must be intended to cover only the costs of the institution, including overhead costs.
5. A teacher can copy (or take any other necessary action) in order to display a work protected by copyright. This permits the use of whiteboards and similar tools, overhead projection using a device such as an LCD screen, overhead, opaque, or slide projector, provided the work is used for the purpose of education and training and is not already commercially available in a medium that is appropriate for this purpose.
6. Yes, teachers in Canada may copy, translate, communicate electronically, show, or play any copyright-protected work for a test or examination, provided the work is not already commercially available in an appropriate medium for the purpose of a test or examination.
7. Yes, you can play sound recordings and turn on televisions and radios in the classroom, subject to all of the following conditions: it must take place on the premises of an educational institution, it must be for educational or training purposes. It must not be for profit, it must take place before an audience consisting primarily of students of the educational institution, persons acting under its authority, or any person who is directly responsible for setting a curriculum for the educational institution. Also, it must not involve a “motive of gain.
8. Yes, students are allowed to preform a play or play music that is copyrighted.
9. No, schools cannot legally play music at their own dances and sporting events without getting permission from SOCAN.
10. The factors to consider when determining whether music use requires permission include: did the music use occur during school hours? Will the student be graded on the activity involving the music use? Does the music use involve a demonstration by a student or teacher for other students, teachers, assessors, or parents? Is it reasonable to consider the music use to be for educational purposes? The phrase “educational purposes” is not defined in the Copyright Act but can be described as an activity that is planned and where the objective is for students to meet one or more subject or program outcomes. Was the music used on school premises? If admission was controlled, was it free? Was the music use for a non-profit purpose?
11. The Copyright Act contains a users’ right permitting anyone, not just students and teachers, to use copyright-protected works to create new works. This users’ right is referred to in the Copyright Act as “non-commercial user-generated content.”
12. The Copyright Act permits showing an audiovisual work such as a DVD or video as long as the work is not an infringing copy or the person responsible for the showing has no reasonable grounds to believe it is an infringing copy.
13. No, teachers cannot copy an audiovisual work at home and then show it in the classroom. Teachers can, however, show a legally obtained copy in the classroom. A legally obtained copy includes a copy purchased or rented from a retail store, a copy borrowed from the library, a copy borrowed from a friend, and a YouTube video.
14. Owners of legal copies of computer programs may make a single reproduction of these programs in only two situations: An owner of a legitimate copy of a computer program may make one backup copy of that program. The person must be able to prove that the backup copy is erased as soon as he or she ceases to be the owner of the copy of the computer program from which the backup was made. You are also allowed when an owner of a legitimate copy of a computer program may also make a single copy of that program by adapting, modifying, or converting the computer program or translating it into another computer language, provided that: (i) the reproduction is essential for the compatibility of the program with a particular computer; (ii) the reproduction is solely for the person’s own use; and (iii) the copy is erased when the person ceases to be the owner of the copy of the program from which the copy was made.
15. Yes. Educational institutions, teachers, and students may save, download, and share publicly available Internet materials, as well as use that material in the classroom and communicate it to students or others within their education circle.
16. Yes. Any original work created by a student is protected.
17. Peterson, E. (2016). Demystifying Copyright: Cat Days With Daniel. Renous: Canadian Publishing Association.
2. Up to 10% of someone work can be copied unfair dealings.
3. It is prohibited to share multiple short experts with the same copyright because you're only allowed 10%
4. Any fee can be charged by the educational institution for communicating or copying a short excerpt from a copyright-protected work must be intended to cover only the costs of the institution, including overhead costs.
5. A teacher can copy (or take any other necessary action) in order to display a work protected by copyright. This permits the use of whiteboards and similar tools, overhead projection using a device such as an LCD screen, overhead, opaque, or slide projector, provided the work is used for the purpose of education and training and is not already commercially available in a medium that is appropriate for this purpose.
6. Yes, teachers in Canada may copy, translate, communicate electronically, show, or play any copyright-protected work for a test or examination, provided the work is not already commercially available in an appropriate medium for the purpose of a test or examination.
7. Yes, you can play sound recordings and turn on televisions and radios in the classroom, subject to all of the following conditions: it must take place on the premises of an educational institution, it must be for educational or training purposes. It must not be for profit, it must take place before an audience consisting primarily of students of the educational institution, persons acting under its authority, or any person who is directly responsible for setting a curriculum for the educational institution. Also, it must not involve a “motive of gain.
8. Yes, students are allowed to preform a play or play music that is copyrighted.
9. No, schools cannot legally play music at their own dances and sporting events without getting permission from SOCAN.
10. The factors to consider when determining whether music use requires permission include: did the music use occur during school hours? Will the student be graded on the activity involving the music use? Does the music use involve a demonstration by a student or teacher for other students, teachers, assessors, or parents? Is it reasonable to consider the music use to be for educational purposes? The phrase “educational purposes” is not defined in the Copyright Act but can be described as an activity that is planned and where the objective is for students to meet one or more subject or program outcomes. Was the music used on school premises? If admission was controlled, was it free? Was the music use for a non-profit purpose?
11. The Copyright Act contains a users’ right permitting anyone, not just students and teachers, to use copyright-protected works to create new works. This users’ right is referred to in the Copyright Act as “non-commercial user-generated content.”
12. The Copyright Act permits showing an audiovisual work such as a DVD or video as long as the work is not an infringing copy or the person responsible for the showing has no reasonable grounds to believe it is an infringing copy.
13. No, teachers cannot copy an audiovisual work at home and then show it in the classroom. Teachers can, however, show a legally obtained copy in the classroom. A legally obtained copy includes a copy purchased or rented from a retail store, a copy borrowed from the library, a copy borrowed from a friend, and a YouTube video.
14. Owners of legal copies of computer programs may make a single reproduction of these programs in only two situations: An owner of a legitimate copy of a computer program may make one backup copy of that program. The person must be able to prove that the backup copy is erased as soon as he or she ceases to be the owner of the copy of the computer program from which the backup was made. You are also allowed when an owner of a legitimate copy of a computer program may also make a single copy of that program by adapting, modifying, or converting the computer program or translating it into another computer language, provided that: (i) the reproduction is essential for the compatibility of the program with a particular computer; (ii) the reproduction is solely for the person’s own use; and (iii) the copy is erased when the person ceases to be the owner of the copy of the program from which the copy was made.
15. Yes. Educational institutions, teachers, and students may save, download, and share publicly available Internet materials, as well as use that material in the classroom and communicate it to students or others within their education circle.
16. Yes. Any original work created by a student is protected.
17. Peterson, E. (2016). Demystifying Copyright: Cat Days With Daniel. Renous: Canadian Publishing Association.
Tuesday 1 March 2016
Journal #7: Digital Access
What I found most surprising about this unit was that small communities are getting more of an advantage to high-speed internet than very populated cities are getting. I found it difficult to think of three positive and negative things for the situations we were given. I think I found it difficult because the positive and negative things I was thinking of were similar to each other. I do think everyone should have fast, reliable internet because it is very frustrating if you don't have it and the companies would get a lot of complaints. No place deserves faster internet. I am never nervous about my privacy online when I share something because I feel like I can trust the internet and I know the thing I am sharing is trust worthy. I think I could prevent my privacy being invaded online by showing as little information about myself as possible. I don't think I will be haunted by anything I post because I am very careful with what I post. What I think is the biggest issue for young people with digital access and privacy is that they will post things they will regret in the future and it could possibly hurt their possibilities for future jobs.
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