======================================================= COMPUTER SCIENCE 112 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET/WORLD WIDE WEB Assignment #1 Your Net/Web Use ======================================================= Using your campus Web-based email account, start a draft message, copy and paste all the text in this file into that draft mail message, and then answer the following questions by typing in your answers after the --> arrows. These questions cover lessons one through six and linked reference material. The number in parenthesis before the arrow indicates the percentage toward the content score (60% of your grade) that you will get for your response. In all of your responses, give specific and complete details. Vague or incomplete answers will not receive full credit. TYPE YOUR NAME HERE --> 1. What kind of company would you contact in order to get Internet access, and where is one Web site that contains a large directory or guide to choosing one of these companies? Don't name just one company, for example, AOL or Earthlink, but tell me--what is the general name for this kind of company? COMPANY TYPE (3%)--> DIRECTORY OF THESE COMPANIES (3%)--> 2. Name three different kinds of Internet connections (we talked about this in class, with students giving examples of how they connect to the Internet): YOUR ANSWER (2%)--> 1. (2%)--> 2. (2%)--> 3. 3. Name one software program OTHER THAN Microsoft Internet Explorer that you COULD use to access your Web-based campus email account (Panthermail) and Web sites. You don't have to be using this software, but just identify one that you could (or do) run on your computer. YOUR ANSWER (6%)--> 4. Name one specific way you can prevent the spread of computer viruses. YOUR ANSWER (6%)--> 5. Name one specific way you could reduce the chance that a popup window would appear when you visit a Web site. YOUR ANSWER (6%)--> 6. Does your current email software supports filtering email? If so, describe how you can filter mail using it. If your mail does not support filtering, identify a software program that would support filtering email and how you could use it. YOUR ANSWER (6%)--> 7. Name three different protocols that a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) could start with. YOUR ANSWER (2%)--> 1. (2%)--> 2. (2%)--> 3. 8. Which UW-Milwaukee Compter Lab could you use to access the Internet? (Give a lab room number and building name.) LAB ROOM, BUILDING (6%)--> 9. Which nearby branch of a public library could you use a computer to access the Internet? (Give a library name and street address and city.) LIBRARY NAME, ADDRESS, CITY (6%)--> 10. Which nearby Net cafe could you use to access the Internet and how would you do it? (Give a Net cafe name and street address and city and describe how you would access the Internet there--are there computers there? WiFi access? A phone jack to plug in your modem? Do you need to bring your own computer or WiFi device?) NET CAFE NAME, ADDRESS, CITY (3%)--> HOW YOU ACCESS THE INTERNET THERE (3%)--> END OF Questions NOTE: When you have written out your responses to all the questions, be sure to turn this assignment in before the deadline by using your Web-based mail account to SEND this message with the correct subject line. Don't forget to send this message. Be sure to check for a receipt in your email after you send this message and BEFORE THE DEADLINE--otherwise you may get a 0 on this assignment! If you don't get a receipt, send this message again. Remember--It is not complete until you get your receipt!