40 Points Due date: October 12. Ends October 26.
Reading:
In this assignment you will:
Log in to Etudes and click the link for Tasks, Tests and Surveys. Click Task 6 and begin the assignment. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the assignment and quiz. Once you click Finish there is no way to go back and change it. If you realize you have made an error you need to email me about it. You may complete the parts of the assignment in any order. You can enter and exit as you wish.
Part 1: Study Questions 25 points
Start a new Word document called Task6 and answer the following questions.
1. (3 points) You're thinking of setting up a home wireless network. Shop on the Internet for the items listed below. For each, give a URL that points to a description of the item, the manufacturer, model, and price.
a. Wireless router
b. Wireless network card for desktop computer
c. Wireless network printer
2. (2 points) Choose between the wired and wireless options for your home. Describe which one would work best for you and why. Discuss the way your living space is set up, the costs, security issues, if you are a gamer, etc.
3. (3 points) Cable companies offer high-speed Internet that is faster than the phone company. But the phone company is fighting back with something that is much faster than cable. Go to www.google.com. Click the News link at the top of the page. Search for FIOS.
a. What is FIOS?
b. Why is it better than cable?
c. What can it do for High Definition TV?
4. (2 points) Harbor College has wireless access points for students in the Library, Cafeteria and the Associated Students above the bookstore. Shop on the Internet for a new notebook computer you could use on campus to connect to this network. Give the URL, manufacturer, price and features (processor, hard drive size, memory size, screen size).
5. (2 points) A new law just took effect in July 2008 requiring you to be hands-free if you want to use a cell phone while driving. Shop online for a Bluetooth device that will work with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to let you drive and talk. Give the URL, price, manufacturer of the Bluetooth device and it's features.
6. (2 points) Bluetooth is taking off. Many PC peripheral devices now use Bluetooth EDR, the latest Bluetooth standard. Do an Internet search for Bluetooth EDR. List three devices that are available.
7. (2 points) AT&T offers Wi-Fi for Internet access as part of some of it's DSL plans. Go to http://attwifi.know-where.com/attwifi and find a location near you where you can access the Internet.
a. What is the location?
b. What does it mean if it is a Premium roaming location?
8. (5 points) Go to http://whatismyipaddress.com/ .
a. What is your current IP address?
b. Look at the information on the page. How does the web site know your physical location?
c. What can you use to hide your IP address?
d. What are the risks of hiding your IP address?
e. What is a dynamic IP address and why are they used? (see textbook p. 306 and web page)
9. (3 points) Cox cable serves San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Orange, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach. Time Warner serves most of the other South Bay areas. Go to http://www.timewarnercable.com/SoCal/ or http://www.cox.com/ocpv/.
a. Which company's web site did you visit?
b. Describe a pricing plan for cable Internet.
c. Describe a pricing plan for digital phone service (can be combined with cable Internet).
d. You just purchased an HDTV. How much will it cost to get digital phone, Internet and HDTV (more than just the local channels)?
10. What are two myths about the Internet?
Businesses, hotels, airports and entire cities are increasingly offering wireless Internet access for their customers. Do an Internet search to find a place that offers wireless Internet (not phone companies or colleges).
Go to the Task 6 Wireless Internet Discussion. Look at the posts to make sure you have located a unique place that no one has mentioned yet. Start a New Topic.
(1 point) In your Subject line, put the name of the place that provides the hotspot.
(3 points) In the body of the message, describe what kind of business it is and where it is located. If there is a charge for the access, say how much it costs. If it is free, does it display advertising?
(1 point) Copy and paste the URL where you got the information.
Part 3: Quiz 10 points
Answer 10 randomly selected multiple choice questions from Chapter 7 and the first part of Chapter 8.