Due October 11. Ends October 18.
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 23 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?
4. (2 points) Harbor College has wireless access points for students in the Library, Cafeteria, Associated Students and the new buildings. 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 wireless personal area network (WPAN) is used for communication among computer devices, phones and PDAs close to one's person. Search the Internet for WPAN and list three network technologies that make WPAN possible.
6. (2 points) If cable or DSL are not available, satellite is an option for broadband Internet access.
a. What hardware do you need to install on your home?
b. Search for a satellite Internet provider. Give the name, URL and monthly cost for the service.
7. (3 points) Go to http://whatismyipaddress.com/ .
a. Look at the information on the page. How does the web site know your physical location?
b. What can you use to hide your IP address and what are the risks of doing that?
c. What is a dynamic IP address and why are they used? (see textbook p. 306 and web page)
8. (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.
d. You just purchased an HDTV. How much will it cost to get a bundle of digital phone, Internet and HDTV?
9. (3 points) Businesses, hotels, airports and entire cities are increasingly offering wireless Internet access for their customers. Do an Internet search to find a specific Southern California location that offers wireless Internet (not phone companies or colleges).
a. What kind of business is it and where it is located?
b. Copy and paste the URL where you got the information.
Go to http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/ or use another search site and locate a blog that you are interested in. Choose one that has not been posted about by another student.
(1 point) In your Subject line, put the name of blog.
(3 points) In the body of the message, describe who the blog is published by, what the blog is about and what the entries are like. Provide the URL of the blog.
(1 point) Check out the blog another student posted about. Reply with your opinion of the blog.
Part 3: Quiz 12 points
Answer multiple choice questions from Chapter 7 and the first part of Chapter 8.