Due October 18. Late deadline October 25
Reading:
In this assignment you will:
Log in to Etudes and click the link for Tasks, Tests and Surveys. Click Task 7 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 (15 points)
Start a new Word document called Task7. Answer the questions below. Number your answers carefully.
1. (4 points) The Boolean operators AND OR NOT can be used in keyword Internet searches.
a. In a Google web search, type the following: Ponzi AND Stanford AND Antigua
About how many total results were there?b. Now try this search: Ponzi OR Stanford OR Antigua
Now about how many results were there?c. Why does OR produce different results from AND?
d. Now modify the search add a minus sign directly before the word Stanford: Ponzi -Stanford AND Antigua
What did the minus sign do? If you can't tell by looking at the results, go to Google's search help.
2. (4 points) In a Google web search, enter the following search phrase: natural gas car
a. About how many total results were there?
b. Modify the search phrase to put a tilda ~ directly in front of the word car. A tilda says to match synonyms. About how many total results were there now?
c. What is an obvious synonym that Google used for the word car? (Look at the bolded words in the results)
d. Modify the search to put double quotes around the phrase natural gas. Why did this change the results?
3. (4 points) Go to http://www.netflix.com and find the answers to the following:
a. What is a Streaming and how much does it cost?
b. What is a Netflix ready device?
c. (2 points) Which one would you choose to own and why? How much does it cost?
4. (3 points) Spear phishing is a recent trend.
a. How is spear phishing different from phishing?
b. (2 points) Use Google News to find an example of a recent spear phishing attack. Give the URL and a brief description.
Part 2 Security Wikis (10 points)
Participate in a Wiki about one of the topics in Chapter 9, the section starting with "Protecting Against Unauthorized Access, Unauthorized Use, and Computer Sabotage.".
Wikis to choose from
- Identity Theft
- Malware
- Hacking
- Cyberstalking and CyberBullying
You will be contributing at least a paragraph on the topic from the information in the textbook or find new information from the web. Do not just copy large blocks of text from a source. Instead, summarize it in your own words as much as possible. If you use some text directly from a source, put the text in double-quotes and say where it came from (the textbook page or a URL that points to the source). The wiki should flow and make sense as it is read. It is like a paper or report that you are all creating together.
The information on Wikiedia is a good example of how a wiki should look. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
1. Log into Etudes and click the Wiki link.
2. Click on the topic of your choice.
3. Read what has been posted already and then start a new Word document. Do research and write your addition. You must read what has been typed ahead of you and make your information fit in. In a wiki, you can normally edit what others have written. It would be too difficult for me to grade if everyone did that, so you will just be adding. If you must change the previous wording slightly so it will flow into your information, that's fine. Spell and grammar check your information. Don't use any formatting. You format text in the Wiki by selecting the text and clicking a button at the top of the Wiki window in Etudes.
4. In Etudes, click Edit to add to the Wiki. Copy and Paste your text into the Wiki. Save your changes. Be careful not to add your content as a Comment.
5. Copy and paste your text into the answer box in Etudes Tasks, Tests and Surveys or upload the Word document so I know what you contributed.
Part 3 Quiz (15 points)
Answer multiple choice questions on Chapters 8 and 9 in Understanding Computers..