Gabi-GCSE-ICT
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
FOLDERS.
This is a prnt screen of the folder 'WELCOME' that consists of five sub folders reading activity 1,2,3 and 4 and then finished off with the development folder.
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
COPYRIGHT & THE LAW.
Copyright law in the U.S. is based on the
Copyright Act of 1976, a federal statute that went into effect on January 1,
1978. We'll refer to this statute throughout the book as the Copyright
Act.
States cannot enact their own laws to protect the same rights as the rights provided by the Copyright Act. For example, a state cannot pass a law to extend copyright protection on works in the state beyond the term of protection given by the Copyright Act. State "copyright" laws exist, but they are limited to works that cannot be protected under federal copyright law. (Requirements for federal protection are discussed in "Standards," later in these materials.)
Copyright law is important for multimedia developers and publishers for two reasons
Original multimedia works are protected by copyright. The Copyright Act's exclusive rights provision gives developers and publishers the right to control unauthorized exploitation of their works.
Multimedia works are created by combining "content" - music, text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, software - that is protected under copyright law. Developers and publishers must avoid infringing copyrights owned by others.

States cannot enact their own laws to protect the same rights as the rights provided by the Copyright Act. For example, a state cannot pass a law to extend copyright protection on works in the state beyond the term of protection given by the Copyright Act. State "copyright" laws exist, but they are limited to works that cannot be protected under federal copyright law. (Requirements for federal protection are discussed in "Standards," later in these materials.)
Copyright law is important for multimedia developers and publishers for two reasons
Original multimedia works are protected by copyright. The Copyright Act's exclusive rights provision gives developers and publishers the right to control unauthorized exploitation of their works.
Multimedia works are created by combining "content" - music, text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, software - that is protected under copyright law. Developers and publishers must avoid infringing copyrights owned by others.
Types of Works Protected by Copyright
- Literary works. Novels, nonfiction prose, poetry, newspaper articles and newspapers, magazine articles and magazines, computer software, software documentation and manuals, training manuals, manuals, catalogs, brochures, ads (text), and compilations such as business directories
- Musical works. Songs, advertising jingles, and instrumentals.
- Dramatic works. Plays, operas, and skits.
- Pantomimes and choreographic works. Ballets, modern dance, jazz dance, and mime works.
- Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works. Photographs, posters, maps, paintings, drawings, graphic art, display ads, cartoon strips and cartoon characters, stuffed animals, statues, paintings, and works of fine art.
- Motion pictures and other audiovisual works. Movies, documentaries, travelogues, training films and videos, television shows, television ads, and interactive multimedia works.
- Sound recordings. Recordings of music, sounds, or words.
- Architectural works. Building designs, whether in the form of architectural plans, drawings, or the constructed building itself
PATENTS
- A patent is an exclusive right given by law to inventors to make use of, and
exploit, their inventions for a limited period of time. By granting the inventor
a temporary monopoly in exchange for a full description of how to perform the
invention, patents play a key role in developing industry around the
world.
- background information (the 'state of the art')
- the nature of any technical problems solved by the invention
- a detailed description of the invention and how it works
- illustrations of the invention where appropriate. Patent protection in a given country does not extend to other countries -inventors must file an application in each territory where they want their patent to be effective. To maintain the validity of a patent, the owner needs to pay fees to each appropriate patent authority; failure to do so causes the patent rights to lapse. Most countries also require that the patent is "worked." This means that the protected invention is put to commercial use, within a specified period of time
Once the owner of an invention has been granted a patent in any particular country, they then have the legal authority to exclude others from making, using, or selling the claimed invention in that country without their consent, for a fixed period of time. In this way, inventors can prevent others from benefiting from their ingenuity and, ultimately, sharing in profits from the invention, without their permission. In return for these ownership rights, the applicant must make public the complete details of the patented invention. These include

ARE YOU AND YOUR COMPUTER PROTECTED?!?
Computer virus's are everywhere if you feel at risk opening an email or website then don't do it.
Virus's can look harmless but they are deadly to your computer.
Once a virus gets into the computer it can access everything.
These virus's are then very hard to get rid of.
Many virus's 'piggyback' onto other websites.
This means you must be wary of new websites and pop-up advertisement.
Firewalls and anti virus software is free from certain company's.
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Mobile Phones - desiogn and different use's.
These days you can get a different phone for every occasion (considering you have the budget too). Although im only 17 to think when i was 10 phones were for people who were strictly using them for business there was no picture messageing, facebook mobile uploads and they were very very expensive!! Now there are phones for everyone!

FASHION PHONES
These can be different shapes and have the ability to be customised, e.g change the fascias. Buttons may be in odd places and may be inconvenient to use. They can be bright colours and higly designed, appealing to the fashion-conscious larger.
BUSINESS PHONES
These use a slim, sleek design, usually in black ir metallic colours.
They have large screens and an intergrated , full qwerty keyboard.
Feautures often include speaker phone, voice-activated dialling, the ability to synchronise it with other devices like netbooks and laptops, large screens to enable work on data files, GPS to get the user to unfamiliar destinations with ease, camera, personal digital assistant (PDA), and 3G compatibility for internet access- allowing users to carry one device rather than many.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHONES
These combine both style and business features, appealing to the mass market than niche. They have the best of both worlds: high-spec feauture, large amounts of storage, high-speed processing, slim design with touch screens and access to the internet.
Edxcel GCES ICT Students Book
FASHION PHONES
These can be different shapes and have the ability to be customised, e.g change the fascias. Buttons may be in odd places and may be inconvenient to use. They can be bright colours and higly designed, appealing to the fashion-conscious larger.
Feautures often include speaker phone, voice-activated dialling, the ability to synchronise it with other devices like netbooks and laptops, large screens to enable work on data files, GPS to get the user to unfamiliar destinations with ease, camera, personal digital assistant (PDA), and 3G compatibility for internet access- allowing users to carry one device rather than many.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHONES
These combine both style and business features, appealing to the mass market than niche. They have the best of both worlds: high-spec feauture, large amounts of storage, high-speed processing, slim design with touch screens and access to the internet.
Edxcel GCES ICT Students Book
AXING INSTANT MESSAGING - WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?
Alot of people in the world use instant messaging for all sorts of need, whether its business, personal or social use. I think by cutting it out it will cause problems and the effects will be colossal as you can always email but it takes alot longer to send and receive so this is how instant messaging works and how its a more effective way of contacting someone.
IM and VoIP
IM (Instant Messaging)- Real-time conversation between two or more people using Internet. It involves "talking" to someone by typing messages. It allows quick and easy communication.
IM providers:
- MSN
- AOL
- GTalk
- Skype
- Yahoo

VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol)- Simillar to Instant Messaging, but here sound is being sent. It is like making a telephone call but using internet. To use VoIP through computer you will need headset or speakers and microphone. You may also buy a webcam so your friends will see you. Most of the time making call this way is is free (for example using skype) but some VoIP service providers charge a membership or monthly fee. You can also get a special telephone to use VoIP.
VoIP providers:
- Skype
- LiquidIT
- Voipbuster


Wednesday, 7 November 2012
EMAIL - PROTOCOLS.
The table below shows the differances between IMAP4 and POP3.
- The table was taken from http://email.cityu.edu.hk/faq/popimap.htm
- The table was taken from http://email.cityu.edu.hk/faq/popimap.htm
POP3
|
IMAP
|
Since email needs to be downloaded into desktop PC
before being displayed, you may have the following problems for POP3 access:
|
Since email is kept on server, it would gain the
following benefits for IMAP access:
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All messages as well as their attachments will be downloaded into desktop PC during the 'check new email' process. | A whole message will be downloaded only when it is opened for display from its content. |
Mailboxes can only be created on desktop PC. There is only one mailbox (INBOX) exists on the server. | Multiple mailboxes can be created on the desktop PC as well as on the server. |
Filters can transfer incoming/outgoing messages only to local mailboxes. | Filters can transfer incoming/outgoing messages to other mailboxes no matter where the mailboxes locate (on the server or the PC). |
Outgoing email is stored only locally on the desktop PC. | Outgoing email can be filtered to a mailbox on server for accessibility from other machine. |
Messages are deleted on the desktop PC. Comparatively, it is inconvenient to clean up your mailbox on the server. | Messages can be deleted directly on the server to make it more convenient to clean up your mailbox on the server. |
Messages may be reloaded onto desktop PC several times due to the corruption of system files. | The occurrence of reloading messages from the server to PC is much less when compared to POP3. |
Is online marketing the future?!?
Department stores, mail order, telephone order - all out of a catalogue. In the modern day we hardly see catalogues anymore as this is where online stores come into it. An online store is basically a catalogue as it has all the companies products displayed in one place- however its easier to find for the customer and easier to update for the owner. A online store is more economically friendly then a catalogue and is many respects is cheaper also.
Personally i think this is a good thing as it will help the enviroment and also is a more efficent and organsied way of doing things from a busniess point of view.
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