Brown & Michaels from http://www.bpmlegal.com/overview.html
This reading concerns the processes of protection against attackers which may want your information. The author explains how the reader can protect him/her self by having patents, copyrights and tradmarks.
The three types of patents described are design patents, plant patents and utility patents.
Trademarks can protect a logo or symbol of a product or source so no one other than the person who owns it can use it.
Copyrights protects the source's authority, composition and artistry.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Week Twelve - Lecture Summary
Social and ethical issues were the topic focus of this week's lecture. The web can be dangerous as there can be possible identity theft. This is because there are open protocols and no enforeable standards. There are many smart people who use the internet that can attack the less smart who also use it. Also, freedom is speech is allowed on the internet, this is because the internet is unruled and has little security. There are a number of problems which can be caused because of this:
- Copyright Issues
- Plagiarism
- Privacy
- Password Theft
- Personal Detail Theft
To enabled protection from these things a firewall could be installed as well as antivirus software. Be also aware of file attachments such as .zip, .rar, etc as these can be downloaded along with a virus. Anti-spyware software is also a good idea which can guard your computer against harmful spyware.
- Copyright Issues
- Plagiarism
- Privacy
- Password Theft
- Personal Detail Theft
To enabled protection from these things a firewall could be installed as well as antivirus software. Be also aware of file attachments such as .zip, .rar, etc as these can be downloaded along with a virus. Anti-spyware software is also a good idea which can guard your computer against harmful spyware.
Week Eleven - Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom
Definitions:
Data: A symbol which has no meaning attached. (fact)
Information: A collected amount of data relating to each other. (observation)
Knowledge: An inference or judgement of the information. Has meaning. (inference)
Wisdom: An understanding of knowledge with the ability to judge the meaning of something.
Knowing the relation between data, information, knowledge and wisdom will allow me to progress easier with my university studies as I now know how I can construct knowledge from information which is from data. When reading, or even viewing, I can identify the facts and convert them to knowledge which can be used for assignments or even exams.
The image below interprets the way data is converted to knowledge.
Data: A symbol which has no meaning attached. (fact)
Information: A collected amount of data relating to each other. (observation)
Knowledge: An inference or judgement of the information. Has meaning. (inference)
Wisdom: An understanding of knowledge with the ability to judge the meaning of something.
Knowing the relation between data, information, knowledge and wisdom will allow me to progress easier with my university studies as I now know how I can construct knowledge from information which is from data. When reading, or even viewing, I can identify the facts and convert them to knowledge which can be used for assignments or even exams.
The image below interprets the way data is converted to knowledge.
Week Eleven - Readings
Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom from http://www.systems-thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm
This website discusses data, information, knowledge, understanding and wisdome. Firstly, data is explained as symbols, whether being a colour, number, letter, etc. Anything without judgement. Information as data that is processed to be useful, which usually answers the questions of who, what where, when. This still has no judgements attached though can lead one to understand an idea or topic which leads to wisdom. Wisdom is the evaluation of understanding. All undertsanding of a topic or idea is carried by knowledge, information and data.
Knowing this, i understand the method of producing ideas through the above to gain wisdom of a topic.
Information Literacy Tutorial from http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html
This website concerns the above which is discussed though adds detail to the conversions of data to information to knowledge. This website offers help to learn how to construct knowledge from information and data. Though this is done, it holds the same information discussed in Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom.
This website discusses data, information, knowledge, understanding and wisdome. Firstly, data is explained as symbols, whether being a colour, number, letter, etc. Anything without judgement. Information as data that is processed to be useful, which usually answers the questions of who, what where, when. This still has no judgements attached though can lead one to understand an idea or topic which leads to wisdom. Wisdom is the evaluation of understanding. All undertsanding of a topic or idea is carried by knowledge, information and data.
Knowing this, i understand the method of producing ideas through the above to gain wisdom of a topic.
Information Literacy Tutorial from http://camellia.shc.edu/literacy/index.html
This website concerns the above which is discussed though adds detail to the conversions of data to information to knowledge. This website offers help to learn how to construct knowledge from information and data. Though this is done, it holds the same information discussed in Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom.
Week Eleven - Lecture Summary
This week's lecture involved the discussion of data, information and knowledge. Data was explained as a fact of proposition (raw), information as a collection of facts or data that relate to each other and knowledge as the sum or range of what is percieved, discovered or learned.
- Data is seen as unbiased, straightfoward and objective
- Information as summative with meaning
- Knowledge biased, inference, judgement
Knowledge is created by information, information is made of data.
These ideas are constructed into examples using business. Business operations work from data and information while business intelligence operates from knowledge.
- Data is seen as unbiased, straightfoward and objective
- Information as summative with meaning
- Knowledge biased, inference, judgement
Knowledge is created by information, information is made of data.
These ideas are constructed into examples using business. Business operations work from data and information while business intelligence operates from knowledge.
Week Ten - "The DNA of Information"
Negroponte’s ideas about bit and atom based information concern the accessibility, security, transferability and value. He states that the when asking the value of a laptop, only the atom-based components are measures. Negroponte’s laptop came to $2000 even though he had one million dollars worth of bit-based material within.
A number of pros and cons are discussed by Negroponte concerning bit and atom based information:
Bit-based information can be sent from and to all over the world while atom-based costs to send which can calculate up to forty five percent of the total cost. The time to send atom-based material is also takes longer to than bit-based. Not to mention the efficiency of sending bit-based information with the ease and accessibility of the entire method.
It is later stated that even though bit-based information can be converted into atom-based, it does not mean that atom-based will not one day be able to be converted into bit-based then atom-based.
Even though this was written thirteen years ago, it is still relevant as bit-based information is used the same way as well as atom-based information. The pros and con are also still the same today as it was then.
A number of pros and cons are discussed by Negroponte concerning bit and atom based information:
Bit-based information can be sent from and to all over the world while atom-based costs to send which can calculate up to forty five percent of the total cost. The time to send atom-based material is also takes longer to than bit-based. Not to mention the efficiency of sending bit-based information with the ease and accessibility of the entire method.
It is later stated that even though bit-based information can be converted into atom-based, it does not mean that atom-based will not one day be able to be converted into bit-based then atom-based.
Even though this was written thirteen years ago, it is still relevant as bit-based information is used the same way as well as atom-based information. The pros and con are also still the same today as it was then.
Week Ten - Favourites and Bookmarks Task
The website 'Favourites' from http://www.inette.com/aibtinette/favoritesI.html explains the step by step method of creating a favourites list and organising its data. It begins by showing the reader how to access favourite via internet explorer.
Next, the author shows how one can create a favourites link of a website of their choice. This allows for a couple of simple clicks of the mouse to access the same website without having to type in any url or passing through other websites or pages.
it is also shown that the reader can organise their favourite into certain files. You can have 10 favourite in one file for example. These files can be named and classified into subjects.
Using favourites via internet explorer is a great and effective way to access a number of different webpages without having to spend large amounts of time or effort with returning back to a page you have visited before.
The images below show the favourites list I have produced on my own.
Next, the author shows how one can create a favourites link of a website of their choice. This allows for a couple of simple clicks of the mouse to access the same website without having to type in any url or passing through other websites or pages.
it is also shown that the reader can organise their favourite into certain files. You can have 10 favourite in one file for example. These files can be named and classified into subjects.
Using favourites via internet explorer is a great and effective way to access a number of different webpages without having to spend large amounts of time or effort with returning back to a page you have visited before.
The images below show the favourites list I have produced on my own.
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