Discussion Impact of Game Players

Discussion Impact of game Players

• Why are computer games so popular?
• Do computer games make you more violent?
• Do computer games make you isolated?
• Do networked computer games make you more or less social?

Unit 1.2: Discussion Pirated Entertainment

Discussion Pirated Entertainment

• What is the advantage of paying a supplier such as Apple for a legal music download?
• What is the disadvantage of buying a pirate DVD from a market stall?
• What is the disadvantage of getting a pirate download of the latest Hollywood blockbuster before its UK release?
• What is the Disadvantage to you of visiting an illicit music download site?
• Does widespread illicit downloading discourage the funding of new talent?

Unit 1.2: Activity 10: Discussion access to orginal entertainment

Discussion access to original entertainment

It has never been easier to publish original entertainment.

It has never been harder to see and hear the original entertainment.

Unit 1.1: Activity 9: Use an Internet Group

Google groups is a advanced search site to find discussions on any sort of subject, the subject that I used Google groups to research was the ‘Digital Divide’. These sites are good for finding different peoples opinions on a subject, this can help the readers to understand the different sides that there could be to one subject, the limitation of this learning method is that it is unorganised, you have no idea what you will find if anything and there is no set format for the text to be in, this can make it harder to understand, also you may not be able to find anything that is even remotely linked to the searched subject.

            I would not personally use this as a way to learn information, as the discussions are mostly not very helpful and the information is not ordered to make sense, you have no really way to see if the information that is portrayed is true or false without having done extra research first. It is up on the web for people to add to the knowledge of others but I feel that it is just a complete waste of time.

Unit 2: 2.2: Activity 2 investigate local government online

What is the major information and who does it supply it to/for?

                The Gosport Council website, www.gosport.gov.uk , provides lots of information on most things like accounts, business rates, building control, community services, democratic services, economic prosperity, housing services, leisure and cultural services, personnel and traffic management, along with many more. The information is supplied for  (young) adults, they are the ones who are more likely to have to take a note of these sorts of things, children would probably not bother with this sort of site, as to them it’s boring and colourless. There are benefits for both the council and the consumer for having this information online, for the council it allows them to keep everyone up to date on all the happenings in the consumer’s area, and for the consumer they can pay some bills (council) online and then not have to worry about going down to the actual council building for enquires. They have a section, within the top (main) tool bar which allows the consumer to pay a number of council concerned bills like council tax, housing rents, debtors and overpaid housing benefits. This is a great way for people to pay them as they can pay by using credit card, which they have a selection of cards you can use, then once you have paid then you don’t have to worry about it until the next bill is due.

                With in the A to Z of services you can select any of them and the one I chose to look at was if I could report a fault with any roads or pavements, and once you have selected the “road and Pathway Maintenance” link you can in fact send in a report about any problems you may of come across. One of the other important things that you should be able to report or complain about does not have a section where you can actually do that and is for dog fouling, a major problem and I feel this should be improved on. You can actually “vote” online, again within the online services but you can download a PDF form and then post in your vote for local council.

                The purpose of the website is to allow people to find out what is happening within their local area, to be able to pay bills online and find out different things about key subjects for them. You can browse though lots of important information at your own pace and send in any problems or queries you may have to the council email and then you can have a response, you can visit extra links all to do with the council and what it can provide, also this is a way to save some money for them as they don’t have to print out lots of newsletters or information packs, just for them to be put in the bin, so this way the people who want the information or help can receive it as and when they need it without wasting paper.

My Proposal: for council services online collaboration.

 I feel that all the council’s services online need to be collaborated, the services will includes the services already listed plus many more, like the fouling section for the keen (dog) walkers, they should included this and have in about within Walpole Park about the swans, as they can cause an issue for people passing by. Some of the subjects can interlink with one or other, like having a main section on animals and wildlife and then being able to list some of the problems or queries that people may have about this subject,. The benefits of this site would be to give a better experience to people looking on the website, they would be able to see/report anything they need to and you can automatically receive the information and be able to put measures in place to stop it or decrease the number of times it happens. The target audience is from about 18 years plus, as they are the people who have the right to vote in national elections so let them voice their opinions on their local area, without having to literally speak to someone, if they don’t want to, they would in turn gain a voice and gain the changes they feel are needed with in the area.  The limitations of this it that to start with it will cost a lot to improve the current site but over time it will have a good return, as you as a council would be saving money focusing on the areas that are reported about the most, instead of doing all the work on things that the public feel are satisfactory already. You also can transform your own living environment.

Unit 2: 2.2: Activity 1- when is there a need for speed?

We as a society have many different uses of the internet and we do prefer to have a quicker higher quality internet access but in all honesty, we only really need those for a select number of things like:

Listening to internet radio

Downloading MP3’s

Downloading Videos

These things need the fast internet connection as it is all for downloading and listening to a live fed. The listening to the internet radio you’d need to be up with the actual broadcast and not lagging behind, you would want to be hearing thing at the right time not five minutes after they have be said. Downloading MP3’s and Videos, you would need a fast and high quality for these as you want it to be a fast download you don’t want to be sat around waiting for days for one song or one video to download just to turn out that its frozen in the middle due to the sudden loss of internet connection.

                Some things we feel we should have a quick connection for but in fact they are okay on a normal speed connection, things like buying the latest CD of your favourite band, buying a basket of goods from an online grocer, creating a travel itinerary for a round the world trip, subscribing to a news service and looking up information on a  driving test, you don’t need the fast connection for these as you could of gone down to the shop or made a phone call to the shop/store about these things, so the internet is not a key part in these though it does make it easier.

Unit 2: Activity 5 Look for uses of ICT manufacturing sector website

Five uses of ICT on http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/ :

1. Capturing and processing data: They present you with options to view all or some information on a certain car and then you can watch a “tour” of some of the cars in the showroom, which the drop up box of being able to see more information on each.

   

   2. Presenting and exchanging information: There is a contact us menu within the top tool bar,

          you can send in enquires and fill out your information for use if you chose to purchase a car.

     

        3.Conducting transactions: You can request a quote, in top tool bar, meaning you pick out your

         car from how you’d want it and then you hand over your details and receive a quote or you could

          maybe buy or rent a car online.

  
   4.Managing customer relations:  Again like with most websites there is a contact us tab, like in

        the sections about Presenting and exchanging information.

     5.Marketing goods and services:  the whole website is based on the selling the different cars and

      presenting them in a way to encourage buyers to actually want to buy them. (see previous

      screenshots)