Virus Protection

AVG Virus Free Edition 9.0
Cost: Free
Compatible with: Windows 7, Vista and XP

Norton Anti Virus 2010
Cost: 30 day free trial
Compatible with: Windows 7, Vista, and XP

Trand Mirco Internet Security
Cost: 30 day free trial
Compatible with: Windows XP/Vista paltforms and Windows 7

Norton Anti Virus 2010
Cost: $19.99 after 50% off for college students
Compatible with: Windows XP/Vista

McAfee Virus Protection Toal Protection
Cost: $59.99
Compatible with: Windows 7, XP and Vista

I have selected the Norton Anti Virus 2010 for $19.99. I know Norton I a popular brand and it's half off. I always like saving money when possible. I am always using the internet and I'm sure Norton will protect me from viruses that will harm my computer. I had norton for a short while, came with the computer, but after the trial ran out I never comtinued with it. My other options do meet my computer needs but I am familiar with Norton.

Which Windows OS you believe best meets your personal computing needs

Currently on my computer I have Windows Vista. I have see Windows 7 and really liked it. I use Windows XP at work. So I am familiar with the three programs. I would think these would be ok for my computer. Well since I am familiar with Vista and changing from XP, I would perfer Vista. Only because I ok with working with Windows 7. Well I like when I am on the internet and I can open many tabs of websites, but with Vista you can't do that. I just use my computer for basic home needs. I don't need an advanced operating system. Well I do know that when you purchase a new computer, they come with Windows 7. It's a little more advanced that Windows Vista. I'm surin a couple more years another operating system will come out.

"The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"

Good Source
Last semester I had to research about Animal Cruelty to Dogs, for an essay. I received a lot of information from www.aspca.org. The URL ended in .org so from reading the link, Evaluating Website, It tells me this is a non-profit organization. There are many sites to answering questions about animals, but one in particular was the animal cruelty tab. There are several ways to keep up the ASPCA, many people became fans on facebook and twitter. So far the ASPCA has 262,896 Fans were several responses from previous experiences they had from the ASPCA.

Bad Source
One source I found did have some good information in it but not what I needed, www.theginblog.com is a blog about artist who use dogs for their work. Some people see it as abuse as to were the artist see it as art. This website did not give help me at all when I researched it. Many people left negative responses on the blog, they felt that what these artist are doing was abuse to these animals. I'm sure there are better resources than this one. It did not help me at all.

Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction part 2

Does this impact your opinion of Wikipedia?
No, I still stand by on what I said. I believe Wikipedia is a good source to use on certain topics. I read the first two articles. Nobody is prfect and everyone makes mistkaes. Of course you learn by them and end up making your final decision even better. Britanica and wikipedia are both good sources to use.

All the news that's fit to "print"

How many internet users are there in the world?
340,831,831 according to www.internetworldstats.com

Who is allowed to publish information via internet?
RSS XML file according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki.rss

A lot of people, now are relying on the inernet for many things. Just about anybody can publish information on the internet as along as you know what you are doing.

Wikipedia: Fact of Fiction part1

In my opinion I believe Wikipedia is a valuable source to a certain extent. If I was researching something about Jefferson Thomas then I would use Wikipedia, but if i researched something about the color of Jefferson Thomas hair then I would have to research somewhere else. When I am searching for a certain topic, wikipedia sometimes help me and sometimes not. I think it's good to use wikipedia for research in my classes just as long as I don't copy word for word.

Searching the Internet Effectively

I searched for information on computer memory. My results are below.

First Search - Simple Search
search memory
672,000,000 results in 0.32 seconds

Second Search - Use Additional Keywords
search computer memory
66,900,000 results in 0.22 seconds

Third Search - Use Phrases
"Searching upgrading computer memory"
608,000,000 results in 0.38 seconds

Fourth Search - RAM
"Searching upgrading computer memory and RAM"
1,160,000 results in 0.38 seconds

How I Use Technology and Computers

I use a computer at home, work and for school. I have access to Windows Vista and XP. At one time I did have and iphone, I learned a lot of stuff on that. I am always wanting to learn new ways on how I can improve the way I use a computer. I often visit the same sites, such as facebook. I really do not know to much about the hardware but software I am pretty familiar with. I could try to learn how to maintain the hardware and software. I really wish I knew how to upgrade my harddrvie and add more RAM to my computer, I could really use an upgrade. I do allow my sister to use my computer but very seldom. Majority of the time I am using it. My sister is very clueless when it comes to operating a computer.

What I found useful

I looked at the recommened links. Found out that the AVG Free virus protection software can be downloaded for free. I will be looking into this software. I really need one.

Survey

Survey Ansewers

Virus Protection - No my computer does not have a virus protection software. When I purchased my computer it did have a trial version on from Norton.

Password Strength - it was medium

Firewall - Not sure if my computer has a firewall active.

Ad/Mal-ware - I have no idea. I dont even know what this is.

Spam - Sometimes I email funny jokes or something like that. I never check, i thought it was ok to just forward it.

Phishing - No, never heard of it.

Image - Yes I do. Yes they are private. no

Data Backup - No, but I know I should.