BrianLee-Activity1

Assignment

High School Computer:
 * Create a new page by clicking the New Page link at the left side of the screen.
 * Name the page as your first name - Activity 1
 * Answer the questions below following the instructions

Explain the functions and importance of the following web based applications and properly cite the references that you use in writing your explanation.(3 marks each) 1. Wikis 2. Blogs 3. Video Conference 4. Feeds (RSS) 5. Podcasts

Answers for the Last Parts

1. Wikis - What I am editing now is a wiki. This software allows users to create a simple web with easy-to-understand methods. Because of this software, we don't have to write code when you are making a site or web. And Wikis can be edited by many people 2. Blogs - This is much like Wikis in a way that users can create a simple web with easy-to-understand methods. However, unlike Wikis this do not allow other to edit, it's only personal. 3. Video Conference - This is how nowadays people from all over the world call each other. Instead of only hearing their voice, you can actually SEE them. The application I use for video conference is cell phone or Skpe. Many people from all over the world can freely use video conference divice with Skpe. 4. Feeds (RSS) - It brings information from other sites if I put in the URLs. If the site of that URL does some kind of updates, it shows what kind of updates they did and it only supports XML. I used this to read News headlines in my formal Wikis and my websites. 5. Podcasts - This allows users to record voices or videos. We used application called audacity for voice recording