COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences The Internet and Open Source...

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COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

The Internet and Open Source

Monday, June 13, 2011

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

History of the Internet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

The State of the Internet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MfnuvH4Rs

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Stuff To Do Online

News

Entertainment

Common-interest communities

Shopping

Banking

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Stuff To Do Online

Advertising

Finding jobs and employees

Addresses, maps, phone numbers

Course notes, lectures, etc

Publications

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Stuff To Do Online

Download software

Get software updates

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Deconstructing a URL

http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~courses/index.php

protocol

domain name

sub-domain file or page to get

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Advanced Google Searching

http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134479

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Browser Market Share (2009)

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Browser Tips (Know how to…)

• Add/organize bookmarks• Install plug-ins/add-ons• Clear personal info• Search on a page• Use shortcuts

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Google Docs

http://docs.google.com/

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Google Groups

http://groups.google.com

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Blogger

http://blogger.com/

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Wikipedia Markup Language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Small HTML Example<html>

<head><title>A Minimal HTML Document</title>

</head><body>This paragraph is part of a simple HTML document</body>

</html>

tells the browser that whatfollows is HTML text

the section of the document thatcontains the title (also extrainformation about the document)

whatever you put betweenthe title tags appears inthe top of the browserwindow

begins the body of thedocument, the place wherethe page's content goes

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Learn HTML Basics

http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Open Source Software

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

One License: Creative Commons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3BrAQl3so

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

What are the pros/cons of open source software?

Think in small groupsDiscuss with class

COMP 1001: Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences

Some Useful Open Source Software

• Linux• GIMP• Inkscape• Blender• Audacity• VLC

• Open Office

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