answers to sheet

1) Windows 7 is avaliable in starter, home premium, professional, ultimate, OEM and enterprise
2)Some of the features of the new task bar include:
-mouse over one program and all windows associated with it appear in preview
-hover over the preview to show full-sized preview or click on it to bring it to the front
-large, easy to see icons
3) Jump lists make recently opened documents easy to get to. right or left click and drag on any program icon pinned to the taskbar to see a list of files that you've recently used in that program.
4) To have two windows working side by side simultaneously, drag one window to the left edge and the other window to the right edge of the top of the screen.
5) The nine multi-touch gestures that windows 7 uses include:
-tap and double tap. these are what the click and double click do
-panning with interia. this is for scrolling and you just drag any part of the page up or down with one or more fingers
-selection/drag. this is like mouse drag and selection, you touch and slide your finger on the screen
-press and tap with second finger. this is like right click
-zoom. pinch two fingers together or apart to zoom in or out
-rotate. touch two spots on a digital photo and twist to rotate it
-two finger tap. tapping with two fingers zooms in about the center of the gesture
-press and hold. hold your finger on the screen for a moment and release after the animation to get a right click
-flicks. flick left or right to navigate back and forward in a browser and other apps
6) XP mode is a free add-on for windows 7 that creates a virtual XP environment in which you can run older programs
7) Windows 7 doesn't have autorun for external hard drives and USBs and this increases the security as this kills off a risky vector for malware infections
8) The minimum requirements include a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB hard-disk space and direct X 9 graphics device.
9) Some observations made on the performance include:
-it feels the fastest but sometimes it's actually the slowest
-it's fastest to shut down
-tied with XP in iTunes encoding
-slowest to boot up cold by a second
-slower in it's micrsoft office performance
-feels fastest in launching programes, dragging icons/files/folders around and opening the control panel

flow chart on air con

'computers never do what you want them to do' task

ALGORITHMS: a logical sequence of steps for solving a problem (often written out in a flow chart) that can be translated into a computer program
PSEUDOCODE: a type of computer language that is used by the programmer to outline the algorithm before it's translated into code
MACHINE LANGUAGE: the only language a computer can read which consists of a collection of binary digits that the computer reads and interprets.
HIGH LEVEL COMPUTER LANGUAGE: an advanced computer programming language that isn't limited to the type of computer or for one specific job and is easily understood
FLOWCHART: it visually shows the sequence of instructions in a program with different symbols used to draw it

the beginning and ending symbols are normally ovals or rounded rectangles usually containing the word 'start' or 'end'
the decision making symbol is a diamond which normally have a 'yes or no' question in it
the action or process symbol is a rectangle with the command in it (eg. save changes)

here are the steps to opening a door: walk towards the door and stop one step away facing the door, raise arm and grip doorknob, turn doorknob anticlockwise and push open.

FINALLY WE'RE FINISHED !!!

it took so long for me to do because my computer at home is soooooo slow but it's done. it was hard to find the right information without the technical bumbo jumbo but with the right website (eg. common craft) it made it simpler.
we chose scrapblog because it's fun to personalise which should thearetically gain the viewers attention and it's really easy to use (adding text, video, pictures) and to navigate for the viewer because you click on the next arrow.
here is the link for our fabulous scrapblog:
http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer.aspx?sbId=2166724

New Info

sir told us that instead of linking our different books we can just add a new page from the other person's book. we just have to have the same account. this makes the assignment easier (only a little bit though).

a cool website

Belina told me about a website with a whole heap of the videos in plain english. it's really helpful.
here is the URL:
http://www.commoncraft.com/
sorry if the link doesn't work.

extra things i can type about

during class sir was really helpful by telling us some extra things we can research for certain topics for the assignment. I've only typed down what is relevant to me or else I'll be here forever. for WiFi type about the different standards eg. 802.11 a, b, g, n and the speed (Mb/s) and range (m) of each, how you lock it and the rooter.
for handheld devices type about how the CPU is slow because the fast ones are power hungry and heat up a lot. type about the RAM, different user-interfaces (touch screen, mini keyboard or normal keys), LCD display and resolution.
for social networking type about how you exchange information setup with a network of friends any time any where because it's now on mobiles and how it makes it easier for robbers to rob you because they know that you're away.