TS+Blog+Assignments

Tech Support Blog Assignment
By **hthstech**

Tech Support 110 Blog
Blog #1 - What is a Blog? Blog #2 - OS Pros & Cons Blog #3 - P2P File Sharing Blog #4 - Binary Digits Blog #5 - Hard Drive Storage vs Flash Drive Storage

**What is a blog?**
A **[|blog]** (a contraction of the term "**Web log**") is a [|Web site], usually maintained by an individual [|[1]], with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning //to maintain or add content to a blog//.

**Types of Blogs**
There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written.


 * Personal Blogs** The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of personal blog is referred to as "microblogging," which is extremely detailed blogging as it seeks to capture a moment in time. Sites, such as [|Twitter], allow bloggers to share thoughts and feelings instantaneously with friends and family and is much faster than e-mailing or writing. This form of [|social media] lends to an online generation already too busy to keep in touch.[|[3]]


 * Corporate Blogs**
 * Question Blogging**
 * By Media Type**
 * By Device**
 * By [|Genre]**

Popular Blogs
[] []

Blog #1 (/10) What is a blog?

 * 1) Create a Google account using your school e-mail address (username@student.nbed.nb.ca) here...[]
 * 2) Go to [|www.blogger.com]
 * 3) Create an account in blogger with you google account. **Do not** use your full name and **do not** enter your cel. # for verification. Use your school user account as you name.
 * 4) Please give your blog a title that refers to media studies. Do not put you name or personal details anywhere on the site.
 * 5) Your first post will be called "What is a blog?". It should at least 1 paragraph (in your own words).
 * don't forget to put web addresses in to show that you researched the topic.
 * Note:** When you are finished, send the web address of your blog to Mrs. Purves in an e-mail.

Blog #2 (/10) OS Pros & Cons
media type="youtube" key="d9AdL1aBp8w?html5=1" width="425" height="350"
 * 1) Add a new entry to your Tech Support Blog (not a new blog, a new entry to the original blog) entitled OS Pros and Cons.
 * 2) Write two, well-formatted paragraphs about the OS that your computer is running at home (if you do not have a home computer, commment on the computer you are using at school).
 * 3) Your paragraphs should identify what OS you are using, like (Pros) and dislikes (cons).
 * 4) Finally, add a logo for that OS and a link to say where the logo came from.
 * 5) Here's the latest Windows offering:

Blog #3 (/10) - P2P File Sharing

 * 1) Add a new entry to your Tech Support Blog (not a new blog, a new entry to the original blog) entitled P2P File Sharing: Can You Live With It?
 * 2) Begin by researching the moral issues related to using P2P software such as Limewire.
 * 3) Paragraph one should include, in your own words, a brief history of the trouble that Napster endured. Provide two links that prove you read up on it.
 * 4) Paragraph two should talk about the moral issues with downloading commercial media without purchasing it first. Provide two links to back-up your research on this as well.
 * 5) Finally, add a logo for a popular P2P file sharing program and linkk picture directly to its source.

Blog #4 (/10) - Binary Digits

 * 1) Add a new entry to your Tech Support Blog (not a new blog, a new entry to the original blog) entitled A Little Bit on Binary Digits
 * 2) Explain, in your own words, the rationale for:
 * how many bits are in a byte
 * why this is so
 * why each typed character takes up one byte of info

There is a quick video on converting Binary Digits to decimal found here []. Embed (don't just link) this video in your blog. You may have to search the net on how to accomplish this.

Blog #5 - Hard Drive Storage vs Flash Drive Storage

 * 1) Add a new entry to your Tech Support Blog (not a new blog, a new entry to the original blog) entitled Hard Drive vs Flash Drive Storage.
 * 2) Write two paragraphs describing the differnce in how data is stored on a hard drive and how it is stored differently on a flash drive.
 * 3) Add two links for each device (4 links total) to verify that you researched and that you are not "winging" it.
 * 4) An image of each above the appropriate paragraph.