Monday, September 9, 2013

Assignment 4

Assignment 4
View the animate video Are you past oriented or future oriented. 

In at least 3-5 sentences answer the following questions.

1. Discuss what the main idea of the video is?
there are three types of people, the future-minded, present-minded, and past-minded. the past-minded people focus on the past, the good and bad things about the past. Present-minded are people that only live the present and try to enjoy as much as possible with less pain as possible. The Future-minded people start thinking about the future, do things that would affect for good in the future and try to be as successful as possible.
 2. Do you see yourself as past oriented or future oriented? Why?
future oriented, I usually think about what I want to do and try to sacrifice as much as necessary to get it, and I usually try not to waste my time in thinking about the things that happened in the past, I think ''What is in the past is already done, focus on the future you're creating today''
3. Do you agree or disagree with the speaker in the video? Explain why?
I agree because what he explains that m
ost of the people waste a lot of time in thinking about the past and some others think about the present a lot, those are the ones that tent to be successful it's actually true!and that's why he says that the technology is not that bad, because it actually helps people think in a bigger way, but it also has it's disadvantages such as not spending that much time with family and the thought that classes are boring and tedious.
4.Why does the narrator in the video argue that young people dislike a single-function device such as a wristwatch? 
Because they think ''Why using a single-function device when you can use a multiple-function device that helps you do more things at a time and makes you waste less time to think and start doing things that you want to do in the future.


View this video on the creator of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berner's Lee.

In at least 3-5 sentences answer the following questions.

1. Why did Sir Tim Berner's Lee decide to make the World Wide Web free when he created it at CERN?
Tim Berber lee wanted the World Wide Web to be available for everyone. He wanted everyone to have the opportunity to use it. He believed that it was not something that you should be paying for, but instead be free for everyone.

2. What are the benefits of having "web addresses," an idea that Sir Tim Berner's Lee created?
It is a great idea because there are so many web pages on the internet that with this each site will have its own address. If all websites had the same address you would not be able to find the website you are looking for. Also, the idea of having the web address translated from "computer" language to our language was a great idea because that way we can understand what it is saying. 
3. How does the World Wide Web allow people from all over the world to communicate?
We can communicate through blogs, social networks, e-mails, and via other methods thanks to the world wide web. We can talk to people from the other side of the world instantly. The world wide web has facilitated humans to communicate to other people in a cheaper and faster way. 
4. Why is it important to link information? What are the benefits of having instant access to information?
Because of links, webpages are all connected as the word says, a "web." We are able to take ourselves form one site to another with just a click. It is easier and faster because it takes you instantly to the next page you want to go to.

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