ASSIGNMENT 8-9

1. Go to http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/new-fantasyland/ and look around it a little bit. Now go to http://www.byteland.org/angeloflife. Now why do you think the .com website is more exciting than the .org website? 
I think is more exiting because it doesn't involve an organization. It can be anything and is very likely that is not educational. Sometimes .org has information of a specific thing and over all, they tell you what their goals are or what they do 

 2. Why do you think the Disney website has more hyperlinks, advertisements, and other distracting options to click on?
Disney is a very powerful and famous company that knows how to persuade and gain attention of the public, for that reason Disney has more distracting options because its interesting in comparison to an organization that is not that powerful. Also, Disney receives money for ads, because everyone visits that page. Since Disney has so many movies they can have an infinity of options.


3. If you had to construct/create your own webpage from the beginning, what would you want it to be about and why?
I think an interesting topic to do a website on would be DJ's there are many different aspects you can do It about. Such as raves, concerts and other events. You could include interesting videos or pictures,




4. How many programmers do you think would have to work with you to make your website possible? Would it seem impossible to construct/create a webpage by yourself? Why? 
I do believe it would be nearly impossible to create a webpage by myself. First of all, I don't know much about technology and how to work a computer. I think I would need help from an expert or someone who actually knows a lot about webpages and how to create them. I wouldn't want this webpage to just be focused on me by myself, but also with the help of other people. 



5. What would you want to name your website? Type that name into the web-address bar, is it taken already?
velimarmolina.com


6. Explain why webpages with flash videos, images, and color take longer to load than pages with only text?
they take longer to load because all these cool features need more internet to load. Videos need a lot of internet connection to play properly. text is easier to load. This is why the special features need longer to load 
 

ANNA WINTOUR

 

ANNA WINTOUR

 

 

WHO IS ANNA WINTOUR?

 

Anna Wintour is the English editor-in-chief of American Vogue. She has had this position since 1988. In 2013 she also became artistic director for Conde Nast. Wintour has become an important figure in the fashion world over the years. She is widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and support for young designers. Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later she moved to the United States with stints at "New York" and "House Garden". She returned home for a year to turn around British Vogue. From there on fashion was part of her.  

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1. What problems does the article mention that children run into when they use search engines?
A problem that kids face using search engines is that they ask questions directly. Instead of using keywords to look for their resources they don't word it right. This causes them to not get good quality answers or resources. 

2. What suggestions have been offered for how search engines can improve their product to lessen children’s problems searching?

Search engines can help children by having voice activated search engines. Where it is more user friendly and understandable. Like this not only are all children helped to look for information but also they help kids with limited abilities.

3. Do you search using keywords or questions? How does the article characterize these two types of searching?

I search using keywords in order to get more desired and trusted resources, instead of forums. When you type in questions to google it is too wordy and it doesn't give you the desired results. when you use keywords it gives you sources that are more specific to your topic therefore making your search more effective.

4. Have you tried using images or videos to search? How does the article characterize this type of searching?

I have tried using images with the app google goggles and it is very effective because a lot of information comes out. This type of search is more user friendly and easier to understand. More children would be able to use it because its a lot simpler.

5. What advice would you give to Internet search engine developers (like Google or Bing) for how they should improve their product? Do you think any of the improvements mentioned in the article are particularly promising? Why?

advice I would give the developers of search engines is to not always put Wikipedia on top, to put more reliable sources first. an idea mentioned in the article that I liked was the using images to search for things. I think its a lot more user friendly and easier, therefore attracting more users.

1. Do you think the results are 100% accurate?   Why or why not?

No because the questions are based on opinions.

1. How much of an impact do you think the wording of the questions has on the answers you recieved?

It would have a little impact. The questions are very easy to understand.

1. Did you get the results you expected from your online polls? Why?

Yes because they are opinions and I know my classmates well.

1. If you wanted to do an online poll with the students of Technologico de Montorrey asking them how much time and effort they spent doing homework this year, what are the steps you would take to complete that online poll?

I would make an open question poll. I would do this because everyone is different so they would have different answers.

1. Do you think online polling could help the administration of Tech de Montorrey find out more about their students? Or do you think that the results would not be accurate? Why or why not?

Yes. I think it would be helpful because the students answer accurately according to their opinions.

1. How do you think the results of your polls would be different if you asked your classmates the questions in person?

Maybe they would be different because they could be shy people and answer differently in person.

1. In what ways do you think online polling using Google Spreadsheets can be improved? Or was it easier to create an online poll than you originally thought? Explain.

Making it more simple, and less complicated would help a lot.

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assignment 5

1. In your own words describe how the workplace culture at Google encourages innovation and unique creations for the company? How does working at Google and the environment there affect its workers?
- The workplace culture at Google encourages the people that work there to be creative so the website can gain more success.
-The environment affects the people bye making them work hard and achieve major works.


2. How does employee freedom, like the 20% of free time Google encourages its employees to spend on any project they want, deliver better business?
  The employee freedom helps employees relax and have more time to think on new proyects they may be stressed about.


3. What are the requirements to work for Google? And what is different about the way they hire employees at Google?
-To work for Google you have to mainly impress the interviewer by showing your creativity and your talent.

4. How many search queries does Google handle a day?
- Handles more than 3 billion daily search queries.


5. In your own words discuss how Google's constantly refined search algorithm changed the way we all access and even think about information.
The Google algorithm makes our access easier, faster, and less complicated.


6. Take a look at the following story about Google's top secret data center. Now why would Google want to keep its server room as a secret?
-They keep the server room a secret because they wouldn't want other companies to get access to their information.



7. What are the benefits of working as a Google employee?
If you are hired at Google you can probably get a job anywhere else. You get a lot of free stuff and you get paid really well.


8. Name at least 5 different positions at Google (ex: software engineer, Google tester, interaction designer) and describe what they do?
-Software engineer: Google’s software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how millions interact, making accessible and useful the world’s information, and our ambitions reach far beyond just Search.
-Google tester: Supports automatic test discovery, a rich set of assertions, user-defined assertions, death tests, fatal and non-fatal failures, value- and type-parameterized tests, various options for running the tests, and XML test report generation.
-Interaction designer:

Help to define the user model and user interface for new and existing Google products and features.

Develop high level and/or detailed storyboards, mockups, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.

Gauge the usability of new and existing products, and making constructive suggestions for change.

-Recruiting coordinator: As a Recruiting Coordinator, you are responsible for the administration of employment processes in accordance with Google's hiring guidelines and policies.

-Sales lead: As a Google Fiber Contract Sales Lead, you will be part of and help manage the team that evangelizes Google Fiber services to MDU (multi-dwelling apartments & condos) and SMB owners.

 9. Talk about at least 3 projects that Google is currently working on. What do they want to accomplish? How long will they take to complete?
-Google Glasses : already exists
-Form 1: already exists
-Eye tribe- 2013



10. Look at the following story about why recent college graduates should not work for Google. Why does the writer argue recent graduates should not work at Google?
-The prefer that the recent graduates create their own companies that to work for a company that os already one of the best ones in the world, they want new companies in the market to make competition to Google.


11. How is Google the same or different than other search engines, like Yahoo or Bing?
-Google is different than yahoo and Bing because is more trust worthy and it contains more information than this other websites. The information from Google I think is always more complete and understandable for all types of ages.

assignment 4

1. Discuss what the main idea of the video is?  The main idea is to let people know that generations are changing but we can't forget our values if we want to get far in life.

2. Do you see yourself as past oriented or future oriented? Why? I see myself as future oriented. You can't focus on the future if you are still living in the past. I think I am future oriented because I focus more on the future. I believe that what you do good or bad will affect you in the future.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the speaker in the video? Explain why?  I agree. People are changing everyday. Generations are getting lazier with technology. We have to take advantage of technology in the good way not the bad.

4. Do you agree with the speaker's view that young adults' minds are being "digitally rewired"? Explain your answer. Yes. Kids today spend way too much time playing videogames and overusing technology. By "digitally rewired" the speaker means that kids are getting  used to getting everything the easy way because of the technology, making them lazy.

5. Why does the narrator in the video argue that young people dislike a single-function device such as a wristwatch?
Young people are used to using multi-function devices. This makes them dislike a device with only one function.



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? He wanted it to be a space for everyone. He did not want us to pay to get into the world wide web so we could use it whenever we like.

2. What are the benefits of having "web addresses," an idea that Sir Tim Berner's Lee created? The benefits are that you can search for anything on the web.

3. How does the World Wide Web allow people from all over the world to communicate? It connects everyone through the web.

4. Why is it important to link information? What are the benefits of having instant access to information? It is important because