You need to produce a list of your sources (websites you used), a record of your use of internet to find the information and a record of how you organised your files. The final section of this part cannot be completed until you have finished 2.1B. The middle part is to be done while you are working on 2.1B

Before 2.1B

Set up a folder for 2.1 in your user area. Inside that folder create another folder named images. As you work on your assignment save all your typed work into this folder and save your pictures into your images folder.

While you are working on 2.1B

Keep a list of the websites you visit as you go along.

Make screen prints of your use of search engines to find the information you need and save them in your images folder. Include - a screen print of the internet with the name of the search engine you are using in the address bar, a screen print of the search engine page with the search window filled in, a screen print of the search results, a screen print of the home page of the site it takes you to.

After 2.1B

In Word, produce a list of the websites you have used

In Word, produce a set of screen prints showing you using the internet to find one piece of information. Label this with text boxes and arrows

In Word produce a set of screen prints shwoing the folders you created and their contents

Before you can write up your findings you will need to find the information you require. You need to find out abou
• Internet technologies eg. world wide web, e-mail, multimedia, encryption
• Internet connections eg. modem, ISDN, ASDL, broadband
• Mobile telephone technologies eg. SMS, WAP
• Digital broadcasting
• Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and organisers
• Storage media eg. DVD, minidisk
• Touch screen technologies

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