2/28 In-class assignment

1. List and describe the 3 main categories of questions. Why is it useful to categorize your information needs before you conduct a search on the Web?
Voyager questions are an open-ended exploratory question. Deep thought questions are more focused open-ended question with a specific goal that may have multiple answers. Joe Friday questions are very specific questions that have a simple answer. Voyager and Deep thought questions need input from multiple documents, whereas Joe Friday  questions require facts, which will probably come from one document.

2. How does a clearinghouse differ from a subject tree?

A clearing house is a collection of Web pages and online documents about a topic. A subject tree is a heirarchy that is organized by topics, and each topic has an associated list of web sites and online documents. 

3. How does a meta search engine differ from a general search engine?

A general search engine has an index of a large collection of Web pages by keywords. A Meta search engine allows you to access multiple search engines at once.

2/23 Virtual Class Assignment

1. What is a Web 2.0 application, and what are its characteristic features?

A Web 2.0 is the latest buzzword in the computer industry that usually refers to applications built using AJAX techniques. Web 2.0 services are characterized by the dependence on graphical user interfaces and network connections.

2. What does the acronym AJAX stand for? What is AJAX used for?

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX). JavaScript is a scripting language used in computer programming. XML is a markup language similar to HTML used to describe data. 

3. What is a blog?

A blog is an online journal or diary, also know as Web log.

A little about me...

Hey everyone!
Just a couple things about me: I'm a pet groomer working part time (usually on holidays), I'm in my final semester of school, and I'm hoping to start my own business in the not too distant future. I do plan to work for a few years to earn what I need but I'm currently looking at empty lots around the area for the future. My dream is to open a pet daycare and boarding facility.
Currently I knit scarves, draw pictures (as long as it isn't people it's not too bad but drawing people I seem to have a problem with), among other arts and crafts that I like to do for fun or sell but the list is too long to type and for me to remember everything.
I have a black cat (going on 4 years this coming Halloween...she decided not to live on the streets anymore and moved in) and I have an 8 year old sheltie. I love animals.
If given the chance I read all day with the collection of books in my bookshelf that I haven't read, but school has taken up most of my time so the books are on hold for now...school's more important than catching up on my buying books habit.
I do blog on occasion when my muse hits me. I'm hoping sometime in the summer to blog about some plantations that I'll be visiting. I do blog about other things and they have their own blogs (like New Orleans, my arts (still too new I think there's only one post), plantations...ghosts too (another new one maybe two posts), and whatever I feel like writing).

Have a great semester and good luck!