Libre Office

LibreOffice features a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet app (Calc), a presentation program (Impress), a database management tool (Base), a vector graphics editor (Draw), and an app for working with mathematical formulas (Math). LibreOffice also includes a PDF creation and import tool for working with Adobe files. 

Writer
Calc
Impress
Base
Draw
Math

Open Source Programs

While I was searching for Programs using the Open Source Software, I found this really good link: http://www.adciv.org/Examples_of_free_and_open-source_software

If you don't want to enter the link, I am going to give a brief list of the programs using the software.

Linux
Gimp
Open Office
Mozilla Foundation
Google Chrome
Audacity

Assignment 03/12/2013

Assignment Tuesday, December 3: Search Internet (Webopedia) for example on the Open Source Initiative and write an entry in your blog about this topic. Make sure you include Images, links and text. Avoid making spelling mistakes or typing errors. 

For this assignment I wasn't very sure if we had to use Webopedia to research on any topic like for example the Open Source Initiative, or if we had to research about the Open Source Iniative on for example Webopedia, so I did both of them.

MP3:

The MP3 is an audio format very commonly used to listen to music. MP3 is the name of the file for the MPEG audio layer 3. The audio layer 3 is one of the three coding schemes, which are the compression of audio signals. The difference between the layers 1, 2 and the 3

 is that on the third layer, the layer uses "perceptual audio coding and psycho acoustic compression to remove all superfluous information".This means that this layers takes away the irrelevant parts of the sound signal which us humans can't hear. This layer also has a filter bank,  and increases the resolution 18 more than in the layer 2. The good thing about the MP3 format, is that the files are so small, that they can be easily transferred online.

 In the link below you can listen to one of my MP3 songs, via dropbox.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12931941/musica/A%20Fine%20Frenzy%20-%20Ashes%20%26%20Wine%20%20(With%20Lyrics)-%5Bwww_flvto_com%5D.mp3


http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/MP3.html

Open Source Initiative:

The Open Source Initiative, OSI, is an "ONG" organization as to call it, because its non-profitable.

This organization promotes the integrity of the open source. This is done via a certification product with the OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI is made up of a group of responsible and comprised board members "who make up its directorship and is not a membership organization".

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/Open_Source_Initiative.html

Assignment 12.11.2013

1- What is a blog?

A BLOG IS A WEB PAGE, IN WHICH A PERSON WRITES DOWN ITS PERSONAL OPINION ON A TOPIC. IT CAN ALSO BE USED AS A DIARY.

2- What is the difference between a blog and a webpage?

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT BLOGS ARE UPDATED NORMALLY DAILY OR MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ALSO THAT BLOGS ARE OFTEN INTERNAL REFLECTIONS OF THE PERSONALITY OF THE AUTHOR.

3- What are the advantages of using a blog?

THE ADVANTAGES OF BLOGS ARE THAT THEY ARE VERY EASY AND SIMPLE TO USE, AND ALSO THAT PEOPLE HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THEM.

4- What is the origin of the word blog?

THE WORD "BLOG" WAS INVENTED BY JOHN BARGER, AND IS AN ABBREVIATION OF WEBLOG.

5- What does bloggosphere mean?

BLOGGOSPHERE IS AN EXPRESSION WHICH MEANS "THE WORLD OF BLOGS", SO WHEN YOU USE BLOGOSPHERE IN A SENTENCE, IT IS REFERRING TO ALL THE BLOGS.

6- What do you call someone who blogs?

SOMEONE WHO BLOGS IS CALLED A BLOGGER.

7- What can you do if you want to write a blog?

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A BLOG YOU CAN SIMPLY GO TO BLOGSPOT AND CREATE A BLOG. THEN AFTER THAT YOU JUST SIMPLY START POSTING THINGS IN YOUR PAGE.

8- Do you need a special program on a computer to write blogs?

THE ONLY PROGRAM YOU NEED IN YOUR COMPUTER TO WRITE BLOGS IS INTERNET, AND FROM INTERNET.

9- When were blogs first created?

BLOGS WERE FIRST CREATED EVEN BEFORE INTERNET WAS INVENTED, THIS MAY SOUND WEIRD BUT, THE FIRST BLOGS WERE HAND WRITTEN ALONG WITH THE PERSONAL DIARIES, CHRONICLES, AND PERSONAL MUSINGS.

10-What is the meaning of blog?

THE MEANING OF THE WORD "BLOG" IS A SHORT NAME FOR WEBLOG, THE BLOGS ARE WEB PAGES WHICH ARE PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE PERSONAL JOURNALS AND ARE UPDATED DAILY.

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When you finish this, read the article JPG vs GIF vs PNG and make sure you can answer the following questions:

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1- What does JPEG stand for?

JPEG STANDS FOR; JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP.

2- What is JPEG?

JPEG IS AN IMAGE FORMAT.

3- What does GIF stand for?

GIF STANDS FOR; GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT.

4- What is GIF?

GIF IS A GRAPHICS FORMAT.

5- What does PNG stand for?

PNG STANDS FOR; PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS.

6- What is PNG?

PNG IS A GRAPHICS STANDARD SUPPORED BY THE WEB.

7- What is the difference between JPEG, GIF, PNG?

THEY ARE ALL USED FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, JPEG IS BETTER FOR IMAGES, GIF IS BETTER FOR DRAWINGS, AND PNG IS BETTER ANIMATIONS.

8- Which is the best format for...?

PHOTOGRAPHS: JPEG
DRAWINGS: GIF
ANIMATIONS: PNG
NON-DEGRADED QUALITY: GIF

Technology Assignment (5.11.2013)

What is Moodle? Moodle is a learning platform used to create activities, communities and courses online.

What does Moodle stand for? Moodle stands for; Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

Is it a web site, a blog, a wiki,  a social network? Explain... Moodle is a free software e-learning platform. This is also known as Virtual Learning Environment.

What is it used for and why is that? Moodle is used to help teachers and professors educate their students, by creating online courses for them to interact and collaborate on.

Name 5 different features of Moodle.: 1. Assignment Submission. / 2. Files download. / 3. Grading Book. / 4. Online Calendar. / 5. Online news and announcements.

If I say that Moodle is under a GNU license, what do I mean? This means, that everyone in Moodle is able to copy and share the web page, but only the administrator is able to change it.

What is the difference between GNU and Unix? The main differences between GNU and Unix, is that; Unix is trademarked and had a copyright, while GNU doesn't. Also, GNU covers more software that Unix does.

What is a general public license? The GNU GPL or simple GPL, is the free software license most used around the world. This software guarantees individuals, organizations and companies the advantage to use it to study, share and modify.

How do you use Moodle? Instead of writing a whole paragraph into how to use moodle, I found this image which can help you understand more its use.

Assess Moodle, give it a rating. I actually quite like Moodle, because of these few features.

1. It’s of simple use and can be easily understood.

2. You can check out the lesson you did that day at class.

3. If you forgot to write down your homework, most teachers have it written there.

4. It’s very helpful for studying.

5. You can see your grades to see how you're doing at that course.

If I had to rate it, I would give it a ⅘. I’m very happy with it.

-ELENA LAMANA, 10TH GRADE

OS: Operating System

What is an operating system?     

An operating system is the most important program that runs the computer. The operating systems recognize the input on the keyboards, recognize the printers, and they keep track of the files.

What is the difference between an OS, an application, and an app?

An OS is the system software allowing computers to work. Applications are the softwares you install in the OS of your computer. Finally, and app is an abbreviation for application, and has a smaller weight program.

What are the main operating systems in the world?

Windows 7: OS released in 2009, it includes several multimedia features as well as the famous “windows touch”.

Windows 8: OS released in 2012. Has a new interface in use in comparison with windows 7.

Ubuntu: OS released in 2004. Is a combination of Macintosh and Windows. Has a similar look to the mac, but the shortcuts are similar to windows.

Windows XP Professional: released in 2001. Is a better version of Windows 9.5.

Macintosh OS X: released in 2001. All mac computers run with this OS X since its beginning.

Write a brief comparative report of operative systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linux).

The differences between Windows and Mac are not many. In the old days, there used to be more notable differences, but nowadays this two OS are basically the same. ON the other hand, Linux is a free OS that comes with the not so powerful computers.

Why do you use the operating system that you use? Give 3 reasons.

My Operating System is Windows 7. The main reason I have this OS is because is the one my father installed in my computer when he first bought it. Second of all, I really happy with Windows 7 because it contains all the things I need. The last reason I have this Operating System, is because its of very simple use, and I don’t really need anything fancier. I am very happy with this one.

  By: Elena Lamana 10th Grade

Homework: 17/09/2013

My homework assignment for this week was to post a video saying something. So here is my video. In this video the following persons appear:
Elena (Me), Claudia (a girl-friend), Adrian and Jaime (two boy-friends). I hope ypou enjoy it, here is the link to my video.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12931941/Videos/20130917_153430.mp4