UPC0004 Week 4

Summary

Lecture

During the lecture we were provided with questions about the WWW and were then lectured about the different functions on the internet and various entries used for web addresses such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), server, country and domain. We were also told of the different browsers to surf the web with and more importantly, the required tools to get onto and use the WWW.

Tutorial

The website http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ attempts to appear authentic by providing various facts of about haggis every time the site is refreshed and further implies its authenticity by having a competition supported by three professional associations, Gleneagles Hotel, MPS and The Scotsman Publications Ltd.
Four points that give the site away as a spoof are:

• The ‘haggisclopedia’, which decribes a mythical creature and ways to hunt it although it does not exist.
• Haggis merchandise is sold which implies that the site is to attract people rather than to inform.
• One of the cameras provided on the site is from Times Square, New York.
• The ‘haggis facts’ section does not provide real information due to the fact that the haggis does not exist.
  

The website http://www.molossia.org/ attempts to appear authentic by posting links to their news articles on the home page and stating the site as an “official website”.

Four points that give the site away as a spoof are:

• The samples of the money the site says molossia uses are in no way real. (e.g the queen of genova picture on the 20 valora note is just an actress).
• There is no such event as the “Dead Dog War” in the history of Molossia.
• All pictures on the site contain only two people, a father and son.
• There is no such country as Mustachistan.

For the website http://www.martinlutherking.org/, based on the site name I assume that the site would contain facts on the life of Martin Luther King and how he became famous.

After having read the site, I find the information rather bias towards Martin Luther King, which views him as more of a sinner than a saint among society.

When comparing with other sites about Martin Luther King, the site provided seems more invalid due to the greatness portrayed in the other sites that support Martin Luther King's achievements during his time.

Reading 1 - A brief history of the internet

This article provides a detailed explanation of the history of the internet. This includes an explanation on its origin, initial internetting, commercialization, and how it revolutionized computers and communication.

Reading 2 - History of the World-wide Web

This site provides information about the history of the world-wide web and its achievements such as the development of Electronic Mail ( E-mail), search engines, and basic net data.