Week 4

TUTORIAL
This week in the tutorial we reviewed the meaning of the World Wide Web and the difference between the net and the web. Also in the tutorial we looked at the definition of authenticity and how it’s portrayed within certain websites. After viewing the main facts and information about the net and the web we then located a few web pages and websites regarding the Haggis Hunt season, Molossia and Martin Luther King.

LECTURE
The majority of the lecture was based on the difference between the net and the web and general information regarding these two topics. The net was established before the web and is the first wide-area computer network ever built. Where as the web is used to find documents, music and information. Without the net the web would not be able to program.

ACTIVITY 1. Haggis Hunt and Molossia Website.
The web page "The Haggis Hunt" contains information that is not factual therefore this animal protrudes to be invented. The animal looks to be a platypus cross with an echidnae and information on this web page seems to be unreliable.

The other Website that we viewed in the tutorial was about a country called Molossia. This webpage also seems to be unreliable and contains false information. Immediately before entering the webpage I was able to view that it’s been created by an organisation due to the domain; .org.

Some features which Indicate authenticity within a website include; the domain, details about the author, validation about the information and references. To view whether an author is a professional there should be further information either on the website or on the Internet. The validation on a website should be current to ensure the information is still factual.

Four clues which indicate that these two websites (www.haggishunt.scotsman.com and www.molossia.org) are a spoof include:
1. Either Web Pages have authors.
2. Allot of advertisements.
3. Errors in the grammar and punctuation.
4. Links go to other irrelevant sites.

ACTIVITY 2. Martin Luther King.

Before opening the web page on Martin Luther King I didn't know anything about him including his occupation or his cultural background. Although the website www.martinlutherking.org indicates to me that the website is about a king and it’s created from an organisation. The web page informed me that he was a king regarding civil rights in America. The information posted in the articles on the website seemed to be an unreliable source. The information I found after researching the king in Google was more detailed then the information on the web page and gave me a better understanding of the history of Martin Luther King.


READING SUMMARIES
Reading 1 - A Brief History of the Internet.
This webpage indicates to be an extremely reliable source as the authors are listed t the beginning of the webpage and then their occupation and personal information is listed at the end of the webpage. Also there is a publisher, the references are listed, and there is a current date and no grammar or punctuation errors. I found this website to be very descriptive regarding information about the history of the Internet.

Reading 2 - History of the World-wide Web.
The website is also another reliable source regarding information about the history of the world wife web. I found this website generally more interesting then the first reading as that it contained pictures, diagrams and interesting information. Even though the chapters where large I still felt I had benefit from reading information on this website.