What I have learnt this semester through MPI104?

Before the beginning of this semester I thought I knew plenty about the internet, in regards to what I thought was vital to being able to use the internet effectively. But after learning about blogs, applications and creating several accounts, my perceptions have changed dramatically. I have learnt that it is actually pretty easy to create a blog that is internet based, allowing anybody anywhere also with the internet to be able to read my words that I see fit to convey my opinion on. When I started my blog I was really confused on how it worked and also I would be able to maintain it, but I found out that it takes a matter of seconds to get on your blog, make your post and change your template just for the hell of it. I also learnt that you can pretty much customize your template in every single way, regarding you know all the tricks. I also applied for a flicker account, and at the time just thought to be another password and username to remember, but once played around it and watched other people using flickr, I began to understand the capabilities and the barriers such an application can overcome. But after getting through the first term rather shaky, I tried to focus and get my head more around the idea the next term. I learned about other types of software programs and what they are built for, like a FTP (File transfer protocol) which is used for uploading and transferring files onto the internet. I also learnt about the pros and cons of using such systems and also a RSS that updates you on certain feeds and their stages. Then I continued on learning about Technorati, and the way it worked. At first I didn’t understand the need for such a program, a program to manage blogs?? But i soon realized that it was a whole lot more than that, and that it was a lot more complicated with its ranking and authority procedures. Then finally wrapping it up with the programs fetch and iweb, I probably wouldn’t have even tried to use these programs before this class, But i found out how they work together to transfer data and files of the user onto the internet building a web page and basing it on the net.

Technorati

Technorati is predominately a search engine that works for blogs, which makes it more difficult to other search engines as they may bring back other web page,s music, images, videos and more. Making it alot harder to simply locate a certain blog from all the other things that have some of the similar tags. Also the Technorati searching system has a authority search, where it ranks each blog determining which has the most authority and which is ranked the number 1 blog of the time. This is determined by how interesting you blog actually is, the more people that come to read you blog, the higher your ranking becomes.

FTP- File Transfer Protocol

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is a software program that transfers files and uploads them to an internet server.
Just to note some other uses,
-- it promotes the sharing of files (data or computer programs)
-- encourages indirect or implicit use of remote computers
-- shields the user from variations in file storage systems
-- transfers data reliably and efficiently

Some positives that come from using a File Transfer Protocol include being able to access the site from pretty much anywhere. Using the FTP can become risky as a password is always needed before the transfer can begin, and while using an FTP connection it can become unstable and data becomes lost, failing to reach its desired location, allowing for any personal information to be stolen or changed. As often as this may happen these problems can be avoided by using updated programs such as FTPS and SFTP.