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.