Lab 1
For this assignment, we will combine a few different tasks.
- Search the Internet for answers to various questions.
- Place the answers in an email message.
- Send the email to the CS 101 Course Account.
- Place a message in a Blackboard Discussion Forum.
Searching the Internet
According to the show of hands during lecture, most people state
they have used the internet to search for information. Many people
prefer to use Google at www.google.com
to search for information.
The key to using any search engine is determining the best keywords
to use for your search. Google's
Advanced Search at http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
is a good place to help narrow down the results from your search.
Lab Assignment 1
Due: Thursday 9/4/2008 by 11:59 pm (i.e. midnight)
Part 1 - Send an Email to the CS 101 Course Account
- Your email must be sent from your UIC account. This can
be accessed either through
WebMail or pine on icarus.
If you have trouble getting to your WebMail account, you may need to
create your account
- The email address of the CS 101 Course Account is
i101@cs.uic.edu
- This email must contain an
appropriate subject, such as: CS 101 Lab 1 Email.
- The body of the email must contain the answers to
the following questions:
- How many medals did the United States Olympic Team win
in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- Who is credited with finding the first computer bug?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- What out of this world event occurred on July 29, 1958?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- Accoding to the wikipedia, who created the Java Programming
language and what was the original name of the language?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
Do not send your email to Prof. Troy's email address or
to any one of the TA's email addresses. You may wish to
send a copy of your email to yourself so you know it was sent
and so you can have proof that you completed the assignment.
Part 2 - Post a Message in Blackboard
- In the Discussion Board Area for CS 101 in
Blackboard,
you will find a forum for "Lab 1 Discussion Forum".
- In that forum, you are to post a message that contains
- Your Name
- Your Hometown (or any area you wish was your hometown)
- A favorite joke or quotation. Please keep these in good taste
and interesting enough to provide good reading for the rest of the class.