Lab 1
For this assignment, we will combine a few different tasks.
- Search the Internet for answers to various questions.
- Submit a file for grading to Blackboard
that contains the answers and a few other things.
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 9/2/2010 by 11:59 pm (i.e. midnight)
Submit a File for Grading in Blackboard
- Create a file of any type (but a simple text file is prefered)
that contains the following information:
- 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.
- The answers to the following questions:
- What are the additive primary colors?
Include the URL where the cost can be found.
- Who said the following quote: "Computer Science is
no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- What river would you be on if you spent the day
white water rafting while visiting Cairns Australia?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- What is name of the main character in the series of books
written by Bernard Cornwell set during the Napoleonic Wars?
Include the URL where the answer can be found.
- Submit this file via the Assignment Link for Lab 1 in Blackboard.