Welcome to Study Hall! The Internet can be a great resource as long as you know how to use it. Here you will find tips for effective web research to help you get the most out of the Internet.
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Maya
Cyber Defender & Databank Supervisor
Because of her unquenchable thirst for knowledge, Maya started out as a librarian. While she loved her job, she wanted to do more to help protect people.
Since Cyber Villains such as Ms. Information and Elvirus can corrupt websites and the information on them, Maya teaches people to protect themselves by using caution when visiting websites and avoiding sites that are not trustworthy.
Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime
- Chinese Proverb
Anything chocolate
Interests:Browsing bookstores, baking
March 30, 2010
Using the Web: News Sites
You can’t believe everything you read, especially on the Internet! Luckily, there are still a few Web sites out there on which you can find reliable news. Remember, though – no matter how hard they try to stay neutral, every journalist is biased towards or against something!
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Cable News Network (CNN)
- MSNBC
- Google News
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
- Fox News
posted by Maya
topic: Using the Web
March 16, 2010
Cyber Terminology: What is a Peer to Peer Network?
A peer-to-peer (p2p) network allows computer users to share everything from files to network bandwidth with one another. Most often, p2p networks are used to download files over the Internet. In order to do this, users must first download an application that connects them to other users. Once this is done, the user only has to search for the file he or she wants and, if it is found, can begin downloading it right away.
Sounds great, right? Well, in many ways, it is! With the many dangers of the Internet, however, it can also be risky. Joining a p2p network lets everyone else on that network access all the files on your computer. Also, this opens up an easy way to infect your computer with nasty malware. Because many programs don’t allow their users to have a firewall in place when the program is in use, it is important to keep your antivirus software up to date! If you’re going to join a p2p network, make sure you scan everything before you open it!