Computer Buying Project

So recently we completed a project on buying a computer. This project taught me a lot about computers and their parts that I had not already known. I found out what the CPU actually is, I found out about memory (RAM), and I found out about the hard drive (storage). I also compared a mac to a PC in my project and after we had found out quite a bit of information about it we had to choose which one we like better. I personally like PC's better. I have grown up using PC's and understand them, unlike Mac's. PC's are also customizable  and cost a LOT less. So if for some reason I got to choose which new computer I would buy I would definitely choose a PC.

Unit One

This first unit in Computer Applications class has been very useful and insightful. It was about how to better Google Search things. This is something very useful for me to know. Now I no longer have to search through out multiple pages to try and find what I am looking for, I can just limit what I am searching for using the settings tool bar. The quotation marks will also be excellent when I am searching for something exact, like a certain quote from a book or a phrase. Knowing how to verify the facts you have found will also be beneficial for me, I can double check my facts to make sure they are not incorrect so that I do not get points taken off in school. The shortcuts will be great, it will take less time to find what I am looking for. The shortcut define is one of my favorites because it is so easy, what you are looking for shows up right there on the top of the page, no need to get a dictionary. The define shortcut will be great when I am writing a paper, reading something in a book/online or when I need to get vocabulary word for a subject.

Power Searching with Google (Classes 1-3)

Recently my class and I have been watching videos about how to be better at searching for specific things on Google. These videos are actually an online class you can take made by Google, it is called Power Searching with Google. These are a few of the important, helpful things we have learned so far.

Class 1

1. I learned how to filter images by color which we be very helpful when I am looking for a specific image. In fact I used this yesterday in one of my other classes. 
2. I found out that websites can't pay to be placed higher on Google search pages, that it solely depends on if the website is good for what you are looking for. I was surprised about this because I have had quite a number of teacher tell me not to trust Google for that reason.

Class 2

1.   I learned that if the snippet has ... in it then what Google is giving you isn't a complete sentence. They are only giving you what you want to hear.
2. I also learned about the many different types of media Google had. Sure I knew some of them but I had no idea that Google had patents, 3D models, recipes, or even discussions. 

Class 3

1. In this class I learned how to filter the results from the query using operators. This will be helpful because I can look for something that is in a certain type of file.
2. One of the most important things I learned in this class would be the use of quotation marks. No longer will my query get split up and jumbled around now I can search for the whole phrase and keep it together using quotation marks around the phrase.

Power Searching With Google Link

First Post

Hello! My name is Katelyn and I am in my senior year of high school. Right now I am Computer Applications class. After this class I have Introduction to Engineering Design where I will be having a substitute teacher because my actual teacher, Mr. Ballantyne is absent and he will be absent all week. I actually plan on majoring in engineering in college, not engineering design though. I am more interested in a combination of science and engineering. I know engineering already has science in it but I am talking about chemical engineering or biomedical engineering. I am hoping to go to either The University of Connecticut or the University of Rhode Island because they both have biomedical engineering and chemical engineering, just in case I end up taking one and then change my mind. Did you know that most people switch their major at least twice. I hope I don't end up changing my mind and switching my major.

Thanks for listening.

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