Homework

1. Research the following video games.

2. Collect information on how the game worked, examples of graphics and if possible sounds.

1941 is a game with average graphics but a good storyline. Pong is simply he the ball and trying to get your opponent out. Joust is a game with simple controls and simple game, all you have to do is kill the other flying things. Pole position is a simple racing game with standard graphics. Scramble is a game which requires simple controls to play the game and the graphics in the game are not so good.

3. You also need to find images and technical drawings for the cabinet that the game was shipped in, the controls etc.

pong: use arrows

Joust: arrows and control

Pole position: arrows

scramble: arrows, control, alt and space bar

4. Give a brief description of the manufacturer of the game.

The manufacturer of all the games need to improve on the graphics and difficulty.

SCRAMBLE /1941/ PONG/JOUST/POLE POSITION.

excerise 6.2

1 a) I am a private network using internet software and protocols.

Intranet

b) I am a protocol for handling linked data called hypertext.

File transfer protocol

c) I am any machine for accessing and displaying data over the internet.

Client

d) I am the general term for the internet, or any network, where components are not connected in one location.

World Wide Web

e) I am a term for the opposite of physical space.

Platform-independent virtual space.

f) I am any machine providing data access over the internet.

Computer

g) I am the internet protocol that handles the routing of data.

Packet switching

h) I am a supercomputer developed in 1971 and capable as a server on the internet.

 CDC 7600

i) I am a major problem experienced on intranets.

Security

j) I am the extra term for the model or structure of the internet.

Client-Server Model

2 a) List some of the types of data that may be held on intranets.

The types of data that may be held on intranets are images, video, audio and hyperlinks.

b) What are the advantages of intanets.

The advantages of intranets are that they are emerged to restrict the use of the internet technology and protocols within an organisation.

c) Explain two different ways in which intranets may be set up.

A intranet can be set up with a local network and have no outside access. It can be also be set up in the internet, but use password access to restrict password access to restrict the site to authorised users.

d) Explain the importance of the internet protocols.

The importance of internet protocols is that they are set of rules that govern transmission of data beteween computers. Without them the internet wouldn’t have any particular standards.

excerise 6.1

True or False ?

1 a) The first network underlying internet development was ARPNET.

 True

b) ISP stands for ‘internet serial protocol’.

False

c) FTP was the hypertext of HTTP.

True

d) The internet is a global network.

True

e) The idea of the world wide web came from Tim Berners-Lee.

 True

f) In 1973, ARPNET was also known as the world wide web.

False

g) The world wide web was the beginning of the rapid expansion of the internet among general users.

True

h) Packet switching networks allowed data packers to efficiently travel different routes among general users.

 True

i) On the internet, MUD stands for multi-user development.

False

j) Satellite, fibre optics and gateways were essential developments in internet expansion.

 True

2) Match the terms with the correct description.

ARPNET – Military Internet that began in 1969.

DNS – Domain name server.

FTP – File transfer protocol.

Hypertext – Text capable of linking other media.

Internet – Largest WAN on the internet.

IRC – Internet relay chat.

Java – Cross platform programming language.

Protocol – Rules for data handling on the internet.

Surfing – Process of browsing the internet.

WWW – Graphical component of the internet.

3) Why isn’t it easy to separate the different components important to internet history ?

It isn’t easy to separate the different components important to internet history because each component has a function to keep the internet running at a normal pace.

4) How did ideas precede other internet developments ? Use packet switching as an example.

The internet developments in the future will be more expanded with more ideas and inventions. Technology is becoming greater by the day.

5) Why was gateway hardware important in internet development ?

Gateway hardware was important in internet development because without this hardware we wouldn’t be able to communicate to others using email and online chat rooms.

6) What happened to ARPNET beteween 1983 AND 1991 that widened the use of the internet ?

From 1983 to 1991 ARPNET expanded therefore attracting more people to use the internet.