Excel Extended

This week for CIS I was required to complete 4 parts to a Microsoft Excel project. I learned different ways to show data in charts and organize information in excel sheets. Color-coding was part of the project as well as resizing rows and columns and formatting. I used formulas in most parts of the project, but I have learned to create them through my duration of working in data entry at the payroll firm I am currently employed at. One thing I learned this week that I thought was really interesting is the data bars feature. It uses less space than a chart but gives similar results. I will definitely be keeping that tool in mind for future data sets in excel sheets.

Excel in CIS

This week for my CIS class I had part 1 of a Microsoft Excel project. In the process of completing this assignment I learned new ways to make an excel sheet more attractive and fancy.  Most of what was taught I already knew from experience I have had with using excel for school assignments in my accounting classes and at work.  In fact, most of the shortcuts, etc. I learned from my manager at work, but other than that my knowledge is from just playing around with the program to figure stuff out.  So long for now...

Learning about the Web

This week I learned about the Web.  It is more secure now and has different visuals to figure out if a website is secure.  First, secure websites have "https" in the web address. The s stands for secure, "http" is usually part of any web address.  Second, many websites that are secure have the name of their business on the web address bar and a color on the left part with the name of the business.  Lastly, there are locks on the address bar or bottom of the window if the website is secure.  Web security is important because hackers are unable to retrieve personal information, such as credit card numbers, when websites are not secure.  Also, when websites are not secure it becomes easier for viruses and spy ware to get onto a computer.

Learning to Blog

For my CIS class I am learning about blogging. This is my first assignment, to create an account and post what I have learned so far. Well, so far I learned that creating a blog is much simpler than I imagined. The toughest part will probably be keeping it updated. Blogs are used by individuals to post about their lives, groups, and businesses. Blog comes from web log and was shortened to blog. Many people use blogs as somewhat of an online public journal. I will be using it for my computer class for the next 7 weeks and then attempt to keep it updated for my family and friends.