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.