Typewith.me

TypeWith.me is a user friendly online text collaboration tool. Users can start a new public document in a second directly from the homepage. The online document includes basic editing tools, such as bold, underline, italic and strikeout as well as alignment options, bullet points, undo and redo functions. The user can enter a name and invite others to view their Type with Me document. Each document viewer sees the text change as it is being edited so everyone is viewing the most recent version of the document. Type with Me includes import and export features and allows users to save document revisions. The application comes with a built in chat as well so users can discuss the document while editing it.

Typewith.me features;
Create a new public document or import a document
Invite other users to join the chat room and collaborate
Utilize basic text editor tools, such as bold and italic font
Save revisions and view revision history
Color code your name to make the chat easier to read

Type with Me stands out because of its simplicity. Anyone can understand how the application works in a matter of seconds. The user only has to click a button to access their document page and begin inviting others to view and edit it. The application also includes a built in chat function to encourage quick collaboration so users can come up with ideas or create something together. Typewith.me can be used on apple products such as ipads and iphones it can also be used on any mobile that is connected to Wi-Fi as well as a home computer or laptop.

Selection and Repetition

Algorithms:

1.Moving through a set of traffic lights
- Check whether the traffic light are green, red or yellow
- Decide which direction you would like to turn if its a green light you have to drive if its a yellow you need to get ready to see the red light it means you must stop driving for either a pedestrian or for other cars travelling in other directions
- keep dping the same thing following the road rules and you can smoothly move away from the traffic lights

2.Deciding whether to take an umbrella to school
- Look at the weather outside
- if you see a blue sky then you can leave your umbrella at home
-if you see a grey sky or clouds starting to move toghther take your umbrellla to school.
- put your umbrella in your bag because the weather does often change and it could rain to your surprise!

3.Ging a student and A, B or C on there test
- Check the students work
- see if they have made any spelling or punctuation error
- if the student deserves an A for there work there should be very little mistakes and clear understandable work with an extensive knowledge towards whata it is about
- if the student deserves a B then there work should have a few mistakes and understand what the test was about the student must have made the work clear with a high level of knowlegde used.
- if the student deserves a C there work needs to atleast have a sound levelof acheivement and needs to work more on therere spelling and punctuation and also must have used some knowledge to answer.
- Mark the student an A,B or C according to the critera

Repetition in an algorithm:

1. Adding the correct amount of cordial to water to make a drink
- pour a small amount of cordial into the glass as it is really sweet the bottom of the cup should be filled with cordial
- addd water to the cordial so that it dilutes the cordial
- taste the cordial to see if you have added the right amount of water
-if you have then drink it
- if you havent added enough water then you have to add water to the cordial again
- keep adding more cordial or more water to make the cordial to you tasting.

2. Filling a bucket with water
- Get a bucket to a size that you like
- Open a tap or a place where you have acceess to water
- Turn the tap on and keep on filling the bucket until the water reaches the top
- repeat this proccess if you would like more water in the bucket.

3. Blowing up a balloon
- Get a balloon and put your mouth around the top rim
- blow into the ballon so that you are pushing air into it
- continue blowing air into the ballon making sure not to let go
- after you are done dont let go of the balloon and tie the end of it into a knot


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm

What is an algorithm

Algorithms
1. Examine the algorithm above. What two properties of the algorithm enable it to correctly describe the solution to the problem of making a cup of coffee? What is it that makes an algorithm correct?(Hint: what would happen if you swapped step "6" and step "2"?)
If step two and step six were swapped it wouldn’t really make sense because then you will be stirring an empty cup

2. Define Algorithms for the following processes.

Posting a letter.
1. Write the letter
2. Place the letter in an envelope
3. Put the envelope in the post box

Making toast.
1. Get the bread out
2. Set up the toaster
3. Put the toast in the toaster

Calling a friend on the phone
1. Get the phone
2. Find your friends number
3. Dial that number and call

Coin toss flowchart

4. Create a flowchart for a coin toss where heads means mary pays for the pizza and tales means bill pays for the pizza.

Flowchart basics

1. What is a flowchart?

A flowchart us graphic representation, using symbols interconnected with lines, of the successive steps in a procedure or system.

2. Describe the basic symbols for;
*Start or end of the program

At the start or end of a flowchart an oval shape is used.

*Input or output operation

A parallelogram is used to show input or output.

*Decision making and branching

A diamond shape is used to show decision making or branching it is also attached with arrows, a decision asks a question. The answer to the question determines which arrow you follow.

*Flow line

Arrows show the flow line on a flowchart, they lead you to all the steps of the procedure shown on the chart.

3. How many lines may enter a decision symbol and a process symbol?

When using a decision symbol two to three lines should be used, when using a process symbol only one line should come out of the process symbols.

Mini Project

Today we recieved a mini project from the student net website and we have to complete certain questions about internet related topics. We have to do it in partners and i will be doing it with maria who is away and i will be completeing some without her :( We will be working on this task for two periods and then we will present it to our IST class.

Term 2 !

This term we will be learning about the history of the internet and how it works these are some thigs we will be looking at:

• How did the internet originate?
• Who were the people most responsible for creating it?
• What system immediately preceded the internet? What was its purpose?
• What is an IP packet? What is it comprised of?
• What does TCP stand for? How does TCP deal with lost IP packets?
• Why do computer people like everything in letters?

My database

This is a snip out of my databse which is a bit blurry but shows how it is formed.

Database

Today i have completed my database and i will be putting it up onto the student website by the end of the week. I had some problesm while i was doing the database which was resolved by going on the IST mcauley website and using the word documents provided to give me some extra information on how to rdo some extra step which i wasn't sure about. I also asked my teacher Mr cavill for some assistance. I am gald i have completed the task and am really pleased with the outcome. Overall thsi assessment has been really challengeing compared to the tasks from last year and i enjoyed using my own songs to create my own database!


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Database Assessment

In todays lesson i will be starting to create my database using Microsoft access. This software allows me to create and desogn my own database . My database theme will be music and is based on another type of dadtbase called itunes. I will be using songs by Trey Songz to vreate this database and will have 1-10 songs from the same artist. It will contain Artist, song sample, album, album cover, cost, duration and genre. I am going to be doing this for the next few lessons as well as some theory work from the student net website.

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Database Definitions

This is an activity that was provided on the catherine mcauley year ten IST section

Feild: An area of a database record, or graphical user interface form, into which a particular item of data is entered.

Record: An ordered set of fields, usually stored contiguously.

File: Something that is stored in different ways for different purposes eg: videos, music and Documents.

Query: A user's (or agent's) request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine.
SQL is the most common database query language.

Database: One or more large structured sets of persistent data, usually associated with software to update and query the data. A simple database might be a single file containing many records, each of which contains the same set of fields where each field is a certain fixed width.

Report: Computers . output, especially printed, containing organized information.

DMBS: Data Base Management System: software that mediates access to, additions and deletions of, and changes in data contained in a database, so as to store and access data efficiently and control which data particular programs or individuals are allowed to use.

Data dictionary: A data structure that stores meta-data, i.e. data about data. The term "data dictionary" has several uses.
Most generally it is a set of data descriptions that can be shared by several applications.

Data type: Different types of ways that data can be stored.

My blogger

In todays lesson i have made a new blog to record my work onto. i did ist in the previous year which allowed me to do it with ease. i am happy with my blog and will
maintain it so it will show my dedication to ist. i hope to further my skills with the computer and expand my knowledge. i will try hard to do my best!!!