Project 5 - CIS 151

Appendix A - Managing & Using Information from the Internet
Appendix B - Evaluating and Citing Information from the Internet

To be graded:

 

Self-Check on Concepts

Appendix A

  1. What are the letters following the dot at the end of a file name called?
  2. What program do you need to have on your computer to view files with a .pdf file extension?
  3. What is typically seen as the file extension for documents created by Microsoft Word?
  4. What program typically assigns the .xls extension to documents?
  5. What types of files have an extension of .gif or .jpg?
  6. What type of file has an .mp3 extension?
  7. What is the purpose of the Quick Time player?
  8. What is the most common extension used for compressed files?
  9. What is an easy way to see how many pages will be printed when you print a "page" from the web?
  10. List the steps to save only the text of a web page.
  11. For a web page that will print as 5 pages of hard copy, is it possible to print only pages 2 and 3 of the document?
  12. List the steps to save only one paragraph of text from the content of a long web page.
  13. Why is it important to ask for permission to use images that you find on the web?
  14. List the steps to save an image.
  15. List three common "delimiters" used to separate data fields in a worksheet format.
  16. What do you select from Properties in the Print menu if you want to print a page wider than 8 1/2"?

Appendix B

  1. What does a tilde (~) in a web page's URL often indicate?
  2. In the domain section of the URL, what type of page typically has the .com domain?
  3. In the domain section of the URL, what type of page typically has the .org domain?
  4. What does k12 in a domain typically tell you about who published the web page?
  5. List several main areas that can be used to evaluate the quality of a web page.
  6. Typically, what file will be displayed when the URL has only the domain or a directory included? Example of this type of URL: http://www.parkland.edu
  7. When citing a reference for a web page, why is it important to include two dates: the date of publication and the date of last access?
  8. List elements that major citation styles agree to include in citations.

Practice Exercise for Project 5

Controlling Headers and Footers When Printing Web Pages

By default, your browser is probably set to print the URL of the page as "header" text at the top of the page or as "footer" text at the bottom of the page.

As the user, you can control what prints at the top (header) and bottom (footer) of web pages.

When viewing a web page in the browser, choose: File menu >> Print Preview to see what the page will look like when it prints.

To change the settings for the header and the footer choose: File menu >> Page Setup

Place the cursor in the textbox for the footer. Press the F1 key on the keyboard. It will drop down an explanation of the codes that can be used to control header and footer text.

Items are automatically left-aligned.

  1. What code can be used to cause text in the header or footer to be centered?
  2. If you want to center the words "Project 5" in the header, what should you type in the header textbox of the Page Setup dialog box?
  3. What code is used to print the URL as a header or footer?
  4. What code is used to print the time as a header or footer?
  5. What code is used to print the date in short format as a header or footer?
  6. What code is used to print the page number?
  7. If you want to print the current page number and also include the total number of pages, what should be typed in the header or footer textbox?
  8. What code is used to print the title of the web page?

Note: Sometimes using the codes to center and right-align do not work. You should practice creating your own custom headers and footers. You will be expected to be able to use this skill on the exam for this course! Practice until you feel confident printing customized headers and footers.

Practice Exercise for Citations

Using the MLA style of citation, create a citation for each of the following web pages.

http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/overview.html

http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html

Using the APA style of citation, create a citation for each of the following web pages.

http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les7/guide.html
This is also an EXCELLENT reference about creating citations in research papers!
Read this article to answer #5 in the lab questions below.

http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate
The link to the "interactive model" is an EXCELLENT reference about evaluating a website!
Visit the interactive model to answer #6 in the lab questions below.

Lab Activity - Creating Citations

Visit the following web pages as resources. Gather information from the website needed (author, date published, title,etc.) and create citations:

  1. Create a citation using the following web page, using the MLA style
    http://webfoot.com/advice/estyle.html
  2. Create a citation using the following web page, using the MLA style
    http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221
  3. Create a citation using the following web page, using the APA style.
    http://webfoot.com/advice/estyle.html
  4. Create a citation using the following web page, using the APA style
    http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156221
  5. After reading the article about Citing Net Sources (see link in Practice Exercise), list the 6 elements that you are told to include in a citation from an individual work.
  6. After reading the interactive tutorial given in the Evaluation Internet Information article (see link in Practice Exercise), list the three things that help you determine if a web page is current and up-to-date.
  7. Suppose you would like to print a web page and have it display your name centered in the footer of the page. How would you make that happen? List what code and text you would use and tell where you would type it.

  8. Approximately how long did it take to complete the readings and activities for this project?
  9. What topics in this project were new to you?

    If no topics were new, do a search to find a program that can be used to create your own .pdf files. Report the name of the program, how much space it requires and how much it costs.

Send your answers for the lab activity to the instructor
The subject of the email should be: CIS 151 - Proj 5 - Your Name

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