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WK13 What’s Next – Future Tech Review Blog Post

1.Explain the tech; what is it, how does it work, what hardware, software, and network does it need? Is it currently available to the public? The tech I choose is medical biotechnology, it is “…a branch of medicine that uses living cells and cell materials to research, and then produce pharmaceutical and diagnosing products.” It…

WK12 Mobile Apps

My first choice for a popular mobile app is the Domino’s Pizza USA App. Basically they are used for ordering food such as pizza, salads, wings, drinks, and much more. The target audience is pretty broad, but mostly it is for anyone who is a little tech savvy, likes pizza, and doesn’t like to call…

WK10 The Cloud – Cloud services review

The two cloud-based services I use the most are gmail and Adobe’s Creative Cloud. I use gmail the most on a regular basis, from paying bills, to sharing photos with family. I also use it as a storing location, as in I save my emails, like bill payment receipts and the like, in separate carefully…

WK9 Cybersecurity Blog Post

Adobe Creative Cloud has experienced several breeches in security, but one of the more dangerous ones I found took place in October of 2013, when they reported that 3 million credit card records were stolen. The hack was originally discovered by security blogger Brian Krebs, who alerted Adobe with the information. Later, it was discovered…

WK8 Midterm Research Project_Privacy, Security, Hacks, and Leaks

There are several ways that clients and company data can fall into the wrong hands. One, malicious actors are just one of the examples. They will sometimes call and pretend to be a prominent member of the company and demand that one of the employees provide them with private or company information. Another way data…

WK7 Digital Media Design-Where can you turn for help?

The three sources I found are, how to “Apply Filters” in Photoshop by Adobe, a video on Adobe on how to “Get creative with freeform gradients”, and how to “Insert a table” in InDesign also on Adobe. Technology changes very rapidly, how current is the information you found? The information is still very recent because…

WK6 Content Management Systems

Briefly define what we mean by “content management system.” Is it just for websites? A content management system, also known as CMS, is a software tool that helps you or any user to build, change, and run a website from the bottom up without needing any knowledge of coding. According to Your Dictionary, “The definition…

WK5 Understanding Social Media Demographics

What were the top three social media sites, in terms of traffic, in 2019-20? List them in order of popularity. Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. https://www.dreamgrow.com/top-15-most-popular-social-networking-sites/ Provide a brief summary of how each social media site works and why people use it. Facebook is used more for long conversations, keeping in touch with family and some…

Recent Evolution of the Web

Today, do more people access the web using computers or mobile devices? Provide a resource that supports your answer. According to the Pew Research Center “37% of Americans now go online mostly using a smartphone…”. This number seems a little small, but I would say yes, most people do because their mobile devices is far…

Introduction

Hello everyone, While I am not exactly new to the whole social media thing, I have never really posted anything before. I have never really been one for talking where other humans can hear me or read what I have said, so this will be a new and interesting experience for me. To start off…