Analyse the websites of NHS, Amazon and Greenpeace
Introduction For this assignment I will need to write a report to explain to the assessor how three contrasting organisation (NHS, Amazon and Greenpeace) have been designed to have a visually appeal to their users. * Search Engine Operation * Ranking Information * User Paths Through the Website * Conflicts Between Different Aspects of Usability * Design for Usability and Appeal Search Engine Operation Amazon will use search engine options to make sure that the information on their website is correct and the language used is professional and that the design of the website is not affected they will also make sure that it is correct and to make it to a standard to be the best to make sure that a search engine will choose to put their website first when searching on a search engine. NHS will make sure when designing there website that the information provided on the main page is professional and the language used on the website is correct and is appealing to a search engine this will inflict on how high ranked the website is on the search engine. So if you were to search about their organisation area there organisation would be first on the search engine. Greenpeace will make sure when designing a website that the information they use on the website is correct they will use special language relating to their organisational area and that it is standing out from similar
The Internet
The Internet The Internet is like a network of networks where any computer can link up to information stored within it. It is accessed by a telecommunications line and a modulator-demodulator (MODEM). It is brought to your computer screen by converting analogue telephone signals into digital computer signals. There are many advantages and disadvantages on the Internet. The main advantage of the Internet is that communication is made very easy. Two people on opposite sides of the world may communicate with each other via such things as videoconferences. This would save money on flights to other countries just to have a meeting when they can each communicate from their own office. The Internet is a very good place to advertise companies. Businesses can build their own websites and buy their own memorable .com domains. This can be where they explain their company and the services they offer. Some can even offer home delivery directly from the Internet with things such as home shopping. This makes life very easy for disabled people or people with busy lives who have no time to go shopping. Other services the Internet has to offer are things such as Online Banking. This is often quicker and easier for people so that they can carry out transactions over the web to anyone in the world without the hassle of writing cheques. It can also help them to keep abreast of their bank
The Internet
The Internet The word Internet stands for International Network. The Internet is a collection of thousands of computer networks throughout the world. The linked networks may be either LANs or WANs, most of them are owned by individual organisations. Some WANs such as CompuServe act as Service Providers. The Internet has had a relatively brief, but explosive history so far. It grew out of an experiment begun in the 1960s by the U.S. Department of Defence. The Department of Defence wanted to create a computer network that would continue to function in the event of a disaster, such as a nuclear war. If part of the network were damaged or destroyed the rest of the system still had to work. The Internet is a network of networks that connects computers all over the world. The Internet has its roots in the U.S. military, which funded a network in 1969, called the ARPANET, to connect the computers at some colleges and universities where military research took place. As more and more computers connected, the APARNET was replaced by the NSFNET in1985, which was run by the National Science Foundation. NSFNET is a series of networks for research and education communication. Based on ARPANET protocols, the NSFNET created a national backbone service, provided free to any U.S. research and educational institution. At the same time, regional networks were created to link individual
The Internet
The Internet The Internet is a very big Wide Area Network. The Internet started in 1969 as a research company by the US Military. Now it is an international computer Network connecting other networks and computers from other companies, universities etc. The Internet provides huge amounts of information. All the information on the Internet has been written by people although some information could be biased. I personally find the internet very useful. All you need to get is a physical connection and a browser to get on the Internet. Most People use a computer and a modem connected to a telephone line. A modem converts computer signals that can be carries over telephone lines. Next you would need a Web Browser, the most common is Internet Explorer which comes as part of the Windows system, and there are also other web browsers. Lastly you would need the modem to dial up a computer owned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). It is a company which offers their customer's access to the Internet. This is most likely that you have to pay. For all this you get a vast pool of resources although it is quite expensive for the hardware and software to get the Internet. ISPs may also provide Internet e-mail accounts to users. After all that you can use your web browser. A Web Browser is software for viewing WebPages. A web browser is a software application which enables a user to look
The impact of ICT in the community
The Impact of ICT In The Community Southampton is the largest city on the south coast of England. It is a major port and the closet city to the New Forest. It lies roughly in the centre of the coast, at the northern-most point of the Southampton Water where it is joined to the River Itchen and River Test. Southampton is a port, and it is used for many things such as ferrying, imports and exports. CCTV is one of the most obvious pieces of technology in the community in use. It stands for closed-circuit television and is used for surveillance. Even though it has television in the name it is not exactly like the 'normal television' that we watch on our TV's at home, that is broadcast television which gets openly transmitted, this closed-circuit television gets transmitted only to specific monitors. These monitors have people, such as security guards watching them to keep 'an eye out' for any crime that may be going on. Many people are against CCTV because they believe it to be an invasion of privacy. They believe that CCTV displaces crime, rather than stopping it, that crime-doers would just go somewhere where there are no cameras instead of just stopping. Because of CCTV being in housing areas now some people believe it to now be a social control measure instead of it being a way to stop crime. 'In 2007, the UK watchdog CameraWatch claimed that the majority of CCTV
The impact of ICT on an adult in employment
The impact of ICT on an adult in employment Working Practises Interview The employee that I interviewed was Mr. B Knowles, an ICT coordinator at Barking Abbey School who teaches 5 lessons per week, which includes Year 12 AS level ICT. His duties also include being co-ordinator for the ICT test bed project currently being run at the school. Furthermore he is in charge of setting up and installing ICT test bed resources in all classrooms. Technologies he uses > Internet > E-mail > Laptop Internet The internet is very useful for him while he is at work. He emails others schools concerning test bed issues which arise and also researches different types of ICT hardware and software projects using various search engines. This enables him to find the products available from around the world for the best price and then orders them online which is quick and saves the school money. He also uses the internet to find learning resources for his ICT lessons which help him prepare for the lesson planned. At home he uses the Internet to search for cheap holidays at popular websites such as www.lastminute.com and also to book theatre or concert tickets for himself or his family. He finds using "RAC" a useful site as it is a route finder and plans short and long journeys to visit relations. He uses online shopping at supermarkets and other stores to buy products, which are
The impact of ICT on an adult in employment
The impact of ICT on an adult in employment Seku Sisulu is an ICT teacher at Preston Manor High School. His job includes teaching ICT to the year groups 7 to 10 observing a syllabus given by the school's chosen exam board. He uses ICT technologies to assist him at school, while travelling and also at home. Due to his requirement to prepare future lessons at home, he would need to utilize his personal computer and either email or use a data key to access his files at school. He uses his palm handheld computer to do various things at work and at home; e.g. take the register, make to-do's or uses it as an address book. He also uses email and his mobile phone to keep in contact with his colleagues and his boss at work. How do the technologies mentioned above meet the adult's needs? Mobile Computing - Palm Handheld Computer/PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Seku Sisulu uses his Dell Axim X30 PDA to assist him at home as well as at work. For instance, he can keep track of things using the PDA's "to-do" application which would remind him of things he had to do at various points throughout the day. Personal Need Seku Sisulu tends to forget his wedding anniversary; and other things at work, e.g. an important staff meeting slipping his mind. You can quite easily understand why he needs an efficient system in reminding him of such events. Without the technology Mr Sisulu
special needs
3C-The impact of ICT on person with special particular needs Introduction Many people ubiquitously make use of technologies on a daily basis to run with daily activities. Technologies have caused a massive impact on our working style as they allow us to carry out a number of activities. These activities vary from communicating, for entertainment, guidance and furthermore. Technologies have assisted every individual on the whole whether they are in employment, schools, and if they are facing disability. Up till now I have described what technologies I make use of and how it causes an impact on my daily life. I have also written a report on how adults in employment utilize several of technologies and an evaluation on how the technologies facilitate them. Subsequently, in this report I will be writing a detailed description on the technologies operated by an individual who is facing physical disability (This is when a person cannot or finds it difficult to move certain body parts I.E hands and legs. People who suffer from physical disability are those who cannot walk or move affectively. There disability is due to the extent of the damage to the spine, for example one has the ability to walk but cannot move there hands, there are some cases where people cannot move any body parts, this is only when they are paralysed from the neck downwards.). This person needs the assistance
Internal and external methods of communications for Marks and Spencer's.
Task 4 For this task I will find out about the different communications within Marks and Spencer. I will find the internal and external methods of communications for Marks and Spencer's. Communication is basically the interaction between people, which focus on the transfer of information. The internal methods of communication which marks and Spencer's come across within the firm, staff and employees are: E-mail, Memos, Face to Face, Notices, Sharing data base and Team briefing. The above are the types of communication used in Marks and Spencer. The external sources of communication which Marks and Spencer's comes across within the firm through mainly stakeholders, customers, suppliers etc are: E-mail, Business to customers, Mail, Letters, Advertising, Meetings, Fax, Arranging conferences, the Internet and the Websites of all leading brokers. ICT, which is known as information communication technology. Is helping Marks and Spencer's a huge deal as it is providing them with good communication skills. The use of ICT internally for Marks and Spencer's is the use of mainly the Internet and E-mail because this uses both internal and external sources of communication. It has managed to replace communications like letters because it is quicker to receive and also it could be cheaper. The reason why people are starting to use the Internet and E-mail is because it is faster
Online Shopping
Online Shopping Computers have come a long way since the first one was invented in the early 1900's. We currently live in a society where people can do almost anything on the Internet. You can plan your day ahead, check your horoscope, and look up anything that you can think of. The oncoming trend on the Internet now is online shopping. With online shopping you can buy books, clothes, CD's, and even buy a car. There are many benefits to online shopping and many downfalls. There are many stores to shop online at. Among the many are Gap, Amazon, Marks and Spencer, Ebay, play.com and many more. To online shop all you have to do is follow the instructions that are given on the web page. It is very simple. Some benefits of online shopping are that sometimes you get it at a cheaper price. You can browse everything any store has not just what is at the store you can see back stock and everything. In addition, the most important benefit of all in my opinion is you can shop without leaving your house. You can also shop anytime day or night so if you have a busy schedule then you don't have to fit time in to go to the mall, you can shop at your own time. When comparing two different ways of shopping most people do not even think about, they do both and not even realise it. In today's society people shop while at work, after work and on the weekends, whenever time permits. Did you
