Why Do You Think Online Shopping Is Becoming More Popular?
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I have been asked to create a catchy, stylish and modern front cover that is aimed at teen girls.
Identify . Introduction I have been asked to help update a fashion magazine called Estrella by Mrs J. Usher. She has been running the magazine for just under two years. She has been disappointed with the sales which are not really moving. I have been asked to create a catchy, stylish and modern front cover that is aimed at teen girls. This magazine is based in London at the address, 10 Florence Rd, Haringey, London N4 and will only be sold in London for the next year, however if I can help enough their and sales go up then it shall spread. 2. Who is the 'real' user? I am working for Mrs J. Usher. She is the owner and the editor in chief of the magazine so every idea and decision goes past her first. She is connected to the problem the most since she is the owner and needs to pay all her employees, but to do this she needs the money which she isn't getting. 3. What is the current problem? The current problem is that the cover is not appealing to a wide enough audience, just young teenagers, and Mrs Usher would like to make it more mature and as catchy enough and so it attracts as many people as possible. She needs me to come up with new ideas and designs which will help them with the magazine later. I am going to create a more sophisticated design for the front cover so the rest of the team can use it as a template for the rest of the magazines. The inside of Estrella is
The Main Features and Difficulties Regarding the Regulation of E-Commerce
Laurynas Ramuckis 2118 02/02/04 La of E-Commerce; Prof. J. L. Basset The Main Features and Difficulties Regarding the Regulation of E-Commerce A narrow definition of the Electronic Commerce reads that an internet transaction is the sale or purchase of goods or services, whether between businesses, households, individuals, governments, and other public or private organizations, conducted over the Internet. The goods and services are ordered over the Internet, but the payment and the ultimate delivery of the good or service may be conducted on or off-line. 1 E-Commerce is an entirely new form of doing business, which ignores international borders of states. Traditional approach to commerce is yet more popular among the companies and individuals, however recent growth in electronic transactions creates a need for legislation and regulation of such commerce. Regulation of e-commerce faces two major disadvantages, first it involves a fast changes in the scope of e-commerce with changing technologies, and second, its' trans-nationality which leads to the question of which legal system should be applied in the regulation of electronic transactions. It has been concluded by the conference on e-commerce held in June 1998 by EC Commissioner Bangemann, that regulation on e-commerce should be
ICT Evaluation of my materials produced for a "Get Moving" health campaign.
Jay Afruz Evaluation Logo My logo is suited for its audience as it is simple to understand and gets the message across quickly – to get up and get moving. The audience for my logo is teenagers; teenagers want information given to them quickly and simply which is what my logo does. The purpose of my logo is to promote the Get Up, Get Moving campaign and to be used on variety of other tools and content which I created so that the user can identify that the product they are using is from the Get Up, Get Moving project. My logo was easy to adapt which allowed me to easily use it on content for example when using my logo on my website I didn’t want the background of the logo to be white on my website which had green background as it would make my website look unprofessional so I adapted my logo so that the white background was transparent this made the overall appearance of my website better as it no longer looked unprofessional. On the final version of my logo it was suggested that I animate the man in my logo so that it got the point across that Get Up, Get Moving is about keeping active via exercise and taking part in sports. To animate my character I could use the animation tool in Photoshop, if I were to animate my character I would make him run then do star jumps and then loop this animation so he is continually running or doing star jumps. Also it was suggested that I
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
How useful are databases for businesses today?
How useful are Databases for Businesses to day? I am going to plan an investigation into how useful databases are for a company in the 21st century. Firstly I am going to explain what a database is. A database is a collection of data that can be used as information. It is understandable as information because of the headings and structure used in the database file. -A FILE is the information given in a subject e.g. Patients records. -A RECORD is a set of information about one given thing e.g. one patients record would contain just information about that person. -A FILE is one piece of information in a record; it also gives meaning to a list of, otherwise meaningless, information e.g. the field heading 'First name' gives meaning to a list of words such as 'Emma', 'Joe', 'Frank' and 'Tom'. -A QUERY is a search of the database for a certain piece of information that could be useful to you, e.g. if you want to sell a platinum credit card then you could do a search for people living in a certain area and then send the information to those people using a mail merge. Alternatively, if you worked in a doctors surgery you could do a search of people who needed a booster jab. -A MAIL MERGE is a letter containing the results of the query sent to certain people who would possibly be interested in that certain information. The type of information that a business might want to
Describe major barriers to and the incentives for the development of ecommerce.
Describe major barriers to and the incentives for the development of ecommerce. The advantage that e-commerce will provide is speed. The Internet and the World Wide Web gives opportunities to exchange messages. Even with the slowest connections, doing business electronically is much faster than traditional modes. With the increased speeds of communication, the delivery time is minimized. Also any product can be found for sale on the Internet. Information appearing on the Internet can be changed rapidly. This gives company the ability to inform customers of any changes to the service that they are offering. This also allows for them to update marketing and promotional materials. Savings the second advantage of electronic commerce many company offer to save on costs. By using the Internet, marketing, phone, postage and printing costs, can be reduced. Disadvantages of E - Commerce Privacy and Security is a main source of trouble is customer concerns with privacy and security. Anything sent over the Internet is sent through several different computers before it reaches its destination. Hackers can steal credit card or checking account data as it is transferred into computers that hold the same information. Security on the Internet is much like security for a home. There is a point when the effort outweighs the advantages. As with a home the owner will usually stop adding
Digital Security Within the Workplace
Digital security within the workplace If you don't want anyone to hack into your computer you are better off being protected by adding a password to protect your files. Files can easily be accessed by anyone and this could lead to your files getting deleted, important files can get hacked into and may result in you not accessing them again. Security is really important this doesn't matter were it could be at home or work, your computer or laptop should always be protected. Data misuse and unauthorised transfer or copying Data misuse falls into the category of accessing someone else's computer System with intentions to commit an offence such as stealing data, without their permission. Unauthorized copying occurs when the exclusive right to reproduce protected work is violated, which is generally when a copy is made from a protected file of work without the copyright owner's permission. The computer Misuse Act doesn't allow somebody else to access a computer by using someone else's identification. Other things include changing, copying, deleting or moving a programme. You cannot also run a program or obtain any data even though it's not for personal gain. Hacking to someone else's account through their password is also listed in the Computer Misuse Act. To avoid such circumstances you can password protect your files and folders so the only person who has access to them
ICT and communication. We all use mobile phones for communication purposes. You can ring and text people
Communication The communication has improved greatly thanks to all the new technologies like mobile phones, internet and satellites. Mobile phones We all use mobile phones for communication purposes. You can ring and text people using pay as you go, or contract. Many people choose to go on pay as you go especially teenagers and children as it is the easiest way to control the amount of money is being spent on the calls and texts. The mobile phones are very easy to use and they make our life a lot easier. You get signal pretty much anywhere, therefore using your phone is always possible. Mobile phones are very useful, when for example your car breaks down and you need to call AA, or when you just need to order a taxi. Teenagers use mobiles for texting throughout most of the day. Many of them have unlimited text therefore they can keep in constant contact with their friends. This does however cause some problems, because when the teenagers are in school they get very easily distracted and instead of learning, they text instead. people use a mobile phone not only for communication purposes; they may use it as a watch, mp3 player, camera, internet browser. All these things are mainly used by the teenagers, as it is normal for them, whereas people from older generations find all of these things weird and they would much more prefer to wear a watch instead of looking at their
AS A TEENAGER WHO USES THE INTERNET YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN ARTICLE 'IS THE INTERNET GOOD OR BAD FOR KDS?' IN NEXT MONTH'S 'GOOD PARENTING MAGAZINE'
AS A TEENAGER WHO USES THE INTERNET YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN ARTICLE 'IS THE INTERNET GOOD OR BAD FOR KDS?' IN NEXT MONTH'S 'GOOD PARENTING MAGAZINE' Are your children spending too much time online? Worried about what your children has access to on the internet? Read on to find out if it is suitable for them. I disagree with the point that the internet is bad for children as I am a user; however lets look at the 'dark' side of the internet which makes parents worried. Many parents are concerned about what their children go on, on the internet. For eg. pornography or other websites which are not suitable for children, as most of the content is for 18 years or older. One of the main and most occurring problems of the internet is that children go on pornography websites. As more young people go on pornography websites and other websites then they are more worried about their personal life with their girlfriend/boyfriend instead of schoolwork and homework. Another problem which parents are worried about is of kidnapping perverts who talk to our children on chat websites, eg. MSN etc. You never know who they are talking to a pervert and asking our children to meet them? They might be kidnapped or raped by the pervert. One of the key nuisance are viruses which come onto our computer by our children downloading illegal contents of music and videos from
