CHAPTER 12 LAB

I chose the following games.  Phishing scams, id theft faceoff, beware of spyware, and laptop security.  I chose these because these all have to do with keeping your computer safe.  It’s a good thing to do because there are a lot of hackers out there that want your account information.  Most of the things I already know.  But what I didn’t know was about what to do with your laptop.  Some of the things were helpful in keeping your laptop safe.  Another thing I didn’t know was about the phishing scams.  I didn’t know that if you get a lot of pop-ups, your computer might be infected with a phishing scam.

CHAPTER 10 LAB

Use Case Template
Use Case Name:	Gas transaction with a credit card.
Use Case ID:	Customer ID
Scope:	This use case describes how you can pay for gas quick and easy.  Some pumps require the zip code registered to your card.
Stakeholders and Interests:	Customer-needs gas to run car Gas company-wants customer to get gas quick and easy
Primary Actor:	Customer
Preconditions:	Customer has inserted their credit or debit card.
Trigger:	Customer selects credit or debit at main menu screen.
Main Success Scenario:	1.Customer inserts credit or debit card 2.Customer chooses either credit or debit 3.Customer then chooses the grade of gas, ex.regular, plus, or premium 4.Customer then pumps how much gas they need 5.Customer hangs the pump back on the pumping station 6.Customer then takes their receipt
Extensions:	1.Customer enters invalid zip code 2.Customer’s credit card is maxed out 3.Gas pump is non-operational
Guarantee:	The gas pump is non-operational or the gas company is out of gas.

CHAPTER 6 LAB

I would like to learn how to set up my own web page.   I know some angles to take but those are just the basic.  I know you need a domain name.  You also need a web hosting company.  This usually costs money.  You will need to save your pages in the HTML format.  Open Office and Microsoft Office are good tools to use when you save HTML documents.  You will also need a web server to make you page function properly.

Section A

My personal computer fits in by using my laptop.  I usually take it everywhere with me.  You never know where there will be a wifi hotspot.  I generally use my computer for everything.  Sports, weather, news and a various amount of other things as well.  I mainly use my computer to search things and I also like to help people that are not that familiar with the functions of the computer, like my parents.

Section B

I normally use a wireless connection.  I use my laptop the majority of the time but sometimes I use my desktop.  Something I never knew you could do is set up a wireless connection from a desktop.  For some reason I just always thought that the desktop computer had to use a cable and it had to be connected into your cable jack coming out from your wall.  I learned this procedure when we recently got service from AT&T.  They use one big modem and router and it is all in one box and it runs out of garage.  It is very fast and reliable so far.  I am happy with their service.

Section E

I think you need to be aware of viruses.  I have had these before.  Some just slow down your computer but recently I had one the totally crashed my hard drive.  I had to take it in and they had to install a brand new hard drive.  I think these are the worst.  You also have spyware and adware and various other types of security issues.  i recommend AVG or Avant security programs.  These work extremely well and they are also free.