Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (part 1 and 2)

Is Wikipedia a reliable and credible source of information? I don't think that Wikipedia is a reliable wed site to search because some of their information is old and not up to date. When my kids have to go and look up somethings for there project they do go to Wikipedia but then we would have to google for more information because all of it is not there. Me personally i would not use the web site to search for any project that I have to do i would rather google it and do some research on it.

The question is . . . Does this impact your opinion of Wikipedia?
After reviewing the article Experts rate Wikipedia accuracy higher than Non-Experts yes Wikipedia is accurate but still do additional research to make sure that you have the up to date information.

All the news that's fit to "print" . . .

How many internet users are there in the world?
The web site that i found the information on is World Internet Stats http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm which says it has 1,733,993,741 internet users

Who is allowed to publish information via the internet?
Everyone is allowed to publish information to internet

Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (part 1)

Is Wikipedia a reliable and credible source of information? I don't think that Wikipedia is a reliable wed site to search because some of their information is old and not up to date. When my kids have to go and look up somethings for there project they do go to Wikipedia but then we would have to google for more information because all of it is not there. Me personally i would not use the web site to search for any project that I have to do i would rather google it and do some research on it.

Searching the Internet Effectively

I decided to do a search on my favorite singer Alicia Keys lyrics for her song that she have out know called Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart. I used each of the four search strategies and had the results below. When i was finish with the search i copied the URL from each search and made each search link to the results. So here are the numbers and the results at that time.

First Search-Simple Search
Alicia
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=gmail&rls=gm&q=alicia&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Results 1 - 10 of about 56,800,000 for alicia. (0.15 seconds)


Second Search - Use Additional Keywords
Alicia Keys
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=gmail&rls=gm&q=alicia+keys&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Results 1 - 10 of about 29,200,000 for alicia keys. (0.14 seconds)


Third Search- Use Phrases
Alicia Keys Lyrics
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=gmail&rls=gm&q=alicia+keys+lyrics&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,570,000 for alicia keys lyrics. (0.12 seconds)


Fourth Search - Boolean Operators
Alicia Keys Lyrics Try Sleep With A Broken Heart
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=gmail&rls=gm&q=alicia+keys+try+sleeping+with+a+broken+heart+lyrics&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=
Results 1 - 10 of about 210,000,000 for alicia keys try sleeping with a broken heart lyrics. (0.12 seconds)

Information Security Awareness

Virus Protection. Are you absolutely certain your personal computer has virus protection software running? Yes AVG . Go to Microsoft Password Check tool, enter your password to see how strong it is. How strong is your password? My password is very strong
Firewall. Does your computer have a firewall active? Yes
If your machine is running a firewall, what kind is it? Microsoft Firewall
Ad/Mal-ware. Are you absolutely certain your personal comptuer at home has ad/malware protection software running? Yes im not for sure
Spam. Do you forward to friends and families strange photos, stories, please for help or security warnings? No
Phishing. Do you know what phishing or social engineering is? Dont know what it is
Image. Do you monitor your online image? Yes
Are you absolutely certain your social network profiles are private? Yes
Do you ever do vanity searches on the internet? No
Data Backup. Do you have a backup of your data? Yes If so, where do you keep that backup?Online with an online storage and backup solution

Personal Computer Use Profile

I use my computer for school and personal use. The application that i like to use will be ITunes, Google and Facebook along with Yahoo. The type of equipment that i use will be my Ipod. The things that i will like to learn will be how to protect my computer so that i dont have to buy a new one when it gets a virus. I have went through two laptops in the past year. In my own time I like to buy music, play games on yahoo and get on facebook. I know a little about computer sofware but i will like to know more. I think the more you know about computers the more you can do to protect your computer. I know how to upgrade my computer but i would like to know how to add more memory to my desktop. Well my kids dont know alot about computers and my partner know more then me.