DOS

DOS is Disk Operating System that organizies data file, loads and executes program files and controls the input and output devices.
Booting is the first program executed when the computer is switched on.
DOS is text based.
To communicate with DOS, the screen has a prompt where you enter a command.
Case insensitive means that you can use all caps, all lowercase or a mixture of the two and it still means the same thing.
An example would be: forMAt
4 useful things to learn about DOS:
SET PATH=forces DOS to look in certain directory
? in a file name means any digit or letter
* in a file name means wildcard-any combination of digits or letters
. in a directory path stands for current directory

7 very useful DOS commands.
A: floppy drive
C: hard disk drive
DIR take you to directory
MD make new directory
CD change current directory
COPY copy files
DEL delete/erase files

DOS organizes disks by file, directory & disk drive structure.

Three requirements that must be met for a file to be named include 1-8 letter name, period & 3 letter extension.
An example: tests.com

In DOS directories named by root directory which has subdirectories, named in all caps.
An example would be A: PICTURES/SPRING/2008

Logos

A LEGO Robot is a robot made of legos and can be customized to do certain tasks. You can make it walk acros the room and tell it how many steps to walk or you can make it throw a ball. Basically any task you can program, it will do.

This is a logo for Mercedes-Benz. Silver can be sleek and shiny and can attract your attention, as Mercedes usually do. I like this logo because it looks similar to a peace sign and my favorite kind of car is a Mercedes-Benz because they're flashy.

If I created a logo of myself it would be a person surrounded by nice things and many animals. The nice things would cosist of a Mercedes, Escalade and a log home including a barn. The animals would be all types of dogs and cats and a few horses. This would be my logo because this is how I see my future.

My Logo:

If I could create any window cling it would have a slice of pizza on it because that is my favorite food. There would also be a Mercedes logo on it because that is the kind of car I want. The last thing I would put on my window cling would be a virginia tech logo because that is the school I am going to.

My Window Cling:

Gaming

You are to take on the role of a gaming program designer. You need to come up with a new video game. You can choose the age range, sprites, objects, game design, and story. You must also choose a gaming console and your reasoning for choosing it. We have played many, many games in class. It's your turn to design one of your own. It needs to be different! Fun! Exciting! Challenging! And appropriate for the age you choose. Remember, games are rated E, T, M, etc. Make sure yours goes along with the age group.Paragraphs:
Name of the game
Design Story (An evil doctor threw three Koalas down in the dungeon because they tried to escape the zoo. They now have been brainwashed and when the main Koala goes in a certain direction, the other Koalas follow. They need to escape each lab without getting blown up by TNT or saws!)
Sprites - what they are, what they do, how you control them
Objects - the good and the bad. What they do, how they do it
Age range - reason behind age
Gaming console and REASON
Why did you design this game the way you designed it?

Prisoners of War

Design Story:
In this game, prisoners of war are being watched by the guards. The guards have a range that they are able to see. Every time a guard turns around, the prisoner can move towards the exit. In order to escape the prisoner must plot their way through to the exit--they must move quickly!

Sprites:
The prisoner that you are playing moves around objects to get to the exit without being caught by the guard. You control them by using the joy stick to move around and A to jump over objects.

Objects:
The guard can only see a certain area at one time and if he catches the prisoner trying to escape, he kills them. The guard moves on its own.

Age:
T for Teen due to the violence of killing the prisoners.

Xbox 360:
This game is desinged for the Xbox 360 because of the buttons you need.

Games

Tetris
Tetris is an internet based game. The sprites and objects are the blocks that you rotate using the arrow keys to fit together. The goal is to make them go across the screen without any gaps to eliminate lines so that they do not hit the top.

Design Story:
Tiny cubes are the incorrect pieces of a puzzle. In order to eliminate them one must piece them together across the screen without any gaps.

Mario Kart
Mario Kart is a video based game. The sprites and objects are the karts with the different characters in them, the blocks that give you items and the items that come out of the blocks. The objective is to get to the finish line first.

Design Story:
Unique animals and princesses are in a race to get to the finish line. When they reach the finish line they are given an award which means they are in good terms with their boss.

Alice

Alice is a game and world maker that contains a grass, space, sand, snow, and dirt world. From those worlds you can add objects and make them move any way you want to create scenes. Alice gives you the opportunity to explore video making and imagination. To download Alice you can go to the website http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice and download it from there. The objects included in Alice are animals, all types of people, objects found in high school, Egypt, airports, objects found during the holidays and sport related objects. Basically any object you can think of, Alice has it. Alice can be used for educational purposes and personal enjoyment. The pros of Alice are that you can do whatever you want, any way you want. Alice gives you the opportunity to try new things and create your own world and it's a pretty basic system to use. The only cons of Alice are that it can be very time consuming for little tasks. In my personal world in Alice i made a world of a typical high school setting. I made the jocks and cheerleaders late to class, the nerd very early to class and the average people on time, but yelled at to sit in their seats. The lunch lady was excited about the lunch that day and the slacker was caught leaving school early. I then switched my setting to a high school prom where the jock and cheerleader won king and queen and the nerds were standing in the corner. I enjoyed Alice because i got to try something different and create something of my own. I would use Alice in the future for creating my own worlds when I'm bored or just want to do something different.

Jennifer Feller

Article Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253259,00.html

Article Title: States Pushing for Laws to Curb Cyber bullying

A thirteen year old, Ryan Halligan was bullied for months through the internet. Classmates were sending him instant messages calling him gay, taunting and threatening him. His parents are remorseful that they didn’t put it to and end. Their son had begged them not to say anything so they listened and now they regret that they did.
I cannot believe that people would go to so much trouble to make a kid’s life as miserable as possible. As if school isn’t enough stress for a student, why add bullying? Some people wonder why the victims can’t just let it go, but that’s easier said than done. Little things said over and over really get to people and it taunts them throughout their life. It distracts them so much and sometimes it ultimately kills them.
Ryan had a learning disability and was made fun of for it. Classmates found anything they could do or say to mess with this teenager. He also had a rumor started about him being gay. This rumor was false but he still let it get to him. It bothered him so much that he killed himself.
To stop this, would be for his parents to move him to another school, or have a talk with the principle and the bully’s parents. It can often be very hard to get involved as a parent because sometimes that only makes it worse on the victim so sometimes the parents don’t say anything because they couldn’t imagine their child killing themselves over it.
This applies to school and me. School, because that is where this began and is usually the foundation of cyber bullying. This applies to me because it teaches me not to let things people say bother me because it really doesn’t matter what they think. Also, I know to never do that to someone else because I would hate to be the reason someone even considers committing suicide.

Staying Civil Online

5 Rules for Internet Etiquette:
Behave as if you are communicating in person
remember that your words are open to interpretation
Do not "shout" online, as in using all caps
Do not send spam
Do not distribute copyrighted material

There are no set of rules governing behavior on the Internet, but a wise user believes in an honor system and understands the 'netiquettes' which are:
1. Behave as though you are communicating in person while communicating online.
2. Remember that your words are open to interpretation. If you post jokes or use a type of humor, you should not be surprised if someone takes it offensively.
3. Do not shout online, meaning do not type is all capital letters.
4. Do not flame other users, a flame is a posting that contains insults or other derogatory content.
5. Do not send spam, jam is equivalent of junk mail--usually like a commercial.
6. Do not distribute copyrighted material. Do not just copy someone's work and place it as your own.
7. Do not be a coward. Do not place your identity on the Internet.

Always check the rules when online, nearly every ISP posts rules and policies about their websites and their version of acceptable behavior. Even thought you cannot be seen on the Internet, you can be identified, so be conscientious and don't give information to others who can track you down. I think netiquettes are important because many people do not know how to act on the Internet and it is important for people to understand how to use the Internet properly.