Month 4: Networks and Server Structures

Lab 3: Searching Google

Lab three was fairly simple. We were taught how to use Google 'correctly.' Basically, we searched in formats like this:

Charles would like to buy a Cannon EOS 20D for under $500.00. He spends some time searching:

[canon]
[canon eos]
[canon eos $300..$500]
[canon eos $300..$500 site:ebay.com]
[canon eos $300..$500 site:ebay.com -450d -"eos 7"]
[canon eos 20d $300..$500 site:ebay.com OR site:amazon.com -450d -"eos 7"]

There were several questions like that on a sheet that we had to fill out. It was fairly simple.

Lab 4: Compressing and Addressing

This lab was also fairly simple. We worked in terminal and learned how to compress files, zip them, unzip them, and we even learned how to create .dmg files. You pay attention to the byte, kilobyte and megabyte information and report that on the worksheet they give you. The second part of that lab is more or less about finding the Network Address, the Broadcasting Address, the number of host bits, etc. Then there was a final section where it was matching a computer (in a diagram) to a description. Overall it was fairly easy.