Computer Forensics

What should I wear today? is an iPhone app of the future.  With this app, one is given various outfit choices based on what the weather is outside.  With this app, one takes pictures and stores articles of clothing onto their application software.  It sorts the clothing based on what it is, occasion, season, and style.  It is a personal database that is specific to ones' own closet. 

In the sixth week 6 of IST 195, we continued our study on Computer forensics. We learned about the importance of backing up files and defragmenting. I learned about the importance of backing up files because hard drives only last from about 3 to 5 years. Data can thus be easily lost; therefore backing up information will always be in your favor. This is important for both business and home/personal users. We learned about ICloud computing, a way of backing up information to an Internet site such as Mozy.   This allows for information to be stored in another database and saved forever. I learned that a computer usually stores a large file in fragments, which makes a computer run much slower.  Therefore, defragmenting a computer is usually essential because it makes the computer run a lot faster. We also learned about hard drives and all of their components: such as platters, tracks, sectors, and the actuator arm, which is guided by electromagnetic pulses.  

What makes up your laptop?

What should I wear today? is an iPhone app of the future.  With this app, one is given various outfit choices based on what the weather is outside.  With this app, one takes pictures and stores articles of clothing onto their application software.  It sorts the clothing based on what it is, occasion, season, and style.  It is a personal database that is specific to ones' own closet. 

In our fourth week of IST 195, I learned a lot about the internal parts of a computer.   These parts include the hard drive, the optical drive, the processor, cpu, motherboard, memory, etc. We learned about different computers and various components that make them up. We also learned about what makes them significant to the computers' abilities and their costs. For instance, why a computer with 6MB cache and a dual processor will be more expensive than a computer with less cache and a single processor. We also learned about input sources/devices, distinctive types of storage, and the various displays that make up a monitor.   After this week of classes I really feel like I learned about the different components that make up a computer

I also feel like the lab (4) that we did this week was very helpful in further explaining and identifying the hardware and internal sources of a computer. For example, we had to read and identify all the different parts by looking at pictures of a computers and then reading about their uses. I also learned things like, why a heating sink is necessary in certain parts of a computer, or why the cpu might be located next to memory on the motherboard.  This weeks lectures really broadened my outlook on computers, and really broke down the overlying specifics that make it function. 

Microsoft Excel

What should I wear today? is an iPhone app of the future.  With this app, one is given various outfit choices based on what the weather is outside.  With this app, one takes pictures and stores articles of clothing onto their application software.  It sorts the clothing based on what it is, occasion, season, and style.  It is a personal database that is specific to ones' own closet. 

So far in IST 195, I feel as though I have learned interesting information that has expanded my knowledge in the technology world.  This weeks lab assignment on Microsoft Excel, really taught me many functions in the program that I was not specifically knowledgeable on before.  One of these components includes a pivot table; which is useful in displaying large amounts of information.  Microsoft Excel is a very important to fully understand in today’s world.  Many businesses solely rely on this software.  It is used to store and display information in a simple and organized fashion. 

Many of the functions that were required in this weeks lab took me a few times to really understand.  I made sure to read the explanation a few times before carrying out the specifics of the lab.  I feel as though I will never be able to master this program because there are so many functions, but I will never stop trying.  Many people feel the need to use Excel because of the calculation function of the program.  This aspect is present in order to prevent and avoid human error.  I have enjoyed the extent of this course thus far, and I am curious to see what other interesting information you have in store for us next.

Fashion app of the future

I don’t know about you, but I wake up every morning and have a difficult time figuring out what to wear. By creating an iPhone app that tells you what the weather is going to be for that day, along with possible outfit choices, ones life will be made a lot easier.  I am definitely not a morning person, and picking out an outfit without stepping foot outside has always been a challenge for me.  I know there are a lot of people out there that have the same dilemma as I do, and would find this app to be incredibly useful.

This app will be targeted towards people age’s 18- 35.  It will tell you how the weather is going to change through out the day, and if it is necessary to bring additional clothing in case it is going to change drastically.  One is able to specify the type of attire they looking for in their closet, anywhere from casual to formal. 

There is currently an iPhone app called Cloth.  This app only uses outfits that you have previously worn and put together.  With this app, one must take pictures of ALL the clothing in their closet.  It will then be able to match a variety of different pieces of clothing together based on what the weather is going to be outside for that day. The user must separate each piece of clothing into specific categories from what it is to where they would wear it.  This is a huge step passed what Cloth is portraying.  Although it will be its competitor, this app will become more personal with its users.  In the beginning, one must be able to portray their style by uploading pictures of past outfits worn and how they would categorize that specific outfit.  It is going to take some time for the app to truly understand ones personal style.  As the user continues to use the app, it will be able to generate outfits based on current fashion trends and personal style.  The app will gain a personal connection with its user.  Creating this app will help make everyone’s lives easier, along with mine.