Using the WWW, Week 7, 11th September

Lecture Week 7 Understanding the World Wide Web You should always ask the question as to why the site exists. this module discusses what is available on the WWW and why students should be wary of spoof sites. Internet vs Web

on the net you find computers

on the web you find documents

on the Internet connections are cables between computers on the web connections are hypertext links the web is an abstract it exists because of programs which communicate between computers on the net. the web could not exist with out the net. the web has made the net useful because people are interested in finding information, the web has made it more simple.

WORKSHOPS

tasks

1

the website http://www.molossia.org/has attempted to look authentic by using a a picture of a flag and using a language. there are signs that the person who made the site is good with computers because of how the website is made. however the website is a spoof site this is shown by; no date this means the website may not be updated regularly therefore the information could be irrelevant, the photos used prove that the website is a spoof because of the poor quality and fake models, when doing further research it is found the place does not exist. there is proof that Molossia is a micro nation and not a real nation.

in the website http://www.haggishunt.scotsman.com/ the creator has attempted the website to look authentic by providing dates of important events, photos of the event, and information about the 'haggis's appearance. however the proof that this is a spoof site is that the cameras located on the site never change images, the pictures are fake, the website is not updated regularly and the incorrect dictionary.

2 http://www.martinlutherking.org/

a) in this website i expect to find valuable information about Martin Lutherking's work and life.

b) the address gives the impression that the website would be about the man Martin Lutherking.

3

the website appears authentic with the structure of the lay out.

4

After reading the articles i believe the website is a spoof and is made by the Ku Klux Klan to dishonour the memory of Martin Lutherking a naive person searching for information on martin Lutherking could find a lot or irrelevant and made up information.