I was a little overwhelmed by this week's lectures. We learnt all the basic things of how internet works, what a network is, what a protocol is, different type of servers and the different technologies behind it. Having a husband who is a "geek", I have heard of these "jargon" terms before like IP numbers, FTP servers, Javascripts, CSS, XHTML, PHP, MySQL, etc. However, I a didn't know what they are really mean.
Previously, I didn't really care about this. Put it simply, I rather not knowing. I just want things to works and don't really care of "how" the back-end works. Honestly, I'm a little scared of them. They are so foreign to me. I just kept my mouth shut when people around me talking about them, because I don't know enough about them.
However, after the lecturer, I can now say "I know what you're talking about" and maybe even getting involved in the discussion. This lectures has provided me with a simple explanation on the technologies without putting me off the subject. It has provided me with just enough information that actually motivated me to want to learn more. I no longer scared of the technologies.
This week, we are also need to start thinking about what we're going to do for our project. I have some ideas lingering around in my head but haven't really thought about it much. My task for this week is to start focusing on what I want to do as a project and narrowing down some ideas to make a more concrete plan.
This week, we are also starting the blog running. I'm thinking what topic should I write? I'm trying to keep it technology or digital media related. However, there are so many out there. I don't know where to start. I might start with a topic that I'm interested in. I'll keep you posted.
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