The Flow of Information
There are many different stages information has to
go through. The first stage is at the computer when a web address is put in
which is the domain name. Once the enter button has been pressed, it goes to
the next stage which is the router. Routers are used to take packets to the
next step which is the ISP (internet service provider). An internet service
provider is where you get your broadband from for example, sky, virgin and BT.
The data packets go through your ISP and the packets then go to the domain name
server. The domain name server is the place where it tells the packets to go.
The IP address is then found. An IP address is unique to a computer and this is
how website can be found. The IP address is used to then go to the host which
is represented by its own IP address. This is the space where the website is.
Once the packets have got to the host, the packets go back through the process
in the exact same order. It has to go back through the process in order to find
the IP address for the computer that you are on. If it doesn't do this then the
website cannot go through and it will be lost.
Hardware Components
The web also
known as the World Wide Web is a system that is accessed through the internet.
Web pages can include text, images, videos and all different types of
multimedia and this can be navigated by hyperlinks.
Proxy
Servers are a server that is used
to ensure security and control between a workstation and the internet. This is
also used when a request is moved such as a web page request. The proxy server
looks into its local cache of recent history. If it has already been downloaded
it can receive it faster. If the web page is not recognised and not in the
local cache, the proxy server uses the IP address to request the page from the
server and this is then forwarded to the user.
Mail Server is
used when people send emails. The email will go through an email server when on
its way to the intended recipient. The mail server is also a storage area for
where the email is stored for the users.
‘I think maybe that some of the
graphics can be a little clearer, especially the waiting chairs in the waiting
room at the beginning’ was the first amendment I was giving. By making this
amendment, it makes the product look more professional as images are sharper
and doesn’t look pixelated or messy. Also by making the chairs in the waiting
room clearer, it makes it look more lifelike.
‘The page at the very beginning of the product
gives the audience a glimpse of the course name, etc. I think that it could
possibly stay on the screen for longer as it is a little quick and the audience
may not see it before it disappears’. This was the next amendment that was
suggested. To do this I changed the tempo or the frame and made it wait for 4
seconds. By doing this, it allows people to clearly see the title of the
product and clearly tells them what it is about.
‘In addition, I really like the
blue doors at the start, which determine Year 12 and Year 13. However, I think
to let the audience acknowledge where they are, a little sign which says
something like ‘Health and Social Care’ should be above the door’. I think this
amendment bought an advantage to my product because it is a reminder of what
they are looking in to. It also makes it look like a sign in a building so
people don’t confused when they go into the main navigation page.
‘Maybe the signs which say “please
take a seat” and “exit” could look a little more like they’re in a hospital.
Perhaps they could be stuck on a corkboard with a pin or perhaps a silver sign
with black engraved letters, so it could suit the theme of the hospital more’.
This amendment made my product look more like a hospital waiting room as the
sign has the same design as a sign that would be in a hospital. This doesn’t
make it look just like a room and also shows a bit more navigation because of
the arrows which could indicate that they need to click a chair to go to the
next part of the product. It also keeps the theme of the product which makes it
not lose the purpose of it.
‘Maybe the two blue doors could have a floor,
perhaps a tiled floor which would reflect the theme of the hospital, so the
doors would seem less like they’re floating’. This was the last amendment I was
given. I think by adding a floor it made it look more realistic and not like
the doors a floating like mentioned in the amendment. I think this makes it
look more professional because there is more detail
and makes it look as if the audience were in an actual room.
‘Maybe the two blue doors could have a floor,
perhaps a tiled floor which would reflect the theme of the hospital, so the
doors would seem less like they’re floating’. This was the last amendment I was
given. I think by adding a floor it made it look more realistic and not like
the doors a floating like mentioned in the amendment. I think this makes it
look more professional because there is more detail
and makes it look as if the audience were in an actual room.
On the page that focuses on unit 7, I
would make the arrows on the diagram rotate so it emphasis that it is a cycle
which would make people understand the diagram.I would do this by making the arrows into a
separate picture and I would animate them so they would rotate.
On the waiting room, I would have an
image going one side of the room to the other that showed someone getting
rushed through. This would make it seem as if the audience was still in the
same setting and it emphasis the hospital theme. I would do this by using an
animation which moved the picture from one side of the page to the other which
would make it look like it is being taken to another part of the room.
On each of the waiting rooms, I would
have some audio which would describe where they are, for example, ‘welcome to
the year 12/year 13 waiting room’ and would tell them what they had to do for
example, if they didn't know they needed to click a chair. This would mean that
people would fully understand what was happening. Graphical images cannot be used to show this as
it would just be background noise, however, small speakers could be put in the
corners of the room like it would be in reality.
