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Question1: Write down all the topics of the class presentations and a brief description

Social Networks: are groups in the internet, were people that share interests join and interact between each other, there you can share pictures, videos, chat and post publications like your status or comments, it was originaly created for buisnes purposes but now a days are mostly to interact with other people that you know or you want to know. There are many websites used sepcifically for working, a specific race, age, religion, etc.

Touch Screens: read and interpretate commands done by the owner, that are made by touching the screen, the crystal screens are a very modern concept, first they were black, tablet like, and were bigger. there are infra red technology that can read your orders. They were invented by a professor in Kansas. They consist in two layers that allow heat to pass through them and activate the sensors beneath them. There are different types of touch screens, for instance the Multiple Screen, which is able to do several things at the same time.

Wikipedia: From the word wiki, that means fast, and pedia, the ending of encyclopedia, is a recollection of human knowledge about any topic, were the acces is free and every user can sign in and edit information or create a new page with information of some topic. It was created in 2001, by this time it is the larger source of information used in the world, it provides information in almost every language, including Nahuatl. It has had some problems because it is said that the information that it contains is not reliable, this is mainly because the creators of Wikipedia are not the only ones that can post information, anyone can write there and provide information about any topic, eventhough this information is checked, the reliability of them isn't good. Creators of Wki do check the information and the incorrect data and information is immediately deleted, but by then, it has had millions of viewer, who either used the incorrect information or looked somewhere else.

Apple: Founders Steve Jobbs and Steve Wozniak, two highschool dropouts. They began selling blue boxes, which alowed to make phone calls. They revolutionized computers, creating different systems that allowed to increase processor speed, have a higher storage capacity, better 'image quality'. They created: Apple I Apple II Apple Lisa (named after Steve Jobs' daughter) Machintouch Macbooks MacAir Apple is a company that does not include -- ipod, ipads, etc

Xbox: It is a console (game system ) that allows you to play games online, chat using wifi (internet required), access the internet ( to watch movies, sign on to facebook, check something on google, etc), have your own avatar

Skype: It is a programed social- base that allows people to talk with other users for free and make calls to phones, for a low price. Credit Cards are used to purchase minutes to make calls long distance. Skype has an error of remembering the credit card information, and charge others without being notified. There is also the problem, that it just notify you when you get credit, it doesn't ask you if you want it

Kingston: originally computers but now known for usb drives