Searching for a definite answer thanks to Google.

Our lesson was all about Google searching. I learned that there is a certain Google Cheat codes that made searching through Google easier and specific. These cheat codes are very helpful if you have to search for an information on a certain topic easily and fast. We also used this kind of searching for our exercise. I was glad that the exercise was easy.

I hope that even in life we can apply this kind of Google searching. It must have been easier for us to define love, happiness, and solitude. If this happens, then we could possibly define every single thing that we are unknown to. Also, this kind of searching might even help us find our long lost loved ones, our prized possessions, or even the love of our life. Well that is one great thing! I would definitely use this kind of searching if Google has invented it. :)

This kind of searching, which is really idealistic, could also help us in soul searching and find the secrets in our life. What a great way of searching for something/someone if this application really exists.

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Enough of the lesson. This week is really a hectic week for me. There are org activities and academic requirements and more org activities. Oh how I wish the days would just pass by.
Yesterday we had a workshop with our senior adviser in UP Film Circle, Sir TJ Monserrat. We really enjoyed the lecture. After the workshop we had a sideshow wherein the members will watch a certain movie and then we will critic it. We watched Precious and it was a really good film because it tackles about the different realities in life.

Also I helped in the mounting of the SOC exhibit. This coming July 15 is our 34th anniversary and we will be having activities in line with our theme, Synergy.

This is really a week full of activities and I hope that all of it will be a success! :D

Commands

Our lesson for today was all about commands. These commands are all typed in the terminal and it will be used to interact with a computer operating software. The commands are tasks which will be acted upon by the OS. The method of instructing a computer to perform a given task is referred to as "entering" a command: the system waits for the user to conclude the submitting of the text command by pressing the "Enter" key.

It was a new experience for me to interact with the OS just by using commands and not by using the traditional way of making documents and folders.

It was hard but I did enjoyed it. I just hope that I won't forget the codes so that next time I can still apply it fully. During the exercise, some parts of it were hard because I forgot the codes and so I used the trial and error method of using the command prompt.

All in all, I learned the different codes used to command an OS and it really adds up to my little knowledge on computers. :)

Linux vs. Windows

Today we tackled things about Linux and its advantages over Windows. Linux was created by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds. He was a student in the University of Helsinki, Finland. Linux is an open-source operating system meaning it is free for all users while Windows is not free.

Ubuntu is an operating system based on the Linux distribution which is also free of use. Ubuntu is named after a Southern African ethical principle which means "humanity towards others". It is easy to install in most computers and also easy to use.

Windows and Linux have differences. One is that Linux is for free while Windows has proprietorship. Their user interface also varies. Also the directory structure differ from one another. In Windows you can have as many structures of directory while in Linux you only have one root directory.

I think that Linux is much better in a way that it is free and also has easier applications but Windows is much more known to us. I hope that next time we would all be able to acknowledge Linux for its usability and helpfulness.

high hopes

Hi there. I'm Angela and I'm writing this blog for the sake of my CMSC2 class. :)
So last week was the first week of classes and so many things had already happened. Reality check: It came to my senses that summer is really over . It's a new beginning for this semester. Everything is back to zero. We will all start with a new slate. Last week I joined few events for the welcoming of freshmen. I participated in the Campus Tour, the College Orientation for BA Communication Arts students, and the Breakfast Fellowship. I felt nostalgic last week because I remembered what happened last year when I was still a freshman in this university. So as a sophomore, I have new expectations for this year.

I hope that this year will become another memorable year for me. I also expect myself to do good on my academics so I can get better grades. I have a new set of professors for my subjects and I wish to learn from them and get along with them too. I am excited to attend my classes and make new friends. Regarding my extra-curricular activities, I expect that I would be active in all of them. I have a socio-cultural org, an acad org, and I also attend Victory LB. For sure I would meet new friends and I hope to balance my time acads and extra-curricular activities. I also hope that all the events of my 2 orgs would be a success.

For the freshmen, I expect them to enjoy their stay here in UPLB just like what I did. I have three freshmen room mates and I would love to have bonding moments with them and I would share stories about my experiences last school year. I also wish that I would become closer with my blocmates and batchmates in my course. I do hope that we could have a strong bond and not just know each other by faces and course but also by the personality of each student.

All of these are my expectations for this semester. I would strive hard to at least do all of it. By the end of this semester, I would know what I managed to finish and would feel contented and happy. Every moment of this school year is crucial so I have to live with it at its full extent. :)