Saturday, April 23, 2016

Unit 3: Tools of the trade

Activity 1: Mission 1: Look for a desktop computer.
I had trouble for find a good computer, it was difficult to make the decision. Because there were not many good desktop computer. There are many mini computer and netbook, but few desk top computer. I choose desktop computer Windows 7, brand name Intel Celeron, of 4GB. It is computer cost US $579.00 . 





Mission 2:  Look for a computer desk.

Again, I had trouble for found a computer desk. All were ugly. Only one caught my attention: "Standing desk home desktop computer desk can lift mobile workstations". Cost US $145.00
Standing desk home desktop computer desk can lift mobile workstations(China (Mainland))


Activity 2:


Internet quiz:

Total Question(s): 10
Question(s) Answered: 10
Correct Answer(s): 7 (1,2,3,5,7,9.10)

Incorrect Answer(s): 3 (4.6.8)

Internet addict: The questions are very strange's. I obtained 31 points: MILD 31- 49 points: You are an average online user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.


Activity 3: I made two attempts. In the first obtain 66% and the second obtain 94%. I lost points for the two attempts


Activity 4: Article: 10 Misconceptions About GMOs

1. Why did you select the article? Because it was the article that caught my attention.

2. Did you find enough information in the article? No, It is very short and shortage information


Did you find the info you were looking for? more or less

3. What was the most interesting thing you learnt about it?  United States haven't regulation about GMO. While Europa if you have regulation on GMO


4. Make a list of 15 words from the article that you found difficult to understand. Find their meaning.



  • Engineered: ​Designed and ​built using scientific ​principlesCommercial Intertech Corp. is a ​manufacturer of engineered ​productsThis is a precision engineered ​component, ​manufactured to the ​highest ​standards. See also genetically engineered
  • Misconceptions: An ​idea that is ​wrong because it has been ​based on a ​failureto ​understand a ​situationWe ​hope ​our ​work will ​help to ​change popular misconceptionsabout ​disabled ​people. [+ that] I'd like to ​clear up the common misconception that ​olderworkers don't ​know how to use ​technology
  • breakthrough: An instance of achieving success in a particular sphere or activity
  • yields: Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)
  • developing:  (often as adjective developing) (Of a poor agricultural country) become more economically and socially advanced
  • banish: Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment
  • nightmarish: Of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant
  • environment: The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity
  • amok:Behave uncontrollably and disruptively
  • risks: A situation involving exposure to danger
  • farmland: an area of landincluding buildings, used for growing crops,breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs
  • bumper:North American A shock-absorbing piston projecting from a cross-beam at the end of a railway track or at the end of a railway vehicle
  • crops: A cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable
  • behind: at or towards the back of
  • Council:An advisory, deliberative, or legislative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly


1 comment:

  1. I really liked your computer desk, it's great :).

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