"How The Internet Works" Khan Academy

After watching "How the Internet Works" on Khan Academy, I have learned so many things. The first video explain the basics of the internet, or more precisely, the hardware, such as wires, cables, and WiFi. In the first video, Tess, an engineer from google explains that the Internet is a tangible physical system made to move information. She also explains that 8 bits make 1 byte, 1000 bytes make 1 kilobyte, and 1000 kilobytes make 1 megabyte. Bits are considered the atoms of information. In the second video, Paola, a Microsoft engineer, talks about how several devices can "talk" to each other. Internet protocols have allowed the internet to adapt and absorb new communication technologies such as new phones or new computers. This video also explains how all the devices on the internet have different addresses, like people and homes do. In the third video, Lynn, a spotify engineer explains the reliability of the internet and that data travels on the internet in a much less direct fashion as we may have thought. Lynn introduces us to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). TCP manages the sending and receiving of all the data as packets, kind of like UPS or FedEx.The fourth video goes into depth about IP addresses as mentioned in the second video. Throughout the fifth video, Mia, a student a US Berkeley and a member of the Department of Defense, explains the significance of privacy on the internet. Because the internet is an open and public system, in order to help protect people's privacy, Mia explains how the internet uses several different "Keys" and codes to cover the information. The last video, explained by Jenny, who directs cyberspace investigations, tells the viewer about how hackers can hack into systems and how we can prevent that from happening. She also explains how viruses can infect and affect a persons computer. I learned a lot in these five videos. These videos have helped me be more aware as to what's really going on inside my computer.

10 Keys to Personal Power

10 Keys to Personal Power

Brian Tracy

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Key 1: Clarity

 "Have vision. Determine what you want to be, do, or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you are going. If you do not have clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

Key 2: Competence

"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."

 Key 3: Concentration

"Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself  "is this the best use of my time?" before you start anything."

Key 4: Common Sense

•  Train your mind
•  Think things through
•  Listen to your intuition
•  Learn from setbacks

Key 5: Creativity

"Except the fact that every human is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are most creative ask the most questions."

Key 6: Consideration

"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine you success in life."
"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking, etc."
"If you were to learn one new word a day, within 5 years, you'll be the most educated person in history."

Key 7: Consistency

"Dependable, steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work." Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. Then if you you'll do something you do it."

                                 Key 8:Commitment

"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commit to yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving success."
"Become totally absorbed in your wok. Be totally committed."

Key 9: Courage

"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life"

Key 10: Confidence

"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."

Reflection

Write a final all-encompassing reflection about the 10 Keys to Personal Power. How can they benefit you? Which key are you applying now, and what difference is it making in your life? How will you incorporate the other keys into your Life Planning plans?

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive
"Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all the other six habits and that's why it comes first. It says, 'I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver seat of my destiny, not just a passenger.' "
In order to be proactive, you must first develop foresight. Proactive people foresee potential obstacles and exert their power to find ways to overcome them before those obstacles turn into concrete roadblocks. They plan for the future. Proactive people are not idle observers, they are active participants. Being proactive means taking timely, effective action.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind
"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)
To have the end in mind means to know what you're moving towards. If you have a goal, but no realistic plan for achieving it, then it is just a dream. 


Habit 3: Put first things first
"Organize and execute around priorities."  
The most important things in life should be people's number one priorities. If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse. In order to say yes to your priorities, you have to be willing to say no to other things. Life can be hard sometimes, but to make it simpler, is to set your priorities straight. 



Habit 4: Think Win-Win
"Think win-win or no deal."
 The best situations are those in which both or all participants win. This may be in business, life, and/or just in simple daily actions.






  Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood
"Diagnose before you prescribe." You cannot be understood, if you do not understand. Understanding is deeper than knowledge, there are many people that know you but only very few who understand you. Sometimes, you just can't tell anyone how you really feel not because you don't know why, not because you don't know your purpose, not because you don't trust them, but because you can't find the right words to make them understand.

Habit 6: Synergize

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)"
Sometimes people get bored of doing all the little things in life, but the truth is, those little things could amount to greater things. Even sometimes greater than you can imagine. If a leaf, for example, did not feel like he mattered to the tree, then what's to say that all the leaves where to think that about themselves? If that happens then there would be no leaves on the tree. Every little piece of something adds up to something that is or can be larger than life.
 
 Habit 7:Sharpen the Saw
Four dimensions of Self-Renewal: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Social/Emotional
To sharpen the saw is to renew oneself to be better. When a saw is dull, we need to sharpen it so it can work better and with more ease. If not, then the same problems will arise and you won't be able to get through them. 

Reflection:
These seven habits are very useful. They helped me be more optimistic in my life and have let me open my eyes to be a better person and meet more extraordinary people. 

School Break Days

 My Christmas/Winter Break, was amazing. I did and saw so many things, people and places that I've never been to before. I was also in two plays that I volunteered to be in for my church. I acted out a play as a lazy girl who doesn't obey her mother, then realizes that she should be kinder to her mom because of all of the things her mom has done for her. That play I did twice, once at the church and agian at the Plazita Olvera. Both days were very nerve-wrecking. I also was in another play and I was playing the role of Mary when the angel came to her and told her about her holy conception. I had a blast during practice and the actual days that we acted in front of many people. The part of my break that I enjoyed the most was on Christmas Eve when my brother came over from San Jose. We spent the entire Christmas weekend together which I loved especially because I hadn't seen my brother since the last day of January of 2015. on Christmas Day, I went to Candy Cane Lane with my family to view the nicely decorated houses. We ate tamales, drank champurrado, made bunuelos, and even went to a couple posadas.

Three Fundamental Techniques in Handling People

Technique 1: Don't criticize, condemn or complain.

"if you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."

Technique 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation
"The big secret in dealing with people"

Technique 3: Arouse in the other person and eager want.
"He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot, walks a lonely way."

Final Reflection: Write an overall final reflection in this post regarding the "The Three Fundamental Techniques in Handling People". Include your deepest thoughts and feeling. Write how you will apply the Three Fundamental Techniques.

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Class/Self Evaluation

This Introduction to Computer Science course, has taught me many things. For one, it has helped me discover a whole new type of language which is HTML coding. But it has also helped me improve on myself in everyday things such as how to be respectful and care about others in a way that not only makes them feel good, but makes me feel good about myself as well. Throughout this course I believe there has been a major change in my attitude towards people and a broader knowledge of the computer world, at the same time. I am committing myself to be a CTR (Choose The Right) person through and through. I will make better decisions in life that will benefit others before benefiting myself and when I am complete, I know I will be truly happy. Know with my knowledge I can venture out into greater distances and do things that I had not been able to do before this class.

Six Ways to Make People Like You

If you want people to like you...

Rule 1: Become genuinely interested in other people. 

"Do this and you will be welcome anywhere."
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."
"Ask questions to other people, questions that they would enjoy answering."
Rule 2: Smile

"Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.'"

"You don't feel like smiling? Then force yourself to smile."

"It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business, and is the countersign (witness or indication) of friends."

Rule 3: Remember names
"A man's name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language."
"If you don't remember names, you are headed for trouble."
You can follow the link below if you are having some trouble figuring out how to remember someone's name:
How to Remember Names
Rule 4: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

"If you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener."
"Remember that the man you are talking to is a hundred times more interested in himself and his wants and his problems than he is in you and your problems."  

5 Tips For Active Listening

1. Stay Focused

2. Really Listen

3. Allows For Periods Of Silence

4. Repeat The Other Persons Words Or Paraphrase It Back To Them.

5. Understand The Emotions Behind The Words. 

 Rule 5: Talk in terms of the other man's interest.
"The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most." 
Rule 6: Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.  
"The desire to be important is the deepest urge in human nature." (John Dewey) 
"Helping people feel important and appreciated works magic."
Reflection: I feel like I was a good listener before I learned about these rules, but it is definitely helped me understand people more when I talk to them.