Example 1

Instructions:

This is the Chuck Berry sample submission for this assignment.

You should copy the format as best you can and replace your answers for Chuck's bogus answers.

When you are done with your report, go to the Lesson 1 folder in the Learning Unit 1 folder from the course menu link Learning Units and then click on Case Study 1 Blog link to create your report in the form of a blog.

After polling over 5 other students in the CSIS 103 class I recorded the following statistics:

Legend:

GC = Google Chrome
IE = Internet Explorer
FF = Firefox
Op = Opera
S = Safari

  1. Primary Web browser they used on the Internet:
    1. IE 3, FF 1, Opera 1
  2. Other Web browsers used on the Internet:
    1. FF = 1
  3. Plug-ins installed in Web browser:
    1. Flash = 5
    2. Shockwave = 3
    3. QuickTime = 1
  4. Are Web browsers Mozilla-based or Gecko-based or other?
    1. Mozilla = 4
    2. Gecko = 1
  5. What features do you like best about your primary Web browser?
    1. Firefox users seem to like the tabs feature quite a lot.
    2. IE users seem to like the fact that it came with their computer the most.
    3. Opera user was non-responsive.
  6. How often do you access the Internet? (for anything, even if its only email)
    1. At least 10 times/day = 1
    2. At least once per day = 3
    3. At least once per week = 1
  7. Have you ever purchased anything from the Internet? Yes
  8. If you have purchased something from the Internet, what was it?
    1. Books = 2
    2. CDs = 2
    3. Camera equipment = 2
  9. Have you ever purchased from an Internet-based auction site? (i.e. Ebay)
    1. Yes = 2
    2. No = 3
  10. Have you ever lost money to an Internet-based scam?
    1. Yes = 1
    2. No = 4

My Analysis:

It was interesting to see the browser trends. Some, like IE being most popular, I might have guessed at; others like the fact that 60% of the users polled access the Internet at least once every day, was quite surprising. Due to the diversity of browser use I would recommend that the corporate Web developers test the usability of each page they develop across all major Web browser platforms. With the increasing amount of time people spend surfing the Internet, it would behoove the corporate Web developers to create as many interactive and engaging Web pages as possible in order to keep customers coming back to the Website frequently and enticing them to stay as long as possible.

I did some research and found that with the advent of HTML5 and CSS that there are many new features that will need to be supported by newer Web browsers, features that are not supported by older Web browsers. This means that it will be more important than ever to check out any Web page, especially those which incorporate the new HTML5 and CSS3 features, in all major Web browsers. I also read that Flash is not supported by the Apple IOS on their mobile products, this means that if I create Flash animations and add them to my Web Pages those animations will not be seen by users of mobile devices made by Apple.