Essay Questions

1. Describe how a business can use open-source software (Firefox, Open Office, Linux) to increase their productivity. What are the benefits to open-source alternatives? What are the benefits to Microsoft products?

A business can use open-source software to increase their productivity because it is easier to use and contains more information and is faster than Internet Explorer and other slow and not containing information. These open-source software is also free. Using Microsoft products probably would be better and faster because they cost
money and the more expensive it is the more information and skills it should contain
than something that is free.

2. How can a small-business utilize Google's services and products to increase their exposure and profits?

They can keep their website updated very often because more people will visit it if it is updated quickly and more information every day. Also, some companies can use sketchup to make a new business plan design. They can use Excel for different
financial work and Powerpoint if they must make slide shows. There is also the most obvious source, which is word, which is used to type documents and other important information.

3. Explain the steps in creating a web site from scratch using a program like Dreamweaver from inception to getting the word out after publishing the site online.

First, you must design your page. Next you must upload the file using Fireftp.
You will be given a website so you upload the information and pictures and you must send them over to a new open file. To get the word out, you would probably put in on a source(example: google) that everybody looks at and keep your website updated to get many viewers who are interested in your products. The viewers will tell their friends and before you know it your site will be at the top of the list for viewers daily.