Fill out the Network Study Guide

Use the Internet to research the terms in the Network Study Guide. It’s got some new items, so download it using the link in the Research Links area. Here are some tips:

1. Use the links in the Research Links area.
2. Copy and paste only the most important information for each term. Be concise. Choose wisely.
3. Make sure the definitions and explanations are correct. Sometimes acronyms–like NIC–bring up more than one definition.

Feel free to use your saved OSI research for that section. And don’t forget: The Network Study Guide counts for 50% of your midterm grade. Ace the Study Guide and you’ve got half the test aced.

EasyBib is a great way to build your Bibliography pages

The last slide in your OSI Model PowerPoint presentation should be your Bibliography – you can also title it the Citations Page. I’ve found a cool, easy-to-use online tool for quickly creating citation entries, meeting the MLA style requirements. It’s called EasyBib. There’s a link in the Research Links area, as well.

1. MLA style says we should always include authors and aritcle titles when we cite Web pages, but occasionally there isn’t an author or article title. So, if you’re using Wikipedia, for example, you can leave out the author’s name if there isn’t one. Sometimes there isn’t even an article name on some Web pages. If you can’t find an obvious title, you can leave that out, too.

2. Do put the Web address of the page into the EasyBib form, along with the date you accessed it. Then put the title of the page – it’s up on the title bar, e.g. OSI Model – Wikipedia – and the date the page was published, which is usually shown on the bottom of each Web page.

3. When you click “next,” you’ll get the citation built for you. You can then copy and paste it onto your Citations Page (or Bibliography, if you like.)

4. Here’s my example product:

   OSI Model – Wikipedia. 7 Feb. 2006. 8 Feb. 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osi_model.