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Sample CSV File: A sample CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file contains tabular data, with rows and columns separated by commas (or other delimiters). These files are often used for data storage and exchange. Sample CSV files help users understand how data is organized in a table format.

Sample XML File: A sample XML (Extensible Markup Language) file demonstrates the hierarchical structure of XML data. It includes elements, attributes, and text content. XML files are used for various purposes, such as configuration files and data interchange. Sample XML files show how to represent structured data.

Sample PDF File: Sample PDF files showcase the Portable Document Format and its capabilities. They may include formatted text, images, and links. Developers use these files to understand PDF generation and rendering.

Sample HTML File: A sample HTML file demonstrates the structure of a web page using HTML markup. It may include text, links, images, and basic styling. HTML files are used for web development and design.

Sample Database Dump: A sample database dump file contains a snapshot of a database's data and schema. It's used for testing and backup purposes, allowing users to recreate a database's state.

Sample Code File: Sample code files contain code snippets or complete programs written in various programming languages. They serve as examples for learning and reference.

sample image files- 

Sample JPEG Image: A JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) image is a common format for photographs and images with rich color.

Sample PNG Image: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) images are known for their lossless compression and support for transparent backgrounds. 

Sample GIF Image: GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images are often used for animations and simple graphics. Sample GIFs may include animated icons or short animations.

Sample BMP Image: BMP (Bitmap) images are uncompressed and store image data pixel by pixel. Sample BMP images can show basic pixel manipulation and color depth.

Sample TIFF Image: TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) images are used for high-quality and high-resolution images. You can find sample TIFF images that showcase their versatility.

Sample SVG Image: SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files are XML-based and used for vector graphics. Sample SVG images can include scalable shapes and illustrations.

Sample Icon File: Icon files (e.g., .ico) are used for small graphics typically representing applications or files. Sample icon files can demonstrate different icon sizes and color depths.

Sample QR Code: QR codes are used for encoding information like URLs or data. Sample QR code images can showcase their use in data encoding

Sample Barcode: Barcode images come in various formats (e.g., UPC, Code 128). Sample barcode images can illustrate their use in retail and inventory systems

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1 Establishing and Supporting Your Thesis Thesis Statements: What’s the Point? Creating a thesis statement 2 Annotated Bibliography Instructions Sample Essays Character Evolution SampleFile Annotated Bibliography SampleFile Descriptive Paragraph SampleFile Compare Contrast SampleFile Personal Narrative SampleFile Persuasive Letter SampleFile Argumentative Essay SampleFile Research Essay…

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AesopsFables, (n.d) The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox. [Internet] Available from:http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?sel&TheLiontheBearandtheFox. [Accessed November 2016]

Ancient Egypt, (n.d) Why do some gods and goddesses have animal heads?. [Internet] Available from: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/about/animal.html. [Accessed May 2016]

Atkinson, N, (2013) The Use of Anthropomorphism in the Animation of Animals. [Internet] Available from: https://ncca.bournemouth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/NAtkinsonInnovations.pdf [Accessed December 2016]

Bambi, 1942. [DVD] Directed by James Algar, Samuel Armstrong. America: Disney

BBC History, (2014) Richard I (1157 - 1199). [Internet] Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_i_king.shtml. [Accessed May 2016]

Bekoff, M, (2009) Anthropomorphic Double Talk: Can Animals Be Happy But Not Unhappy? No! [Internet] Available from: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animal-emotions/200906/anthropomorphic-double-talk-can-animals-be-happy-not-unhappy-no. [Accessed November 2016]

Blake, A, (2015) Anthropomorphism. It’s a Not Bad Thing. [Internet] Available from: https://annablakeblog.com/2015/11/20/anthropomorphism-its-a-not-bad-thing/. [Accessed November 2016]

Bright, M. (2007) 100 years of wildlife. London: BBC Books

Burke, L,C, Copenhaver, J, G, (2004) Animals as People in Childrens Literature. [Internet] Available from: https://secure.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Store/SampleFiles/Journals/la/LA0813Animals.pdf [Accessed November 2016]

Carroll, R, (n.d) Aesops fables. [Internet] Available from: http://www.storyit.com/Classics/Stories/aesop.htm. [Accessed April 2016]

Casano, A, (n.d) Anthropomorphised animals: meaning and concept. [Internet] Available from: http://study.com/academy/lesson/anthropomorphized-animals-meaning-lesson-quiz.html. [Accessed April 2016]

Clark, J, (2013) Why Babies and Other Things Are Cute, Explained.  [Internet] Available from: http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/blogs/babies-cute-explained.htm [Accessed December 2016]

Combemale, L, (2016)

Inside Zootopia: An interview with visual development artist Nick Orsi.

[Internet] Available from: http://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/inside-zootopia-an-interview-with-visual-development-artist-nick-orsi-122366/. Last accessed 26/11/16

 Cordair, L, (2015) from clay to bronze - timeless beauty. [Internet] Available from: http://luxebeatmag.com/clay-bronze-timeless-beauty/. [Accessed April 2016]

Cushing, T, (n,d) The Real Problem with Anthropomorphism. [Internet] Available from: http://thebark.com/content/real-problem-anthropomorphism. [Accessed November 2016]

Darwin, C, (1859) Origin of species.  Kent: Down, Available from: http://www.vliz.be/docs/Zeecijfers/Origin_of_Species.pdf. [Accessed November 2016]

Darwin, C, (1981) The Descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. New Jersy: Princeton University Press Pg67

Daston, L. Mitman, G. eds., (2005) Thinking with animals- New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbria University Press

Dictionary.com, (2002) opposable thumb. [Internet] Available from: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/opposable-thumb.  [Accessed November 2016]

Dictionary.com, (2005) Anthropomorphism. [Internet] Available from:http://www.dictionary.com/browse/anthropomorphism. [Accessed April 2016]

Dictionary.com, (n.d) totem. [Internet] Available from: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/totemic. [Accessed April 2016]

Egyptian Gods, (2005) thoth. [Internet] Available from: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/egypt/thoth.htm. [Accessed April 2016]

Elliot, N.L. (2001) Signs of Anthropomorphism: The case of Natural History Documentaries, Social Semiotics, 11:3, 289-305 DOI: 10.1080/10350330120032511

Fact Monster, (n.d) Estimated Number of Animal and Plant Species on Earth. [Internet] Available from: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0934288.html. [Accessed October 2016]

Ferreira, B, (2015) Why We Love To Anthropomorphise Spaceships. [Internet] Available from: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-we-love-to-anthropomorphize-spaceships. [Accessed November 2016]

Flood, A, (2014) Grimm brothers’ fairytales have blood and horror restored in new translation [Internet] Available from: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/12/grimm-brothers-fairytales-horror-new-translation. [Accessed April 2016]

Flores, T, (2016) ‘Zootopia’ Posed Unique Challenges for Disney Production Designer David Goetz. [Internet] Available from:  http://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/zootopia-posed-unique-challenges-for-disney-1201721138/. [Accessed November 2016]

Garrett-Hatfield, L, (n.d) Animals that share human DNA sequences. [Internet] Available from: http://education.seattlepi.com/animals-share-human-dna-sequences-6693.html. [Accessed October 2016]

Goodreads, (2011) C.S. Lewis > Quotes > Quotable Quote. [Internet] Available from: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/344456-aslan-is-a-lion--the-lion-the-great-lion-ooh. [Accessed April 2016]

Google, (n.d) animism. [Internet] Available from: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=animism. [Accessed October 2016]

IMDB, (2016) Zootopia(2016). [Internet] Available from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948356/. [Accessed November 2016]

International Animal Rescue, (2015) Tickling is torture, save the slow loris. [Internet] Available from: http://www.ticklingistorture.org/. [Accessed  November 2016]

Julius, J. (2016) The art of Zootropolis.  San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC

Knapton, S, (2015) Stop tickling slow lorises, campaigners urge. [Internet] Available from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11675270/Stop-tickling-slow-lorises-campaigners-urge.html. [Accessed November 2016]

Lechner, M, (n.d)  Zootopia Art Director of Environments. [Internet] Available from: http://www.matthiaslechner.com/zootopia.html. [Accessed November 2016]

Lesnisk, S, (2016) Zootopia Guide: How Disney’s new film builds a different kind of world. [Internet] Available from: http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/648837-zootopia-guide-how-disneys-new-film-builds-a-different-kind-of-world#/slide/1. [Accessed October 2016]

Lucy Pevensie, (2013) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - With the Beavers [ You Tube video] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqZmTfVH-G4. [Accessed April 2016]

McConnell, P, (2014) Is Anthropomorphism a Dirty Word?.[Internet] Available from: http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/is-anthropomorphism-a-dirty-word. [Accessed November 2016]

McCrum, R, (2014) The 100 best novels: No 38 – The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908). [Internet] Available from: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/09/100-best-novels-the-wind-in-the-willows-kenneth-grahame. [Accessed April 2016]

Mignone, C. et al. (2016) How a Cartoon Series Helped the Public Care about Rosetta and Philae. [Internet] Available from: http://www.capjournal.org/issues/19/19_12.pdf. [Accessed November 2016]

Mitchell, R.W, Thompson, N.S, Miles, H. Lyn, eds., (1996) Anthropomorphism, Anecdotes and Animals. State University of New York Press: Alabany

Montoro, B, (2016)

Character Design

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Visit from Disney's Zootopia Character Designer Nick Orsi

. [Internet] Available from: http://mcad.edu/features/visit-disneys-zootopia-character-designer-nick-orsi. Last accessed 26/11/16

Narnia web, (2010) Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. [Internet] Available from: http://wiki.narniaweb.com/index.php/Mr._and_Mrs._Beaver. [Accessed April 2016]

Nw1024, (2009) Slow Loris Tickle (Sonya The Tickle Lover). [YouTube video] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpV7L--cQ8s. [Accessed November 2016]

O’Neill, T, (1999) Guardians of the fairytale:The Brothers Grimm. [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/article.html. [Accessed December 2016]

Oxford Dictionaries, (2016) Fable. [Internet] Available from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/fable. [Accessed April 2016]

Oxford Dictionaries, (n.d) Definition of documentary in English:.[Internet] Available from: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/documentary. [Accessed November 2016]

Percival, A, (2013) Fear of the unknown and how the mind works. [Internet] Available from: http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellor-articles/fear-of-the-unknown-and-how-the-mind-works. [Accessed September 2016]

Peter Rabbit, (2016) About Beatrix Potter. [Internet] Available from: http://www.peterrabbit.com/about-beatrix-potter/. [Accessed April 2016]

Pixar Talk, (n.d) Wall-E – Production Notes. [Internet] Available from: http://www.pixartalk.com/feature-films/walle/wall-e-production-notes/. [Accessed November 2016]

Project Gutenberg, (2002) anthropomorphism. [Internet] Available from: http://www.gutenberg.us/articles/anthropomorphism. [Accessed April 2016]

Project Gutenberg, (2016) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter. [Internet] Available from: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15137?msg=welcome_stranger. [Accessed April 2016]

Quora, (n.d) Why do electric sockets look so much like faces? [Internet] Available from: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-electric-sockets-look-so-much-like-faces. [Accessed October 2016]

Radish, C, (2015) ‘Zootopia’: 20 Things to Know about Disney’s Latest Animated Adventure. [Internet] Available from: http://collider.com/zootopia-disney-facts-things-to-know/. [Accessed November 2016]

Ratelle, A. (2015) Animality and childrens literature. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan

Rose, S, (2013) Are animals in Hollywood films too human. [Internet] Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/apr/25/animals-hollywood-films-too-human. [Accessed November 2016]

Rosen, D, (2012) The Movie-Star Komodo Dragons That Inspired “King Kong.” [Internet] Available from: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/11/26/how_fidel_castro_s_niece_mariela_led_a_lgbtq_revolution_in_cuba.html. [Accessed November 2016]

Russo, C, (2013) Wildlife documentaries or dramamtic science. [Internet] Available from: http://blogs.plos.org/scied/2013/02/04/wildlife-documentaries-or-dramatic-science/. [Accessed November 2016]

Salazar, S, (2016) Cory Loftis Discusses Challenges of Character Design in Disney’s Zootopia. [Internet] Available from: http://7onashoestring.com/cory-loftis-character-design-zootopia/. [Accessed November 2016]

Serpell, J.A. (2005) People in disguise: Anthropomorphism and the human pet relationship. New York: Columbia University Press

Shmoop Editorial Team, (2008) Mr. and Mrs. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. [Internet] Available from: http://www.shmoop.c`om/lion-witch-wardrobe/mr-mrs-beaver.html. [Accessed April 2016]

Singh, P, (2005) NARRATIVE IN WILDLIFE FILMS: HOW IT SHAPES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND INFLUENCES CONSERVATION CHOICES. [Internet] Available from: http://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/2285/SinghP0505.pdf?sequence=1. [Accessed November 2016]

Sparknotes, (2016) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. [Internet] Available from: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lion/facts.html. [Accessed April 2016]

Tales with Morals (n.d) The Fox and the Crow. An Aesop’s Fable. [Internet] Available from: http://www.taleswithmorals.com/aesop-fable-the-fox-and-the-crow.htm. [Accessed November 2016]

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Thiessen, D W, (2016)

Evolution Toward Juvenile Attributes Another Look at Neoteny.

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Vogler, C, (2007) The writer's journey : mythic structure for writers. 3rd ed.  Studio City California:  Micheal Wiese Productions

WallE, 2008. [DVD] Directed by Andrew Stanton. America: Disney Pixar

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Zootopia, 2016 [DVD] Directed by Bryon Howard, Richard Moore. America: Disney

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How do I find an Excel sheet for practice?

To find an Excel sheet for practice, you have a few options:

Microsoft Office Templates: Visit the official Microsoft Office website and navigate to their templates section. Look for the Excel templates category, where you'll find a wide range of pre-designed Excel sheets for various purposes. You can choose a template that aligns with the skills you want to practice or the type of data you want to work with.

Online Learning Platforms: Many online learning platforms offer free or paid Excel courses that include practice exercises and downloadable Excel files. Websites like Udemy, Coursera, and LinkedIn Learning have Excel courses with accompanying practice materials that you can access.

Excel Community Forums: Excel community forums such as the Microsoft Excel Community or Reddit's r/excel often have sections where users share practice files and exercises. You can browse through these forums, participate in discussions, and download files shared by fellow users.

Online Search: Conduct an online search for "Excel practice files" or "Excel exercises" to find websites or blogs that offer downloadable Excel sheets for practice. You may come across websites that provide sample data sets, financial models, or specific Excel functions to practice.

Remember, practicing with real-world data or scenarios can be more beneficial. Consider creating your own Excel sheet using data you find interesting or relevant to your field of work. This way, you can customize it to your needs and gain practical experience.

Always ensure that you download files from trusted sources and exercise caution while opening files to protect your computer from potential malware or viruses.

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A BAT file is a script file that may be run from the Windows command prompt. It can be used to automate a wide variety of operations and applications by containing a series of line commands that are carried out in sequence whenever the file is run. Here is a selection of sample bat files that you can use as templates.

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What is Software Testing & How to Start Practices?

What is Software testing?

Software testing is the process of evaluating a software program or application to determine whether it meets the specified requirements and works as intended. It is the process of executing a system or application with the intent of finding defects and errors. The goal of software testing is to identify any defects, bugs, or issues in the software, so that they can be corrected before the software is released to end users. Unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, and acceptance testing are just a few of the many types of software testing. Software testing can be done manually or with the help of automated testing tools.

It is an essential part of the software development process, as it helps to ensure that the software is of high quality and is fit for its intended purpose. Additionally, software testing can provide valuable feedback to the development team about the software's performance and usability, and can help to identify potential areas for improvement.

Who does Testing?

It is contingent upon the project's procedure and the parties involved (s). Typically, large IT firms employ a dedicated team whose job it is to assess in-house software against specified criteria. Additionally, developers perform testing, which is known as Unit Testing. Testing a system typically involves the following experts performing their specific tasks:

Software Tester

Software Developer

Project Lead/Manager

End User

How to start software testing?

Software testing is a process that helps ensure that a software program or application is working correctly and meets the requirements of its users. Starting software testing can involve several steps, including:

Define the scope of the testing: Determine what aspects of the software will be tested and what will be outside the scope of the testing. This includes identifying the features, functionality, and environments that will be tested.

Plan the testing: Create a testing plan that includes the testing strategy, test cases, and test schedule. The testing plan should also include information on the resources and tools that will be needed for the testing.

Prepare the test environment: Set up the testing environment, including the hardware and software required to run the tests. This may include installing the software, configuring the test environment, and setting up test data.

Execute the tests: Run the test cases according to the testing plan. This may include manual testing, automated testing, or a combination of both.

Evaluate the results: Analyse the test results to identify any issues or defects in the software. Document any defects or issues that are found, and track them until they are resolved.

Report the results: Create a report that summarises the test results, including information on any defects or issues that were found. The report should also include recommendations for resolving any issues that were found during the testing.

Perform maintenance: This includes regular check-ups to validate that all issues have been resolved, also test the changes made, retest the system, and check if new issues have been introduced by the changes.

These are some general steps for starting software testing, but the specific approach may vary depending on the type of software, the testing methodologies, the environment, and other factors. It's worth knowing that testing is an ongoing process, and software testing should be integrated into the development process as early as possible.

It's always helpful to consult with experienced testers or use standard testing methodologies and best practices. Also, if you need sample files for testing, visit here.