Thanks Peter Yoo, your classmate, for providing the solution.
Peter Yoo
HW 1
3) Go to the following page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
Use the “find” facility of your browser to see how many times the word “Rome” has
been used in this page.
- The word “Rome” appears 25 times.
4) Answer the questions:
Module 1.2 - Question 1 (page 9)
- Copernicus, Darwin, Babbage and Ada all challenged the “norms” of the time. They
thought in “untraditional” ways in order to come up with ideas that were revolutionary.
Module 1.3 - Question 3(page 15)
- The advantage of electrical technology over mechanical technology is that electrical is
much faster and can be built much smaller than mechanical technology can be built.
Electrical technology is also more reliable than mechanical technology.
(Note from instructor: Also electrical technology consumes less energy.)
Module 1.4 - Question 2(page 19)
A transistor is an “…electrical switch, made of silicon with small impurities added.”
(p16)
Exercises 1.5 - Question 14 (page 20)
A computer is a machine that accepts data and processes it into information. Yes, we are
computers in the aspect that we can collect data then process information from it.
There are no definite answers to these questions, because they are based on your
opinions.
Module 2.4 - Question 2 (page 52- Review Questions)
Exercises 2.5 – Questions 4 & 9 (Pages 52 & 53)