FOCS – Human Computer Interaction
Unit 2 Day 10
Journal Entry: Unit #2 Entry #9
Convert text to binary
Convert the message ‘Poly pride’
into binary. Explain the process.
Tower Building Activity
 Donald trump wants to build a 100 meter tall tower as quickly as
possible. He has unlimited resources, and an unlimited budget and is
willing to spend any amount of money to get the job done.
Constraints:
 He has blocks that are 100 meters wide, and 100 meters long, but only 1
meter high.
 Using special lifters putting one block on top of another block takes one
week
I n your groups answer the following question: (solutions due at the end of
class). One group will present their solution.
 What is the shortest amount of time he could build a 10 meter tower?
 What is the shortest amount of time he could build a 100 meter tower?