Brett Melons Questions ANSWERED

1) Identify how they found Tanya's location.

Tanya's location was found by tracing the pings constantly released by her cell phone.

2) Describe how bits behave.

Bits behave according to a number of seemingly contradictory statements called koans. These koans describe how bits communicate messages through elaborate, extensive patterns of on and off signals, and have no room for imperfection.

3) Analyze the statement, "The data will all be kept forever, unless there are policies to get rid of it", and discuss why this is put in place and a problem.

Data is kept forever as bits in networks everywhere. This can be beneficial or adverse. It helps to promote transparency in governments and personal lives. However, some measure of privacy is necessary in people's lives and even in the government. As such there should be measures to delete data, but it is a delicate balance. If too much data were deleted, it would be too much censorship, but if no data were deleted, we would have no privacy.

4.) Debate the good and bad of technology.

Technology in of itself is not good or bad. It is how people use it and manipulate it that determines its nature. Technology allows us to help feed large numbers of people with massive, interlinked crop cultivation systems. However, that same technology could be used to poison the crop and starve millions.

Blown to Bits Questions

Nate Ibarluzea - Blown to Bits Questions

With the digital age, an inconceivable amount of data is stored as an inconceivable amount of bits, for the better or worse of society.

1. Define “bit,” and describe what “koan” means in terms of bits.

2. Create a diagram that shows the beneficial and adverse effects of the digital explosion, with at least two examples in each category.

3. What is outsourcing? How has the digital explosion caused the rise of this problem?

4. The bit has made it capable for messages to be sent across the globe, allowing any person to communicate anything with any person or any number of people. Should the governments of each independent country regulate its outgoing and incoming information, or should it be an international responsibility? Or should there be no regulation at all? Explain.

                                                                                                              Nate the Ninja - Activity 1.1.7, Palmer AP Computer Science

Nate Ibarluzea, Corey White, Jakeb Mitchell

 Over one week, our group of three created a videogame in Scratch. Our game was called Nate the Ninja.

Gameplay

1.) Our creative process involved a lot of making and remaking. We had a general idea and then created a game; once we added more ideas, we scrapped a lot of content and started again, until finally getting the full game.

2.) Using multiple computers and experimenting with scripts before adding them to the main game made the work more enjoyable and efficient.

3.) The game turned out alright, as an enjoyable small arcade game. It keeps the player on his or her toes and rewards them for their success with purchasable upgrades and a functional high score board.

Title screen

You Lose screen

4.) Given more time, I'd like to have cleaned up the game a bit and remade it in Scratch 2.0. There could be better visuals or more variables to make the game less repetitive. 

The game is attached to this email.