Wednesday 11 December

Another test was the starting activity for today which saw the return of last week’s computer hardware quiz. The only difference is there were added questions to take the total marks available from 37 up to 54, I was a lot more confident than last week s I knew I had the knowledge after taking the victory last week. But I was still surprised at how many questions I could remember the answers to. So in the end I managed to get a respectable score of 46 out of 54 and the winner only got one more mark than me. Personally I think having these kinds of tests help me retain knowledge I gained in last year’s units so it’s great to be reminded of this, especially as I enjoy hardware.

We then took a look at some current/future technology that needs backers on kickstarter (a site which displays multiple inventions which are looking for investors). One piece of technology we looked at involved the drawing of electronics and turning everyday objects in an input device. Both inventions were amazing, especially the drawing electronics but turning everyday objects into an input device seems somewhat pointless as you could just use a keyboard and mouse. I guess the idea is unique and interesting but not something I can see being sold.

Today John talked to us (the extended 3s) about databases.  It looks like a fairly difficult unit to do but I will get through it in the end. Overall I enjoyed today, a lot of variety in task wise and it will be good to get rid of the assignment one tasks