Thursday 18 June 2015

129 THE FINAL BLOG EVER!!!!!!

Today was my last day at develop it was very sad apart from having to write this blog because I hate writing these. We began by continuing on with my assignment three re submission because when I get the re submission done I will have no units left to hand in meaning I will be finished.

We also did a mini Kahoot quiz which was about animated characters. I was really good at this quiz until my phone locked and I got the answer wrong. We also did a quiz about the game No Mans Sky and the presentation they did at E3 just a few days ago. I nearly won  that quiz as well but I was half a mark off.

Overall today was a good day and also my last day, which means this is my last ever blog I have to write because if I have to write anymore I will refuse. The fact I have written 129 blogs is an achievement and I should not have to write anymore as a result of this achievement.

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Blog Post 128

Today we began the day by looking at an old computer systems exam paper from 2013, we also had the mark scheme to look at as well. I found this to be boring but it also made me realise that I am lucky that I do not have to do a written exam. I probably would of scored somewhere between 10 and 20.

I then continued on with my work for assignment three which today was to complete tasks two and three. I began with task two and found it to be slightly easier than task one mainly because task two requires a lot less detail. I then moved onto task three which was quite similar to task two.

We then did another few quizzes on Kahoot which I found to be very enjoyable. I found the first quiz to be quite difficult mainly because the questions did not make sense. The brand quiz was much easier and I came quite close to winning it until I fell short at the last hurdle. The brain teaser quiz was just pointless.

Monday 15 June 2015

Blog Post 127

Today we began by watching a kick-starter video which showed a virtual reality glove which allowed its users to feel certain objects on screen such as the rain and butterflies. We then moved on to another Kahoot quiz which was about binary and processing, I came 13th out 19 which in my opinion was poor.

We also did another Kahoot quiz which showed us different sites and destinations from different countries around the world. I found this quiz to be more fun and I also came 5th out 19 which in my opinion was not too bad. I then started on assignment three task one which was to display evidence from the practical and talk about certain aspects.

We also did a geoguesser game which involved us being dropped in a certain place on Google street view and trying to guess where about we were on the map. I found this to be fun but also frustrating at the same time because I had to look for street signs and quite often I ended up in the middle of nowhere.

Friday 12 June 2015

Blog Post 126

Today we began with a quiz on the website Kazook. We had to type in a game pin on our phones and then come up with a nickname before joining the quiz. The first quiz was about computer systems, at first I was doing quite well but then the questions got more and more harder so I finished 8th out of 14.

I then continued on with the assignment three practical in which I had to set up monitor settings and carry out both a defrag and a clean up on temporary files. I finally finished the practical and wrote on the label before taking my computer back to the front of the class. I found the practical to be a bit annoying.

After lunch we did another quiz on Kazook this time on cartoon characters. I thought that I would do better on the quiz but I finished 6th out of 16. I find the Kazook website to be incredibly fun because I enjoyed seeing what nicknames people have come up with.

Thursday 11 June 2015

Blog Post 125

Today we began by watching a video that displayed a product called Holo Lens it was a very interesting video but I felt that the product was more of a luxury rather than a necessity. We also did another quiz today that was about how privacy over the internet has changed and what solutions people have come up with.

I then continued on with the assignment three practical until I found out that the computer I had upgraded was broken. I feel that I was not entirely at fault for this because the people helping should of wore ESD bands. So I had to wait a little bit until I got a new computer to restart the practical on.

I then continued on with assignment three completing the majority of my checklist on task 1. Tomorrow I plan to finish the entire practical because I do not have many tasks left to tick off on my checklist. I will then upload the images to my computer and begin to write up about the images.

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Blog Post 124

Today we started off by looking at a compilation video of lots of robots falling over and then looking at an article that talked about being able to count the amount of people in an area using Wi-Fi. I found the video and article to be interesting as it showed how well technology is progressing in certain areas and how far we still need to go.

We then continued on with the work that we were doing yesterday. I began by completing a re-submission for the web development unit and then I was allowed to begin assignment three. During this time I managed to plug the computer in, look at how it is performing and also run a benchmark test.

Overall today was a good day because I got a re-submission done and I did a part of the practical for assignment three. I had to stop after I installed the components I wanted to because I needed a certain cable in order for the monitor to work and display. I hope to get the practical done tomorrow.

Monday 8 June 2015

Blog Post 123

Today we began by looking at some interesting articles about how a camera can run using Wi-Fi and we looked at some entrants for the Amazon robot competition that included a robot hand and a hover bike. After this we continued on with our work, I had to continue on with assignment two while I waited.

I finished assignment two after break and then started on my assignment one re-submission because it is due in on Friday. I found this to be irritating because my work has lots of corrections to make and there are also about 15 comments on each task. This means that the re-submission will probably take a while.

Overall today was a fairly average day because I enjoyed looking at the articles and getting assignment two completed. I did not enjoy trying to do the corrections for assignment one though. I hope to start assignment three tomorrow because I feel prepared and ready to do it.