Binary Code

A Binary Code is the language that computers speak. It is a series of on/off determinations represented by the numbers 1 and 0. A single on/off determination is called a bit.

8 Bits make up a byte which is able to represent a single character on a computer screen (letter, number, etc..).

A thousand bytes is a kilobyte, and a thousand kilobytes is a megabyte. Continuing in this x1000 pattern with Gigabytes, Terabytes, Petabytes, and so on...

Here is a link that gives examples of how much information that these orders of magnitude of memory can store.
http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/how-big.htm

"This Sentence is Not True."

The first assingment for Mr. Teheran's class this year was to write a response to this statement: "This sentence is not true."

This assingment was not only designed to mess with our minds, but also to illustrate the concept of paradox.
Your response should be kept in your notebook/sketchpad.

Three Act Structure

Here is the link to the Three Act Structure.

The Monomyth: The Hero's Journey

Here is the wiki link to information on the hero's journey.

Firewire 400 (IEEE 1394a)

A firewire 400 cable is a digital data cable that is fast enough to pull video data off of a external hard drive and be used live in final cut pro. It is faster then a USB1 cable but not as fast as a USB2 cable or a firewire 800 cable.




A 6 pin to 4 pin firewire 400 cable is often used in our classroom to connect digital video cameras and decks to our computers.

Here is a link for more information:

Firewire @ answers.com

USB Cables

A USB(Universal Serial Bus) cable is a digital data cable that connects to most computers and computer peripherals.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and communications protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices.

USB was designed to standardize the connection of computer peripherals, such as keyboards, pointing devices, digital cameras, printers, portable media players, disk drives and network adapters to personal computers, both to communicate and to supply electric power. It has become commonplace on other devices, such as smartphones, PDAs and video game consoles. USB has effectively replaced a variety of earlier interfaces, such as serial and parallel ports, as well as separate power chargers for portable devices.

As of 2008[update], approximately 6 billion USB devices had been sold in total, and about 2 billion were being sold each year.

More on USB cables here

Know Your Cables!

The following posts detail the variety of cables that we will use in the class.