Is Privacy a Thing of the Past?

Hello, this is Bndsbon. On last Friday, my classmates discussed about a contemporary issue, which is about privacy. We used the example of the universal key of Apple Products, and we divided our class into two different sides, one is for the use of the universal key (FBI representative), the other is against the use...

How Computer Add Numbers?

Hello, this is Bndsbon. From my previous blog post, which we talked about different logic gates. Today I am going to talk about adding numbers with a computer. Adding numbers, just like us, we need a tool, like a calculator. Similar to humans, computers have a tool called transistor. It is a device that can...

Simple Logic Gates

Over today’s Computer Science class, we learned how to use simple logic gates. Before going to the actual logic gates, I am first going to talk about Boolean Algebra, which is the operations involved when using logic gates. It is firstly introduced by George Boolean, who is an English mathematician. According to Mr. Pete, the...

Data Presentation

On Last Wednesday, in our computer science class, we learned how information and data are presented in a computer. Without further due, let us have a look at several newly learned definitions. Picture from Spyder Wallpapers Computer: Computers are multimedia devices, dealing with a vast array of information categories (Computers store, present, and help us modify...

Bit, Byte, Binary and Hexadecimal

Last Tuesday, in our computer class, we learning about bit, bytes, and hexadecimal. Since it is a first for me to learn about computer notations/units, it is pretty hard to fully understand them. In the following in passage, I am going to talk about the definitions of key terms that we discussed in class, and...

Layers of computer system

During today’s lesson, we learned about layers of computing systems. In computing system, there are different layers, just like onions. Different layers play different roles in the whole computer system. Photo from Computer Science Illuminated  The first layer is information, which represents the way we represent information on a computer. 1 and 0 are the...

The future of computing (Quantum Computer)

When we mention the phrase, the future of computing, it always reminds us the words like mystery, far-reaching, and beyond our imagination. Today, Joe, Steven and I is going to give you some key examples related to the future of computing. I hope you could use it for some help. By the way, my main...

The first day as an IB Computer Science student.

Photograph from klindvrlistscom Last Friday, I had my first IB Computer Science class. In the class, I used something that I am familiar with but never used before. That is, the online version of Numbers. Many of you must have used Numbers before, but how many of you have used the online Numbers?We used Numbers to share...

Who am I?

Hello, I am bndsbon. I am an IBDP student. My hobbies are collecting fountain pens, listening to the music, playing the violin and the badminton. My favorite color is Blue. When I was in 6th Grade, my mother went to an American college as a visiting Scholar, and I went with her to the US. In...

Should the US Military Use Drones in Combat Missions?

Drone attacks in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan have killed more than 3,500 armed extremists, including the Taliban chieftain Hakimullah Mehsud. (“Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?”) Before we go into the actual topic of this essay, let us have a look at the history of drones. In 1863 Charles...