An AMAZING ComSci 1 experience

I've been in a computer class before because Bicol University, where I studied grade school teaches in ComSci. I may have experienced studying ComSci but I have never encountered a class which is so extraordinary (maybe because of the teacher and the students, LOL). My first impression of ComSci 1 is so difficult. I guess it was affected by my first impression of the teacher who looks very serious and strict. All my first thoughts I told above turned out to be the opposite. The ComSci class here in Pisay is better than in BU (just an opinion) but the teacher it the best. Who would have thought that a serious-looking man is humurous and fond of cracking jokes? I never expected for a teacher like Sir Tom (try to check out my first post in this blog) to be that kind, humurous funny and a great teacher. Hi, Sir! If ever you're reading this (of course because it's our project. Haha, kidding), I would just like to say that my ComSci 1 turned out to be so mathematical (Inspired by Finn).

 I don't know how to express it, all i know is that my experience is ineffable.:D Thanks for the knowledge you have shared to us that will surely help us in life situations. I also thank you for the sci facts you randomly tell depending on the situation. Thank you for the jokes sthat you told that truly made our days. Sorry, Sir for the wrong doings we have committed that made you mad or whatsoever. Lastly, thank you, Sir for being the coolest, amazing and extraordinary ComSci teacher I ever had.

With students love without sipsip,
Alea <3

Be obedient

Do not try to disobey any of the rules and regulations everywhere (especially in the Com Sci Lab).

Once we played in the Com Sci Lab of our school. Sir didn't scold us. He saw us for the second time and he became mad. I was so annoyed because I used Piper's computer for playing. If I didn't played on her PC, I won't be guilty.

So there it was. Sir told those who played (us) to stand then he wrote our names. He let us choose between 2 options. I forgot those options (HAHAH). Then sir told us that we will be given a sanction. We were very nervous and conscious on what the sanction will be.

No sanction, no incidental report, nothing happened, luckily. And from now on we followed the rules in the comsci lab. We always wait for Sir before entering the lab and open the computer when he tells us to do so. We truly learned the value of obedience because of this.

#memories
#littlealchemy
#IR

Diary of Alea

Dear blog,
  I'm so happy you've been here for me since the first quarter. Thanks for acting as an electronic diary where I tell stories about Com Sci 1. Thank you, I  passed in the 1st to 3rd qtr Com Sci because of you (HAHAHA). I had a great time whenever I write on you. I learned being patient when you have a problem. I improved my brainstorming skills because of thinking topics. And lastly, I expressed myself and proved that I learned in Com Sci 1.

-Alea <3

Practical test

We had our practical test in assembling the motherboard. My group mates were all boys T_T. I can't remember them, sorry. We connected the power box to the motherboard with the help of the IDE cable, we connected the RAM, the audio, graphics and LAN card, the CD drive and the hard drive. We had a tricky challenge on the conversion of the hard drive to a slave from a master. We almost got it wrong but was saved by the IDE cable because we connected it to the hard drive correctly. I had a fun experience and I learned new and cool things that can help me when our CPU's motherboard has a problem.

The Project

For the fourth quarter, our project's a bit difficult 'cause it's about installation of an operating system (OS). We must make a tutorial on how to install an OS, specifically, Windows 7. We were tasked to do it in a group of 3's. I came up grouping with Billy and Kiwi. As of today, we have done something  ._. I will try to put the video link here if ever we upload it.

System utilities

If you want to know if your computer has errors, you search for the the properties (right click the drive) ,tools,error checking,check now and start. Then you will earn if it has or not. To defragment your device search for properties (right click the drive) ,tools,defragmentation, defragment now, and analyze. It mostly helps in making your computer process fast. To back up your files, right click the device, then properties,backup, set up back up. If you want to restore your PC, simply search system restore. To avoid getting viruses from flash drives and memory cards, you must disable the autoplay. How? Just search for the autoplay then uncheck the use AutoPlay for all media and devices. You can also download applications about startup manager, live optimization, registry and disk cleaner and the duplicate finder.

Travelshooting

I entitled this post as "travelshooting" for it sounds like troubleshooting which will be the topic of this post. When your PC (personal computer) encounters a problem. You have to troubleshoot it. In troubleshooting,first you have to power check. Be sure that all power cords are correctly,firmly and solidly (not liquidly) connected. Don't try to fix it yourself. So the next one is the Power On Self Test (POST) Beep.

• very short beep= problem on:BIOS award, motherboard and system memory 
• long beep then 3 sequential short beeps=problem on:graphics and configurations 
• short beep followed by 3 sequential long beeps=problem on:memory 
• Beep, pause, beep, pause, 2 sequential beeps= problem on: linked to CPU 
• 3 beeps, pause, 3 beeps, pause, 4 beeps=problem on: video memory
• 1 long beep, 9 short=problem on: ROM (BIOS award) 
• 3 beeps, pause,4 beeps, pause, beep=problem on:graphics card
• 4 beeps,pause,3beeps,pause,beep=problem on: system memory 
• 5 short beeps=problem on:CPU
• long constant beeps=problem on:system memory  

There you go. Now you know how to troubleshoot if ever your computer will be damaged.

First Long Test in Com Sci 1 for the first quarter

I seriously am annoyed with y self because of the answers I changed. I should've got 22 out of 25 but instead, I received 19. I was regretting about the changes I made.UGHHHHH! But then, I still feel fine because I passed (At least). Remember this guys when you're taking tests, always review your answers before submitting them. ;D

I don't know about you but I should have been twenty-two.

Perfect squore

If you'll read the title, you'll come up saying "perfect score." I made the "square" to "score." I just got a perfect score and perfect sqaure got into my mind. I got a perfect score in the 1st quiz for the quarter and for the year in Com Sci. I really hope I will have a perfect score in all quizzes and tests for this whole year and quarter. HAHAHAHA.

4th quarter naaaaaaaaaa!!!

So yeah, the 3rd quarter's over. It's now 4th quarter. It only means that summer's just around the corner. For this quarter, our topics are:

Demystifying ICT (Inside the Box)
1. Types of Software
a. System
b. Application
c. Programming
2. How Software Works with
Hardware
a. Data Processing Cycle
b. Digitization
c. BIN / DEC / HEX
Conversions
d. Machine Cycle
e. Networking
3. Computer System
a. Logical Components
b. Physical Parts
c. Hardware Specifications
d. Generations / Classifications of
Computers
Basic Technician Training
1. Desktop Computer Assembly
2. Basic Troubleshooting
3. Software Installation
4. Use of System Utilities
a. Disk scan / Defragmenter
b. System Backup / Restore
c. AntiVirus

And Sir will teach us how to reformat. Isn't it amazing? Isn't it surprising? HAHAHA. I'm so excited (and I just can't hide it)!!! HAHAHA

Excel

Here are some excel jokes and memes.

• Excel? Diba size yun, XL. 
• Excel? Diba yun yung magaling, Excellent. 
• Knock knock. Who's there? Excel Excel who? Excellent night, holy night, all is calm all is bright.

Long Test :(

Okay so in this post I will tell about the 1st long test for the 3rd qtr but NOT my score. Haha. So it was a test with multiple choice, identification and true or false. It was a 25 item exam. The topic was about Excel and there were formulas. I felt mad cause my answer was right  but then I guess I clicked the wrong button so I answered the wrong one. Huhu. My score passed, atleast. Haha :)

The bipolar computer

I call the pc I use as bipolar, it's very moody like hell/OMG. It will turn on today but not on the next day. It really feels crap cause I never finish the tasks and whenever I need to pass something, that's the time it won't turn on. So because of that, I have to do it again on another computer. If I could only bring a laptop (we're poor kasi). Haaaaay, hashtag(lamig) Hassle sa muscle.

Charts

The 1st activity we had about charts was made individually. We made three charts, one chart per sheet. The next one was done by group. My groupmates were Aylwin, and Gwen. There are several charts like pie graph, column, line graph, bar graph and etc.

Macros

Alam nyo yung cross sa Microsoft Excel? Eh di Macros! Waley kung waley, di naman maganda ang joke kung havey eh. Haha K. This was one of the awesome topics because it's magic (lol). Because of macros, we can make game in Microsoft Excel, works of accountants and other jobs easier. I'm really gonna use this if I will do something repetitively in Excel.

Bombsweeper

So we made a game as an activity about Macros. I just made the game Sir introduced to us. I learned more about Microsoft Excel. It's a modified minesweeper wherein you will find bombs through controls. You will win if you find 10 bombs. It's a modified version of minesweeper.

Catching Com Sci

Since Catching Fire was great and I've already watched the movie, I wanna relate it to Com sci. I ended up having Catching Com Sci as my title. HAHAHA So how am I supposed to (live without you?) relate Com Sci to catching fire? Aha! I'm really amazed with the effects and the technology they use. The arena, the sounds, and the visual effects are all cool. Also the trick behind the transformation of Katniss's dress. The movie was bitin but it was really good!!

Topic list

This post is boring. The main topic for the 3rd quarter is Spreadsheets and Data Analysis. Below are the subtopics we have and will target this quarter. Some of the topics below are already discussed but I'll still post them.

• Data Types
• Data Formatting
• Conditional Formatting
• Using Functions/Formulas
• Data Representation using Graphs/Charts
• Interpreting Data
• Macros

I have higher grade in the 2nd qtr than the 1st qtr so I don't want it to fail. Retaining will be enough. I hope the things not discussed will be easy for my brain to absorb. -___-

Microsoft EXCELlence

For third quarter, our first lesson is about Microsoft Excel. We were taught about the formulas and the other shortcuts like the IF,AND,OR and NOT. I entitled this blog EXCELlence because uhmm, nothing. HAHA. excellence is part of Pisay and Excel is part of the word Excellence. Waley level: 99.999999. We were tasked to make score sheets and grading sheets as activities. I quiet liked Excel but I don't know why. I'm so stressed with the long formulas but then, the result is cool.In pursuit of EXCELlence.

Grading Sheet

Score Sheet

The Enter Button

Upon opening his computer, Edrian found this enter button or return button and I took it from him. I just wanted to add it here for nothing. Weird me is weird. Okay. FYI, Enter button is one of the most important button aside from the space bar. It is also the button used to steal vehicles in Grand Theft Auto (known as GTA). :)