Connect! Don’t forget, 10% daily late penalty Simnet starts this week in Blue Lab (Library 3rd floor) – optional attendance– All due April 6 – DO NOT GET BEHIND!! HW Categories – Figure A.3Input – Keyboard, Mouse (Optical, Touchpad, Joystick), … Continue reading →

Today we talked about how money today is more valuable than money tomorrow. We factored in interest rates to illustrate what’s the best deal – $1 today, $5 in 5 years or $20 in 20 years. We also looked at … Continue reading →

Internet is a disruptive technology Internet actually invented in 1969!! By DARPA (part of Dept of Defense)PCs invented in 1981 – by both IBM and AppleWWW “invented” in 1992 – 3 key events: HTTP, URL, Browser – Internet terms, will … Continue reading →

Reminders: Connect due Friday 11pm – 2 chapters, 2 things eachThursday will be an in-class group exercise. Be here! Decisions – you’ve already made 100 decisions decisions todaySimple decisions (structured) – based on data (what to eat, wear) – For … Continue reading →

Reminder that first two Connect homeworks (and each has 2 parts) are due NEXT week Amazon Systems (parts of an organization and systems behind those parts): Company goals – to be better than everyone else. Actually to make $$$!! Competitive … Continue reading →