I did not understand the Assembly Language Simulator at all. It has not come together for me as well as the section on software or the binary section. I feel like I have really good grasp on the software and hardware sections we have covered. However, I need to spend a lot more time on the assemble language simulator before our test next week.
I would start off with a monitor. I would use the hp2159m, because of the quality of picture it provides. It is full 1080p hd, and has an hdmi port. It also has built in speakers. I have this model and it is really good. Next I would add to the speakers with the logitech ls21 set of speakers. It comes with two separate speakers and an additional subwoofer. And that’s all I need. For a keyboard and mouse I would use the hp wireless elite slim keyboard and mouse. For my usb port I would use the Koutech hi-speeed pci to usb 2.0 card. Newegg.com gave it 5 eggs. For an audio card I would use the Asus xonar dx sound card. Newegg.com gave it 5 eggs and I have been satisfied with asus products. For a video card i would use the xfx hd 577a because I think it would help the quality displayed on the screen. For the cd drive I would use the Samsung black 8x bdrom. It is a blu ray drive and I think blu ray is a lot better. For the Fan I would use Corsair cooling hydro series cwch50-1. It is a top seller on new-egg and it got a lot of really good reviews. For the motherboard I would use the Asus tuf series with usb. I like asus products and have a good asus netbook, that works great. For the Hard drive I would use the samsung spinpoint mp4 500g, because I think it would work well with samsung blu ray drive. I would use the Intel Xeon e7440 dunnington 2.4 ghz for the cpu processor. I like the corsairxms 12g. It has a lot of memory and a lot of good reviews from newegg.com. For the power supply I would use the Athena Power AP-p4atx85fe eps12v ver 2.92. I like the fact that it works well for the intel processor. For the case I would use the cooler master centurion 5. It also got a lot of good reviews and I loke the way it looks. I think it is good case and can help keep the whole computer cool. I found all the products on sale on newegg.com
I have found that using binary numbers is quite hard for me. It is very hard on my eyes counting all the ones and zeros, but especially the ones. A lot of the numbers seemed to run together to me and it was very hard for me to read. I would lose count of where I was in the number, and I think I entered the numbers wrong the quiz we took for class. The hardest part for me was keeping up with where I was in the binary code for the number.
I did enjoy learning about what is involved with graphics and audio. I thought it was cool to hearn how 1080i and 1080p hd worked and what makes them different. I remember Mr. Brown saying something about 1080i being better for motion, and I would like to learn more about it. I also liked learning about different ways audio is transferred through sampling and MIDI. I also did not realize audio could be encoded in numbers.
I liked learning about how all sorts of things could be encoded as numbers, including audio, video, graphics, software, and letters. I like the base-10 system more than the base-2, binary, system, because it was easier on my eyes. Overall I enjoyed learning about the binary number system. It takes getting used to, but I understand it.
My name is Trip Vistica. I went to Christian Brother’s High School in Memphis, TN. I am a logistics major.
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