Converting Binary and Decimal Numbers

When converting the binary number 110010101 to decimal you first must list the number with powers above from right to left. Then start with 2 to the power of 0, and go up one per power. Stop when you have reached the same amount in binary numbers. For every binary number one that you have, write the power that above it. Write each power out and add them together and you should get 405 as your answer.

When converting the decimal number 529 to binary, you simply divide by 2. When dividing the number 529 if it divides evenly by 2, mark it as a 0 and if it does not divide evenly put a 1 next to that number. Each time you divide the number should go down by half, when it does this just mark down a 1 or a 0 if pending if it divided evenly or not. When you are complete with these steps it should leave you with the binary number.


NUMBER SYSTEMS
A positional number system is the value of each digit determined by its position. A non-positional number system is one that does not have to be positioned in any particular way to indicate the value of the number. a non-positional number system could also depend if it corresponds to something else.

Using the Steel Account

My first time using the steel account was somewhat confusing. After going through the some of the steps I did learn about some of this account. The first thing I learned was, steel07 – finger , it is a good way to find out information about someone that are linked to the network. I learned that the Cd/ allows you to go to the root of the steel account. Using whoamis shows who I am, and minor information about me. I also learned that using Is-la tells whether something is a file or a directory. I think I learned some key components to the program that will be very helpful.

Andy Clark, Chapter 6

In chapter six one of the most interesting parts to me is how technology is adapting to us. I think it’s cool that technology is capable of creating way to get what a particular person wants faster. It’s great that they have come up with ways for computers and programs to associate word with other words. It’s almost in a sense like its learning. Another thing that I found interesting was web sites can re-route themselves in response to usage. It’s amazing that it can expand and contract the amount of users based on site popularity. Or even it can do the same based on the time of day. I also like the comparison to slugs saying that when we use cell phones and credit cards that it leaves behind a trail of information. It’s almost scary knowing that we can be tracked down by the trail of information our devices leave behind. It’s almost like wearing a tracking device because basically anything we do can and will be traced to where we are. It’s confusing to try to figure out how some of the technologies like adapting websites can help with learning capabilities. It was hard for me to relate the two together. For the most part chapter six gave great insight on what technology is capable of.

Modeling the World

When we as people create symbols, it develops a relationship that always remains unchanged. Symbols for us are similar to rule which we chose to follow. Sometimes we understand things even though they are not exactly real for example the sign that says bigfoot crossing. Even though there is no bigfoot we take the sign as if it were real. To me it’s almost crazy to see how much symbols and the meanings that they have can affect us and the way we think.