4..8..16.. 32..2048 (INTRICT)

Hello again my avid readers (if there are any.. i guess no one reads this blog.) This week's Intrict class tackled one of the most interesting topic yet. We were discussing about Networks and databases at first but for some reason we end up talking about memory sizes and the importances of continual memory size development and growth. First of all, why are the memory sizes in values of 4,8,16,32,64,128..etc? This is because of the fact that computers can only read 2 characters which are 0 and 1. The 2 are raised into a certain power hence making a value of 4,16,2048, etc (e.g. 2^2=4, 2^5=32, 2^8=256, etc..) I also learned a lot of new information and history about the diskette and flash drives. Would you believe that there was once a diskette that only has a memory of 16KB? Yes, it was quite a shocking revelation (hahahah!) And adding to that, it wasn't the average 3 inch diskette. It was like huge (8+inches... woaaHhh don't be green ok?) Then we've learned that the improvement of memory disks only took place on the year 2000. Before then, the memory disks were small in memory size and were very sh!tty. But why did it take 30 years or so for the people to start improving the sizes of these memory disks? (the very first memory disk was created on 1970.) It was because of the Y2k problem. The Y2k problem was one of the biggest problem before the year 2000. It was detected on 1992 and it took them several years to create a solution for the said problem. (For more information about this please do visit www.wikipedia.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y2K , the home of reliable and unreliable information around the world. So after solving the Y2k problem, people started developing bigger sizes of memory disks in order to store more information and files. Obviously, new files are very huge in memory sizes and need a larger space to occupy. Flash drives or memory disks are continuing to evolve each and every day. From the mere 16kb into the hail 32GB, these devices helped us store and sort our files. So the next time you see a USB, dont be shock just do your math. (labo noH?)

Things i've learned in INTRICT this week:
1.) Never distract a teacher from the topic for it drives him to another.
2.) Dancing is a punishment for CCS students.
3.) Y2k wasn't the end of the world.
4.) Lollipop isn't a candy anymore.
5.) Intrict profs are cool.
6.) Envelopes were highly demanded back in 1970.
7.) There is a thing called double layered CD.
8.) I am going to create the first ever double layered USB.
9.) Creating a double layered USB is impossible.
10.) Lawrence sucks at dancing (and oh you can still visit his all mighty, powerful, poetic, mesmerizing, amusing, fun, fantastic, very entertaining, novel priced, PERFECT, nose bleeding, ear bleeding, eyes sucking, nerve chilling, *put all compliments* blog at http://lawrencecarltan.blogspot.com again that is http://lawrencecarltan.blogspot.com .