Use TRACS to work through the program code.
‘Test Data –
Dim Length as Integer
Dim Breadth as Integer
Dim Area as Integer
Length = 5
Breadth = 4
Area = Length * Breadth
MsgBox( “The Area is “ & Area )
For Loops
A for loop is used to repeat a section of programming code more than once. It is an unconditional loop, that is, it can not be stopped by the user.
Below we can see how this is written in pseudocode
Homework for 3rd Nov 2014
- What is the number system used by computers? (1)
- State two advantages of using binary numbers rather than decimal numbers in a computer system. (2)
- The reserve price of a vase is £42·50. State how a real number such as 42·50 would be represented in the computer. (1)
- A program calculates the average rainfall for one week as 18.6mm. Describe how floating point representation is used to represent real numbers. (2)
- Convert the decimal number 13 into a binary number. (1)
- Convert the following binary numbers in to decimal (2)
- 00001011
- 10011111
- Convert the following decimal numbers into binary (2)
- 63
- 193
- Convert the binary number 11011 into a decimal number. (1)
- State one reason why computer systems use binary numbers rather than decimal numbers. (1)
- Convert the decimal number 27 into an 8 bit binary number. (2)
Total 15
Monster Posters
3G’s monster posters
Good Luck 4th Year
I know I’ve not taught you this year 4th and I’m not sure if you still read the blog. However, Good luck in the exam tomorrow. Spend your last day of studying productively, don’t forget to get an early night.
Website Features and Functions
There is still a great deal of confusion over the features and functions of websites.
This is what makes up the website and how it looks. For example, features of the Google website are a search box in the middle of the screen and a clean uncluttered look to the site. This is to help the website visitors to find what they want more quickly.
This is the point of the website. For example, the function of the school’s website is to pass information directly to parents via the news on the front page.
Websites have many features and functions and when you go to explain remember to expand on your answers and say why that feature or function is used.
Work for Tuesday 25th March
Finish off Dreamweaver websites,
• guitatr
• own site
If finished complete
• adding monster to city background
• Using photoshop filters and tools to customise the image
• Add text to the image and turn it into a post for a new monster movie. You can use cooltext or photoshop’s own tools.
Dreamweaver Website
Use Dreamweaver to create a website of your own. Your website should be 5 pages in length (or longer) and must be about a single topic. E.G. A computer game series, a band, a movie series, etc.
Each page should have a customised header, menu linking to other pages, images and a hyperlink in the text of the page.
Use this playlist and your notes to help you.
Creating a website from scratch.
Today we started to use Dream weaver to create a website for a guitar company. We were given a brief and are following a set of note to achieve it.
The page we were working on today had a 3 column liquid layout, menu bar and will contain a graphic in the next lesson.
Evaluating the Design of Web Pages
Web pages are not put together in a random manner. Much thought will have been put into the layout and content of a web site, especially if the web site is designed to sell or promote products over the internet. Remember the web designer will have to have had interviews with the client (customer) to find out what is requiresAreas that can be used to evaluate how good a web page is can be as follows :-
- Content – This is the actual text, pictures and graphics that make up each page.
- Balance – This refers to colour, text and pictures being evenly spread over the page.
- Unity – Topics relating to each other should be in the same area on the page.
- Texture – Areas on a web page that give the impression of a surface (e.g brick, carpet.)
- Tables and Lines – Tables used to contain information, lines used to make borders etc.
- Colour – Too many colours on a web page puts people off. Red and Green is not a good colour combination.
- Movement – This means leading the viewers eye from one area to another.
- Navigation – How to get from one area to another. (Hyperlinks, scroll bars etc)
