lab 6 deliverables

529 in binary is 1000010001
this is because if you break each individual number into their own column, each 1 represents 2^(whatever column youre in starting from the right and moving left). In the first column it is 2^0 which is the number one. The zeros represent a zero in each column. When you've calculated what each one is you add the numbers up.

110010101 is 405 in numerical representation.

A positional numbering system is what just described. each number in a column represent a different number.

Lab 5 Deliverables

1. finger- the finger command looks for someones general information to use put "finger someones network name" This is not a DOS command.
2. cal- the cal command is short for calender. It brings up a calender of any month or year desired, to use put "[[month]year]. This is a DOS command.
3. cd /- the cd / command goes to the root or starting point of Steel, to use put "cd /". This is a DOS command.
4. ls- the ls command is a command that lets one view everything inside the entire root they are working in , to use put "ls". This is a DOS command.

For chapter 6 in Andy Clark, he starts out by talking about the significants of a slugs trail. He states that the web operates in much the same way as a slug trail in that when information is transferred it leaves a trail. This trail can then be used over and over again until a pattern emerges.

Modeling the World

I think the concept of modeling is pretty cool. It gives a person some sort of instructions on how to think about something, which is awesome. The early thinkers like Galileo and Newton knew what they were talking about when they explained stuff, because most of it hold true today. Einstein was also a brillant man who used modeling to model the world