The Monty Hall problem is a counter-intuitive brain teaser based on probabilities. This puzzle is named after Monty Hall, the TV presenter of “Let’s Make a Deal”, an American TV show (known as “Deal or No Deal” in the UK)…
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Denary to Binary Conversion Algorithm
In this challenge, we are going to write al algorithm to convert a decimal (aka Denary) number between 0 and 255 into binary using 1 Byte (=8 bits). Before attempting this challenge you may practise your denary to binary conversion:…
Software Crosswords
A computer system consists of both hardware (the physical components of the computer) and software: the programs that run on this hardware. There are three main categories of software: Operating Systems: software that controls the computer hardware: The operating system…
Short Path Algorithm Practice
Before completing this task, you will need to familiarise yourself with the following 2 algorithms used to find the shortest path between two nodes of a weighted graph: Dijkstra’s Short Path Algorithm A* Algorithm Dijkstra’s Short Path Algorithm For each…
TCP/IP Stack: Network Layers and Protocols
The TCP/IP Stack is a model that governs how data is transmitted from one computer to another via an IP network such as the Internet. Internet communication includes using a web browser to access a webpage from a websever, sending…
Snow Poem Algorithm
The following algorithm is inspired by a poem by Brian Bilston called “snow poem”. On this poem, each word represents a snowflake gently and randomly falling from the sky. On the last verse of this poem, you can see how…
Programming Terminology – Drag and Drop
To be a good carpenter, you need to be able to identify and select the right tools to complete your project. For instance, the main wood working tools used by carpenters are: Chisel, Hand Saw, Hammer, Screwdriver, Hand Plane, Caliper,…
Laser Maze Game in Python
In this Python programming challenge, we are going to recreate the game “Laser Maze”. The aim is to redirect a laser beam across a given stage in order to reach the exit gate of the stage. The laser can only…
Battle of the Knights
For this Python programming challenge, you are going to create a Battle game where two knights will fight each other till death! Your game will use a text-based user interface (using ASCII art to represent the knights) and will produce…
Knight Name Generator
In this Python challenge, we are going to create two functions to generate the name of a Knight and their coat of arms. Name Generator Let’s first generate the name of our knight. To do so we will code a…
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