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RGB Converter

Administrator — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:25:17 +0000

Did you know that every colour on the screen can be represented using an RGB code (Red, Green, Blue) code. This code consists of three numbers between 0 and 255, indicating how much red, green and blue are used to…

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Binary Converter using Python

Administrator — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:09:27 +0000

Did You Know?Everything that is stored on a computer is stored as binary code. Binary code is made of bits (0 or 1). We often use Bytes to store data. A Byte is made of eight bits and can be…

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Which Season?

Administrator — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:00:46 +0000

Did you know?: Though we all agree that a calendar year is divided into four seasons, people sometimes disagree on the dates when these seasons start or finish. Many bodies, for example meteorologists, adopt a convention for the purpose of…

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Love Match Calculator

Administrator — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:00:09 +0000

For this challenge we will write a program that will prompt the user to enter two first names. The program will then calculate and return a Love Match Score based on the following criteria: Criteria Score Both first names have…

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Domain Name Server

Administrator — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:17:38 +0000

Domain Name Servers (DNS) are the Internet’s equivalent of a phone book. They maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to numerical IP addresses. These IP addresses are used to identify and locate the web-servers on the Internet…

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My Login Script

Administrator — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:32:31 +0000

A lot of computer systems rely on the need for the user to login using a username and password. This form of authentication is used to uniquely identify a user and give them access to the relevant information on the…

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What’s My Change?

Administrator — Mon, 16 May 2016 21:55:30 +0000

Your Challenge Using either Python or HTML + JavaScript, write a program that prompts the end-user to enter two values: Value 1: Amount to be paid by the customer Value 2: Amount received from the customer The program should then…

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Pygame Tutorial – Adding More Sprites

Administrator — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:29:19 +0000

This tutorial is the fourth tutorial in a series of five Pygame tutorials: Tutorial 1 – Getting Started with Pygame Tutorial 2 – Creating Sprites using Pygame Tutorial 3 – How to control your sprites Tutorial 4 – Adding More…

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3D Traffic Lights

Administrator — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:54:28 +0000

Did you know? An embedded system is a computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints. A burglar alarm, an in-car cruise control system, a speedometer on a bike, a…

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3D Lego Bricks

Administrator — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:03:31 +0000

In this blog post we will use Glowscript to create a 3D animation representing the various Lego bricks. Our aim is to recreate bricks by joining several cubes and cylinders (studs) together. We will then create a compound object to…

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