Read Blown to Bits (www.bitsbook.com), Chapter 3 , Ghosts in the Machine, pp. 80-88 (Representation, Reality, and Illusion), then answer the following questions: You can find this under forms and docs/Blown to Bits How does highlighting in a PDF doc work? What are the computational ideas utilized? Continue the exploration of HTML by determining how you would complete today’s activity in HTML. Further compare your own protocol with HTML. Reflections from Blown to Bits Chapter 3: Highlighting in a PDF docs works by using a Highlight tool that will send bits over to the letters and alter the binary. The binary is changed so that when the bits processes through, the letters will be the same but highlighted in a color instead. Between my own protocol and today’s activity, they look pretty similar since they are in the same HTML format. My own protocol was a little less precise about fully doing it in HTML due to being new at the protocol.
Reflect on your reading of Blown to Bits Chapter 1(reread if you didn't read yet)Post as a google doc then copy and paste to your blog Read about the following koans (or truths) of bits related to the Internet in Chapter 1, pages 4-13. Koan 1: It’s All Just Bits Koan 2: Perfection Is Normal Koan 6: Nothing Goes Away Koan 7: Bits Move Faster Than Thought Pick one of the above koans and address the following questions: Argue if you agree that it is a "truth" and if it will always be a "truth." How does this koan intersect with your life as a student? Koan 1: It’s Just Bits (Reflection) I agree that this will always be a “truth” because the fact that whatever we see, listen, or communicate with over technology is made up of bits will never change. Bits are the essential building blocks for any type of data to be sent to any electronic. Without bits, we couldn’t be able to watch shows on TV, listen to songs on the radio, and te...
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