Rng
In this project, we were tasked with constructing a working random number generator. This contained LEDs, capacitors, a switch, resistors, a button, and of course solder.
Randomness test
conclusion questions
1. How evenly distributed were the numbers for your Random Number Generator? If your game was perfect, then each number should have come up approximately 16.67% of the time. Do you think your Random Number Generator was fair? Why or why not?
I think that my RNG was fairly fair (although there was a point in time where I though that the ones and fours would not stop popping up). After all it is supposed to be random and anything could happen. The order in which the numbers came up was very rarely repeated so I think that the RNG was pretty random.
2. Another word for troubleshooting is debugging. Do a little research to determine the origin of the term debug and who was the person to coin the phrase.
Admiral Grace Hopper coined the phrase "debugging" in the 1940s when a moth was found in a Mark II computer at Harvard. The computer could not be operated while the creature was in there and she remarked the removal of the moth as "debugging" and I guess it was catchy.
I think that my RNG was fairly fair (although there was a point in time where I though that the ones and fours would not stop popping up). After all it is supposed to be random and anything could happen. The order in which the numbers came up was very rarely repeated so I think that the RNG was pretty random.
2. Another word for troubleshooting is debugging. Do a little research to determine the origin of the term debug and who was the person to coin the phrase.
Admiral Grace Hopper coined the phrase "debugging" in the 1940s when a moth was found in a Mark II computer at Harvard. The computer could not be operated while the creature was in there and she remarked the removal of the moth as "debugging" and I guess it was catchy.
reflection
This project was a goldmine. When we (my class) were first presented with this project, I was afraid of damaging, breaking, or burning my components. Due to the fact that I'm no coward, I charged right in to and prayed that I didn't damage anything. Other than putting a little too much solder, I did pretty well on my first part. After a few more pieces I began to fly through the rest of the soldering, going for a kiss every time. By this I mean that a perfect solder resembles the shape of a Hershey Kiss (you know the chocolate). I got a lot of those on my board, but I would have liked to get more. This project was fun to do. I enjoyed my first time soldering and didn't damage or burn anything (thumbs up emoji). Doing this helped me to gain insight on the type of work that real engineers do and experience it for myself.