Friday, May 18, 2007

Weekly Status Report #14

This week in computer programming we had two lessons on ergonomics and started a new assignment using arrays and while and for loops. This assignment was a program for the calculation of lottery tickets, so that the vendor could calculate the number of days he recorded, the number of days it took to sell over 200 tickets or the highest ticket sales in a day.

The things that we learned concerning ergonomics were how to sit properly at a desk and typing on the keyboard and using your mouse. We also learned about CPS (carpel tunnel syndrome) and didn't affects from the workplaces. I learned a lot from this because now I know that I should take breaks if I spend a long time in front of the computer. I also learned the types of pains that you could get from using the computer for too long. For the program, it didn't seem to complicated at first; I find that it was just the matter of choosing the proper loops and method. For each of the buttons, I found that For loops was the best option.

Next week I hope to finish commenting on the whole program and to finish debugging the program. The class still has three more lessons on ergonomics, since I took business last year I already learned about ergonomics and so learning this again is good to refresh my memory. I hope that next week we will learn more things and I will receive a good mark on my lottery tickets program.

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