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GeekNights 080407 - Network Monitoring

RymRym
edited April 2008 in Technology
Tonight on GeekNights, we finish out our first run of IT/CS shows with Network Monitoring. In the news, the College Board drops AB Computer Science, and... Windows 7.

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  • DkongDkong
    edited April 2008
    I would give a shit about the AP computer science test being dropped, but my school doesn't even offer it, so it doesn't really mean a whole lot much for me.

    Also, how did you get 41 credits? How many tests did your school offer?
    Mine only offers AP US history, govt., Calculus (AB and BC), Physics (C, I think), Bio, chem (starting next year), art, English, some foreign languages....and that's about it.

    Also, as far as Vista goes, I agree with you guys. Upgrading to Vista is pointless, but so is going back to XP if you get a Vista PC. Really, the only thing I've had to do with my Vista laptop is that I had to configure a few programs (which is pretty easy) to run as administrator.
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  • SailSail
    edited April 2008
    Luckily for me, I'm taking my high school's AP CS class next year, so I'm right on time. But sucks for people a year younger than me.
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  • Linkigi(Link-ee-jee)Linkigi(Link-ee-jee)
    Sweet! I get to take the last AP CS AB test ever!
  • UsagimaruUsagimaru
    My Computer Science teacher mentioned this to us last Friday.
    Also, I'm not sure if my school is different, but we only have 'AB' classes for AP. The only exception is Calculus, which has 'BC' and computer science, which has A and AB.
    The problem with our Computer Science is that not enough people take the course, so Computer Science A and AB are the same class. I've one of the 5/16 people in the class that are taking the AB exam. Since we have to be slower for the people not taking the AB, I'm not sure the teacher isn't teaching us enough of the concepts that we need.
    Next year the CS teacher is actually going to be going between two High Schools (We're splitting the one I'm in now), since there's only going to be one AP class in each school and they don't want to hire another Math/CS teacher.
  • ZakoSoldierZakoSoldier
    edited April 2008
    This is part of a larger downsizing of the AP Program. There will be four AP Tests dropped. This worries me greatly because I worry about the College Board caring more about money than actual testing and the general program. There should be incentives given for offering AP Courses. For Calculus there are AB and BC.
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  • SailSail
    This worries me greatly because I worry about the College Board caring more about money than actual testing and the general program.
    The College Board has always been about making money. The decision by universities to recognize their AP tests and the SAT over other standardized tests is completely arbitrary.
  • GunfireGunfire
    I'm interested in the IT/CS thing. I'd also be interested in the very specific/esoteric. I dug this one on network monitoring.
  • DkongDkong
    edited April 2008
    As for if I like the IT/CS thing or not...I don't care a whole lot about IT, and I already knew enough about CS that I already knew the vast majority of everything else talked about in the 3 CS episodes.

    So I would say either get in depth or stop doing the series.
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  • SailSail
    Moar IT.
  • J.SharpJ.Sharp
    edited April 2008
    In high school I took the AP tests for Biology, Physics B, Physics C, US History, Government, and Calculus BC. My school also offered Chemistry, European History, and English Literature but I didn't take them. I'm not sure if they offered Computer Science.

    I scored 5s on all the ones I took except Physics C, which I got a 3 on. Rym's description of the difficulty was accurate. I actually did all right on the multiple choice - it was the free response section that killed me.

    My university wouldn't accept the Physics C score (calculus-based physics was a required part of the general engineering track), so I ended up having to take it at the university. I'm kind of glad I did, as that knowledge came in handy in my later electric networking and thermodynamics classes.
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  • RymRym
    As for if I like the IT/CS thing or not...I don't care a whole lot about IT, and I already knew enough about CS that I already knew the vast majority of everything else talked about in the 3 CS episodes. So I would say either get in depth or stop doing the series.
    Thus the problem with Mondays. If we go in depth, we satisfy maybe four of you, and everyone else complains. If we're shallow, the four or so of you complain.

    Remember when we started "how computers work?" We actually received a lot of feedback to the effect that it's "way too technical" and "over my head."
  • RymRym
    This is part of a larger downsizing of the AP Program.
    The thing is, the tests they dropped had NEVER been popular, and practically no high schools offered the accompanying classes. I'm surprised they kept them as long as they did.
  • RymRym
    Also, how did you get 41 credits? How many tests did your school offer?
    Off-hand, I remember taking:

    Biology
    Calculus B/C
    Physics C (Mechanical and Electro)
    English Lit
    European History
    Music Theory
    US Government
    US History
    World History

    I got mostly 5s, so everything counted at RIT for a total of 41 transfer credits. I had another 14 from taking chemistry and music classes at a local college.
  • AnubisAnubis
    edited April 2008
    This is a bit off the topic. But since you are pretty much all keenly interested in the world of science this DVD may be of interest to you. Westinghouse - It is a documentary of the man and his inventions. I just found a post on it at dvdverdict.com
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  • ......
    Nice episode. As for the CS-IT theme, it's fun, especially Scott's stuff for that actually is a nice summary of my study thus far.

    As to answer the final question, sounds awesome, old skeletons in teh internet-cupboard.
  • RymRym
    I think we'll also do a "IT man do this, CS guy do that" show. We could try to outline which direction you should head depending on your interests.
  • MrBabyManMrBabyMan
    Maybe you guys should should do a this Thursdays episode on AP exams and the collage choosing process. This would be something i'm intrested in because i'm currently in High School, the only AP Classes i've taken is Global History and Honors English.
  • BronzdragonBronzdragon
    I say the problem with the IT/CS thing is that either you're going to learn us something, or you're not. If we had to know this stuff, we would know... see the problem here? I'd like to hear more, but...
  • NeitoNeito
    Vis-a-vis Scott's "Windows annual update" idea, the problem is businesses. Microsoft had to drag them to Windows Update kicking, clawing and screaming, for something as basic as security patches. There's no way you're going to convince a group of businessmen to go to a new OS ever year, when "The one from a year ago works fine".
  • J.SharpJ.Sharp
    Maybe you guys should should do a this Thursdays episode on AP exams and the collage choosing process.
    I imagine it varies too much between colleges for a general overview. At my college AP credit standards were entirely dependent on the department of your major.
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