CompSci 6 : Fall 2008

Catherine Soo-Yeon Moon

Year

2012

Where I’m From

I was born in East Brunswick, NJ, but I moved to Korea when I was 5 years old. Since then, until joining Duke University class of 2012, I lived in South Korea.

Other Courses

Math 104 (Linear Algebra), Econ 55D (Intermediate Economics I), Biology 49S (Global Environmental Change), Aikido

Hobbies

Practicing martial arts, reading detective stories, watching criminal investigation series, solving brainteasers, etc.

Favorite Web Pages

My Computer Science Autobiography

As my father is an economics professor, who extensively uses his computer in doing researches and other works, I remember seeing computer from when I was really young. But it was not until my elementary school years that I remember actually using computers, though the use was limited to weekends.

I mostly use my computer in checking my emails, photoshop-ing pictures, writing essays, finding some articles or videos, doing homework, and reading blogs, all of which does not require much computer science background. But I knew that there are a lot in the field that I am not acquainted of, and thus plenty of new knowledge to learn, and I wanted to know what exactly enables us to play games or check emails. That’s why I immediately registered for the course when a computer science class was first opened up in my high school, though it was only for a semester (the last semester of 12th grade). Up to this point, I have used computers under Windows and Macintosh operating systems. While I personally prefer Windows OS—more used to it—I am open to trying new programs or using new platforms.

Computer science enables people to get works done more easily: Even people who do not know computer science can surf around the internet, create documents, send emails, or play games. Computer science also becomes a basis to science—Scientists can do precise data collection and complex calculations that were not easy before. At this point, I’m not sure whether I want to choose computer science as my major, but I’m sure that I want to continue studying this field for a while.