Computer Science 108

Spring 2009

Jeffrey L. Forte Jr
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sophomore

Hobbies:
I I really enjoy watching movies, playing video games on occasion, and hanging out with my friends.
I like building things and putting things together. I'm also a huge fan of anything music.

Other Classes I'm Taking:

• Math 108 - ORD & PRTL DIFF EQUATIONS
• ECE 152 - COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
• ECE 54 - INTRO TO SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

Favorite Sites:
Digg
ESPN
Facebook

Computer Science Autobiography

• I have been using a computer since around the time I was eight years old
• I've used a bunch of different types of computers. PC desktops that have been homemade, and ones that
  are bought from places like Gateway and Dell. I've used Macs of all sorts, plenty of laptops, and
  even a few desktops dealing with linux.
• On a daily basis I use my Macbook Pro laptop with both Windows and OS X boots. I usually use it for
  mainly emailing purposes. Checking websites like digg. Also, of course, using the stumble upon button
  to pass countless hours of time.
• I started with computer science when I took for the AP Computer Science class in high school mainly
  for the teacher. He had been my favorite teacher for Calculus and then I immediately took a liking
  to computer science.
• My best computer programming experience was one time when my friend asked me a question about a small
  problem he was trying to figure out. I proceeded to realize that I had a program written that was
  similar to the situation he was caught on. I then used this program to solve his problem. This
  made me realize the real world sort of applications of computer science
• My favorite programming project was one in which I designed a slot machine program in my high school
  computer science course. I really liked this because it ended up being an extremely autonomous
  program in which I was able to figure out things for myself. I also was able to add whatever I
  wanted to the project. This made it a fun game in which I had to figure out what I wanted to add
  and how to do it.
• I'm not quite sure how I see myself using computers in the future other than my current recreational
  usage. But I will definitely be using computers for almost anything you could probably think of at
  some point in my life.