Computer Programming Job Opportunities:
1. Pick a state, draw its map
(FL, NY, CA, WA, NC, NJ, GA)

2. Pinpoint 10 cities where you found job opportunities.

3. Show the following info. per city in your chose state:
a. location
b. company
c. job title / job description
d. salary offer
e. programming language

Resources:
Monster.com
CareerBuilder.com

Note:
The above assignment must be placed on a poster board, using markers and pictures to show all of the required information.

Biographical Outline of Grace Hopper
For each of the following questions, research & create an outline describing:

a. Who?.....b. What?...... c. Where?.....
d. When?...... e. Why?...... f. How?.....

Be sure to include why she is so famous in the field of Computer Science.

***Extra Credit: Use of Poster Board

10-slide PowerPoint Presentation on a famous woman in the history of Computer Science;

Due
Date

Compare & Contrast Computer Programming Languages:
1. Timeline of the development of programming languages throughout history.

2. Create a chart with multiple rows of programming languages (e.g. VB, Java, COBOL, ASP.Net, Fortran, Prolog), & the following columns of information:
a. computer language
b. year language was created
c. author(s) of language
d. original purpose for language
(i.e. Business, Engineering,
Artificial Intelligence, Internet Applications)
e. current uses/application of language
f. list companies that use the language

3. Create a Venn Diagram of the languages, showing how they are similar (intersection), and where they are different.

Note:
The above information must be typed neatly using MS Word, and placed in a notebook with dividers for each section.

Storyboard of History of Microsoft
Select 5 milestones in the history of Microsoft, starting from 1975 to 2005. For each milestone:

a. create a picture story
b. describe a brief account the milestone
c. explain why it was significant to the development of the company.

***Extra Credit: Use of Poster Board

10-slide PowerPoint Presentation on a famous woman in the history of Computer Science;

Due
Date

Discovering the algorithm of
"Petals Around a Rose" puzzle, &
document it in the following ways:
1. Go to
www.freeworldgroup.com/games/
roses/index.html
2. Run the simulation of the puzzle, documenting the results of dice rolls and the outcomes, to try & figure out the pattern.
3. Once the algorithm has been detected, describe it in 1 typed paragraph, using Word.
4. Next, using pseudo-code, write the algorithm needed to solve the puzzle via a computer program. List each step in the order necessary to figure out the answer. Include the generation of a random number to simulate each roll of dice.
5. Create a flowchart of the logic described by the pseudo-code.
6.Organize the above into a report, with a title page, table of contents, and a page for each of the 3 requirements: description, pseudo-code, and flowchart.

Note:
The above information must be typed neatly using MS Word, and placed in a notebook with dividers for each section.

A Famous Applet Currently Running on the Internet
Research applets on the Internet, and select 1 well-known applet, and describe the following facts about it:

a. Who created it, when, and why?
b. How did the creator(s) make money from it?
c. Explain what the applet does?
d. Include a picture of it.

***Extra Credit: Use of Poster Board.

10-slide PowerPoint Presentation on a famous woman in the history of Computer Science;