S2 Google Day 1

3 goals for the day:

1. Learn about top colleges for biomedical engineering (in the world and in the US)
2. Further look into biomedical engineering
3. Look at biomedical engineer's salary

Links with description of why they are useful to your goals:

1. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/biomedical-rankings (College ranking in the US)
2. http://www.utk.edu/advising/guides/1448   (Guide to the Biomedical Engineering Career with things to do in High School and every other thing)

Evidence of what you learned or learned to do and a description of your new knowledge or skills:

Biomedical Engineering spans over several areas. From molecular (genetic engineering), to cellular level (cell and tissue engineering) and in intact organisms, including humans in particular. This career includes the development of orthopedic devices (such as artificial joints) and artificial organs. The new discipline of cell and tissue engineering involves the modification of living cells and tissues to meet specific clinical needs (artificial skin). Biomedical engineers must be knowledgeable in both biology and the engineering sciences. 

• Basic life science preparation includes the study of cell biology and human anatomy and physiology.
• The engineering preparation includes basic mechanics, electrical and electronic circuits, materials science, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Required mathematics include calculus, differential equations, matrix methods and statistics.

Career Opportunities

• Biomedical product manufacturing industry
• Biomedical research
• Development organizations
• Hospitals (as clinical engineers)
• Governmental agencies (e.g., FDA, NASA, DOD)
• Biomedical product technical sales.

One thing that you want to learn next Google day:

• High school preparation
• Which area of biomedical engineering do I like the moat?
• Salaries

Spyware and Bots

What I know about Spyware and Bots:

• Spyware is a type of virus
• Bots usually refer to robots.
• There are different types of spyware
• Spyware is hard to detect on your computer.
• You must allow spyware to get into your computer through a file or link (unconsciously, of course).
• Unwanted Software

My Questions:

• What types of spyware exist?
• What do bots do to your computer?
• How could you program spyware? Is it hard?
• What programming language is Spyware written in?

Links:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OOUu_SFl_o
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz8t05og7Vw

Learned:

• Spyware can slow your computer and display pop-ups
• Eliminating Spyware can be a real pain
• Most Spyware infections come from installing free software downloaded from the Internet
• Mac has less probabilities of getting infected by Spyware
• Bots allow people to deliver information to your computer, especially malware and spyware.
• Viruses are simply "meanware". They are only meant to damage your data and computer.
• Selling data on the black market was a 67 billion dollar business (2008)
• Bots propagate enormous amounts of 'wares'.
• Ordinary Virus Protectors (Anti-Viruses) do NOT protect you against malware and spyware.
• Data is worth a lot of money.

How does it connect:

Now I know the difference between all the types of computer infections. I can now be more careful and be completely sure that my anti-virus program includes spyware and bots. I'll have to be more careful when choosing my next anti-virus program! Since I now know the difference between all these "sicknesses" I can now differentiate the "symptoms" of each and know what to do in each situation. 

Questions I still have:

• What programming language do bots and spyware use?
• How do you program a bot or spyware? Is it hard?