From fa1d13f7e66b0bedc454c4ea69cdcefe41c1f31c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:10:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/8] add 5 README files --- cellular_automata/README.md | 8 ++++++-- ciphers/README.md | 8 ++++++++ compression/README.md | 10 ++++++++++ computer_vision/README.md | 10 +++++++--- conversions/README.md | 7 +++++++ 5 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 ciphers/README.md create mode 100644 compression/README.md create mode 100644 conversions/README.md diff --git a/cellular_automata/README.md b/cellular_automata/README.md index c3fa0516f5dd..6bde15f5579e 100644 --- a/cellular_automata/README.md +++ b/cellular_automata/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ # Cellular Automata -* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton -* https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ElementaryCellularAutomaton.html +Cellular automata are a way to simulate the behavior of "life", no matter if it is a robot or cells. +They usually follow simple rules but can lead to the creation of complex forms. +The most popular cellular automaton is Conway's [Game of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life). + +* +* diff --git a/ciphers/README.md b/ciphers/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e535374206b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ciphers/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# Ciphers + +Ciphers have a long story behind them. +Ciphers are used to protect data from people that are not allowed to have it. They are everywhere on the internet to protect your connections. + +* +* +* diff --git a/compression/README.md b/compression/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..97bf4ec079d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/compression/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# Compression + +Data compression is everywhere, you need it to store data without taking too much space. +Either the compression lose some data (such as images in .jpg) or it is lossless (.png). + +Lossless compression is mainly used for archive purpose as it allow storing data without losing information about the file archived. On the other hand, lossy compression is used for transfer of file where quality isn't necessarily what is required (i.e: images on Twitter). + +* +* +* diff --git a/computer_vision/README.md b/computer_vision/README.md index 94ee493086cc..326d4242f530 100644 --- a/computer_vision/README.md +++ b/computer_vision/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ -### Computer Vision +# Computer Vision + +Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify and process images in the same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate output. -Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, -identify and process images in the same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate output. It is like imparting human intelligence and instincts to a computer. Image processing and computer vision are a little different from each other. Image processing means applying some algorithms for transforming image from one form to the other like smoothing, contrasting, stretching, etc. + While computer vision comes from modelling image processing using the techniques of machine learning, computer vision applies machine learning to recognize patterns for interpretation of images (much like the process of visual reasoning of human vision). + +* +* diff --git a/conversions/README.md b/conversions/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0d864d352326 --- /dev/null +++ b/conversions/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# Conversion + +The act to convert a type of data, a number from a numerical base or unit into one of another type, base, unit. +(binary to decimal, integer to string or foot to meters) + +* +* From e60db697b1c1f559780045d7ba223daa19503064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:53:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/8] empty commit to (hopefully) get rid of the `test-are-failling` label From 8533b8eaf7b9194e50efff52d7236b1e4f49ad34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code <73761711+Leoriem-code@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2021 16:38:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/8] Update ciphers/README.md Co-authored-by: John Law --- ciphers/README.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ciphers/README.md b/ciphers/README.md index e535374206b5..fa09874f38e5 100644 --- a/ciphers/README.md +++ b/ciphers/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ # Ciphers -Ciphers have a long story behind them. Ciphers are used to protect data from people that are not allowed to have it. They are everywhere on the internet to protect your connections. * From dcc9e8d56ea5670355fc14d5cf81137053766454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code <73761711+Leoriem-code@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2021 16:47:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Update conversions/README.md Co-authored-by: John Law --- conversions/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/conversions/README.md b/conversions/README.md index 0d864d352326..c502fc289afc 100644 --- a/conversions/README.md +++ b/conversions/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Conversion -The act to convert a type of data, a number from a numerical base or unit into one of another type, base, unit. +Conversion programs convert a type of data, a number from a numerical base or unit into one of another type, base, unit. (binary to decimal, integer to string or foot to meters) * From 39ddc488262607f27412032985363c75380138f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code <73761711+Leoriem-code@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:45:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Update cellular_automata/README.md Co-authored-by: John Law --- cellular_automata/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cellular_automata/README.md b/cellular_automata/README.md index 6bde15f5579e..c5681b33906c 100644 --- a/cellular_automata/README.md +++ b/cellular_automata/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Cellular Automata -Cellular automata are a way to simulate the behavior of "life", no matter if it is a robot or cells. +Cellular automata are a way to simulate the behavior of "life", no matter if it is a robot or cell. They usually follow simple rules but can lead to the creation of complex forms. The most popular cellular automaton is Conway's [Game of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life). From ef5b6983ffc4b1226557beb7edc049ff349b53cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code <73761711+Leoriem-code@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:39:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Update computer_vision/README.md Co-authored-by: John Law --- computer_vision/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/computer_vision/README.md b/computer_vision/README.md index 326d4242f530..8d2f4a130d05 100644 --- a/computer_vision/README.md +++ b/computer_vision/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Computer Vision -Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify and process images in the same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate output. +Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify and process images in the same way that human does, and provide appropriate output. It is like imparting human intelligence and instincts to a computer. Image processing and computer vision are a little different from each other. Image processing means applying some algorithms for transforming image from one form to the other like smoothing, contrasting, stretching, etc. From 5a6c2f43429cf981a0542b8d93e2857feeea8f53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code <73761711+Leoriem-code@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:40:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Update conversions/README.md Co-authored-by: John Law --- conversions/README.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/conversions/README.md b/conversions/README.md index c502fc289afc..ec3d931fd828 100644 --- a/conversions/README.md +++ b/conversions/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ # Conversion -Conversion programs convert a type of data, a number from a numerical base or unit into one of another type, base, unit. -(binary to decimal, integer to string or foot to meters) +Conversion programs convert a type of data, a number from a numerical base or unit into one of another type, base or unit, e.g. binary to decimal, integer to string or foot to meters. * * From 3ad5633707b091cd73ef60af30ac8f4d630a46d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leoriem-code Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:49:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Update compression/README.md --- compression/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/compression/README.md b/compression/README.md index 97bf4ec079d8..cf54ea986175 100644 --- a/compression/README.md +++ b/compression/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Compression Data compression is everywhere, you need it to store data without taking too much space. -Either the compression lose some data (such as images in .jpg) or it is lossless (.png). +Either the compression lose some data (then we talk about lossy compression, such as .jpg) or it does not (and then it is lossless compression, such as .png) Lossless compression is mainly used for archive purpose as it allow storing data without losing information about the file archived. On the other hand, lossy compression is used for transfer of file where quality isn't necessarily what is required (i.e: images on Twitter).