Day 16

--What was the word you were sent and what is its definition?

katchinas: any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers.

-- How long does it take you to send your message using this method?

It took almost an hour to send my message using this method.

-- Was it easier to send or receive a message using this method?

I felt it was easier to send than receive with this method. Receiving was more challenging because I often misunderstood the code.

-- What were some of the bottlenecks?

The class had issues with collisions. When more than one student tried to send their messages at the same time, things became confusing.

-- How could you speed up this process or make it more efficient?

This process would be more efficient when done by computers because they would not misinterpret the codes as often as humans might. Also, computers send messages at random intervals which lessens the probability of collisions.