Wikipedia Trail: From Computer to C (programming language)

Computer: A computer is a machine that can be instructed to carry out sequences of logical operations automatically via computer programming. Modern computers have the ability to follow generalized sets of operations called programs. These can perform an extremely wide set of tasks.

Programs: A computer program is a collection of instructions that can be executed by a computer to perform a specific task. Most computer devices require programs to function properly. These programs are written by a computer programmer using a programming language.

Programming Language: A programming language is a formal language that comprises a set of instructions that produce an output. There are several different computer languages that are widely used today.

C (programming language): C is a general-purpose, procedural computer programming language. It supports structured programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion, while a static type system prevents unintended operations.

Home Computer

Wikipedia Trail: From the National Football League to The Houston Oilers

National Football League: I started here because I love watching the NFL. It is a professional football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. It is one of the four major sports leagues in the United States and is the highest professional level of American football in the world.

National Football Conference:  The NFC consists of 16 teams that are organized into 4 even divisions. It was created as part of the 1970 merger of the NFL with the rival American Football League. The current NFC champions are the San Fransisco 49ers.

American Football League: The AFL was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1969, when it merged with the older National Football League. The AFL began with 8 teams split into two divisions, the Eastern and the Western.

The Houston Oilers: The professional football team now know as the Tennessee Titans previously played in Houston, Texas as the Houston Oilers. The team was founded in 1960 and was under the Oiler name until 1996 when it relocated to Memphis, and later Nashville.

Houston Oilers Logo

Wikipedia Trail: From Coronavirus to the SARS Outbreak

For this Wikipedia Trail I decided to read about Coronavirus as it is obviously impacting the world today.

Article 1: Coronaviruses are actually a group of viruses that, in humans, lead to respiratory tract infections. The severity and lethality of this virus can carry from mild to extremely lethal. These viruses were first discovered in the 1930s in chickens.

Article 2: Avian coronavirus is that which infects birds. This leads to avian infectious bronchitis that is highly infectious among birds. This impacts meat-producing and egg-producing chickens and has caused a large economic impact in the poultry industry in the past.

Article 3: Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a type of coronavirus that infects humans, bats, and some other mammals. This was the cause of the 2002-2004 outbreak of SARS. There are hundreds of different strands of this virus but they are all known to only infect non-human species.

Article 4: The 2002-2004 outbreak of Sars was an epidemic which was caused by SARS-CoV. Like today's Covid-19 outbreak, it began in China. This was in November 2002 in Foshan, Guangdong. Unlike today's pandemic, there were 8,000 people infected in 29 different countries and 774 death worldwide. While this was an epidemic at the time, the numbers pale in comparison to today's pandemic.

Morphology of Coronaviruses