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2007 Competition Data

The National High School Computer Competition consists of three main parts; Oral Questioning, Computerized Examination, Programming Component and an optional T-shirt design component.

On the first day there is an oral round robin of questions. In addition there is a computerized examination where each student is given 15 minutes to answer as many questions as they can. Questions for the Oral and Computerized component cover a variety of computer fundamentals and BDPA history.

On the second day, each team is given a Program Specification for a typical business problem. They have 7 hours and one computer to analyze, design, program, and document a solution to the problem. In building their web application, the teams have a choice between the following technologies, Sun Microsystems Java Technology, Microsoft ASP, Open Source Software PHP, or Microsoft .NET. Students use one of these technologies in conjunction with SQL to retrieve data from a database and generate dynamic HTML content for display in a web browser. They are then required to present their solution to a team of judges.

The business problem for 2007 was to develop a vending machine website.

Teams also have the option of designing a T-shirt that graphically and creatively captures the essence of the 2007 conference theme "Global Strategy for the IT Professional".

Winning Teams

Participating BDPA Teams

High School Computer Competition winning team members receive scholoarship funds to support college funding from the BDPA Education & Technology Foundation (BETF).

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