computer science

Korea Computer Center

Korea Computer Center is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Korea Computer Center rather than just read about it. In short: The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is a North Korean state-administered information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990.

Key takeaways

Korea Computer Center belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Korea Computer Center to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Korea Computer Center from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is a North Korean state-administered information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990. KCC, which administered the .kp country code top-level domain until 2011, employs more than 1,000 people. KCC operates eight development and production centers, as well as eleven regional information centers. It runs the KCC Information Technology College and its Information Technology Institute. The KCC has branch offices in China, Germany, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. It has an interest in Linux research and started the development of the Red Star OS distribution localised for North Korea. KCC is a part of the political establishment and not entirely an IT company per se. Its technological state and general modernity are seen as lagging well behind the rest of the world, even with the general zeitgeist in North Korea. For example, the .kp ccTLD was registered in 2007, but KCC did not manage to get a working registry for three years, despite the support of a European company. KCC has still not implemented a working ccTLD infrastructure, something the North Korean government has had as a goal for several years. While KCC mainly works on projects within North Korea, it has since 2001 served clients in Europe, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Middle East. It operates Naenara, North Korea's official web portal. KCC has reportedly collaborated with other state entities on cybersecurity and surveillance initiatives. Nosotek is another North Korean IT venture company that develops computer games; two of them were published by News Corporation. Another such company is the Pyongyang Information Center. In early 2015, the KCC was reorganized, with all functions not related to the development of Red Star OS being transferred to other entities.

Structure Korea Computer Center comprises eight research and development centers:

Odoksan Information Center: Develops Red Star and other Korean language programs, and it adapts Windows for North Korean application. Mankyong Information Center: Develops North Korean intranet systems including the national intranet Kwangmyong, the Ministry of State Security intranet Shield, the KPA’s intranet "Goldstar" and the Ministry of Social Safety’s intranet Red Sword. Oun Information Center: Develops security programs for organizations that use the North Korean intranets. Samilpo Information Center: Develops various personal digital assistance programs such as Uri, Mokran, Hana and Koryopen. Chongbyon Information Center: Develops automation for factories. Subaeksu Information Center: Develops semiconductors. Milyong Information Center, Treatment devices and information technology that will match up with health treatment methodologies. Samjiyon Information Center, develops games and multimedia products.

Products "Sam heug" search engine "Naenara" web browser "Chosun Jang-Gi", a computer game Kwangmyong, North Korea's closed national intranet "Korean Dishes" (Chosŏn ryori), a food-related website "Hana", a Korean language input method editor "Koryo", English-Korean/Korean-English translation software using an electronic pen "Nunbora", a Korean language voice recognition software "Pulgunbyol" (Red Star OS), a Linux distribution "Cyber Friend", a video conference system "Cyber Star", an electronic education system "SilverStar Paduk", a Go computer game "HMS Player", a media player Samjiyon tablet

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Korea Computer Center

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Korea Computer Center claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Korea Computer Center before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Korea Computer Center ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Korea Computer Center

In research: Korea Computer Center appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Korea Computer Center in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Korea Computer Center is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 establishments in North Korea, Computer companies of North Korea, Computer hardware companies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Korea Computer Center outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Korea Computer Center in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Korea Computer Center means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Korea Computer Center out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Korea Computer Center in simple terms?

The Korea Computer Center (KCC) is a North Korean state-administered information technology research center. It was founded on 24 October 1990.

Why does Korea Computer Center matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Korea Computer Center?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Korea Computer Center.