The British Informatics Olympiad (BIO) is an annual computer-programming competition for secondary and sixth-form students. Any student under 19 who is in full-time pre-university education and resident in mainland Britain is eligable to compete. The competition is composed of two rounds - a preliminary 3-question, 3-hour exam paper sat at the participant's school and a final round. The top-15 performing students each year are invited to the finals (currently hosted by Trinity College, Cambridge) where they attempt to solve several more difficult problems, some written, some involving programming. Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage...
Of these fifteen, four are chosen for the British team, and one or two are chosen as reserves. This team goes on to represent Britain in the IOI in the summer of that year. The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is an annual informatics competition for secondary school students. ...
Sponsors
The BIO has been sponsored by the leading video-games developer, Lionhead Studios since 2002. In the past, it has also been sponsored by Data Connection. Lionhead Studios is a computer game development company led by industry veteran Peter Molyneux. ...
Founded in 1995, the BritishInformaticsOlympiad (BIO) aims to encourage students to take an active interest in information technology, and to allow them to meet and exchange ideas, through a challenging competition in computer programming.
The winners of the BIO get the chance to compete in the prestigious International Olympiad in Informatics, this year to be hosted by Turkey.
The BritishInformaticsOlympiad is a skill IT competition.
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