Human-computer interaction

With forty-eight percent of families living with children ranging from ages 2-17 owning at least the four entertainment staples; television, VCR, computer, and video games; It’s no surprise that technology is impacting the development of children in this new modern era (Woodward and Gridina). As the effects of technology’s impact on the growth of children is brought to light, it is time to take control and insure its positive use in society. Technology is limiting the growth of the essential…

”…………………. These are the infamous words quoted from the advanced high-tech computer known as Hal, spoken after a terribly gone array glitch in its central operating system. For not only did this glitch cost the lives of the entire crew on board the spacecraft in the movie Space Odyssey 2001, but it also serves as a chilling reminder of some of the potentially dangerous consequences involved in relying too heavily on computer generated knowledge. Notwithstanding the above mentioned consequences,…

this technology, workers in service-based firms are no longer tied to a physical location, as they can work from their homes. Services that fall in this category include accounting, legal advice, education, insurance, investments, data analysis, computer programming, and consulting. Any service provider with the appropriate telecommunications systems can be located anywhere and still performs her job. Working at home has two main advantages (1) decreased costs through smaller offices, and (2)…

So, you can bring it anywhere you want.  Supports multi-touch and multi-use interaction.  This device turns any surface into an interactive display which is used to feeds our desired digital information and we control everything simply by using our hand-gesture.  Provide a seamless connection between world and information.  This device acts as a computer and saves lots of time for searching any information.  It is cost effective.  You can access and manipulate…

unanswered and the subject of much speculation. Digital technology can be used to make learning more practical. Computer technology can empower students and create a more tailored learning experience. (Mackenzie 2015) Students who struggle with reading and writing find text-to-speech programs…

and social lives of humans and has provided more opportunities to prosper in society. Computer scientists have contributed to the expansion of technology by programming machines known as artificial intelligence to solve problems and perform ordinary tasks conducted by humans. However, people speculate that artificial intelligence can replace their jobs completely once “artificial superintelligence” is achieved. Therefore, AI will have more advanced cognitive abilities than humans and draw…

every neuron within the human brain. Also, the Human Brain Project in Europe plans to create a completely computer-based brain to test drug therapy and increase our knowledge of the mysterious organ. Machines will eventually take over jobs people have. They would autonomously harvest our crops, run our…

and our computers predict our preferences, helping us to do our daily work more efficiently. However, all of these digital assistants demonstrate only a tiny sliver of artificial intelligence, and it’s plain to see how we’re still ages away from Skynet and Blade Runner scenarios. Or are we? Since the beginning of the 21st century, there is no question that mankind has made tremendous progress in the field of robotics. While modern robots can now replicate the movements and actions of humans,…

is famously known for proposing that if a machine behaves as intelligently as a human being, then it is as intelligent as a human being. This assertion was widely unsupported in the mid twentieth century when it was first declared by Turing. At this point in time intelligent machines and computer science were new inventions, recognised by very few individuals, and understood by fewer. Since the invention of computer processors, their speeds have been discovered to double approximately every two…

It became possible to execute one or more operating systems simultaneously in an isolated environment using virtualization software such as VMware. All these virtual computers could be executed inside one physical hardware which in turn could run on a completely different operating system. The virtual machine operating system took the 1950s shared access mainframe to the next level. By using a VM operating system, multiple…