4rd main point: Now that we have discussed how the modern day computer affects our lives, we must now explore how it evolved throughout the years.
Supporting materials/specific details: As it was mention, computers have an important place in our society because of their influence in every day life yet we forget that about two centuries ago, computers were only a concept that only the most visionary minds could have. The documentary “The Creation of the Computer” explores some the early concepts of computers. Back in the 19th century, the industrial revolution brought a significant improvement in the areas of engineering, financing, mathematics, etc. Before the computer made its firs appearance, calculations had to be made by people, and as it was expected they made mistakes. It is by that …show more content…
Author Harry Stern, analyzes the tendencies of how society tends to improve over things that make work easier, he states that technology evolved in areas where change was beneficial, an example being that of the banking industry which process the information of millions of costumers, he states: “As the country moves toward greater use of checking accounts, credit card, etc. If the country continues this move to a “checkless, cashless society”, then banking will need a greater computer power. The journal came all the way back in 1971 such long time gives us a perfect opportunity in analyzing how accurate his statement was. Although we haven 't reached the “cashless society” partite is true that today, more banks handle online transactions without the need to visit a local bank. Thus we understand now that since several banks have to handle the accounts of tens of millions of individuals who perform cashless transactions, banks need greater hardware/software capabilities to handle the constant flow of
Supporting materials/specific details: As it was mention, computers have an important place in our society because of their influence in every day life yet we forget that about two centuries ago, computers were only a concept that only the most visionary minds could have. The documentary “The Creation of the Computer” explores some the early concepts of computers. Back in the 19th century, the industrial revolution brought a significant improvement in the areas of engineering, financing, mathematics, etc. Before the computer made its firs appearance, calculations had to be made by people, and as it was expected they made mistakes. It is by that …show more content…
Author Harry Stern, analyzes the tendencies of how society tends to improve over things that make work easier, he states that technology evolved in areas where change was beneficial, an example being that of the banking industry which process the information of millions of costumers, he states: “As the country moves toward greater use of checking accounts, credit card, etc. If the country continues this move to a “checkless, cashless society”, then banking will need a greater computer power. The journal came all the way back in 1971 such long time gives us a perfect opportunity in analyzing how accurate his statement was. Although we haven 't reached the “cashless society” partite is true that today, more banks handle online transactions without the need to visit a local bank. Thus we understand now that since several banks have to handle the accounts of tens of millions of individuals who perform cashless transactions, banks need greater hardware/software capabilities to handle the constant flow of