Computers are involved in every aspect of modern life, but this has not always been the case. In the early days of technology, people were skeptical of these new technologies, and hesitant to try using them. In early days when technology was more of a curiosity than a reality, computers were owned by few: the hobbyists, the wealthy, and the technologists. It was not until the 1952 presidential election that the public truly understood the potential impact of computers on society. During this election, an early computer, the UNIVAC, was broadcast on national television claiming that it could predict the election results. When the UNIVAC accurately predicted Eisenhower as a landslide winner, the public was impressed and intrigued. However much technology was revealed to the public, though, there was always more going on behind the scenes. What the public did not know at the time of the presidential election was how much work had gone into the development of intricate computing machines, and how they had evolved over time. Still today, in a time where almost every individual in society owns multiple computers of some sort, few people truly know what went into developing these devices. In a modern, technology-driven society like the one we live in today, it is important to understand the evolution of technology and see how far it has come to perform in such an advanced manner as it does today. The first generation of computers can be characterized by the use of vacuum tubes.…
The Evolution of the Computer from the 1950s to 1970s Many changes occurred regarding the design of computers between the years 1950 and the 1970s. Computers went from being gigantic machines that took up an entire room to smaller models that we more commonly associate with modern day computers. The main technologies that allowed this change in design were the subsequent inventions of the vacuum tubes, transistors, integrated circuits and finally silicon computer chips that are still used…
The Evolution, Design and Impact of the Personal Computer (PC) Personal computers have evolved from large and slow machines to the high-powered microcomputers with ever increasing capabilities available today. New technologies and superior components have been developed over time resulting in smaller, faster, more efficient designs. The revolutionary age of personal computers began in the early 1970’s with kit computers. These were built by entrepreneurs, hobbyists, students, and other…
Overview of Computers Computers are known as machines that work with data and information in the form of numbers.[1] Computers are a key part to society and have evolved into more advanced components over the years. The first known mechanical computer known to man came from a man named Charles Babbage in 1822 even though his computer has no resemblance of what we know as the modern computer. [2] Some people acknowledge tools such as the abacus and calculators as primitive forms of computers,…
Computer architecture is a victim to its own capacity, lending itself to a desire for a better, faster, and more optimized architecture. However, with this desire for a better architecture, there are threats inherent in the evolution. These threats steam from bugs in the architecture whether it due to oversight or malicious intent, compounding when external threats are exploiting architecture’s weaknesses. Computers have always been susceptible to security threats in history as well as…
Clarke the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey” posits in his book that human evolution comes with consequences. Human evolution is shown to have consequences in “2001: A Space Odyssey” mainly due to the capability to utilize their advancing intelligence. For instance, Hal who was created due to evolved human intelligence malfunctions and kills three humans, and if one computer can do it others could too. Humans, as they evolved started to show discontent for their state of living, and thus began…
The Malware Life Cycle Ka Vang Walden University The Malware Life Cycle There are many risks involved in cyber security, some more serious than others. This can range from viruses erasing an entire system, attackers hacking into a system and modifying files or attacking others, compromising sensitive information such as credit card and personal information, and more. Although these types of issues exist, there is no guarantee that even taking the best precautions will ensure 100%…
generation of computers became prominent in the 1970’s with use of microprocessors, and some argue that 2016 computers continue to be part of this fourth generation of technology. Others, however, view modern technology as a part of a whole new fifth generation: classified by innovations of the 21st century. In order to analyze a possible fifth generation, as well as the four that predeceased it, several academic sources were examined including: “The Evolution of Ubiquitous Intelligent…
Brief History of Software Engineering Some people refer to software as a set of steps which the machine what task to perform, others refer it as computer program stored in a computer which includes defined procedures or set of rules that lead to development of an output from a given input procedure for solving mathematical problem, Subah A.(2001, 4). It is produced to satisfy customer’s or individual’s needs. Let us ask ourselves, where does it come from? According to Subah A. ( 2001,2) ,…
that since the beginning of life on Earth, more complex life forms have been evolving exponentially faster as time progresses: as evolution progresses it speeds up, producing more and more complex and radical forms in a shorter amount of time”. In addition, , there are two reasons that make me agree with his ideas. KURTS brings new spiritual idea. The idea relates the human being with machines. That’s by connecting the human brain with hard copies, so a people can save…