Old Photos of the First Generation Of Computers. (n.d.).
Vintage Everyday. https://vintageeveryday.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/old-photos-of-the-first-generation-of-computers/
There are
days when I stare out my car window and imagine a day without computers and
technology. What if we were to use an abacus still today? We would appreciate
what we have now more than ever. However, with the invention of the calculator,
we are more brainy regarding mathematics and computers. The YouTube video I
watched explained that "the earliest documented use of the word
"computer" is from 1613, in a book by Richard Braithwaite, and it was
not a machine at all; it was a job title." (Carrie Anne Philbin Early
Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1, 2020) You probably have remarkable
skills to have done the job that a computer now does. Primarily because we use
computers for everything; the only difference is that we have different
computers for different things.
Throughout
the years of computer designing and upgrades, there were many trials and
errors. However, these errors only encouraged inventors to construct even more
advanced technology for the many things it would work for, like controlling the
decibels and volumes on a pair of hearing aids or the big machines used for
agricultural mass production. Seeing all the great things we can achieve when
developing different types of computers that simplify our lives today is
astonishing. However, the creativity and skills of technology are only
beginning.
Reference
PBS
Digital Studio. (2017). Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1.
Retrieved October 24, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5nskjZ_GoI.
Wolske, M.
(2020, October 7). A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology: Working
together to observe, question, design, prototype, and implement/reject
technology in support of people’s valued beings and doings | Windsor &
Downs Press.
https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/books/windsor-downs/catalog/book/7
Hi Amy, great post! It would really feel odd to experience life without technology, especially since everything we do nowadays relies on it. Indeed, the technological age seems to be only beginning and future students will look back at us and wonder how we even managed to survive with the limitations we have today.
ReplyDeleteThe development of computing technology from mechanical - electromechanical to electronic computing shows our the continues need of society.
ReplyDeleteYes, I definitely can't imagine living without phones or computers. It makes our lives more accessible to a lot of stuff. For example, we don't have to go out to grab some food; instead, we can make an order via our phone app, and they will deliver it to our homes. In addition, we can zoom or facetime even miles apart with our family or friends.
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